The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-12
FOURTH STREET CHURCH CELEBRATES
ITS 18TH ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY
Bishop Francis j. Mcconnell VIII
Deliver Sunday Morning
Sermon.
DR.. Clarence Z. Allen to Preach EiEeort
cal Sermon In Evening-Special
Music Planned.

An event OF moro than usual interest
in church circles Will take place to-
morrow when The congregation of the
Fourth Street VI. l.. Church will cele-
bratc tho hfticth anniversary OF the
present church structure and the one
hundred and thirty-nfth anniversary OF
the orGaniza ton Of the congregation.
The observance has an added signtf-
canoe in that II is the anniversary or
the first church of any denomination TO
be erected in this section OF the Coun-
try and from 1t SpranG all the churrhes
of the other denominations and 1t is
rghtfully known as the Mother
Church"
The feature Of the observance Sun
day will he special exercises at both
the morning service at l0:45 o'clock and
in the evening service at T:iI o'clock.
At the morning service the sermon will
he preached by Bishop Francis J. NC
Connell appointed bishop at the recent
session of the general conference held
at pcs Moincs. Iowa, for the Pitts-
hurrh area Bishop Mcconnell was
named bishop in 1912 and his resi-
dcncc for the past eight years has
hccn Denver, Col. He is man under
80 years Of age and highly educated.
He Is an authority in matters of Foc;al
and industrial construction and II was
this fact that WAS responsible for the
conference placing him in the lltts-
burEh area which is industrial AS
soon as It was rumored change was
I
Fourth street Church and a delegate 10
the conference. got after the bishop and
secured his promise 10 come 10 Wheel
ing tomorrow. Another distinction in
connection with his VISIT Is tnat u VIII
be the first public appearance OF the
bishop since his appointment 10 the
Pittsburgh area.
At the evening service the pastor. DR..
Allen. will preach an historical sermon
telling Of the organization and its his
tory and growth down TO the present
day.
Special music will feature both serv-
ices. the choir to- be augmented by
quartet and soloists, the music TO be
under the direction of Mr.. Graham
Marsh. orGanist. Mrs. Hou Hastings
Frazier. 4 former local vocalist of note.
will sing at both services and in the
evening Mr.. William Carson, noted
tenor. will sing.
4 souvenir bulletin will be distrib
uted by the church containing such in
formation as Will make it one of real
value and one that will be preserved in
The church has grown from MEM
bership of 80 when II WAS started TO
present day membership Of over
LOO and fully organized. Last year
the congregation contributed TO the
current and bcncvolence budgets more
than $50. 900, with no indebtedness.
Members and friends Of old Fourth
Street are locking forward to big
time tomorrow.
the foIlnwinG order OF ulVihe "or
snip Tor ho'h morning ana evening" seIn
.c"S' ANNOUNCED last evening pS pr'
Clarence T.: Alien. i6tlo~s:
Zen foIS-HEc ~. VI; :, <c,,
Organ meditation; "Lsgcnde. tCad,
man)-Mr. Graham Marsh. oTganlst and
choir master.
Professional Hymn rs. Holy, Holy.
Holy. Lord COD A!m'ehtS Inc con-
SrTEatlon s'a"u'ns'
DoNoloGy'
Apostles treed. .., -
IraYer-Distr'ct SuncrIntenuent -:
Fred Anderson. Conc!udin6 win the
Lords Prayer chanied:
Anthem. "fcar NOT, Israel.
i.saltcr. twenty-sixth Sunday morn
Gloria ratri.
Scripture lesson:
The morning oHer'nE, ,..
OncrtOry solo. My Rcdccmer.
tRuck) Mrs. Iou fa$thGS razler;
in Ages Fast" ~ ,c
Sermon-hiShop FRANCIS j. McNoh-
nell
prayer. 49, ,,,,, c,,-,,-
Rccessional Hymn 2o1. THE Church's
One Foundation.
The DrnCdiCtIon-The congre cation
seated
Organ occasional. "Lohcngrin Pre-
Jude" (WaInCr)-M. Marsh.
NJ.