The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-26
REV. AND MRS. SCHUETTE RECEIVE
BEAUTIFUL GIFTS AZ
SERVICE.
Popular Pastor breaches Last Sermon
70 Congregation He Served
Five Years.

Five Years.
The Rev. Walter E. SChuettc. for the
last FIVE years pastor OF the 81 Jah'S
Lutheran church. whose service win
the congregation in this city terminates
next Friday, preached his nnaI sermon
In the church at yesterday m"rn'h-
service. Rev. Schu,tte VIII leave IN t"o
near future for Lakeside. Ohio. where
he will spend the summer with nus
family a. the head OF MapcS college 1t
that place In the fail he will assume
his new duties as president OF the
eastern district synod with his head
quarters at Pittsburgh.
Rev SchuetIe's first offtc!a, acts IN
his new position Will take place July =
when he will preach In bethany churcA
OF Pittsburgh on the occasion OF i'S
fifth anniv crsary and the same evening
at a mass meeting in the South MI
district. On July .. Rev. SchUctte NIL
attend the ordination OF Henry T.. h"ch
in SteIseen lille. who will become pastor
Of St Matthews church IN Ben"ood
after his ordination.
As tokens oc their friendship and
feeling toward their departing pastor.
the congregation OF St James yesterday
set aside part Of the Sunday School
service and had special service for
Rev. Schuettc and his family. G. W.
Leivie. superintendent OF the school
made 4 short address. expressing the
feeling OF the school toward the retIr-
ing pastor aud wishing Rev. Schuette
success III his new field OF work. The
SUNDAY School presented Rev. Schuette
with Underwood Portable typewriter
while the primary department made the
pastor beautiful gift Of a Sold mount
ell memorandum book with a gold Ever
Sharp pencil. Mrs Schu '.,e received 8
beautiful string or pearls with a dta-
mond clasp from friends In the con-
greCation and framed picture from her
sunday school class Rev. and Mrs.
Schuette also received dozen solid
silver spoons from a member in the
congregation.
The Farewell Sermon.
The sermon yesterday morning was
very forceful one. Rev. Sckr,j.e took
"a his subject The Power OF Jesus
Name and his text from the Sd chapter
OF Acts verses one TO sixteen.
Wonder. across the years that Yet re-
main. I see a sight which thrills me
with It's grandeur. Millions OF knees
are being bowed. In the throng OF rev.
erent being ! see the hosts OF heaven.
and with them mighty millions from
this earth of ours. and. in the distance.
dark forms from under the earth. As
the vast asSemblaGe bows IN reverence
and awe. hear the voices Of millions
of tongues; and they are singing and
saying. Jesus Christ Is Lord. TO the
glory OF God the Father II is a vision
Of the final contamination. For, Is II
not written. God also hath highly eI-
allied Him. and Stven Him a name that
Is above every name. that In the name
Of Jesus every knee should bow. Of
things IN hea:en. and things in earth.
and things under the earth. and that
every tongue should confess that Jesus
christ is Lord. TO the glory OF God the
Father?
But friends We do not need 4 vision
Of the final contamination TO make Us
believe that Jesus name has wondrous
power. Here and now. in this generation
OF ours. and in the generations which
have passed. we can clearly note tho
power OF Jesus name. And this Is the
subject which | want 10 take for M,
last public pulpit utterauce as pastor Of
this christian congregation.
The Power OF Jesus Name.
II see this power manifested In the
lives OF Peter and John. "a we find them
I
marveling at thee hanGc In the lives OF
the timid men who had followed Jesus
In the three years Of His minstr:? We
can scarcely believe thar the bold. Intre-
pid hcralds who .braved the dangers OF
Jerusalem and Judea. then later Of tho
whole Roman empire. were the same
men who had fled when their Lord was
taken captive in Gethsemane. Wha,
confidence, what holiness. what joyous
service we find in them. No wonder
they turned the tide OF human history
Gold and silver. the usual means for ex-
erciSing power and influence. they did
not possess. Never an effort did they
make TO gather earthly store. Yc, they
were the mightiest influence in the
world OF their day. and the centuries
since have not seen their equal With
all their power they were the humblest
of men. They knew and ever remember
ed the source OF their mysterious
strength. II was the power of Jesus
name.
i see this power in the life OF the
cripple beggar whom the apostles re-
stored. Imagine II YOU can. the change
in this wretched mans lot There are
some who seem 20 enjoy the life OF the
beggar. Not this man. Leaping and
bonds sc were over. and he held TO Peter
and John as though he feared some dark
power might again send him back TO his
miserable seat near the Kate called
Beautiful How many throngs he had
seen pass through that Beautiful gate.
Now more beautiful gate was opened
TO him. and he entered upon a new life.
AS hts body was freed from the cords
which had hitherto bound II. his soul
vas unfettered likewise. Who can tell
what service this man from thar hour
rendered to his Master and his fellow
man.
Dare 7 not add my friends that
nave seen the power Of Jesus name
manifested in our own lives" Ills NAM.
has power today. Il Is the all-preya:l-
.rg name. Whatever strength there has
seen In US TO do the high andn ohl,,
things. 10 bear the burdens and trial.
% night the battles. u endure the strain
OF life and temptation. tell me. has II
rot come 10 us through Hls name"
Some Of US may possess what Peter AMI
John did not have. silver. gold. this
aarth's comforts and stores: but Will
ge. too. not confess that what there ~
u us OF power and courage 20 do the
light and the true and the good all
comes through Jesus wondrouS name
only. my people ICt US, as we ac-
knowledge this. make sure that We are
u such living contact with Him rs To
insure our possession Of the mower He
san transfer to rs. n" YOU remember
reading that He VAS once in q throu-
Il hundreds and ore woman IN fatth
touched tNc hem Of His garment. and
He immediately stood still. 81 Ting that