The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-15
TABLET DEDICATED
To St, JOHNS CHURCH PASTOR
YOUNG PEOPLES CLASS HoToRS
REV. W. q. ULFERT-INTEREST-
ING PROGRAM RENDERED..
Pastor Responds with an Appropriate
Acknowledgements Served by
Church Girls.

Rev. W. G. Tlfe-t. pastor OF s.. Johns
Evangelical Protestant church, Twenty
second and Cha2line streets. was given
q surprise last evening by members Of
the Young Peoples class OF the church,
at which time the new stage, erected
In the church building by this class,
was dedicated 10 Rev. Clfert and a me
moriai placed there IN his hOn"r.
The affair was arranged some limo
ago and a program prepared for the &C
CaSion without the knowledge OF the
pastor. Last evening Rev. tlfert was
called to his church and there SURPRISED
to SEQ the church filled with men and
women.
Rev. Ulfcrt wa asked n take a chair
on the stage among the others already
seated. and beside a large American
flag that Was held in the center of tho
stage by two young girls dressed in pure
white garments.
After Rev. Clfert was seated. Bernard
H!nrIchs. president OF tho Young Feo-
pl"'s society Of the church. oTcncd the
meeting. Mr.. HInTiChs then explained
ne purpose or the meeting and The fol-
lowing program was carried out:
Program ender
In~novation--Rev. NJ. u. Griffin.
puet-"Watchlnsll OF the Night" By
Carl Book and Edward Schmeichel.
Address - "H~la::on of Tie sunday
school 10 the Church." by Henry Fus.
. superintendent Of the sunday school.
Sonx-"Blessed BE tho Tie That Binds.
by the audience.
AddresS-"Relat!on Of the Young People
. o. the Church." by Henry Bieberson.
president oC the church.
Addrr,s-'FinanclaI Aid Of the YOUNG
Peoples society to the Church, by
W. A. Drlehorst, treasurer OF the
church.
Soro-"The lord Is Ny Shepherd" by
carl Book.
AddreSs-"Rev. W. G. UIfeCt. Ase We
Know Him" by Rev. W. Il. Griffin.
Rudolph Appel paid a I'm" tribute 10
Few. Uufert and the church. OF the
growth Of the church through the eff
forts Of Rev. Ulfcrt and the one who Is
credited with organizing such a SUCCESS
ful Young Peoples Society. starting
from ,hc arst beginning OF the organ
,z.,ion until the present day. lie th"n
presented 20 Rev. Ulfert the n'emn-'1!
tablet In his memory as a tribute fr'n
tho Young Peoples Society.
Al this point the TWO young girls on
no state uncovered the memorial table
that WAS under the American rag.
Thank Society
R"v. T1Fert then responded, saying
that ne va Speo"hl"g1. "T am ut a
loss as "a what 70 say" no began. He
then thanked tho Young Peoples Society
Cor all the .u'rc th.nGS that was said
about him. He then told Of his first
romtng "a Wheeling 20 years and Of
IA. growth oc tho church since that
,.r,c. He said ne waa thankful for IN"
time he SpcN' IN trying =" Start an or
rautzat'on among the younger paopiH
Of .hn church aad Era'ih'd At IN" Won
dorru' growth and success and that he
was always ~"ady 20 help n the future
Following RNv. Tlf"rt. all those pres
crt sank IN s. whore You Wan: Ma
to CO." Rev. Griffin closed WIKI bened'c-
ton.
After wards thn girls o' ~" conGr"-
cation served !cn r-cLm and cake.
The Mem orial.
The memorial Ms hen n!aced along
sid. mo stage" 'n 4 placed arranged FOR
previously. The Inscription read as FOL
avs: