The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-09-07
Mora1 ana neIIsIous sllssellaay.

Moral aud Religious miscellany.
The centenary of Universalism takes
place in 1870.
Never make money at the expense OF
your reputation.
Never, under any circumstances, as
sumo a responsibility you can avoid
consistently with your duty TO your
self and others.
Base all your actions upon princi-
pie OF right; preserve your integrity of
reckon the cost.
Remember that self-interest is more
likely to warp your Judgment than all
other circumstances comb bined; there
fore, look well to your duty when your
interest is concerned. va -a
Wine drinking and cigar smoking are
bad habits. They impair The mind and
pocket, and lead 10 waste OF time.
Never relate your misfortunes, and
never grieve over what you cannot
prevent. tfAA-. ei-a -
PRISTISG SERNIoNs.-The editor of
the new Congregationalist paper, the
AdUanee, at Chicago, speaks a little
sharply, for the first talk, on the sub
ject of publishing sermons in his paper:
IL is our purpose to use this means of
interesting and benehLting the public
to such extent as we deem wise, keep
ing in mind the difficulty of securing
the right material, and also the tmpor
tance OF variety in the form as well as
substance of what is published. AT
times we shall print an address or lee
ture instead OF sermon. But we do
not desire sermons to be offered by in
dividuals, or by public bodies. This,
as well as every other department of
the AdUdHce will be subject to the sole
Judgment of the editor, which will not
be surrendered to any ecclesiastical
vote requesting Rev. DR.. y. 10 furnish
II copy of the able discourse just deliv-
cred, for publication in the AdUdnce." p"
We do not pTotfer our columns for this
convenient use, and shall stand be-
tween such votes and our trembling
readers.
SABBATH OBsERvANCE.-At a recent
meeting of the Evangelical Churches OF
New Richmond, Clermont county,
0hio, the following, among the resolu-
tions, were passed:
ReSoLUed, That as God has given us
six days of the week for secular EN-
pIoyments, and has reserved but one
for his own service, it is ungratefulr rob
berry to lake that one for secular Pur-
poses or Idle amusements.
Resolved, That promenading the
streets on the Sabbath for amusement
or carnal pleasure, manifesLs Il shame
ful disregard to the sacredness of the
day, and disrespect TO the feelings ofthe
religious community.
ReSOLUed, That the driving of wagons
on the Sabbath, for secular purposes,
and carriages for amusement and car
nal pleasure, are deeds OF wickedness
annoying to the religious community,
and most offensive To God.
RESOLVED, That the practice of visiting
and receiving and entertaining visitors
on the Sabbath, instead of going TO
Church, is sinful, and Inconsistent with
Christian character and profession.
y correspondent Of the Springfield
Republican, writing respecting the Mar
tha's Vineyard camp meeting, con-
cludes with personal reference:
The religious exercises were conduct
cd by men of ability and devotion, and
the sweet singer OF Methodism, Philip
Phillips, of New York, was there,
charming everybody by his music, and
his exhorIations. saw him this morn
ing leaving the grounds with his wife
and child-n light-hearted, cheerful
man, whistling as he limped along-for
he has IA slight hitch in his walk-and
illustrating one OF the most attractive
phases of Methodism. He will be re-
membered by some of my readers as
having sung before Mr.. Lincoln in 1865
IA song which much affected him, and
which he called for again. "Your
Mission" is the title of this piece, which
heard Mr.. Phillips sing on Saturday;
it is a simple, sweet melody, and de-
serves its fame.
IT Is WELL WITH THE CHILD.-Bish
op Leighton thus wrote to his sisters
husband on the death of beloved
child: 81 am glad of your health, and
OF the recovery of your little ones; but,
indeed, it was a sharp stroke of a pen
that told me your little Johnny was
dead, and, L felt it truly more than, to
my remembrance, did the death of
any child in my lifetime. Sweet
asleep? Happy he Though we shall
no more have The pleasure of his lisp
ing and laughing, he shall have no
more the pain of crying, nor OF being
sick, nor OF dGing; and hath wholly es-
capped the trouble of schooling and all
the sutferings of boys, and the ripper
and deeper griets of upper years-this
poor life being all along nothing but
linked chain of many sorrows and OF
many deaths. Tell my dear sister she
is now so much more akin 10 the other
world, and this will be quickly passed
to us all. John is but gone an hour or
two sooner to bed, as children used to
do, and we are undressing TO follow.
And the more we put off the love of the
present world, and all things superttu-
Gus beforehand, we shall have the less
to do when we lie down."
"All men (says the PresGyteriGn Wit
'tess) would be greatly benefited, even
in this life, If the gospel of the Son of
God guided them in all their ways.
Godliness has the promise of the life
that no1 is, as we'll as the life that is to
come, Tim: 4: s. And, while it would
do this, it would not deprive them of
any genuine comfort, nor rob them of
any good thing. 1t would restrain
them from vice and immortality, which,
sooner or later, bring misery upon their
victims. But God would bless him with
such II measure OF peace and comfort as
they could not enjoy where wickedness
reigns without the restraints of the gos-
pei.
"RelIgIon makes men honest in all
their dealings with their fellow men.
The gospel OF Christ inculcates honesty
between man and man. And just in
proportion as men al 9 governed by the
ospel, they will be inclined to render
10 every man his due. 1t makes them
more willing TO pay their honest debts,
and to deal fairly aud honestly with
every man with whom they have any
dealings."
''onthi account, IL no other reason
could be adduced, wicked men would
often advance their worldly Interests
by helping the people of God to sustain
the religion OF the Bible. It would