The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-11-29
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THANKSGIVING.
sYNoPsEs OF SERMONS
DELIVERED BY
.rhe ReVs. NuiIenix, steele, Mcclure,
Hor=Ow, Cross, Tasxart ami
EIsher.

different churches of the city. Re
ligious exercises appropriate to the day
were held in most OF them, and below
we give an abstract OF the remarks
made by the different pastors. Our list
is not as complete as we expected and
desired. but is nevertheless quite COM
Prehensiye and interesting: 1tEEs
sERMoS At THE ZANE STREET NJ. E.
CHURCH BY THE REV NIB. MULLESIN.
wshave assembled this morning in
compliance with the proclamation of
the Chief Magistrate, Iu render thanks
to God for the blessings OF the year.
These services, howeyer solem u. or
impressive, will be the. Veriest mock
cry without the concurrence of the
heart. God claims the whole man.
His ownership in man is esta blished by
the following considerations:
!. He made US. Creation gives Him
absolute proprletorship in us. Iutinite
power and wisdom are required in the
construction of man.
=. Sustentation-"Iu Him we live and
move and have our being.n What He
snstains must be His.
). Redemption-l Is another ground of
ownership. The price paid shows
Gods estimate OF man. Tue richest
jewel of Heaven was given to redeem
mau. Since we are His, we ought to
serve Him. How may we do some
thing to promote His glory, and thus
| express our gratitude better, perhaps,
than by beautiful prayers, hne singing,
or eloquent preaching?
/. Labor to secure some recognition
of the Divine existence in the funda-
mental law of the land. The tendency
Of the age is to practical atheism.
Something must be done to stay the
q, fN ~ ENL- -
tiiul federation in the vortex of inf
delity.
.. Labor to preserve the sanctity of
the Sabbath. The day is in peril. Al.
ready the Supreme Court OF PenlSyl.
VAnia has abolished the fourth com.
maudment. Abolish the Sunday laws,
aud you open the flood gates OF barbar-
ism uPon society.
5. Labor TO elect good men 10 office.
We think more of party than OF the
church.
We permit ward Politicians-and
township statesmen to rule the country.
Put none but good-men in office.
4. Labor TO suppress intemperance.
From a correct public sentiment, pat.
ronize no man who makes or sells
liquor, and vote for no man who Is
given to hard drinking. The speaker
referred to some of the results OF the
war as-follOws:
/. An increased-liberality. The
sanitary and christian commits
which they were instituted was ac-
complisheG, ceased to exist, but the
spirit that animated them, and the men
who controlled them Hive and labor to
bless the world by other methods. All
the churches had given largely-our
own had signalized its centenary year
by n thank offering of nearly seven
millions of dollars.
.. An Increased unity among the
churches. Unity, not in forms OF wor-
ship, in doctrine, in ecclesiastical gov
ernment, but In right feeling. The
fathers who divided the churche with
their differences, have gone home, and
the antagOnisms OF the past we trust,
are buried with them.
The good knights are dust,
| And their good SWoEds are rust,
And their soulsaFe with the saints, We trust
The speaker closed by saying, that
( every day should be observed as a day
! Of thanksgiving, for every day is
marked with precious Indications OF
the divine beneicence.
May you all live TO enjoy many ami
| versaries like the present, and al last
ioin in the perpetual thanksgiving OF
the Tansomed circles in Heaven.
! rHASKsaIvISG SERMON PRBAcHRD IN
PAL CHURCH, BY REV. sAM'L STEELE,
PASTOR.
Thou crownest the year with thy goodneas.
Psalm B0:ll.
An ancient philosopher says. EVERY
cup has TWO handles one tgjtfte and the
other black; and either may he pre-.
sented, according to the disposition OF
| the host, towards bis guest" The an
cient philosopher referred to- gives this
Illustration: A carrier was seen in a
green lane In a suburb of Athens,
plucking the grass and giving it to his
horse. This was the simple IGcL IS ith-
out any coIoriuR. However, black
handle was put to II For one man
who saw the man, md what he was do
ing. went into the city and told an Hc-
uuaintance this tale: II have seen q
shameful sight; a man who had been
sent 70 this city with parcels from u
distant place, though he had money
given him to purchase provender Ior
his horse. hud improperly squandereu
away his money, and resorteu TO the
expedient OF plucking grassto refresh
his horse sufficient for his homewhrd
Tourney" This was the black handle
oT.the occurrence, IA II conveyed tue
report of the action accompanied Win
the indirect accusation OF the double
offence of dishonesty to bis employer
and cruelty 10 his horse. Another per-
son. an eve Witness of the same fuctt
and Tho knew the man and iscircum
stances, went into Athens and said to a
frieud: az have seen AnthriPPonI poor
fellow he Is too poor to buy proyender
for his horse and, instead OF resting
himself while his horse was feeding at
the inn, he was working hard. plucktn&
the finest grass, and taking GOOD care
that The beast might be we'll fed at small
expense, that he might save the money
to purchase .necessaries for his large
and increasinH family" This was the
same narrative with the white hGndte,
and this embraced the true statement
of the condition of the man, and the
virtuous motives by which he was ac-
Thus tt will be my object to present
the aOhite handle OF Gods mercies 70 this
congregation today, promising that IN
I the present gracious dispensatlou, Coo
always presents the t0hfte handle OF the
cup OF His msreies to all His res;
nv text refers TO two points which 1
shall, with Gods help, t+T-to establish.
/, The G0odneSs Of 1od. 2. That Gi1s
| GOodneBS CFOIDRS the Year. =
| T. The Goodness OF God.-What Is the
7tyoodness of God? Goodnesssemettmes
means iseEeettence," GLORY" as in
Exod. xxxiii, 19; here Moses requested
| 10 see the glory OF God, which request
was granted by the Divine Being pass
ing by and pHOclaiming the name OF the
LoRD-Exod. xxxizI ., o, z IT'S II s9tLls- ~ l-
times means 1spiriIual blessings as
in this Psalm, 4ih verse; sometimes, AS
| in Rom. xV, II, 'sHlordL quntitteS" ana
ssehTiStidu viTtues." The goodness OF
| the Lord - desired by the saints OF DID,
SCas he manifestation of the Messiah
pa. xvii. Is. In my text, goodness
means "providential mercies. or tne