The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-25

number them. "Ihey SH hEe ToDeu IN
white, washed In the blood Of tho Lamb"
1--we wear white robes there, we must get
q them here. They sing in heaven of the
0 blood and the angels say amen
He rcjoiced mostly that II all could not
DO learned and great and rich, all could
be holy. .a.
There lisa fou ntAln oiled With blood
Drawn from ImAnueI's veins, ..s
| And sinners plunged beneath that Il God
Lose all thelr guilty stains"
The speaker was urged to tell his ex-
perience Of this great blessing, but his
strength would not admit him. He
could only say, "halleluIah and all praise
to.Godr n -s.
Ney. pr. Osborne followed; in q prayer
Of CONSIDERATION. The divine presence
was manifested in great power.
At2P. NJ, Rev. George Hughes ofilciR-
ted. After prayer by Rev. T. NJ. Hughes,
Of the Zane Street NJ. E. Church, Wheel.
ing, and the usual singing, the Reverend
gentleman read for his text q passage
from Rom. u chap and 1st verse: "I,be-
seech you therefore, brethren, by the mer'
cies Of God, that ye present your bodies q
living sacrifice, holy acceptable unto God,
which is your seasonable servlce,I Also,
q pessage from ed Cor, Z chapter and 1st
verse: "HaviDg therefore these promises,
dearly beloved, lei US cleanse ourselves
from all filthiness OF the flesh and spirit,
periecting holiness in the fear Of God"
The speaker proceeded to illustrate bis
subject by inquiring: 1st. What Is the
relation OF the persons spoken Of in the
text 10 the subject Of experimental reii-
giOn? First they were converted persons,
consecrated up to the measure Ofthe light
which they had. They were holy in the
sense Of being saved from actual Stn, and
from shining; having power over sin they
were children Of God. There is no such
persons as unholy Christians. But these
persons were urged to seek higher
state and experience. 2nd. What Is
the second stage Of experience con-
templated. The text presents two
qualifying terms-frst, the perlecting
Of holiness; second, the perfectlng Of. the
christian Eraces. Sd. How may we know
that we have experienced this advanced
stage of this great work OF grace? No
work OF God is without His witness in
nature or in religion-frst, that q work
is wrought; second, that 1t Is wrought Of
God. In this great work Of entire holt
less God gives direct witness Of the Holy
Spirit; also, the witness Of our own spirit
"a consciousness that the work is |
wrought. We have in addition the in.
dwelling fruits Of the work, the perfected
christian graces. This advanced stage Of
experience is sought in the same way as
We seek pardon, by faith, preceded by
entire conservation Of all TO God. THIS
work Is needed to cave the church from
Formally, worldlinees, and pride. Minis.
tiers arc ,groaning and crying over the
deafness and want Of spirituality in the
church. He would tell them that the
remedy, and only remedy. is in this en-.
tire conservation and heart-CleansIng eX'
perlence. =. =.
At7t M{Rev. Mr.. Osborne Of Florida,
was introduced as the speaker for the
evening. Mr.. Osborne said he should
pursue an independent course, and noo9e
but himself should be held responsible: tor
what he had to say. Mr.. Osborne's style
is peculiar to seli,-bold, fearless
bordering on audRcityO versatile, Fluent
at times lowering down to the term in
ology ofcQmmop psrlance, and then rising
to tho sublime, tipping his sentences with
the liro OF acknowledgements. /
Mir. Osborne;read[Or his texts sentence
from the $50 chapter Of Isaiah and 14th
verse. "The sinners in Zicn."
Ills discourse had reference principally
10 tHo Glasses Of persons,i in tho church
list, Those who have never been convert
ed, end, Those who have been converted,
but have backslidden.' The sermon was
a process of fearful uncovering Of the sins
OF protesting christians, and careless
and formal church members At thel
close of the sermon, Rev. Mr.. Dicks
ey Of the Presbyterian church
gave an extended but profoundly inter-
esling account OF his experience, which
had eliminated this morning in his. en-
tire sanctitiCation and the filling Of his
soul with the perfect love Of Christ.
Mr. Dicky is the brOLher-iu-law OF Mr..
.Updegraf, OF Wheeling, who had been
instrumental in helping him to this ex-
perlcnCc. At the close of this address,
by Mr. Dlckey, though the hour was late,
Rev. Mr.. Inskip in few appropriate re-
marks addressetthe stlll waiting audi
ence, and then asked all to kueel down
and look to God for baptism Of the Holy
Spirit. Then the Rev. gentleman pro-
ceeded to offer up one Of the most remark
able prayers ever listened to. He seemed
to lit the whole audience up to Heaven,
which had at the moment descended to
meet the suppllant and tho believing
trusty worshippers. The prophecy Of the
morning was lulfllsd-the baptism had
come, as was witnessed by the prolonged
and universal shout Of triumph
On THE Vino.
NOUndsriue, August %, 1873.