The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-28

will be saved II is freedom from the domIn.
lon OF sin. We have dominion over sin.
One sin unrepented OF will destroy the
soul. The perfect man toiH not sin. The
justified man has sin chained; the perfect
man has the body of8in slain within him.
Every stain Of sin is washed away. This
state 10 or may be attained instantaneous.
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After the sermon time was spent In
singing and prayer.
The evening service was opened by
singing "The sweet by and by" Prayer
BY DR.. Relley, who preached from the
text
"REARMDRR NOW THY CREATOR IN THE
DAYS OF THY YOUTH, ETC"
The divinity that atirs within us, points
out eternity 10 man. II Is mistaken idea
that while religion Is suited TO old age, It
is not suited to the young. The book OF
Ecclesiastes is supposed to be a drama,
carried on as dialogue between a youth.
iul libertlne, and an old man. Tho youth
urging that there Is timG for all things
and that lie may be summed up In this
"eAt, drink, and be merry, for to-mor.
row you die" While the old man who
has seen the follies Of life advises very
different course OF lie, and finally sums
up the whole matter and gives the advice
found In the language OF the text To re.
member our creator Is not merely 10 hold
him In our memories, but we must also
be willing to obey his commands. We
suppose that every young person In the
congregation expects to be religious.
Youth is the best time to seek religion,
even old age should be favorable 10 seek.
Ing It, The young have less to repent Of
than the old have. The longer they live |
In sin, the harder 1t will be to get recon- |
ciled TO ourselves, and II we do repent, |
that repentance will be most bitter.
RELIGION Is A SAFEGUARD.
II the young have II they will shun bad |
company and all the other evils that beset |
them.
Religion Is necessary to the highest de.
gree OF usefulness, No man can be as use. |
lul after spending the best Of his lie In |
crime, even II he does then repent, as he |
could have been had he given his heart to |
God while young. live want active men
In the church, In the pulpit, we must look |
10 the young for them. II We want mis-
sionaries, we must look to our Sunday
Schools.
Religion Is necessary to our happiness,
both in this world and in the world to |
come: II religion did not 60 beyond this
world we should take 1t for the good II
does US here. / 1t is just what we want in
II buoys us up in adversely, It
g what we want In affections, and above
al, 1t ia what we want In death.
ARE AGAINST A SINFUL
OLD AGE. TO
The great cable that holds the vessel Is
OF little threads that an infant
night break. Our habits arc these little
threads, and they will multiply until they
will form a net that will bind us hand
and foot. The spirit Of God may be
srieved away in this life. God has said
My spirit shall not always strive with
man." We may shut our eyes against
The spirit, even when It does shine. But
We must close our report.
This is the third sermon that the Doc.
tor has preached during the meeting, and
always to large audiences. This one is
.ully equeal to the others. Some of the
figures used In his illustrations were
grand, and they must be seen and heard
to be rightly appreciated. .fEr 4 Il
TOMORROW - ''-''>
will send you an account of the closing
exercises OF the, meeting and also The
opening exercises oil the meeting Of the
colored brethren, which will take place
tomorrow evening. Nearly all the tent
holders are still present and the interest
In the meeting seems not to have abated |
N the least. The large audience as |
inish writing are still being held SPELL
bound by the eloquent appeals Of DR..
Kelley. REPORTER.