The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-01-22

granted the ministry Of angels to be true,
we are not prepared to deny Tho minis.
Try Of fallen spirits /; for certainly they are
one order Of angels. And We must logi.
cally follow this step by another, to-wit
The possible influences Of spiritual beings
who are neither wholly good nor abso.
lutely bad. For none but our Lord Jesus
and spotless babies depart out OF this lie
wholly good; and Ibelieve also that none
60 into that land wholly and absolutely
bad. But because we believe In the su.
pepatural influences Of spiritual beings
Iot cooperative excellence, Jet itnot there.
fora be inlerEed that God has. turned
loose upon US infinite millions Of thoee
Satanic characters which distracted poets
write about and which ancient theolo.
giSt expect us to believe are God.sent,
but helps messengers not withstandinR,
II Is only by jumbling detached passages
OF Scripture together, and In o most un-
critical and nnhlstoried way, that thIs
fabulous and demorallzIng doctrine has
been framed and supported.
In conclusion, ] exhort you 10 be consis.
tent In belief and devout In work. Itshould
be our spiritual effort to rise above all the
reductions Of tho flesh. We must labor
on a religious basis. Know thysell. Put
a bride upon thine own particular sins,
Let soul rise and control the body, Bodily
appetites are noble and God. given SER
wants. But they arc remoVeless masters.
All great sinners are the most abiect and
crouchlng slaves, shame.isced and heart.
sore and ltUotsore. Boa Christian. You
will then be freeman, and God will kiss
your cheeks.-"Whst shall I doT' Last
weeks Christian Union has well answer
ed
1T. ceasetO do evil. Stop every wicked
End. Learn to pray. That will stop ey.
cry wicked thought Don't pray too arti.
lfclally. Think about the good God who
made you and loves you. Think about
the image Of God IN every human breast,
and your very thoughts will be PRAYER
for them and for yourself,
I'd. Begin to read the Bible, not me.
chanically BY the clock, as people take
medicine. Hunt up the minister's text or
q neighbours quotation. Get the Bible
into your lap. Turn over the leaves.
Read sketches. Hunt for what you want.
Go TO 1t as hungry man for wisdom and
grace. Look at particular characters,
commandments and promises. Turn over
the textual prisms and spiritual kaleido.
scopes which allow you to see the tan
thousand delightful and wondrous rain.
bows which span the throne OF God, and
your soul will be filled with that wonder.
i1l light which lays on the summer land
Of Paradise. II = LII
Moreover, seek intercourse with devout
people. Don't stumble over their name.
The sectarian name Is Of no more account
than certain metallic figures on the uni.
form Of fireman or a soldier. Look YOU
for a man who loves the Great Captain
and the Great God OF your salvation,
Never mind the number OF the regiment,
The faith and devotion Of pious Oatho,
lie will do you good. So win the holy
reverence OF Jew. So will the warm
zeal Of Methodist. So will the reliance
OF a Baptist or Presbyterian, or the vene.
ration Of the Episcopalian. By all these
methods strive to resist the devil and he
will flee from you.