The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-24
Our MouudsylIIe Letter,
ALOuSpsyILLE, March %, 1875.

NffsfN'l 1890 -
Editors lntollgCncCr;
On yesterday Rev. II. @, Sanford, the
new minister Of the NJ, Il, Church.
preached his first sermon to m audience
Of about 500 persons. The text was,
"Iovc is the fulfilling Of tho law" The
subject was we'll presented and the words
Of the speaker were listened 10 with the
deepest attention. Mr., Sanford Is y
pleasant speaker, and has tho faculty Of
reaching the hearts Of his hcarers. lie Is
welcomed among us and We hopo he will
be we'll sustained in NIL his noble efforts
for good. Rev. VIC Wilson, our late
pastor preached at night, His text was;
aBut now 70 are washed, now 70 ARE Salict.
fled; now 70 are justified" Tho sermon
was short plain, practical and very
pointed. II was brief exhibit OF his
views Of tho doctrine Of sanctiticati1n
and was in substance rs follows:
SanctiRcation Is setting apart a con.
secration, full dedication, placing all upon
the altar. No sinner could be Scrlptur.
ally converted until lie did all
this, hence at conversion this great work
Is begun. Justification Is SaNcIiication BE-.
gin, which Ia to be perfected by faith and
works. Our works cannot do the work
Of themselves, but our good works, done
with full measure OF faith, will cause
all our christian gruces to grow, and we
will rapidly develop into u full status Of
men and women In Christ, All Gods
work is perfectly done, and Justification
and sanCtilicatlOn cannot be separated,
They are twin sisters. Separate them
and you weaken or destroy both, but
keep them united and they harmonic
and make a most perfect whole. There IL
no state Of grace SO high in this life but
that we may fall from 1t, but 1t Is our
privilege not to fall from II, We should
daily grow in grace, and II weliye Accord
ing TO the grace given us, We VIII DO so
until the day Of our death. This Is o..
most the substance Of the sermon. II was
listened to and we'll received by very
large audience. He closed his sermon
with nh urgent appeal for oil to live right
on every day in the highest state Of grace
uttainable III this life. II ia the privilege
Of all to do this.
The usual services were held yesterday
at tho Disciples and Presbyterian
churches. .n
On next Sabbath evening the dilIernt
Sabbath Schools Of our place, meet togeth.
or at tho NJ. L. Church, for the purpose
Of reviewing the lessons Of the last quar-
ter. ending at that time. These occasions
arc very enjoyable, and We look for q
large turn out The International lesson
series IL making the Sunday, much
greater power for good than what 1t Tor
merly was.
This morning the thermometer showed
50 above zero, which we think does very
we'll for the second day Of spring proper
custom makes spring begin March q but
this Ia surely wrong this time.
Our Circuit Court opened to-day and
I suppose his honor, Judge Melvin Is OF
the bench, though as yet | have not hal
the pleasure Of visiting tho court room
ihaye not been advised "a to the nature
Of The cases to 10 tried, but II there arc
any OF special interest will furnish par
ticulars. 1t really docs us oil good fol
court to open again, for 1t brings the poo
pie from the country who have been KEPT
at homo so long on account Of the mis-
cradle roads. Take the year round, and
how dry II would be here were y not foi
court and cam p.meeting times. Nothing
else occurs to break the dull routine o.
every day life. So we say, give us many
courts, even II they do take money TO keel
them up, Who cares for expenses, 80 VI
have lively timcs2 But the great advan
tave Of court time Is that II gives our con
llFmed loaters q place in which to pursuit.
their occupation without interruption
Tho ianitor can kindle tho fires eacI
morning from the whittlings. This Is 70
trenchmeht also. r