The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-20

the text, "Be ye angry and sin mott
Some Of the points made are "a follows
DR.. Adam Clark claims that in this text
their is nm incorrect rendering OF the
original, 1t should be, "Be not angry, lest
ye sin" He contended that the whole
tenor Of the scriptures led him to believe
that DR.. Clark is correct. He there
fore took the position that as we under
stand the word and the state OF anger,
that
|. We are not justifable under any
Circumstances OF which we can conceive in
becoming angry.
II. That there Is an element OF strength
in anger in the form OF wisdom, prudence,
goodness, physical or intellectual force,
no one will be foolish enough to attempt
to establish.
III. What is commonly understood as hu.
man anger is not the anger God feels and
manifests. Under this head he noticed irst
that Gods anger never aushes and clouds
his face or causes his eyes to flash fire.
Human anger does this, and more, Sec.
ondly, the only true conception OF Gods
spirit and mien from the Scriptures Is in
cessant purity, gentleness, attractiyeness,
forbearanCe, sympathy and kindred quail
ties. Thirdly, Scripture texts were given
to substantiatG the position. Gods anger
is constituted Of the mere execution Of His
laws. We can be saved from this anger,
There have been persons saved to this ex-
tent. No other salvation will do. lie
closed with powerful exhortatiOn for all
to come and seek this great salvation.
The sermon was delivered in very earn.
eat and impressive manner, Some eight
or ten presented themselves at the altar
and several prOfessed the blessing Of per-
feet love.
EVENING.
The young folks meeting was held as
usual at the tabernacle at o. o'clock. Rev.
d. II. Dix preached from the text; "As
| live saith the Lord have no pleasure
in the death OF the wicked" &c. II sins
remain in the heart when God summons
us, though it be but one, the result will
be death.
lie first noticed the death spoken Of in
the text. II Is not temporal death. 1t Is
not spiritual death for the wicked are
already spiritually dead. II must refer
to the condition OF the lost soul hereafter.
lie next noticed that God has no pleasure
in the death Of the wicked. This Is shown
in the fact that he made provision for us
to escape the effects OF the fall. Christ
tasted death for all. All have the priv
lCge to come to him, He also bears long
with thesinner. lie has provided 30 many
means for the salvation OF the sinner. The
gospel Is preached. Al the means OF
grace are open to him. He has given n
manifestation Of the spirit to every man
to profit withal. It knocks at the door Of
the sinners heart. In order to escape
death a reformation is necessary. There
are many proofs Of this in the Bible.
There never was sinner saved without
turning 10 God. Sinners are lost because
they will to be lost. The stubborn will
must be convinced. God requires us to
confess our sins. To do this we must turn
from the world. II costs something to do
this. We must make the sacrifice. In
conclusion, he prOpounded the question
contained in the text, "Why will ye
dep The entire sermon was faith
full and earnest cxhortation to Tic sinner
to turn from his evil ways. It was de-
livered In very earnest manner. The
meetings oil the day have been full OF
interest, and the results are fourteen
conversions and two have professed holt.
ness. The results Of the meeting thus far
arc MS follows, viz: Forty.Seven conver-
sions, nine professions Of holiness and
four backsliders reclaimed. As I close
my report some ten or twelve have come
to the altar and others are still coming.
The night Is beautiful and the large con.
gregatiOn all seem deeply impressed.
REPoRTER.