The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-10-24

building torce Of love into human brother-
hoods; remember the poor" with some
thing more than the empty.handed "Be
We warmed and fed;;' make Of the Chris
tian society something more than the an
nual gathering Of handful OF pew-pro-
prietors; Of the church something else
than luxurious clubhouse, protected
against intrusion by heavy assessments
and fine upholstery; and Of the church.
life life OF wise and tender love, made
perfect by good works. Amos Perry fol-
lows with a paper on the country parish
as it was in the olden time, IS it is, and
as it ought 10 be, ian effective body OF
co.workers in the vineyard OF Christ, In
terested in moral culture and humane
enterprise. Maria P. Liyefmore, in
the editors note book, Is pro-
voked to love and good works by DR..
Lincoln's article in the Baptia Quarterly
on "Unitarianism in New England" and
tackles the question "ot our slow in.
crease, visibly, as an organized church.
Not, thinks Mrs. L., because Of hack OF
weight in our religious opinions, but, for
one thing, because, while the ministers OF
other denominations train their copgre.
cations to give money and are not afraid
TO ask for it, our ministers are afraid
too delicate, too reticent, and afraid OF
proselyting; our other brethren preach at
The people, and drive them forth to work.
A modest, but able minister OF our faith
sometimes apologized for his sermon and
told his people they would probably have
done better to stay at home and read a
good book. That distrustful spirit will
not do. We would rather hear the most
wordy plea OF q sincere Methodist broth
er, with his leud voice, than such utter
ances as that. Let US moi be unwilling 10
learn Of our brethren 10 the other denom-
nations, and take the place which rightly
belongs TO US among the visible forces OF
Christendom.
The meetings held by Msssrs. Moody
and Sankey in Chicago are characterized
by the same earnestness on their part and
the same large attendance that have
marked them elsewhere. Last Sunday,
Mr.. Moody preached on the life OF that
younger brother whom he had buried in
Mortified, during the preceding week,
telling how he had prayed for him all his
life, how, year ago, he became an active
Christian, and how he was "the star OF
the family" and If he had lived the
world would have felt his influence.
Cardinal Manning insimateS, in strong
sermon deprecating the war sentiment in
England, that Antichriat is at the bottom
Of the servian outbreak, and that Anti
christ is none other than "the secret soci-
cites Of the world,-the existence OF
which men laugh at and deny in their
plentitude of self.confdence, as men
laugh at and deny the existence of Satan
himself" The pope has been right in
keeping still, says the cardinal. "1f the
head Of the church on earth has been
silent in moment Of peril such as this,
it Is because he and his predecessors,
with steadfast and oft.repeaied voice,
have warned the rulers and the princes
OF Christian Europe to beware OF secret
revolutions, undermining and destroying
not only their thrones, but the whole
civil order Of every land. Il Is because
he knows we'll that the first spark which
kiHd!es fame OF war in Europe will
produce a European conaagration: We
shall behold, not great pool OF blood,
su oh as that which has stained Bulgaria,
but rivers and foods Of blood running
over the East wheresoeyer the Christian
and Mohammedan population are inter.
woven together. What happened in 1850
on the Lebanon, when, IS it is said, some
&C, 900 Afaronite ChriStians were massa-
cred together, may happen, not in one
place, but in many places, 10 Asia Minor
and the Far East. II Is not statesman
ship to look here at the little patch upon
the map which Il before Us. We have to
look at the worldwide spread OF those
Christian populations who are exposed to
the perpetration' Of the same deeds OF
blood"
Very few ministers Of any sect have a
sufficiently robust faith in plenary inspi-
ration to preach moral lessons out Of
Solomon's love ditties. One Of Mr.. Spur
geons predecessors in Southwark, how.
ever had the courage OF his creed, for il
it IS recorded Of him that he selected l22
texts, on consecutive Sunday mornings,
from Solomon's Song.
The sunday.gchool workers OF Ohio,
Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and
Michigan have formed an association TO
copy the Chautauqua assembly At some
place more convenient to their fields.
These things will multiply as the camp.
meetings have.
Zion's Herald ioresees that the coming
danger Of the Methodist church isn't
tyrSuny, but over.populasisation. ave
want" it says, 'an American growth Of
liberty, slow, steady, practical, rather
than the storm Of n French revolution"
The American Board, So that their
plans may not be blocked by deficit, ask
the churches to tell them, before Novem::
Der 10, what sum may be fairly expected
from each between now and September !,
1877, the close OF tho financial year. They
make the same request Of benevolentIy
disposed individuals.
II, now, Philip had the keen sense Of
social propriety which some modern saints
are known to diSplay-certain young wise
men Of Princeton, for exAmple-he would
never have allowed himself to get into 4
chariot with an E.hiopian.-TRe CUngre'
gatiOna!ist.