The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-17


love which the Creator has given In the
hearts of all His children, was iouna IN
full power in Jesus Christ Let him
come to the men, to save them from sin.
Love mas conducted Him in His pains
and led Him to His last wset to give dis
life on Golgotha. Christianity is the re-
ligion of love, in tie place OF cruelty,
seltishness and slavery, which were the
r,linp mowers of the time before Christ.
He kindled the warming ana enlLvehIng
fire of love on the earth. May TINS holy
FIRE of truth, regeneration and love ever
burn in our hearts, and never be extin-
guished.
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN.
Rev. ID. Moffat preached upon the
text "a decent man and one that prayed
70 God always" Acts 10: 2 The OH.
GERS of the Roman army mentioned IN
the New Testament, appear IN goou
light. Julius, Lysias, the Centurion
under whose supervision Jesus wa; cru
cited give some evidences OF noointy OF
character. The Centurion OF Caper-
nsum gave an example OF humility ana
faith which Christ declared ne
had not found in Israel But
Cornelius. of Cessrea, was the
poblest Roman of them all. He was not
only benevolent and humble but deVout,
and carried his religion into his lie and
his family. Considering our superior
advantages, he certainly puts many OF US
to shame by the constancy and earnest
ness of his religious devotion. Standing
in the yestibule of the Christian church
he NAV be cited as an example to many
within it. The secret OF his character is
in the fact that she prayed TO Eou
slwsys"-not that he Was always upon
his knees engaged in prayer, nor tina: oe
simply had regular seasons ter deVolion'
but he complied with the irJuac!l0n
nprav without ceasIng.' de
dwell in an atmosphere OF
prayer. was always in prsyertul state,
ready TO pray at any momert ana IN any
SURROUNDINGS We must dlvest our
mind, of the notion that prayer Is only
or mainly petition, and that we are only
praying wnen begging something OF
God. In its best sense prayer Is inter-
course with God in which there ls reali-
zati1n of His presence and interchange
of thought and feeling This idea OF
PRAYER does not set aside the regular
seasons for formal praying. These can
never safely be neglected, even
when we do not "lee like" employ
ing them, bat the intervening
times ought to be bridged over by con-
SANITY prayertul spirit. Ii one have a.
WAYS q prayerlnl spirit he will frequent
" give vent TO his feelings in silent "i'iL-
inp IN OF tho heart" We can imagine
two brothers on thu best Of terms and
rarely separated, spending their morn
inrs and evenings in the more formal
acts of brotherly intercourse, but during
the day while they work at reighbor'
ing benches, they do not become uncon-
scous oil each others presence, and they
occasionally exchange a work. why
NAV not the same unCesslDg fellowship
exist between the ever present God and
our souls?
1t is quite evident that this high
spiritual state implies First, our thorough
repentance. A blasphemer may pray
every night for fear OF death before the
morning, but he must be an utter stranger
to the state OF mind described, and IN
proportion as we cherish sin in the heart
or shrink from complete holiness, will be
our difficulty OF maintaining thisspirltual
condition. Second, more faith in prayer
as real "walking with God" ard an
effective means of obtaining desirable
objects, than We commonly have. Third,
greater love OF God as desirable COM
panion in all LIES scenes. Fourth, more
heavenly mindedness than many OF US
possess.
We cannot, by II single effort of the
will, put ourselves into this atmosphere
of PRAYER; 1t is the result of the constant
use OF Gods means of grace, but 1t Is so
desirole as to be worth all time and effort
it can cost US. AS the creates: and
purest Joy of earth is that derived from
communion with friends we ioye, the
highest and purest joy OF eternity Is "tel
lowship with God the Father and with
His son Jesus Christ" This is Heaven.
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