The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-26
THE WORD OF GOD.
How 10 Was Interpreted by the h'"
.,o.s NJ N healing Yeslerday-

AT the Fourth Street M. L. Church
DR.. George delivered an excellent ser
mon from the text, "If We regard lnlqul-
ty in YOUR heart the Lord will not near
you.n The reverend gentleman ssio,
that there are too many people VINO
are apparently upright, honorable Goi
fearing mon and women, and yet they
are swsyed by some secret, and all Po"
erful idol, that is known only 10 tneh
selves, some absorbing worldly amoitioI,
that is a barrier between themselves anu
their God. Nothing but sscrlnce Oh
these things will be OF benefit 10 nlll
who petitions his God for Aid. ana IL Is
the last and greatest sacrifice OF all that
ultimately preysils-the surrendlng up
of some dearly loved friend-some am-
bition that has been the guiding star Vi
life. ITO mix forever with the eie,
ments." The discourse was a long ana
very stirring one and seemed to make q
deep impression on the congregation.
Mr.. Armstrong; congregation was
oratified 10 see their pastor othclatlnG
Yesterday after his severe illness. he sun
has traces of his suffering. His text IN
the morning was taken from the DUN
Psalm. last clause of the 10Th verse. 81
will deliver thee and thou shall glority
me- The purport of the sermon was
that he who called upon God IN the Gay
of trouble would glority him. Ihst
there was no man or woman living thaI
at some pariod of his or her lite did no
nrsv to God for relief. Their pray ers
were answered in the Almighty own
way, and their conscience would TESTIFY 10
the fact. 1t might not be that ne NJ al
times answered the prayer Of the father
wife or mother to save the lie OF son,
husband or child, but If they snallzeu
their experiences they would bear WIZ
ness to the fact of the efficacy OF prayer.
To answer the prayers OF all would LEAD
directly to their bane. The man
on earth could not at all tlmet
prav for what was best. He could not
know. He believed the fact could be
testified to by equally as intelligent men
as Prof Tyndal, whose prayer gauge
test had so aroused the religious world
that their prayers were answered. mat
being the case, and living witnesses all
around us bearing testimony that such Is
the case, why not all OF you, my brethren
prav to God and call upon Him IN the
day of trouble? He will deliver you,
and thou shalt glorify him. The minis
ter announced that reXt Thursday BENG
Thanksgiving day, there would be ser
vices at ST. Matthews church at lO;3O
A. NJ. He further stated that on next
Sunday there would be no service, rs he
would be absent attending the Episcopal
Convention at Charleston, hansWha
county, which assemblies on the 9Th OF
Decembe On that occasion he hoped
to see Bishop for the Diocese elected;
if not, at least an organization OF the
new Diocese effected.
Dr. Fisher, formerly pastor OF the First
Presbyterian Church OF this city, occu-
pied the pulpit of the Second Church,
Yesterday morning. He took Tor his text
the memorable words OF the child-Chrlst,
in response to mis- mothers reproot for
having left his parents unbidden and
zone to the temple in jerusalem to talk
with the learned men, Glow is 1t that we
sought me2 Visit ye not that l must DC
about my Fathers buslnessY These
are the tlrst words of which there Is any
record of Christs teaching, and furnish
the key-note to his earthly career. be
took on the body of mortal man TO set
man an example. He subjected himself
to the discipline of his earthly parents;
he entered an Industrial pursuit and
wrought with his hands, he engaged IN
the duties of social life, and took upon
himself the obligations Of a citizen OF the
State, paying his taxes, rendering tribute
to Ceasar; and at the age OF thirty ne
entered the ministry as religious
teacher. He fulfilled, while upon the
earth, all the obligations that rest upon
man; and at last yielded up his lie upon
the cross rather than commit sin. 1t was
all his FATHERS business" We are all
here for like purpose-snd his foot
tracks are the tracks for us to carefully
step in-the pathway blazoned by him
is the path tor US to tread.
The morning services at the United
PRESBYTERIAN Church were we'll attended
Rev. j. T. Mcclure, pastor, occupied the
pulpit. He delivered sermon Of 80
minutes, using rs n text Luke, 18Th chap,
and nth verse: "Verily | say unto you,
whatsoever shall not receive the kingdom
of God AS a little child, shall in no wise
enter therein" The main point in the
sermon was, that the children OF God
must receive all the promises OF the Scrip
lures with the same confidence and faith
that the child exercises toward the prom
ises of its natural parents, otherwise they
could have no interest In them. The
sermon was delivered in the Doctors
usual eloquent and impressive style. 1t
was announced that this congregation
would observe Thanksgiving day with
the Second Presbyterian congregation,
at the church of the latter.
Father Sullivan preached on the sub.
iect of Ball Going" ut the Cathedral
Yesterday morning. He spoke OF going
to public balls rs being most reprehensi-
Bile and evincing q great want OF good
moral qualities and decency. The Kew.
Father was very eloquent upon the sub
ject and showed great interest In 1t.
DR.. Cunningham, pastor, occupied the
FRS. Presbyterian Church pulpit, yes
terday morning and evening. For the
morning lesson, he read from the bible,
the 54th chapter of Isaiah, beginning At
the verse; also from the 9th chapter of
the Epistle of Paul, the Apostle to the
Hebrews, beginning with the llth verso
For his text, he preached from Jeremiah
10th chapter, 18th verse which is AS fol-
lows: "As l live, saith the King, whose
name Is The Lord of Hosts, Surely rs
Tabor is among the mountains, and as
Carmel by the sea, so shall He come"
The Doctor expounded this passage Of
the scripture in forcible terms, and
proved from logical deduction That the
King of Babylon was made an instru-
meat of the Almighty to save the naughty
King of Egypt He also showed that
the people looked upon Jeremiah, the
prophet, rs being crazy, who was not so,
however, but had spoken the prophecy
of the Lord. The sentence uttered by
the prophet, that Babylon's King should
smite the King of Egypt, was received
with derlsion, AS the King OF Egypt was
both naughty and proud, and that his
country was one of great wealth and
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