The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-03
QUE CHURCHES.
what was Said by Our CIerGymen
Yesterday.


Yesterday.
Dr Georee. of the Fourth Street Nj. l..
church. took Cor his text, yesterday, the
ll6.h Psalm, 18th and 18th verses: Il
will take the cup OF salvation and cali
upon the name of the Lord" 81 VIII
offer to thee the sacrifice OF thanksgiving
and will call upvn the name oil the
Lord" DR.. George said that this WAS
ono of the several Psalms that were
great fayorites with the sncients, and was
frequently sung during the feast OF the
Passover Ms song OF thanksgiving.
When we speak of returning thanks we
OF course always have received some ben
efts. There are great many KINDS OF
benefits, some of them seeming At the
time they occur 10 be just the reverse. 1t
NAV be vacant chair by the freside, or
the loss OF wealth and other objects oil our
worldly ambition, but from tnis loss we
Obtain. substantial personal benefit, and
1t Is sent by God for our own good, ana
therefore We should be grateful. Every
thing that seems evil to us, every
thing that appears to be
cruelty on the part OF our God, Will
end Tor our advantage and will cause US
To thank Him for the lesson he has
taught US of his mercy and love. No
man who has soul would receive an
earthly benefit and not DO thankful and
try to do something in return, and surely
the least thing We all Can do Is to have
this feeling for our gracious
Heavenly Father, who has conferred so
many acts of goodness upon US. God
asks from His children just what
al eaLhly father does. Gratitude
and obedience. As the earth
and all it contains is the Lords, we
cannot give sught from 1t, but we can
otter him our love and obedience, and
can try TO follow his example, and walk
in the way that pleases HIM.
The pulpit OF the
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
wss occupied, yesterday morning, by
Rsy. j. ID Moi5II, pastor. The morn
lnr Lesson Was taken from st. Matthew,
third chapter, includn portion OF the
fourth chapter. Text, lltn verse, 9th
cnspler OF Paul to the EphesiaEs, "Put
ON Inc whole armor Of Goo, that We may
be aele 10 stand against the wlies OF the
devil" do not purpose, said the d.
vine. to treat OF any part OF the verse,
other than that of the "wlles OF the dew
H." This is worth our study. The Bible
speaks of but one devil but many demons
who are subject TO the devils desires.
The devil and the demons are known 10
US MS the devil and his angels. The de-
mons were a. enc time happy angels III
heaven, but BY their sins were expelled
from the presence Of our blessed Re
daemer and cast into outer darkness,
where they work the wishes OF the evil
ore. These demons are allowed certain
privileges, and those privileges are made
use Ofln tempting the wesk. Our Sins
are not of the devil, but OF our own SIN
ful desires. The reverend gentleman
treated this text in logical manner,
fully explaining that mah Is alone re-
sDonsibie Tor his sins, and that
man need Lot accuse the devil
OF being the sole means OF Sin. lie
tempts man, but 1t Is lett Tor the human
race to resist this temptation. lie
always takes advantage OF Us IN our IDLE
moments, and slyly puts evil Thoughts
and Goings INTO our minds. Toere ore
Leu the mind be filed with duty aud be
busily engaged in some work OF IN
prOvement i We would only think
that the Devil IVES at the bottom OF all
our evil dolngs, perhaps, We would not
50 often commit wrongs. We do lot
SIN because it is u pleasure, but we
think We will derive some benefit from
doing So. Wien Judas was receiving
pav 70 betray cur Saviour he did not
know that he was being urged by the
devil 10 accept the offer, but he thought
i. would benefit his own private interests.
At the
sIXTEENTH STREET ENGLISH LUTHERAN
CHURCH
the pastor, Rev. >. b. Barnilz, was in
the pulpit for the first time since Novem-
Der An. The service was opened with
the usual morning liturgy OF the denCm-
NATION, IN which all the congregation
took part, the choir chanting the GiorIas.
The minister announced the text as re-
corded IN Second Ihessalorisns, chapter
l, 81 and An verses: ave are bound TO
thank GOD always for you, brethren, rs
/. Is meet, because that youT iaita grow
EN- exceedingly, and the charity OF every
one o. YOU all, toward each other,
aboundeth." The command OF the
savior. "let your light shine be-
fore men, that they may see your good
works, and glorl!y your istner which is
H. heaven" seems to have taken hrm
hold upon the minds and hearts OF the
members Of the IhessS oman chur-h,
a.d there is no epistle OF the Apostle
Paul 80 full OF commendation and CRATE
hi praise IS that from which the text Is
taken. The apostle sGlutes and then
commends the church 81 Ihessalonlca.
/. was . congregation from amid the
fires OF persecution, but with all their
trials they added to their iaIth virtue
and 10 virtue Knowledge. Paul hau
been the instrument IN establishing the /.
congregation he was low addressing, and .
reyiced at seeing the work OF ms master |
prosperous.
u.pgy the minister v no can bear such /,
testimony 20 lne condition OF the church /.
wllCa MS own hands have planted. |.
When this Is tine case ".he hearts OF /
q rs servants beat Hghter, the church .
i. IGNORED, the wicSeC Sc the eXCeEency /
of religion ard CD is gloridcd.
/. IS my desire tina. We, this
m ,ruing, coppar- ourselves with the be- .
legars at Tressalonila, Is Paul compared .
their growth with the gospel standard, :
al see whether our faith Is growing eX-
cc5iingly, and Ia" charity Of every one
to&ard tie Other abou&G.ng! The text
III .nGons three evidences OF spiritusi
growth, ard 20 :ho.o VIC will give alter
tlon this morning. /. "Grcwing faith"
Taclr t=iIn grew exceedingly. BY drrcc. .
tetchiug and by mAuy beautiful illustra-
tUa. The Bible represents religion as
growth. The Psalms. compares the
cody man to tree planted by the rivers
0. water which bringeih forth fruit In
has season.
The Apostle Peter exhorts us to "grOw
in grace ard the kuo Wedge OF our Lord
sad Saviour Jesus Christ" and Psul be-
seecnes the brethren TO increase more
and more" TIE idea of growth is in
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