The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-26

among uS has been, according 10 All nc
counts. one continued ovation. During
the morning service the rite oil Infant
RaptIsm was administered, there being
ux children presented. We noticed
several important differences between
this and the ceremony in the Protestant
Episcopal Church, prominent among
which was the presentation OF chlldren
by their parents or natural guardian,
thus doing away with the God Father
and God Mother, a practice when
in most cases, bound the sponsors
IN PROMISES which from the nature
of things it WAS in most cases Impossible
they could keep. We noticed also the
omission of the declaration by the minis,
ter. shat these children are regenerate.
The sermon had for its title "fhe New
Birth the test of scripture was the sra
chapter OF St. johns Gospel and verse
except man be born again, he car not
see the Kingdom o: God. The discourse
bore especially upon the necessity fer
and the nature OF the "NeW BlrLn' or
Regeneration, leaving two or three head
lngs of the subject Tor consideration IN
the evening. So far rs 1t went, II was
plsin. but forcble enunciation OF Evan
| gelical doctrine completely Ignoring, yeC
carefully avoiding even the mention OF
| the dangerous and troublesome doctrine
of Blplismal Regeneration. In the
evening the congregation again hlied tho
house. The text selected being from the
Epistle General of james, first chapter
| eighteenth verse: "Ot his own Will be
cat he US with the word OF truth" and
the topic continuation OF the morning
discourse, especially calling attention 70
| the evidence of and the means by wnlch
regeneration is accomplished. The course
of the argument was so clear and the
quotations from the word of God SO
lorcible tnat they must have convinced
every nearer of the fallacy OF the doc
trine of baptsmal regeneration.
We nope that this young congregation
may succeed in permanently securing
the Rev. Lstane's services. 1t would go
long way toward speedily building
them up, as be is universally admitted
here to be pur4-hearted and spiritually
minded man and an uncompromslng re-
| former.
SPECIAL services were held at the Ger
| nah Lutheran Church, the occasion be-
ing the annual services III commemora-
ton of the dead. The interior OF the
building was draped in the habliments
of mourning. A large attendance was
| present.
Rev. DR.. Fisher filed the pulpit Of the
English Lutheran Cnurch last evening,
and preached carefully prepared SER
mon on "POwer," from Acts, LIST chap
ter, S.h verse, first clause: But ye shall
receive power, after that the Holy Ghost
is come upon you" The learned doctor
spoke of "power with God in prayer,
end power with men in influence" The
immense audience seemed wrapt IL
closest attention, with eyes intentiy
| fixed upon the preacher, whose earnest
ness and apt illustration in applying the
| truth cannot be without good effect. The
sermon was in every way worthy
of a larger notice than we have
space to give this morning. DIR. Fisher
had his reward, in part at least, even
last night in the very large audience and
| close attention which greeted him. There
was no announcement Of his preaching
in either Saturday or Sunday papers, and
yet good many of his warm friends out
side the English Lutheran Church, found
out his whereabouts and cordially greeted
! him. At the close OF the services crowds
from the congregation passed into the
lecture-room to see Zeverly's fine Illus.
tration of the "ship in the storm" on the
International lesson of the day. Rev,
w. G. R,ppey, preached at this church
in the morning, from l John ': on
Gath and its effects" Rev. 5. L. Bar.
nitz attended the services, yesterday, but
took only small part OF the labor.