The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-26

Lord leaves no room to doubt the eternal
misery OF all who die in sin impenitent
and without faith In Christ. We also feel
called upon to declare that II Is sla1 S. I.
to the ministry Of the Presbyterian Church
10 insinuate that they maintain comics:
sion Of faith some OF the doctrines Of
which they are ashamed or afraid 70
preach. We also insist that any declara-
ton to the contrary, especially II itimplies
a sheer at the Church and It's doctrines,
BY any accredited minister Of our COM
munion, Is gross violation OF his eoyen-
ant obligations and inconsistent with hon
orable standing in our ministry"
A correspondent of the Presbyterian tells
this story OF q spirited Christian woman,
whose indomitable faith saved the church
at Quincy, Illinois, in the Presbytery OF
Monroe:
"Some years ago-not very many-thts
church had so run down that II was con-
sidered dead, and the Presbytery sent a
committee 10 disband II. The committee
arrived at Quincy and inquired for the
church-there was none; for the elders
there were none; for the male members
there were none; for the female members
there was but one. They searched her
out, and told her their business. She
fred up, positively refused to be disband-
ed, and gave them u piece OF her mind,
somewhat as follows: This Is q pretty
piece OF business for Presbytery. l am
ashamed Of It. You go back and tell Pres
bytery will not be disbanded, and that
what II should do Is TO send man here
to preach and build up the church"
They reasoned and expostulated with her,
but she was firm, and returned but one
answer-'will not be disbanaed.' they re.
turned to Presbytery and reported, and
Presbytery had the wisdom to see the
hand Of the Lord in It, and sent a man to
preach. The results were blessed revi'
val OF religion and reorganization OF the
church. It is now q self-supporting
church, with settled pastor, and reports
one hundred and thirty.three members"
Here is something late from the pen OF
David Swing, the ex-Presbyterian Minis
ter, that we doubt not every preacher will
read with interest:
"a mind cannot make change OF pur.
suit every time its convictions vary, Tor II
Il might, the lawyer OF to-day would be
the doctor or farmer OF tomorrow. The
Clergy must, in young and misty days,
wait until the floating isles OF belief have
become chainedto rock, as in the table,and
will float no more. There are excellent
men in the ministry now full atlast OF apure
gospel, who were infdels time and again,
even after they had begun TO preach 70
others firm foundation. They waited
and waited to see whether the eclipse was
temporary, or was it TO be lifelong. II
should take a common, patient mind 10
wears at least to break away from its early
belief. The angry church organs will say,
"Why does he not get out?. Hope he
will hurry" But this is temper rather
than wisdom or kindness. ia Clergyman
is really out Of his old creed, 1t will at
last become perfectly evident to him
self II not to others, and then he
can ask the old home to let him
70. Il was almost daily event for q
time after I had myself left the Presby-
terrain Church that letter came to me
from some Clergyman who wished advice
as TO how to get out OF the trammels OF the
confession; but In all instances, withouta
single exception, l have advised these
disturbed ones to move very slowly and
learn whether unrest came from anger at
synod or from some temporary forms Of
thought or from a radical and un-
changeable discord between their minds
and the formulas. Many Of these persons
have found congregations which do not
care for orthodoxy SO much asfor the gospel,
and are at peace not because they have
come to believe all their creed, but be-
cause they and their people have alike
forgotten the old points OF debate; others
OF them have come to the conclusion that
Calyinism Is a theoretic, harmless thing;
and others OF them have aftor long pom
dering, passed into other folds.