The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-11

! God and His revelation, the soil WAS th,
hesrt of man, the hsryest-time was tn
particular and general judgment, the par
ticular Judgment being Immediately az
ter death and the general judgment q
the end of the world. The harvest itsel
consisted in tho Christian virtues, ant
the question is, how is each one to obtain
them? The answer is, by humble prayer
to God, and faithful Observance ot God
Word. The conclusion was general anc
earnest exhorla,ion 10 his hearers &c
faithfully observe Gods laws, in order tt
reap rich harvest of Christian virtues
The music of the Mass was delightful
ly rendered by the choir, assisted by
Prof. Seitz, the accomplished organist
Some very pretty solos wore sung BY
different members of the choir. Rev
Father Kreusch was the celebrant of the
Mass. The church is appropriately
draped in respect 20 the memory OF the
late Pope.
A Requiem High Mass for the eterns
repose of the soul of the dead Pontiif
will be celebrated on next Friday morn
Jog ST 8 o'clock, after which the clergy
will proceed TO the Cathedral and ss,isi
at the Ponlifcal High Mass at 1856
O'clock.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The Rev. j. D. Cunningham, y. d.,
delivered 8 sermon OF great power yes
terday morning from Ezekiel 33d chap.
ter 10 and IL verses. Therefore . thou
son of man, speak unto the house OF
Isral; thus We speak saying. 1t our trans
gressons and our sins be upon US and we
pine away in them, how shall we live!
&C."
We should always beware Of putting
human construction upon things divine,
for the contrast between the character o!
God and that of man, is like that between
light and darkness. How dissimilar are
the thoughts, the feelings and the ways
o. God and man. One full OF compassion,
kindness and reconciliation, ard the other
of suspicion, hatred and enmity.
The text clearly refers to the fact that
God had VISITED the lsraelites, both
with warning and entreaty, with threats
and invitations, and that they had not
teen regarded, The rebellous people
murmured and sneered, and gave vent to
their b'sEphemy, and put away from
themselves the otter OF mercy. Iherc
NAV be some OF you here who are thus
putting away lie from you. You fee
ard acknowledge the need OF 1t
vet object to the terms. How simple
these same terms are and how easy &c
receive them! II is only necessary tc
follow the announcement, "He that be-
lio7eth in me, though he were dead, YET
shall he live"
Gods desire is that you should turn
and live. Not all the sophistry of un'
belief, nor all the malignsn,
fa.sehocds of thes evil one, car
shake or alter this mighty truth
God urdisguised wish is that the wicked
should not die. he exposlulates witt
YOU and asks "why will ye dIe?' anc
what reason have you for insisting upor
rushing to destruction? There was IN
deed once reason which made dying
inevitable. 1t waa the ancient law. "Tht
soul tina: sin Geth it shall die, but the So1
OF Gods came and took up that law, and
tho necessity for your dying no longer
exists. Righteous death was once your
doom, but righteous life is now the gif
which God presents to you. Life through
o channel ths! is az holy as it is free. As
unbelief shuts out mercy and the new
life, go faith takes it in. We DC
not get it by working or wait
inc. or by making ourselve!
worthy, but simply by listening to the
glad tidings concerning it which God ha
published, once from the cross and nov
from Heaven, and which be now presse:
on US so earnestly and 80 lovingly II
these words, "Turn ye! turn yo! for why
will ye del"
NORTH ST. NJ. E. CHURCH.
Rev. George &. Wilding delivered an
eloquent sermon from the text: FRS
KINGS, IS ch. q VS.. III the Lord be Goo
follow Him." &c.
These PEOPLE had long been waverins
in their allie !iance to God; were mingling
together the service of the true and false
till they could scarcely determine whose
they were, or whom they served. Eljaf
calls a council TO bring them to decision
TO have them accept and serve God, d
come out openly as idols!ers. The point
first to be determined Is, who is God
Jehovah or Baai? TO demonstrate Thu
matter Eoiah proposes n test which i
unanimously accepted. The four hundred
and hfty prophets of Basl take thei
sacrifice, place it upon the altar, an(
from early in the morning till late II
the afternoon they cry frsnticaily L
their god for consuming fire, but IT doe
not descend. After their failure Is glar
ingly satisfactory TO Elijah he steps Tor
ward, makes the necessary preparations
and knee!ing down, calls upon the Goo
of Israel. Instantly the fire falls an'
consumes the sacrifice, the wood, tn
stones, tho water and licks up tn
dust. The people convinced, accept God
Baal is n type Of The world OF to-day
From this victory of Jehovah IN answer
ing tho prayer o! his servant, we ma!
learn some profitable Lessons. All effort
10 obtain an answer OF peace or happI
ness from the world will DO unavatIin!
and fruitless. Honor, fame, wealth
pleasure, indulgence cannot impart suct
a blessing. We may cry to them I'll
| late IN the afternoon OF lllo anu tuei
have to turn to God for tho answer be
fore we can receive it. We, like thes
I deluded Baslites, may make frantic, des
pcrslo efforts 20 wrench happiness from
this world, and injure ourselves phisic
SLY BY our excuses, but failure is sure t
crown rs ST last. Basl could not sem
fire. No more can this poor world sat
isfv the cravings OF immortal natures.
We may also learn some comfort
ing lessons from tbs other side o
TINS triumph OF Elijah over the enc
mics of his God and his religion.
The Church Is not afraid to face he
enemies, though the odds be greatly
against her. This las been true OF every
age of her history. She can face The
world today 10 Offering peace and hap
piness 10 souls. and fulfil ali her pledges
which The world cannot do.
The cause of truth cannot be injured by
invesiisa,ion-ElJah asked them TO draw
,aare-. The Church does not shrink iron