The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-17

The Rev. John Aughey. Of Marllall
county, is becoming quite a writer Of
hymns. Why may We not have a Charles
Wesley or a Watts in our day as well as
in the past.
SOME OF our exchanges think that
Wheeling must be a wicked city because
they read that Bob I~ngersolls lecture was
several timesapplaudcd during its delivery.
But they don't know, how eloquent or how
funny Bob was IN several Of his passages.
It was in this way that Bob sugar coated
his other remarks.
Speaking of Ingersoll, we are indebted
to Rev. DR.. Mayer, the Jewish Rabbi here,
for a copy OF the american Esraelie contain
ing a second installment OF DIR. Wise's re.
view OF Ingersoll's lecture on Moses. We
quotefrom the close OF this review the fol-
lowing remark: Permit me to say, in
conclusion, thatno INA ever will succeed
in depriving the human family ofthesnb-
lime and c~onsoling ideas OF God, provi-
dencc, immortality, accountability and
eternal Justice, us little, indeed, as this
physical nature can be deprived of light,
heat and motion. The former are as nat
ural to the human mind as are the latter
to the solar system. But lift wcrcin mans
power 10 accomplish this, it would DO the
height Of crime to do It; us it would upset
society and make man miserable and
wretched."
TnE Pope has sent ten Jcsuits to Central
Africa to evangelize the countries travers-
ed by Stanley and Livingstone. The mis-
sion will cost $4,000, and the missionaries
Twill take with them 500 porters, servants,
&c., who will be unarmed.
BIsIoP SEMPsoN's lectures before the
Yale theological students are considered
among the ablest that have been delivered
in the Lyman Beechcr course. The Meth
odist press are reprinting them extensive
ly.
TIE term Liberal Christian is protest
ed by the Universalist, which thinks it
lets in too miscellaneous o. crowd. la'sIn
dealing with Unitarians," it says, eve
know, in at least some regards, what we
are about. We assure our brethren that If
they deal with Liberal Christianity, they
will not know what they are about though
in time they will discover. VIZ car get on
with Unitarians, and in certain things CO.
operate with them, but it is better for the
self.respeCt OF each party that no conglom-
eratG under an ambiguous name be at
tempted. We car. be friends. We cannot
be lovers norkeep house together"
SPEAKING about Rev, Mr.. Aughey's
hymns, reminds lis that u recent issue of
the Christian Mission published a note from
n correspondent who was surprised by
hearing sunsin the church where he was
worshiping ahymn in which Toplady's
Crock of Ages" is parodied and disowned
MS no longer expressive of the advanced
Christians experience. Instead OF sing
ing "Simply to Thy Cross l Cling" the
new believer says:
To that eros I eiilg no longer,
Doubts aud fears no logger feel;
Faith and hope and love are stronger,
Jestts's blood doth fully heal.
Now my song Is not, "Im ehagiRy''-
That 10 me would now 10 los,
When iuind, heart, and soul arc singing.
"l'm rating nj the cross"
CmORUS 81 was ~cllnging,
Now I'm resting,
SWeOtly resting at The cross.
Presently, suggests n critic, these people
will get beyond praying, and will sing
was praying,
Now I'm having, .Jaf. ggH
'' Surely having all 7 want.