The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-18
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Yesterday.
Yesterday WAS the aD adversary of n,
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society o
the First Presbyterian Church. A sermon
appropriate 10 the occasion WAS preached
by he Rev. d. A Cunningham, d. D.
pastor, from Psalm 90, 4tA verse
Through the kindness OF friend s vase
Glled with beautiful and rare eIotics and
irsIhng vines was placed on y table IN
front Of the pulpit, furnishing 3 cheerful
contrast within to the gloomy weather
/ outs Ide. Tie tones of The organ never
sounded more sweetly than OF this DC.
CssIou, under the skilliul play ing CT Miss
J Errers, the acCC al piished orgsnist, and
ne singing OF the Qusrtette, especially
/ Mss Tracy, Soprano; and Mrs. DR.. LGns-
/ ford, also, was excellent TIE sermon
vas very able and was listened 20 with
/ the closest attention by the large audi
ence. TIE Doctor urged all the female
( portion OF the congregation TO join the
Missionary Society.
ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Rev. :. B. Barnitz .: The Six.seGth
Street English Evangelical Lutheran
CaLrch, yesterday morning preached
from Matthew ", 80. Tho subject
being The Three ! en!ptatioCs.' l. The
temptation To get food. =. The tenpts-
ton 70 run risks. 3. The temptation 20
get power anu popularity. The Sunday
cca0ol uac what the officers and teachers
cs iied 81 good day" Good order, good
singing, close attention and fCely
Illustrated lesson on "HeZehish and
SeCuacherib" The evening sermon was
Ol Condemnation. or the results Of IN.
Jeliei from Marx XVI, 10. "He tina.
oeiieyeth not shall De damned. The
points made were: l. A truth TO be
believed. 2. A warning to De needed.
The sermon WAS closely listened TO ard
elected good deal OF criticism.
xoara STREET VI. 9. CHURCH.
Rev. George c. WTtgag, pastor, hat
or Il. Sunday morning tEeme, Growth
n the ChrisIIsr Lite" Text. Peter,
3:Ic. But grow n grace and II the
knowledge Of our Lord snt Saviour, Je-
IS CHRIST.
There is CdristIsn experience 81 the
t.l2talion OF everv true CHRISTIAN life
These words utter precious though:
.1s. Peter had been learning. They are
ron. lis aear.; part CT Is own expert
nnce He uses them as appropriate
words Co. close irIs chapter acc ep's:je.
/ A. .puiL4a, growth Is preceded oy
cor version. Toere Is = beginning 70 eV-
sryth.1g bu; God. Every religious lie
1s1 period og bursting through TIE
.ceu into existence. The Bible Leacles
conversion n terss s-t positive al
gLage. In conversion the germ o. spir-
l.4al ]! q springs 20 II toe SOU. There
mus be flts before gr0UtR. Conversions
vary in the nJ2 -essentIs.s, b.: are Ult.
form IN the e,ses.ials. The manner o.
style OF Conversion IS not SO important.
IS the fae:.
A.ll=ioa contains tie vital Pr,Gc!
pes OF development. A 4 basis Of al
growth there Il The rs7.vl O.: lie. We see
,1.s n every form OF vegetable lie, IL
,1s srsIa Of wheat, the apple seed CT ne
acorn. The principle noids in spiritual
/. !. illustrated IN New Testamsn. oy
tue mustard seed, the leaveB, and human
re. There is no conflict between this
doctrine Of 'gcow:a' and that OF perfect
love- one Is growth into grsce-tne
other il gr0wth - grace. 4 healthy,
perfect child will grow more rapid
han al unhealthy or te:ormed one.
some people have been .bo-a agaic'
many wears ago, but are still "babes n
Christ They have not grown to ma
.urity.
3 There are broad avenues of growth.
Growth Is perceptibie. IL Is not enough
TIA; We develop good Intentions and de-
;.-es. Our growth must be uniform s..
over snt q. through; should grow sym
metricai srt even, net crooked, or one
sided. CT uneven, lest we become spirlLu-
ai.7 tetCrmed. Should not cultivate one
,-ace st the expense OF smother. Is
pecially should We grow II eC.lgntsnI1g
grace, n rengtnenl1g grace, II repent
ing grace, N forgivlng grace, n giving
grace, IN burden-besring grace, and IL
,slcti!yirg grace.
4. There are precious helps TO growth.
Avoid ST. that would lni1ce q soul, and
make use OF all that tend TO growth. 4
lender Plan. should De shielded from the
stormy wind, the scorchlr g sun, snc nip
DIG , !-osta. I. must have air, dew, soil
aat sunshine. Souls may learn from
little plants. Should WORK vigorously to
cultivate spiritual muscle. Exercise
siren tneas body, intellect sad sou.
). There are reasons that may Be
s.imulsrts to growth. While developing
slea:ily in the lie Of Christian, We
are increasing, o. our owe happiness, ~
or personal safety, 3 our religious ~
I .ence, sod 4 We are dong our duty
o7 rendering N implicit obedience TO tue
word Of God, and HIS will concerning us.
Rev. Walter Z. Loug, agenL of the
American Bible Society for West W.
Z,rla, preached II the evening SD
represented the work and Interests o; the
above named society.
CATHEDRAL.
Bishop k.in delivered the second OF
ais Lenten lectures yesterday, to very
large con gregstiou. HIS lecture was or
The Honor and Invocation Of Saints,
and MS text vas, Heb. Xii, 1924. He
gave this IS Al instance OF the
belief OF St. Paul in the Catholic
doctrine Of the Comm union OF SAINTS.
lie tEet fseliugly on the grave injustice
tore 20 Catholics by those who charge
them with the heinous crime OF itclssry,
because shey honor sHd invoke the saints
He teen proceeded to vlnticate the
practice. He drew broad iine OF
distinction between the honor due
20 God, and that paid HIS ssn:s
sad angels. The first is supreme
and absolute, given 20 God for His own
SAKE, because He IS infinitely perfect.
The secort Is different, not only IN &c
-.-.a hr. n kint Az Is given - TIE