The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-14
OUR CHURCHES.
what Was Said and Done I'm Them
Yesterday.

Yesterday.
REV. w. G. WILSON preached In the
Zane street NJ. f. Church yesterday
morning.
A NEW and extensive library is soon
to be bought for the North street Nj. 4.
Sunday School. -
aMAN's responsibility" was the subject
of torciple discourse yesterday, By Rev.
w. E. Rippsy at the Wesley M. 4.
Chapel.
THERE will be services every night this
week except Saturday at the Chspline
street ID. Z. Church. Rev. Snodgrsss
presiding.
REV. OTTo MEERwEIN of lions Evan
gelicsl Lutheran Church, preached yes
terdsy morning from the text OF Isaiah
9Th, lst and 10Th verses.
A REVIVAL was commenced last night
at the Fourth Street NJ. Z. Church which
will be followed by general "love
feast" on Tuesday night.
THE Sunday School children OF the
First Lutheran Church were given an
eloquent lecture yesterday afternoon by
Mr.. j. M. Kenveigh of Salem, ..
A LARGE congregation assembled yes
terdsy TO listen TO q sermon on "The
Power of Religious Faith" at the
Disciples church by the Rev. o. z.
Miller.
1T was ramored yesterday that Bishop
Kahn had answered the criticisms OF
some of the city clergy, but this is not
the case as will be seen by our report OF
his sermon elsewhere.
A FUNERAL sermon WAS preached yes
terdsy morning by Rev. K. 7. Lawson,
At the NJ. +. Church. (coiored) in memo
~ of Mrs. c. McCulIoch. A discourse
was given in the evening by Rev. ID.
Black,
AT st. Alphonsus Hall Yesterday after
noon The newly elected officers of the St.
Alpnonsus Society were installed. In
the evening the school children had a
handsome Christmas tree and number
OF presents were given to the class Of
boys under the charge of Prot. Seitz.
CATHEDRAL.
Right Rev Bishop Kahn preached yes
tsrday morning, IT. the Cathedral, taking
for the subject OF his discourse the journey
O the wise men TO Bethlehem. He com
pared the difficulties which they had on
taeIr journey. with those which persons
have in coming 10 the Church
The main difficulty is prejudice, which is
proposition against the truth. This was
traced to tour principal carses. Edu-
cation, worldly spirit, love OF ease and
Influence of the devil. The cOngregs-
on was large one, and the sermon Was
listened to with great interest.
ST. MATTHEWS.
"Knowing therefore the terror of the
Lord we persuade men," q Cor. 5, IL,
LIST clause) This text was taken yes
terday morning by the Rev. j. G. Arm
strong, who preached powerful sermon
from it.
Some commentators say the word
"men" in this sentence should be regard
cd rs emphstic. Then the idea would be,
that ST. Paul meant men, as sntethetIc to
women and children TO be converted to
Christ. Not that he overlooked those
two classes, but that on this particular
occasion he felt 1t his duty 10 address
himself especially to men. Whether
this construction IS the correct one we
will not stop to consider. The idea that ii
suggests deserves, at the present day, to
he acted on much more positively than it
IL. IL is sad fact that n very large
number of the strong men OF this age are
not yielding To the power and claims e
the Gospel, and, surely, it is the duty OF
the clergy man 10 address himself to
these. There is eGOugh in the Gospel
and in the Church for the strongest as
we'll rs the weakest, and both should be
entreated to embrace it. shall not ad-
dress myself exclusively to men
In this sermon, but shall
have them distinctly in view. One would
think that we ask men TO do something
undignllied, unmsnly, and humihstingt -
their manly strength when he sees them
turn away from our persussiors and re-
main Indifferent to them. To sum it up
IN one phrase, ave persuade men to be
recOnciled TO God" This is the answer
which the Gospel itself gives. st. Paul
SAYS: awe are ambassadors from Christ;
rs though God did beseech you by u;
we pray you In Christ's stead to be recon-
cled to God" You will say TO
yourself that you are not ua-
reconciled to God; that You
have had 70 difficulty with Him, but Is
it sol You ought not 10 remain satisfied
with any one sided or superficial exami-
nation OF this subject. You should ex-
anime 1t on every side. In matter of
such vital Importance rs our relations
with the great God who created us, we
should no. trust too readily 10 our hearts. |
If you have 10 difficulty with God, how
Is 1t with your thoughts about Him2 |
do not mean what you think regarding
HIS nature or attributes, although they
are very important to the main question. |
If your would strip God of all the dig
nifty and majesty which belongs to u i'm
rs moral ruler, il you accord to Him
love AID mercy and deny Him justice,
then you are not reconciled to
Him. But | mean more especially
whether you think of God often and with
what emOtions2 Whether you strive to
Orlns MN near you Ihese are search
ing questions aud your answer to the
last one Will show il you be reconcIled 10
God. You must have some difficulty
with Hirn or you would think of Him
often and with delight. Then again.
what are your feelings toward Christi
You can"ot love and honor God without
having the same feelings Tor Christ, Tor il
is through HIS influence slone that you
ale built up into The life and character
ol God. Again, what is your relation to
the Church, which is Christs body?
You must acknowledge that we are con-
sisntly neglecting to otey the commands
Of God. You do rot attend to regular
prayer, and have perhaps not been
bAptised.
What We wish to persuade" you to do,
is TO think more OF these things and
bfi6g God and his attributes nearer TO
yourself. Is there anything in this that
is inconsistent with the strongest man
hood? Surely there is netmngl 1t is
the Influence Of one msn upon the other
that We want. You perhaps may think
of the mercy of God, out YOU do not COM