The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-21
OUR CHURCHES.
what Was Said and Done I'm Them
Yesterday.

Yesterday.
THE Rev. Prickeit preached at the
Zane street Nj. E. Church yesterday.
REvs. Joseph Black and r. p. Lawson
ofieisted at the colored NJ, Il. onurcn.
THE Rev. T. +. Curtis, the Reformed
Episcopal Church sermonized on "Go
Forward" yesterday.
THE Rev. G. G.. Fritsche took for his
text. Yesterday morning, the 26th and
29th verses of the 26th chapter of
Matthew.
Prof. Loos, of Bethany, delivered a
stirring sermon at the Disciples Church
in the absence Of the pastor, Rev. y. T.
Miller.
"OUGHT we 10 Expect the Conversion
OF Adult SipnersP" was the subject OF
Rev. w. g. Georges sermon yesterday
morning.
THE Rev. A. w. Werder, of the
Chapline street German Lutheran
Church, preached on "Jesus at Home
Yesterday morning, and "Sulcids" 81
night.
THE Remedy for the Disparity be-
tween the Great Harvest and the Few
Lsborers" was the subject of lengthy
sermon by the Rev. T. f. Clancy, at the
Baptist Church, yesterday.
REV. w. G. SNoDGRAss discoursed
in very sble manner ~ the Chapllne st.
Church Yesterday, in the morning on
"The Uniruitful Vineyard" and IN the
evening on 1.-THE ILfluence OF Pious
Decision"
AT lions Lutheran church Yesterday
the Rev. Otto Meerwein preached me
sermon to large congregation. His
text WAS from the 32d Psalm, beginning,
blessed is be whose trsngression Is
forgiven, whose sin is covered"
AS the Rev. Wilding, of the North
street Nj. +. Church, WAS absent yester-
day, his place was filled in the morning
by the Rev. w. g. Wilson, and in the
evening by the Rev. A. K Reilly, both
of whom delivered interesting sermons.
Father Collins, of the st. Alphonsus
ChurcD, says that owing to the dan
perous condition OF the ceiling OF that
church it is not deemed prudent TO de
tain the congregation for a long service
and that there will be no regular SER
mon preached for some time to come.
FIRST ENGLISH EVANGELICAL LUTH ERAN
CHURCH.
Rev. S. b. Bsrnitz, the pastor, having
sufficiently recovered from bis illness,
preached IN this church to good audi
ence Yesterday. The subject of the
morning discourse was "a Mind to
Work, from the history of the rebuild
ing OF the wall in the times Of Nehe-
miah. The text was Nehemiah iV: o.
$50 built we the wall; and all the wall
was Joined together unto the nslf there.
of; for the people had mind TO work"
The circumstances under which the
words were spoken formed the introduce
ton, after which the following points
were made.
They worked under leader; they
worked according to the leaders instruc-
tions; they worked tremendously and
unItedly; they worked with whole
heartedness; they worked with view to
the fnal result; their work was success
full. In the application OF the sermon
the Rev. BarniIZ said: "What this wall
was To the Jews under Nehemiah, so
also is your work and mine In the Church
OF the Lord Jesus Christ" This work
must be done in the same way. Each
one has II part to perform IN the great
work of extending the Kingdom of
God. Begin at home with yourself.
Build up true Christian character On
the foundation OF Christ Jesus. The
many ready to perish, await
word from you to lift
taem up OUT OF the rough quarry of ma.
ture, that by Grace they may be prepared
f'r the temple on high. The Childreu's
Home WAS referred TO as building up
characters and polishing many mother
less ones for places in Gods great tenn
pie. Mr.. Atkinson, of the Standard, adj
dressed the Sunday school in the alter
noon.
ST. MATTHEW'S.
Rev. }. q. Armstrong delivered
strong, vigorous sermon last night on the
sentence "Endesvoring TO keep the unity
of the spirit In the bond of peace" Eph.
43. He said the two great ideas In the
text were that "unity OF the spirit was
To be earnestly sought alter and that this
was to be accomplished by preserving the
bond of peace" Unity" must not
IN this sense be mistaken for ''unicity."
The first means body composed of I'M
like portions, and the second q body
made up OF similar ones. The Trinity is
composed of three powers, and is eX-
pressed by the word "unity;" for though
they are joined and operate through one
head, yet they are different powers. The
Church is q wonderful unity, for though
it mas millions of members it has
but tone God, one creed, and one bsp-
tism." The unity of spirit" does not
mean simply that we are to be united IN
heart or soul. Although this is most es-
sential, / think st. Paul means here
unity of God or the Holy Spirit and it
is His influence which effects it. All the
differences OF personal or national opin-
ions are ersdicsted through this holy
unity of Gods love and Gods church
He creates love of truth and honor and
feeling of mercy that brings men into
unity of spirit which each OF US should
endesvor to preserve and enlarge. Let
wrsnghng and dissentions cease, and the
whole corporate body will go on in
peace and strength. This is to be accom-
plished by the "bond OF peace" which is
the fgmeRt that binds bone to bone in
the body and soul TO soul in the 'unity
Of the spirit"
FIRST Presbyterian CHURCH.
The Rev. DR.. Cunningham gave sn
eloQhent sermon 10 his people yesterday,
from the text (lst Samuel, II 5-S.)
Whose son art thou, thou young man2'
After telling the story of David and
Goliath and how when David brought the
giants head 10 Saul, the latter asked the
question which forms the text. DR.. Gun
nInghsm said, wish to ask this question
of you young men literally, for the
youth must be tearlully deprsved who is
not touched by recolectlons of mothers
love, and n fathers care Your mothers
have all had bright hopes for you and
have said while You lay in Your