The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-31

sus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Then came this short but pregnant de-
scription of what Bishop should be.
THE EPIsTsE.
"This Is q true saying. If q man desire
the office ola Bishop, he desireeth good
work. A Bishop must then be blame
less, the hus band OF one wife, vigIlant,
sober, Of a good behavior, given TO hos
pitaiity, apt TO teach; not given TO wine,
20 striker not greedy OF filthy lucre, but
patient. net brawler, not cOvetous, one
that ruled we'll his own house, having his
children in subsection with all gravity;
flor if a man know not how TO rule his
own house, how shall he take care Of the
Church OF Gods not novice, lest being
lifted up with pride, he fall into the con-
domination of the devil, moreover he
must have good report OF them which
are without, lest he tall into reproach and
the snare OF the devil"
The gospel for the occasion was from
St. John, DIST chapter, 18th verse.
Tbe Sermon.
Bishop Dudley stepped into the pulpit
with his firm and elastic step, that Is q
perfect index to his character. Every
eve was fixed upon him as the first word
fell from his lips. He has q clear, strong,
musical voice, which is q pleasure to lis
ten to. HIS delivery is excellent, the
variaustions in his tones being rapid and
free from manrerisms. His text was:
Cor. ii, 2. For I determined
not TO know anything among you, save
Jesus Christ snd Him crucihed.
What shall be the preachers theme, in
this modern Corinth 10 which the Lord
has sent him TO stand and speak to the
people? Here, IS in the ancient city, Is
| hustle Of active commercial life here as
there is meeting place for the contrary
tides of traffic, from east TO west, for our
modern ingenuity and enterprise have
made our vast continent TO be but an
! isthmus washed by two seas; here as
! there the traders are gathered from every
quarter, bringing with them the Ian
! guage, the customs, the civilization, the
religion of their homes. How and Of
what shall the prcGchCr speak to them,
! that moral persecution may not drive
! him away into an exile Of silence and
uselessness, that the multitude turn not
away from the pulpit, where ne Is aP-
pointed to stand, that they be not by his
! words driven away from the place where
prayer is won. TO be made, and the Holy
! Scriptures read every Sabbath day? The
| PHILOSOPHERS of that elder day lack not
! r.rrn-a-s.fiyss N
our land and in our time, the disciples
| and professors of reason, who will accep.
only what they can understand, and
| laugh to scOrn as bsbbler and fool, him
who talketh OF hidden wisdom in mys-
tory. The Epicureans have many gar.
den in our midst, wherein they have set
up their laughing idol Of pleasure, wreath
ed and gar,andod with flowers. They
dance IN gIeeful worship before him,
singing in merry chorus. "SeIEe the
! flying hour; tomorrow we must cross the
shoreless sea of death" EAT, drink and
be merry, for tomorrow we die" Away
with careful thought and anxious fear
to live Is the end OF life, and all
ls proGtess that teaCheth not keener
happiness, q more thrilling JOY. And
hard by the garden Of pleasure, now ss
in the odeu time is the Porch OF the
Stoics, who worship but the other face
of this same material, sensuOus God.
OF cypress is the crown which binds his
brow, in mourning robes his priests are
clad, with weeping and lsmentation are
the dirgeful praises chanted. 1t IS the
image OF eternal, uEchaugIug fate before
which they do obeisance-and they
are mourning over the dead humanity
crushed beneath his triumphal chariot;
"Man dieth and passeth away, yea man
giveth up the ghost and where Il her
The sun goes up the SKY, day after
day; the night never fsileth to spread
her pail over the sleeping world; the
seed time and the harvest follow in IN
broken procession; no change hath been
or can be-all is fixed immutsbie, and
man may but mourn the necessary end.
Wherefore they teach, spend thy days,
oh! man in stceing thy heart against
these cruel blows which shall surely fall
be busy day and night in forging the
srmor of patient, accomplishing endur-
ance, of naughty disregard OF aught that
can befsll This is ideal happiness, this
is the acme of human sttainment-to
wrap the drspery of the couch about thee
and sink calmly, carelossy into the never
ending sleep.
VIII the preacher join the one band or
the other2 No, he seemeth to be set
ter-forth OF strange doctrines, for 10 the
questioning sdversaries, his answer was
and is: 1--WE preach Jesus" Is 1t p
new Master, they ask who has wrought
out in the work shop Of his BRAIN, g new
system Of philosophy, new mode Of
connecting together those scattered links
of earthly phenomena a new eXplana'
ton Of tho mystery OF existence,
new code OF moral law for the
guidance Of mankind into the happiness
they seek? Then tell US of his doctrine,
for now rs then, there is room in the
market place for novelty OF religious
otinion; now as Their the multitude will
crowd the place Of assembly to hear the
pretender who has new lamp OF guild
snce to offer in exchange for the old,
which has lighted the way 50 long.
What shall we say? Is He, this Jesus
whom We preach, the founder aud the
expounder of new philosophy Of life-ot
new ethics for the government Of our
conduct Yes; listen, brother men, this
is His teaching. The Lord thy God Is
one Lord This that the chie!tsins Of
human philosophy CROPPED after, Iabored
to find, ouunciated if at all with SIAM
mering iCobienoss, this He boldly, plainly
declares, that God is One person; thst
unto Him, and Him alyne, Is justly due
the homage and service Of heart, and mind
and strength Of every thought and feel
ing OF which this nature of ours is Capa-
bic: that from Him we proceed that in
Him we live and move and have our be-
ing; that not sparrow ialleth to the
ground without BIS provIdent kn Jwledge
and permission; thai the very hairs of
our head are all numbered by the infinite
care of His thought. for His creation.
This Is His exposition OF the enigma of
the life that we see and know. Hear the
rules that He gave for its good conduct
and conseq Ient well being; Thou shalt
love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart, and all thy soul, and sll thy