The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-21

for no one understands his own exls-
ence. After vivid portrayal OF the
evils which beset q young man through
the world, DR.. Cunningham concluded
by saylng: Whose son art thour
May you be able to say Gods son from
tonight, for l do as sinner accep:
Christ as my Saviour. trust my soul
with him."
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Communion services were held at the
Second Presbyterian church Yesterday
the pastor preaching from III Chron.
1912, "snd they entered into covenant
to seek the Lord God of their fathers
with all their heart and all their soul. Inc
object OF the discourse was to enforce the
truth that our service OF God should be
with the whole heart. We are not so
apt to reserve tor ourselves practices
and habits which are undoubtly sinful,
As those which are of doubtful propriety,
or evil in their tendencies. But we should
consider that practices may be wrong ior
US which we are not warranted IN con-
demning in others. Thus some Christians
have become satisfied that the use CT
tobacco would be sin for them owing
TO reasons peculiar TO themselves. A
minister satisfied that It's use Will IN any
degree lesson his usefulness cannot use II
without sin, and yet may not openly
condemn it in others. Some serious con.
sideration on the part of Christian men aud
women might satisfy them that they are
indulging in customs and habits which
ought TO be given up. Again, certain
customs and practices may not be wrong
in themselves but are upon the 'orong
side of the line which separates the church
and the world. The Jews continued to
worship Jehovah in the little chapels
they had erected upon the hill tops, and
might ask of sll DIRECTORS, what harm
can there be in the true worship OF God
in these places? But God commanded
mode or worship as different rs possible
from the mode OF idolators, that the
temptation TO idol worship might be
correspondingly lessened. The Scotch
reformers bahIshed from their worship
everything that smscked OF Popery-
musical Instruments stained glass, re-
sponsive services, etc. These, on the
other hand, the English retormers re-
tanned. "Whst is wrong with their user"
they might demand. "Should the Cath
Ollie Church have monopoly OF all that
is attractive and suggestive in worship?
May not man as truly wor-
ship God with his face TO the
East rs TO the West?' But time
has shown that the Scotch reformers
more truthfully read the human heart.
One form of worship may be mole favor
able than another Tor the transition from
q sound TO an unsound creed. In like
manner certain practices and HABITS may
be right, but upon the wrong side OF the
line-more favorable to the culture OF
worldly than OF religious spirit. Let
Christians apply these principles Tor
themselves to social amusements, dane
ing, card playing, wine drinking and
theatre going.
The choices sometimes made when we
have an alternative placed before us may
indicate the state OF the heart. Ii one
prefer deliberately e social entertain
ment to prayer meeting when the former
IS designed to promote pleasure or mental
Improvement, while the latter is design
cd to promote spiritual improvement and
to prepare for greater usefulness In life,
where is his neart? Our Lord HIS made
it the one aim of every Christian lite to
be perfect even as our Father in heaven
is perfect, and this great principle makes
it the duty OF every one who would serve
the Lord to carefully, avoid everything
which tends To cultivate Il worldly spirit
or to dsmpen spiritual srdor and to i'm
prove every means OF grace. The
thoughts and feelings and dispositions as
we'll rs the words snd deeds ara TO be-
carefully guarded from faint.