The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-20

Editor IntslliGshsW. ~.
Having seen 10 the RtgiNGT oil December
IL, an article entitled "The Sunday Ques'
ton I thought would present your
readers with the other side Of the picture
I would advise the followers Of The meek
and ,loWly Nazarene 70 take heedl Rise
above tie oppressive cares Of lie, with iu
claShlng inconsistencies. Call In the
prejudires Of sectaIlAnIsm. Fix your
mind In the scenes beyond the confines oil
this mundane atom known as Earth, and
then you will be prepared to calmly view
and appreciate the soul siCksnlnS
panorama. a
"T'ls the Sabbath day; princely
churches raise their Steepled spires 10 the
Heaven clothed with costly decorations
The echoIug reyefberatlons Of their ring
lng bells, proclaim their prelensions to
Gods appointment and indwellDg diyin'
itys Contrast this grandeur, this ponnP,
this display, with your tecollectionB oi the
loWly 6abe Of Bethlehem, who, although
filled with the iullness Of the "gOd.held
bodily" was so poor that be had not place
10 lay his sacred head.
Here, dear reader, 10 the lrst matter Of
rejoicing. For God Is richer and better
able TO live In line houses than He wAs
1900 years ago. See that "purte. proud
mass Of living anlmalculi, whose iaultless
attire 10 Of the finest texture; no wonder
Il shines and gllstens. 1t was woven by
- Rnr0tnt, aud 0IsNFty and annntbnl nv Nhfa
tears Si dlSinherlted orphans. By his Side
are his wife and daughter, the dAguereo:
typed likeneSses Of himself, the personitied
representatives Of the Goddess Of Fashion,
the sublinated quintessense OF human
inconsistency and moral TetrogTessiOn.
Their steps are directed 10 the most fash
iOnAbs temple, where mArbled allAts,
with ireScoed ceilings, teach the gos.
pei oil humanity. Turkey carpets, with
dAmask cushioned pews With locked
doors and silver collection baskets, be-
speak the cheapness and lreeness Ol
the gospel sold out within. See the trio
have taken their places among the living
atiStoCrAtic Standardization. Mark the
motto above the altar: 1.-THE Lord IL In
Lila Holy Temple; let all the earth keep
silence before Him. lluSh breathe
gently; It's the House OF GOd,n Hark
the swelling notes OF the mighty or.
gan break the the silence, and commence
the worship oithe Heavenly King. Listen,
lis an anthem-a man constructed an.
them, whose sense less repetition, accom-.
panied by soundr passes for inspiration,
and Is supposed to captyats Heavens
Majesty or TO please Jehovah, who
said: when .ye pray, Use not vain
rspititiOns as the heathenS2' Oh how
elOquently the speaker deClaims against
the love Of the world, It's fashions and
customs, It's pomp and wealth; how clear.
ly his eyes, aided by his gold-mounted
glasses, catch each varying emotion oil his
hearers, while the diamond studs
sparkle In his bosom, and the occasional
dlsplRyo OF his jewelled chronomeler, so
gracefully returned 10 It's resting place,
proves how deeply he feels, how sincerely
he practices the doctrines Of seli.deniai.
Warmed with his subject how wildly he
depicts the consequences Of oppression
and extor1ion. How warmly he advocates
charity to the poor, countenance TO the
friendless and lowly. ....
But what means that interruption? Oh,
II Is only the sexton removing that gray
haired lAborer with his threGllbare suit,
from the pew Of honorable Mr.. Somebody.
True he was perfectly orderly, listened at.
tentively, disturbed no one; but then,
who knows that his plebeian blood might
not have vitiated the Rristocratic organ.
iSms Of somebody, by too close prOxim.
ity TO their immaculate presence. IT'S
certainly vain for Mr.. Threadbare 10 plead
in justification Of genealOgy, the fact that
Mr.. Somebody's father acted as bis grand.
fathers hostier, or that the Bible taught
that God made oil one flesh all the nations
who dwell upon the earth" His great
mistake seems TO consist in his suppOsing
that the God OF the Universe had place
Of worship there at all.
Are you sick Of this picture? From this
then let those followers Of the Nazarene
learn wisdom. There Is among them not
only enc Mr.. ThreadbAre, bu: millions,
who. instead Of being robbed Of the little
comfort and enjoyment they might have,
would, according TO the gospel Of Christ,
be- entitled to your, 10 our most serious
attention and charity. Avoid then the
rocks OF tyranny and oppression on which
you may founder. Sail humbly on the
sea oil religion, towards that bourne where
all will be equal,
A SEEKER AFTER TRUTH.