The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-01

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The Rev. Mr.. Carpenter, Of Baltimore
formerly Of the Fourth Street N. E
Church ID this city, preached a sermon
the other day from which the following
clip Is an extract:
I'VE read in the Bible that a man wa,
forewarned In q dream, and we cens;de,
that as having been done by supernat.
ural agency. Are there not thousands Of
people. now who realize while sleeping
what is to come? / have more than i
score Of times had things marked out Ia
me 50 plainly that could have written
them down, which came to pass months
atterward. The dreams never did me any
particular good, but ] believe they came
from God or from some guardian angel,
Paul, while In trance, was taken mn Ia
the second and third heavens, and saw
that which man could not lawfully ace
but there have been many instances where
men have been in frances, and even pre-.
pared for burial, who, when animation re.
turned, tell us that the soul was conscious
all the time, and saw things which, like
Paul, men could not lawfully see, and
some have said that the return Of the body
to life was o most terrible fall from state
Of happiness beyond all conception. We
have also in the Bible as evidence OF Gods
presence on earth the death Of Annanias
and Sapphira. / have taken pains 10 look
out similar instances Of His presence, aud
by the aid Of the newspapers l have, dur
ing the last fifteen years, learned more
than fifteen cases where sudden death was
melted out to the blasphemous."
Mr.. Carpenter has apparently changed
somewhat since he resided in Wheeling,
When here he was thought to be rather
too incredulous in regard to points deem.
ed essential by some persons, while now
he may well be thought quite credulous
in regard to matters unessential.
lin Mansfield, Ohio, seven churches Of
different denominations have united to
work with and for each other in organized
charity. There are now nineteen districts
in the city with lay supervisor over each,
and with a visitor for each ten houses.
The latter inquire into all cases Of need
and report to the supervisor or pastor pre-.
ferred by the individual. II there is real
need the supervisor gives an order on the
superintendent, who is also a layman.
There Is also committee Of laymen who
find employment for those persons need
ing it, and committee Of ladies TO look az
ter lost women. 1t is intended to bring all
efforts to suppress intemperance, Sabbath
breaking and unlawful traffic in intoxicat.
ing drinks within the scope Of this union
church work. In three months trial thus
far made the scheme has worked vastly
better than DR.. S. A. Bronson, Of the Pro
testant Episcopal Church, who organized
1t, dared to hope.
An extensive religious movement, at
tended with considerable excitement, l.
in progress in South Wales. It Is con
Quoted by three young women, who call
themselves the salvation Army" The
chief one is a Miss Sheppard. The ad'
dresses Of these women are producing q
great impression, especially upon the
rough miners. An account is given Of the
attempt Of q reporter to talk with the
principal woman. He asked her Show
many converts bave you nader" "About
FIVE hundred, was the reply. "Where dc
you intend to co." he then asked, "wher
yon leave here?" ITO heaven" said Mis-
Sheppard. He then tried to ascertain
what her plans for the future werO, when
she met him with earnest celebrations u
'look to his souls salvation" Sht
told him that she had no time tc
spend in furnishing news for the newspa
pers, but must give herself to saving souls
The meetings are often held all night, thu
time being occupied in singing Welsl
hymns, praying and preaching. TIL,
young men and women at some OF til,
meetings throw away their ornaments AM
pipes, and at one service the young wo
men tore of the founces from their dresq
es, renounciug them as idols. One accoun
OF an albright meeting in Rhoudda Vale,
says: HYoung men rushed 70 the peni
tentS table, calling TO God to bless them
and one OF them took of his coat an,
tucked up his sleeves; while the rest @
the audience, embracing and shoutin
.Hallelujahp shook hands and sang an
prayed by tgrRG This went on till day
light
LUZ btylo VI n6uh11ht eIuplUfeu "
Baptist journals to show the wickedness c
Mr.. Hyatt Smith in sp7nkling a dyin
man may be inferred from this psragrsp
in the Rdtehmaa!
ITO appreciate the absurdity Of the pei
Torrance we need only remember that th
minister who otticiated understood tn
word baptize to mean immerse. He kne
that Tie Grfek original never signifies
sprinkle. r., EFFECT Fkst, he did wi
peedad 10 sprinkle the brow 6lthSSiS
man. Psrhdps tbe exigency may /
pleaded as an excuse. Bit vas theren n,
40 exigency Of PRECISELY the sapie so
when the robbsr died unbsptiIed &
the cross7 How much our Lord needl
Of instruction. Why did he not think
a instruct John, who stood near, to INNER
]: the penitehs by sprinkling q little watert
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