Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-15

AS auN ltOllt 'du l'I'N '" W. WV Wv
subject To the powers ol SIN.
We have also been favored with the
continued enjoyment ut the ordinances
OF our holy religion, Here is one OF our
dangers. oar continued enjoyment OF
these blessings, has led some To treat
them lightly.
Let us us review our statistics:
whole number reported IN ls5j......,......2'i
Re ,iyvd since tia hmC..................' 81" "
Left hy certificate -
Left without certificate .,..........'.......'' :, 80
Deaths .. -
OF these there arr ia present atcndaIrv- 10
Absent or only occasionally present. 81
Ol this number, still in membership,
but not counted rs IN regular attend
ancc, II are iulirm, ID are Kindred 10y
distance, some ol whom will return,
and 10 are careless and ncgIccilul.
hal supposed that our loss during
the five years oi business depression,
was greater than It really has been.
During the last year We have received
eighteen, and lost 10y removals thirteen,
by death four, so that We have hardly
held our own. Numbers with CORE
spending piety aud activity Indicate the
most desirable condition at the church,
but where piciy, activity, and unity
prevail, there is ~ good reason 10 be
seriously discouraged, even though our
number be- not Increased,
.Nroad. Ii is the duty ol the watch
man To warn the people OF their dangers.
There is no time ul perfect safety Ia
the church in TINS world.
What are some of our dangers? One
is found in Spirit OF l'nlaithiuIncSs To
revealed truth. There is, all around us,
a disposition TO Join hands with the
world, even though some clearly reveal
rd truth should be sacrificed. For this
there are several causes. One Is Il sense
ui WEAKNESS, growing ont oi the Samc-
ness, necessarily incident To regular
worship. Whenever the heart is not
full OF the love ui God, this WEAKNESS
will show ITSELF.
Another cause il iuun in the want
Of actual employment IN the work uI
the church. Activity Keeps interest alive.
The idle will always grow weary. There
is work Tor all. No one need be idle.
Another cause may he found in the lie.
sire to have something sensational III
worship. The church may bc changed
into a SUNDAY opera aud the sabbath
school into u children : playhouse, and
the MASSES will, no doubt, bc attracted ,
but " the Master wCrN hc,Ol c2
We are also surrounded 10y outward
dangers Srcpticlsm has shown Il de-
haut front. The press has lent It's AID ;
men have pushed themselves forward rs
advocates al sabbath dcSvcrallun. our
city seems to hc under the rule at tins
class.
The aggressive power OF lniiielIty il
on the wauc. Its tldal wave Is AGAIN
chhng Still 1t has dangerous power.
Evil associations, especially such rs
tempt our sous into the WAYS ol sin,
constitute another class ui our dangers.
Third What are our dutlcsi
Let us personally use the means OF
grace with all care aud diligence, Let
us strive tn make these means more
effective on the minds and hearts OF
others that they may be- brought into
the fold ui Christ Lct us he very
guarded lest We bring rcpruach on the
cause We have cspOuScd
Fourth, What are our prospects Tor
the future
With the revival OF business, the
population ol the city will increase.
This will not only stop our losses by re-
muyalS. at least IA part, bat will give Us
our share ul the general increase.
But the Church must look 10 her
children Tor her increase, To a very large
extent. Happily the Sabbath School
was never IN more NuuTlShlUg and
effective condition. Here Is our nursery,
and to this We must look mainly Tor ac-
ccSSions To the ranks OF the COuIuuuIug
membership Ol the Church.
Parents must work IN concert with
teachers. Parental neglect is the true
cause OF a large per cent. OF the loss OF
children To the Church..
There is abundant material. Let us
work 1t up. Taking, therefore, a view
of the whole field, while We rejoice only
with trembling, yet We have abundant
reason To- thank God aud take courage
ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH,
Sixteenth street, was we'll attended yes
trrlay notwithstanding the gloom
and threatening aspect of the morning
The pastor Of the congregation, Rev. ).
Il. Baruitz, hal been absent ten DAYS,
preaching at yariuus' points along the
Valley Division o. the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, but returned Saturday in
time Tor the Sunday services The
morning subject Was Consulting with
God from Psalm SIS II will hear
what God the Lord will speak First,
as To what We arr to believe. second, ~
10 what We are 10 experience, ihlri, as
20 what We are to do, IN order 10 live
properly and die trlumphantly. fourth,
a. to our daily movements, and fifth, as
To- our Affections, The singing was led
10y the children's choir, recently formed
by T. W. Dunaway, the organisi VI the
church, and was beautifully done.
In the Sunday school there Was mark.
ell interest in the lesson II the day, the
subject being THE False and the True
IRON Matthew VII, Is, ~. The black
board illustration 10y Superintendent
Leyely. showing good tree with good
fruits aud an eil tree with evil fruits,
was very practically enforced by the
pastor OF the church. The singing was
fairly eleyaIing. The organ in the hands
Of +. W. Runaway, Esq, and the cornet
used by Theodore Roller lei the hund.
reds Of voices in sweetest song all com.
bining tremendously.
The evening sermon Was an appeal to
the uncon seTted on the theme The Ac.
ceplrd Time from the text II CORN.
thians, VI, =, Behold now is the ac-
cepted time"
This church will have special services
all Of passion week. aud confirmation
and communion on Easter Sunday,
March 18th.
TEACHERS MEETING.
At meeting Of the teachers of the
Third Presbyterian Sabbath School, last
Friday evening. the following ofhceu
Nrre elected 10 seTye Tor the ensuing