Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-06
PASTOR AND PULPIT.
Religious Notes for To- Morrow
tn. lsssp'AfHesAI susDAr scs0o. II.

son,
with to-uorow's lseon w r~h
WIN hss BEEN designsted the crown a
Chdsts tsechia0 --tAs Saviour,
Golden rule." ThSts hats been writSt,
Who claimed that the words used ty
Him were not original; that even Con.
fncius, the celebrated Chinese philoso.
pber' had elucidated Q suggestion, 30
not unto others that which would
offend YOU" Gibbon quotes an ancien,
law-giysr q uttsring the same rule. h
Ia said thai In the century preceding Ii.
birth of Christ, there were two celebrated
sacred law schools, headed by Hille ami
Sba,nmsi respectively. A Gentle a..
nroached Shammai and requested him
10 teach him the whole Law while be
stood on one leg. The great rabbi drove
him away In anger. The man then
went TO Ifillel and made the same ne
quest Hillel replied, What is IN.
pleasant 10 thee do not TO thy neighbor
This is the whole law; oil the rat |.
commentary"
Admitiins that the writers mentioned
uttered the rule, the very TACT tina, Their
negative assertions have long .incr
been forgotten by oil, save the very lew
while His command couched IN the
most positive language has been handed
down 70 a. a. & precious legacy u con
yincine proof that He alone 10 entitled
TO the authorship OF The Golden Rule"
Msrk, the Kindly manner In which
our tesson bogins, ,,"Judge not" We
are mol forbidden 70 tofm private opiu.
ions, rather va are to avoid neeiles.
false or unkind conclusions. n there
were no other motive for Us 10 form on,
opinions carefully the fact that We mus
DO Judged BY the great perfect mind
should deter and override us. II /,
worthy 10 remember that Is We iudgr
our fellow.men. we Will receive tie
same return. Kindness will be met b,
Kindness. charity by charity, severity
by severity.
And why bsholdest, DC. As usual,
considered. the word here used means
10 voluntarily stare at. IL is evident
however, in this case that the person
spoken to must have been Of imperiec,
sight. The words mote and beam plainly
refer 10 little sins and great faults Ne.
spectively. The Savior uses severe Ian.
giage In defining the character Of him
who, though guilty OF some fault nolorl,
ously greater than his brother, We,
essays 10 assist him In clearing his repu.
tation Of his minor fault Continuing
he says: Thou hypocrit or pretendef.
first repent Of your own sins and then
shalt thou see clearly in assisting iby
brother. We have heard the word dog,
In the succec,iing verse explained 70
mean Gentilcs. This must be an errJr,
AS tho best authorities tell us that dog,
in that country were then and are nov
looked upon a. little more than scayeu.
gers, and were only tolerated A. such,
80 that here We shonld take il In lis ht.
eral meaning.
The next verse is O chaplet oi gems
Ask. seek. knock. To ask, signifies |.
wish; to seek, an earnest desire: \.
knock, a longing hope oi securing some.
thing for the time closed 10 us Not,
that we are not limited ~ 10 how many
times We ar. not permitted ~ ask. II
has been beautifully said that large asl
Ing and large expectation OH our par
honor God. Our Saviour goes on aud
shows that the invitation lie has ust
given 10 not intended 10 apply 10 buI
one class; for every one that asketb rc
ceiyeth. The concluding verses Of the
lesson affords much iood Tor thought
and it should be remembered that lher,
isa wide difference in the meaning d
the strait used and tho sonl spelled
straight
United Presbyterian Church Regu
lar services at 1880 4. ". and IN
subjects: morning "The CJnycnlen,
Time. evening, Profanity"
First Reformed Episcopal Church
Mozart Hall, services at 10 20 An,
Holy Communion. Sabbath School Al
BAN. Morning subject, The ANak
: encd Jailcr." No evening service.
First Baptist Church, Twelfth aud by
ron streets. Morning subject Thing
Which Edify,' evening. Unity u
Heaven" sunday School at = =. n
Rev. J. W. Carter will preach each even
/, ing daring the week. aud all arr ~
vitcd to come and hear this earnest, .lo
quent man aud be richly repaid.
, Third Presbyterian Church, ksy
Lyle. Morning subject, The slAtl
Commencement" Evening, THE Pw
dlgal Son" Sabbath School at 2o'clucs
All are invited
Second Presbyterian Church. Osiny
10 the absence Of the pastor there wi
lie no preaching tomorrow. Suhds,
School AT 8 a. n. and social prayer NEST
Ing at iP.A.