The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-04

Rev. A. q. George, formerly or this city
ChIeogo TimtI Religious Co'umn.
Centenary sent clear to Wheeling, W.
Va, for Rev. DR.. George. The church ia
Just recovering from a period Of spiritual
intoxicatiop, and the elder members were
thistng for little old.tashioned gospel
a return to the robust religion Of the fore
fathers. They wanted . separation oil the
wheat from the chat. and protested
against free admission Of sinners to the
celestial paradise, Succeeding the season
OF ~unhealthiul exhilsrRtion ensued q calm,
and the brethren once more felt that they
were safely anchored to the Rock Of Ages
from which they had seemed about tc
drift,
THE REV, DIR, GRoRdR,
who was called to minister Over the flock
was the old peoples candidate. ave arr
approaching the end o ouF journey, SAID
one OF the old men, who was expostulst
ing with q younger member who wanted q
popular preacher, sand We like TO hear
something OF the other world. You young
folks may like that sort Of thing, but what
we need Is q taste of real religion" i
was in difference TO the wishes OF the Older
and more sedate element Of the church.
therefore, that DR., George was imported.
II was thought best to get q mau from {
distance, because he would be free from
bias on questions affecting the past and
present management OF the church, and
so the net was cast in remote waters, Dr.
George is supposed to meet all the require
ments In this respect. There 70 no more
danger that he will lead his sheep astray
than there is that he will incite an lnsuI
reCtion or organize q revolution. He II
devoid OF that indefnable essenCe desCrib,
ed AZ "~personAl magnetism but his scrip
tural teachings have in them
THE RING OF USDovBTRD METHoDIsN.
He is a tall, angular gentleman, past tht
meridian Of life, with a forehead that e1
tends quite to the back Of his neck, though
the badness is neatly concealed by thu
artistic use ola comb and brush. The hail
Ia parted Immediately over the left ear
and deity brushed across the barren waste
on the ridge OF the hemisphere, where Il
Ia persuaded to stay by some occult
agency. His reading and general style Of
delivery are not up to the standard Of q
teacher OF eloCution, and his strained
"throat voice. jars the nerves until you
get used TO hearing 1t. You feel like
pouring him out q glass Of water every
few minutes to moIsten his organs o.
articulation. His preaching, while 1t Il
earnest, is not altogether attractive. He
pours Biblical hot shot into Salan's strong
holds with the precision aud regularity Of
a trained gunner, He attempts no dash
ing iorays against the angels Of darkness,
but confines his movements TO regulation
tactics and depends on general results,
There is o very strong probability that the
long neglected "amen corner" will BIO re-
established before Georges ministrations
are brought to a close. Centenary may
not be popular with the glddy, giggling
masses, or with Impoverished worship
pers, who, like Pilgrim, want free passage
into the Kingdom Of Heaven, hut II will
suit the old gentlemen and ladies' who
like to have newspapers printed In long
primer type, and take with the good young
gentlemen who delight in love fsasts,
prayer meetings, and holiness gatherings,