The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-04
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A Very Large Audience a. the FIRST Pres.
bytGFIan ChHFch-A Change OF Pre-
EFRmnie Ia Iho subject and natter Of
the Lecture.
An extraordinary large audience was at
the First Presbyterian Church last even.
ing, considering the warning Of the eIs-
ments. E..
DR., Cunningham, in complimentary
words to the ladies Of the audisnce-the
model wives and the young ladies' who
would become model wives, said that Dy.
Willetts, the lecturer Of the occasion, was
unwilling TO lecture on the model wife in
Wheeling for the first time, and the orator
being introduced explained that he con.
aideFed Sunshine" his best effort, and
that II his audience was not satisfied with
the change, would give it Lis idea OF q
model wife at another time without any
cost to 1t whatever.
The doctor ia q hale hearty looking
gentleman oil perhaps iorty.ave, with a
big round faces, ornaWsDIed with an iron
gray moustsGhs and q speaking pair Of
dark blue eyes. His voice Is symmetrical
and sonorous and his dictton Ia quiet but
Impressive.
His delivery was extempore and pleas
ing, aud he interested his audience at
once. 1t Is q good thing for . lecturer to
get his audience well in hand in the frat
few words and no one perhaps under
stands this better than Dr.. WiIletts, In
pleasing phrazs he delivered some pithy
assertions, which wers favored with gen
eral personalisms, showing what made the
sunshine in Life and what tho clouds
Some people were ever disContented and
not only soured their own lives, but con
tnually sought to Nuke others as mtssra
BILE as themselves, ''Thero are dry eyes a
their iunsrals." They reminded him Of :
gentleman going along q country road
who inquired oil an OnloOker a. o funeTa
procession what compliant the man haf
died Off"
"Thcre was no complaint at oil that
know Of. Everybody appears satisfied
A grand object Of life is 10 have q goot
disposition aud . good na.hre, They car
be cultivated. And Sod likes 10 9 hi
creatures happy, Agood many Chrlsllanl
think that 1t Is somewhat r~eprehensible t
be happy. They have on idea that TIT
more miserable they can BIZ the more re-
liglous they are, Never wRs there /
greater mistake,
The causes OF lack Of sunhshine In PEG
pies lives are pride, envy and discomfort
Pride causes as much true misery az am
one thing, Then envy wss the worst sor
Of venom, while discomfort was the mos
unreasonable and general. He admired
the saying OF the old %SCotChman, who
when trouble struck him Gomtort0d him
self with "l'm glad Il wasn't any worse
and 1t was better anyway than | deserved.
A great factor In creating sunshine X
life Ia to make home bright and sweet,
hate cold homes, with such adoTnment
on the walls as pictures Of Wesley's death
bed, &c, Spend your money n your homes
II Ia q good way, and money is good thing
Get all you can OF It, but lake care Their
are no "bad Bhillings" in the pile. Saw
reasonably, but spend generously. Ayoil
business to hsggle aud sCrimp just for tn
sake Of keeping. With such men, the big
ger their purses get the smaller the me-
grow. .''
We don't appreciate what blessfpgs ",
have. Every man md woman ought t.
take an inventory Of them often, ant
. think tho stock over aud keep, II in mind
ia pergon will come down stairs in tn
morning and complain Of mot haVinI
slept q wink" How many Of u.s. com,
down 10 breakfast and speak about tn
glorious, sweet slumbet we have enjoyed
] II could spend tho whole night in talking
about the blessings we all have every day
and then would not get half through
The slight drawbacks Rre about Rll lha
are noted. DesCribe Q goblet Of cool
sparkling water as eloquently Rs Gougl
and you will find plenty 10 remark Of thl
invisible RnimalCula Ia it.no u5.
The Doctor wRa eloquent In advocating
the power oil the sun OF truth 10 the Bibll
as o means Of sunBhinein lie. To let III
rays perColate into %everyone's chsrGcte
and disposition was d sure method Of at
tanning happiness here 40 well as here
after. The 'carping critics" who werl
hunting after errors In II were HANDLED
without gloves. Tho "errors Of Moses
fellows and alleged scientists. The al
aptability Of the Bible was the way he re
garded the sacred book. Did 1t teach
astronomy No. Ibid II teach geology
No. Dldit teach algebraP No. Il laugh
and II universally used for the good in It
there would be no use for our police ant
prisons. 10
Concluding, the doctor said that lie dit
not forget that there were troubles In thi
world to intercept the sunshine, and HI
thought they might be divided intoi Let
Imaginary troublesi 2ud, Exaggerated
troubles Cd, Personal troubleB 4lh
Real troubles. "Nine.tenths OF GU
troubles, however, 1 actually believe arr
borrowed ones, Sufficient unto the day,
etc."l .n' -
With rich illustration, happy compsyi
son, strong ihjunctions and amusing an
ecdote, a lecture WIS closed that will. d.
good, that was extremely entertaining ant
which was as, sunshiney Us any aver 10
livsred in this city, s1ar'
gl.i Court House chips.