The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-04

BE was not ashamed to own his Lord and
Master, nor TO acknowledge Jesus Christ
IS his King. Noble man may God spare
him to work out the many glorions plans
for our Nations advancement, PRAY for
this until the avenues Of the throne be
dense with supplication. And
Whatever may be- the result of this caiam.
ttyr and whatever may betide us in the
councils OF God, who Tor some wise
purpose has permitted 1t to come upon
u.s.. and will over.rule 1t for His own
ends, let 1t be our to transmit to our Dos.
terity, notR star obliterSted, nor q stripe
erased from the glorious ensign OF our
pride and love, and to give 1t to history ss
that which has been, and but for apostaCy
or remlssness, will ever be the emblem
OF the noblsst Government from God to
man.
The service closed with singing "Ameri.
ca and the rendering Of Star SpAnHlsd
Banner" on the organ as the congregation
passed out.
AT TuR sGcoND PREssYTRRIAH CHURCH.
Rev. J.. D MofAt, Of the Second Pres.
byterian Church, preached last night
from the text, "Hs(i z, the ruler is the
minister Of God to Thee for good"-Rom.
IL, !; and said the people . to realize
the President Is for the time the tmbody.
ment OF the power and majesty OF our
Government, aud that he who aims q
blow at his person strikes At the repre-.
sentative OF u great people, who look upon
such an act a. the highest crime pOsslble
TO human wiCkednesa. The act appears
still more wicked to those who accept the
doctrine OF the Bible that q ruler OF o ma.
ton Ia Is also q minister Of God, q repre-
sentative on earth OF the Great Ruler to
whom all power and authority ultimately
belongs, who only CommitG to q people
what ID needtul for seltGovernment, He
expressed his qualification that the attempt
could not be connected with q Nihtlist
plot or q partisan conspiracy, and what
ever nay be the ultimate designs OF God,
1t has served already to give US evidence
OF the moral and political unity OF our
whole people. II the assassin was insane
and irresponsible, then 1t was q warning
TO US Of our dependence on God for our
prosperity and peace, since We have evi.
denCe that by one act OF an insane man .
change in our administration may bs g.
feCted that may seriously disturb public
confidence. But the people will be slow
10 accept the plea Of insanity. 1t would
be well II they were equally slow in every
case where It is pleaded. He uoems
rather TO be the WGtim OF Crsgy ideas,
WHICH may "ACConnt Tor his act without
relieving him Of the responsibility Of It.
Rutii hlB RGtis to be dVnomIpated the in.
sane act Of . disappointed IAiCe.seeker,
then he may be taken as an eYtre uetYpe OF
his class; not that there 10 another office
seeker that would commit such an act, but
that many Of that class bear the unenVia.
bic reputation Of saCriaClng the interests OF
the Government to their own personal ad
vantage, Certainly, there 10 a general
disposition 10 RRSoAGle 10 the mind this
crime and the recognized evils we suffer
from the professional politicians and their
unseemly squabbles for the spots OF Office.
Tho pftplt and CHARACTER Of these evils
were'dWelt ubon'ss Indicating tns preva
lenCe oil q theory Of g%oyerIment the reverse
OF that taught In tho Bible, IN which It
~reNTesppteh Fg an institution Of God,
whose ofiGeg have y stpGtlty lMpllpl Id
tho oath taken, hut now alMost entirely
lSsN e'HNb W wv NSNtAVulpbNe 'NNNSu w
regarded as diVineIy SSOrOd Ny eVOry oC
CupRnt, az he has reason 90 to regard
them, aud VIZ shall have not merely civil
service reform, but civil EeryiCe Tegenera.
ton,
At MouNDsVILLE.
RoV. O. i. MasdSn, Of The Fourth Street
NJ. E. Church, OF this city, In bis opening
prayer at the church there referred in the
most feeling terms to the great calamity
that had occurred, and said that he hoped
the prayers oil every person would ascend
that the great and good President would be
spared for many years 10 come. He
deemed the sad event 0 common calamity
TO a common country.
SERVICES AT CATHEDRAL.
The early services at the Cathedral were
Of unusual interest. Rev. MI. Deehan, on
whom the order Of deaco1ship had been
conferred by Bishop Kahn, Saturday NOR.
ming, was ordained priest. Al 1880 A NJ,
solemn high mass was sung by Rev.
Father Sullivan, Father Murray being
deacon, and Father Deehan sub deacon,
A very instructive discourse was delivered
by Rev. Father Guldner. T.. j., OF George.
town College.
At the end Of mass, Bishop Kahn, speak.
Ing from the throne, addressed o few feel.
ing words 10 the congregation upon the
attempted assassination OF the President,
depicting the horror with which the whole
nation was seized when the dreadful news
was flashed owe the wires. All party 10.
%terests, he said, were buried In the storm
OF Just indignation which stirred the
country, and political differences forgotten
In the intense sympathy which welIed up
from the great heart oil the nation for It's
chiet. For the honor Of our REPUBLIC, let
us hope that Il was the act Of q
mailman, and not the deliberate,
iendiSh work Of any person or
class OF persons utterly lost ID every hu.
name feeling. The bishop remarked that
when the solemn tolling Of the bells her.
aided the news which, thank God, proyed
premature, Of his death, he knelt before
the altar and united bis prAysrs With those
that were then going up from many a
Christian heart, that God would avert
from our beloved cjuutry the dire calRm.
tiles which seemed TO DO impending.
EEhortlng his hearers to cast aside the
narrow mindednssO and prejudiOes Of pc.
litical affiliations and 10 remember only
that they we're Christisns and fellow. oiti.
zens, he dwelt upon the two.iold duty Of
the hour First, to thank God that the
life Of the Chief Executive OF our country
had been spared, aud then to pray for bis
speedy and complete recovery.
From the breathlsss attention with
which bis remarks we're listened 10, It
was evident that the sentiments Of The
whole congregation we're Ia accord
with those which the Bishop was giving
uttefanGe tp.
TOUCHING lSCipEEr.
There was no SERMON at the Fourth