The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-07

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Some very curious sermons may now he
heard In Louisville at q series Of revival
meetings there, Wequote from recent
report in the CoiriSr-JournGl:
'pText. Acts xyi.-The beautiful charac.
teristic Of these two dear disciples Of the
Lord, at this time Of any rate, was that
they were perfectly willing togo where the
Lord wanted them to go. They had their
pretty little programme that they would
Z 20 around among the churches, and then
back to Antioch, and tell what good time
they had had. They made 1t mind you,
z Id subjbCtion to the will OF the Lord. The
Lord Is not angry that We should have our
little plans so we have them In subsection
% Hiswili. Ifthe Lord will, this blessed II,
the Disciples had in their lives. Thus fol.
lowingthe Lord weare brought otintodisN-
greea6le places, but into the most pleasant
places in the world. have hero u Bible
In my hand. Itwistitaround and II does
not break; Iopenit at any place, and it
stays open right there. It's Bible, bound
In flexible, one OF Bagster's best Levant,
kid.lined, silk.sewed. This Is what want
70 be, what Pm going TO be-bound in
flexible. When the Lord tells me to do
anything I'm going TO do It, and not stand
aud Jaw Him about 1t, God grant that
you may know what II is TO be bound in
flexible, not one OF these old STILES.
am bound in flexible, kid.lined and silk.
sewed You Christians Of Louisville are
dead with propriety; you want the stiffen-
ing taken out Of you; for Gods sake timber
up. Would you make It hazy for a trusty
servant by giving him your orders 30 he
could not understand your The Lord
will tell you his plans for you II you will
let him. Some Of you don't know
tho Lords will from the DEVILS, be-
cause you don't let yourself 60 Timber.
There was dear old darkey who was con.
victed at camp meeting at the
same time with q nice young fellow
who knew Greek aud Latin. The
darkey went straight through. but the
young man went fioundering along for q
couple Of weeks until he got out Of patience.
Then he went TO the darkey and said. TON
you are q happy Christian, and want to
know how it IS 'Well,' said Tom, when
the Lord como TO me I said ''Lord, I'm an
old, good.for-nothing niger" and SO / lust
lei myself drap.' Ire Young man took hi
advice and let himself drap. That is all
drap, drap; the Lord will catch you, the
everlasting arms are beneath you. SO Paul
and silas just let Themselves drap, and the
Lord told them what 10 do that night. Il
wasn't all plain sailing with Paul and
Silas A woman that had devil followed
them, crying, These men arc servants oil
the Most High God Paul was too old a
soldier to be caught that way. Beware Of
devil with Bible under his arm. Thus
the devil was trying to mix up this woman
with these two servants OF God. He next
stirs up those excellent gentlemen, the
magistrates; for the people said these men
are teaching strange doctrines, and you
will get into trouble with the mother coun.
try il you allow it. And so they command.
ed to rent off their clothes, and to beat
them, and in this sad plight they were car.
ried to jail. Let US not blame the iailor
for he was poor, ignorant man that
didn't know B from bulls foot, and Paul
and Silas had the appearance OF two us
mean villains as ever were. Martyrdom
Is never pleasant to look at. See how
Paul and Silas behaved in Jail. They
were stiff and sore with their bruises, had
had nosupper. They sat on the damp flag
stones Of the building with their feet made
lust In this condition they held PRAYER
meeting about midnight. It's very easy
thing to go along in nice weather and say
softly, Praise the Lord, and that's enough
to keep our spiritual natures healthy. But
wait till it storms and everything frowns,
I then you want to lalloo out loud enough
for somebody to hear you, Praise the Lord.
The Methodists shout when they feel good,
That is good as far as it goes; but you ought
to shout most when you feel the worst.
Alter while the Lord came down from
heaven and shook the jaiI like terrier
would q rat; they had an earthquake. This
Is Gods response to his enemies who think
they have the best Of his people,"