The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-22
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"! inc I1HElisA La!AeE;'A Church IN II
Ciiy-t Plea fortiie Homo.
Correspondence Of Tie lniel!calar. f
MANCHESTER, Va, Nov. la.-On Sunday
next, the I'D instant, the Twcnty-liith
Anniversary OF the organization OF the
English Lutheran church in Wheeling is,
am informed, to bring the
the Rev. DR.. Dosli to your city. Or. Dosh,
who, in 1850, was identified with that
people, and who has in tho last twenty
years been serving the Lutheran Evan
gel;cal churches in Winchester and
Charleston, s. G., Roanoke college and &C.
minary has Mt last consented o take charge
of monthly magazine in tho interest OF
the Home. When first issued III 1883 this
monthly was known rs the L.hkherun Home.
When it reappears, rs we have reason to
believe it will next month, it will ! hope,
DO found found to secur patronage
on the part OF so many Of our families
that il it retains the distinctive title OF
Lutheran, it may be only, ont OF Il grateful
recognition OF the service God permitted
Lutller to render the Protestant world.
The truth is, We want III most OF our iami-
lies, which we recognize us SO many Sun
day Schools primitive, some such organ OF
communication rs We think this will prove
TO be.
AS DR.. Cunningham and others Of your
city will readily surlnise the. writer's in
terest in this matter comes OF q need he
has felt Of the means Of communicating
with the families OF the Old Dominion MS
SO many Sunday schools. AS an alter
native ut present he has fallen back upon
the Richmond Planter, and by the courtesy
OF the editors, been permitted TO keep its
readers informed OF some Of the blessings
showered upon the families who are wise
to improve the weekly visits OF the Lesson
Ltares OF tho International Series. His
hope now is, that in this Magazine for
The Home he will have another organ OF
communication for such rs are quick to
discern the hand OF God in the times that
ure passing over lis.
Whoever leads m intcr-dcnominational
movement, may be said to be leading a
~forlorn hope. Your correspondent is well
aware OF the good reasons for the exist
ence Of tho denominations. lie cannot,
However, overlo)k the fact that many OF
our blessings are to be sought and recos.
nized Independently Of our ecclesiastical
organizations and in tho issue Of the Lesson
Leaf and the great acceptlncc'it has met
with in all the churches, We have a won
deriul exhibition OF the good things that
were in store for us, the half OF which
could not have been credited if predicted
twenty years ago.
This expression I have used, reminds
lis all perhaps. Of the visit Of the Queen OF
Shcba. This story Of her visit. turning
OH the pivot so perfect for the purpose OF
solemn impression, that frosty morning OF
the 9th instant, was but II day in ad-
vance of the birthday OF the.immortal
Rcformcr. Nine years serve to bridge the
short interval between l4S3, the birth OF
Luthcr and l402!, tho discovery Of America.
lie whose eyes seen to and fro through
out tho entire earth, need not regard
Lines, State or National, in the execution.
Of his plans. 1nithe latc canvass, the cleo.
ton brought to It termination OH
the 4th OF Novcmher, the efforts called
forth by the work OF the nominating con,
ventions held in Chicago in June and July
last. With Now ms,er, tho one impoltlnt
work OF circulating for the use OF our Sun.
dry School workers the reports OF the
third convention heldin June last at Lou.
~isvillc, has Just emerged. II, however, the
edition Of 1000 copies printed fail to reach
orr iircsides this winter, then let nc urge
Tie Home, soon to be issued for reasons Of
much the same nature.
1t is proper, Mr.. Editor, that I should
add, that DR.. Dosh knows nothing OF this
communication, OF tho strategy OF the
Lesson Leaf, DR.. Cunningham can tell,
leading according to the wisdom OF this
world, Il forlorn hope, but mighty because
owned OF Him who, rs tho first bcgotten
from tho dead, in every day OF sorrow,
claims the right to cross the threshold.
Because lie lives, our departed one may
live also. This is one reason. Another
is, our enemy and his, crossing tho same
threshold, and who is he that would have
forbid tho advance Of our Elder Brother.
with tho air OF q c%onqucror upon Him?
Some OF us may not feel the need OF such
monthly yisitant, but for the sake Of tho
many homes which would find n blessing
in it, We will do well to combine with
those who do. W a. CRAWFORD.
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