Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-07
SUNDAY SUBJECTS.
an Eloquent Sermon on Memory by Rev.
Barclay - Services at the Va
ri,as Churches About
the City.

theological Seminary, at Springfield, O.,
preached beautiful sermon yesterday at
the English Lutheran Church. The large
audience heard the fine effort with marked
pleasure and qualification. Mr.. Barclay
graduates in o few weeks, and no doubt
will rise 70 eminence in he pulpit.
T.kipg as q text Luke xvii:2l, Rev B.
after giving Q short exposition OF the Par
able Of Dives ind Lazarus, and a brief,
clear definition Of memory, took as his
.ubje;t Memory and Some Things Worth
r, IuemberiIg."
In the first place remember what sin is
Remember that it is that evil mosal power
which psrveIts the spiritual nature Oh man
and makes him do wrong; which MAKES
him guilty before God and puts him under
condemnation.
Look at the results OF sin, Adam and
Eve driven from Paradise, Abel murdered,
a world destroyed, Christ crucifed, and
more crimes resulting theretrom, than
there were diseases in Pandora's bosom.
Look at the work sin Is doing to day.
Your own well'edited dslies show column
after column of crimes, and all on account
If sin; the beautiful snow covers our
streets with 8 mantle of sDotless white
which soon becomes mire and fifth, and
the spotless souls of Eden were also
covered by the serpent's tilth, bat the
promise was made that the seed Of the
women should bruise the serpsnts head"
and would have you remember
CHEIsT's COMING.
Remember what q power there must
have been back of that iowly birth to have
| caused worshIping millions to adore his
name. Such memories as this are dear,
but many csn only see on memories pages
| wasted opportunities and misspeat lives
Christ cams for these, he came to call siu-
ners to repentencs, remem Ger what he Of
| fers, pardon and peace to all and home in
| heaven with him. The epicureau would
offer happiness and say III Il is the end aud
aim of existence, or the stole would tell
man that be is free and needs nothing out
| side of himself, and that when troubles
l nyerwhelm him suicide Is justiia6le,
| strange 20 relate the practice corresponded
with the theory, Zeno hung himself be-
cause he broke one Of his fingers and
| Clean lhes starved himself to death beciuSs
his gums became sore, but Christ otf-rs
pardon for sin and teaches man his respnn-
sibility to himself, his fellow msu and his
God. In the next place
REMEMBER YOUR OPPORTUNITIES
As citizen of great republic, with
free press, a free Bble, free caurch and
| schools. Do not ne eject ,hem Or your
punishment will be as Dives.
Remember your meFcies, that you have
no claim ON God. Adam forfeited this;
but remember the second Adam hiss a
CLAIM On God, and only through him can
you be saved, and God will not be furg It.
ten. Bslshazzar's luxuries were as Sd
om's apples at the dread writing on the
wall, and Nathan's thou art the
nan" recslled David from tn
vii be was following; and 80
Nv. REMEMBEE.wHAr AWAITS THE IHPESGrENr.
Eetore them the gulf of despair, behind
them unpleasant memories; misery SITS At
either hand, beneath their feet is the slough
| of despoud and above their heads, threat
ening every moment to fall and crush
them, are their sins. D! this power Of
memory. this fire in the bones, this con.
cealed girdle of thorns. How terrib II is.
Il makes the guilty soul tremble, as does
the forest at the roar of the enraged lion,
or the deep sea in her silent depths whep
Der Creator goeth by on the wings OF the
tempest and the God of glory thundersth.
Contrast with this the power of an approx
ing conscience in all times OF danger and
see how calmly even the most timid meet
d. ath. II you will not remember now
there is time
WHEN YOU WILL REMEMBER,
when the tumult Of the march aud battle
are over, when the uprolr of life has
passed away, then will the still small voice
be heard as never before.
In Poe's beautiful poem OF the Raven,
Memory and R-morSs are closely allied.
The sable bird, the Morse impersonatioH OF
Memory, refuses to be driven from tbs
bust of Pallas, the goddess Of Reason, who
| full armed and glorious, sprung from the
head OF Jupiter, and the poet, brought face
to face with the terrible fact that you must
5etbrone reason to drive out memory, be
exclaims
TELL me truly, impiore-
Is there, is there balm in Glead?
Tell me, tell me, tmplore"
But he hesrs only the g'oomy never
more" and to this well may he say:
"I cave no black plume as atokeu,
OF that lie thy soul hath spoken.
And it is q lie, for there is balm in
Gilesd, and 1t is found in Christ, but with
out HIM you cannot drive out this.
"Ghsstly, grim and ancient raven,
Wandering from the nightly shore"
Who will knock aud gain admission,
cen through your he1rts own chamber
door.
As the blood on Lady Mscbsth's hands
burned her heart with living fire, aud az
she washes her hands she thinks aloud:
Here's the smell of blood still, all
The perfumes Of Aorabia will not
Sweetsn this little hand"
You cannot drive memory out; turn
diem to Christ and be saved; do not delay;
10 is short and you must soon render
your account.