Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-11-10
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MEASURE OF RESPONSIBILITY.
An Able sernsa PrsaeAsd BY Or.
cunninehan ct ths First
Prssbytsfiaa chsFcA
Last Night
TO A LARGE coxeREeAuoa.

United States. since las. Tuesday. have been
suspended and are still over 4 burning vol.
cano, ready at any time to burst its crater
and burst forth its lava Of destruction on ell
sides Of the mountain. sweeping before its
resistless waves the faith and hopes Of the
grandest nation on Gods earth to-day. The
nations refuge. Gods earthly sanctuaries.
were sought and found BY thousands yesiee.
day who but seldom. If ever. enter the tem-
pies built by human hands and dedicated 10
the God Of our fathers, only when great
emergencies force them to this, tho last Of
human hopes and human remedies. Hun
dreds Of anxious people Tiled almost every
pew in The Fint Presbyterian Church ya.
terdAy to listen to
vRsY gAcsLLESr sEshVS
preached BY DR., Cunningham, It's pastor.
Alter sihging the opening anthem;
Praise uoi iron. shom al blessing, doe.
Praise Him ell crrsturse here bclov;
PralsS Hi@ above. yc heavenly hcyss,
Praisc Father. Son aud Holy 6host,"
the congregation joined in prayer. Tbs
99th Palm, out Of the most appropriate se-
lections for the occasion, from Genesis 10
Revelations was read, and then the usual
hymns wers announced and sung. inter.
spersed with Scriptursl readings. The
able sermon was preached IRON First
Kings lX chapter and the first verse
And when the Queen Of Shcba heard Of
the fame Of Solomon concerning the name
Of the Lord. she came TO prove him with
hard questions"
Dr.. Cunningham uid: The wisdom Of
Solomon had never been equalled BY any
one before him, by no one in bis day. nor
by any one since His thousands Of pro-
verbs and poems are literary gems OF Wis
dom, beyond the realm Of human thought,
uninsy ired BY God. His name and fame
were his universla empire. All nations
had knowledge Of him, and Contributed
their wealth to bis name and fame. The
temple he built was an empire Of wealth,
aud glory, and honor and tSunpe,ed his
name among al the oriental nations. In
luxury, grandeur, wealth pageAntry, and
wisdom. Solomon has mono Ike him IN ha-
man or inspired history. The historical
date in Solomon's reign when the
QUEEN or TINE sorrn
visited him was when he was Ia the zenith
Of his unriyaled glory, honor and wisdom.
and before his crimes had called down on
his guilty head, the wrath Of heayes
After King Solomon had shown this qnses
Of the South the gIories and riches of his
house and the wonderful riches Of HE mind
il was then that she enqaired q him "ooa-
cerning his Lordf Coming from Anhia.
as she bad, hundreds Of miles sway ssufk
from Solomon's kingdom, they had by some
means found out that there We greater
power behind Solomou's throne tia the
king himself from whom be had received
this wonderful wisdom oy which II haA
made himself 90 great among the nssioss
OF the world.
This hea then queen thought aa&ksss
land hence her qusstion) that II SoSoosa's
Cod had doue 10 m,ch for him. that he VS.
worth inquiring after and possessing. 70 80
what be would 10 for her and her people.
If this Queen, whom ,hs Savior said vosld
EIsE Up ~ Juposxsr
and condemn the Jews. beeauss they be-
Iieved not on him, had such faith. In th~
God Of Solomon a. TO inquire OF him, ssd
.ach q knowledge Of him thvosgh he 81.
,ant, Solomon, how shall Il b With this
generation when il, with her, shaal 10 sp 10
Iudemenl1 Will she not condsan ~, who
as,e lived all oar days under the blaze oi
Cost eI day. and have AT rear in and ysas
OFT in Gods earthly temples aHfsre yct u
our sips'
As nation aad a. individsaisy the sx.
smp.- tet 5y this heathen Qneepisoae .has
.iIi rile up 10 judgmen! agsinp as. She
.as a ,houghtiul woman. and hsf discov-.
red by some. TO " nov. unknown, channels
ol Information, that there vas . righteous.
ne.s which exalted Q aatioa 81 = s,Ief,
highe. than that pcon ~ - r k
ereisp, and her ss,se11 80 G1 z
and n was dexirU - oequt4 ~
edge of fSolomoa's 4 ~ GoG'tro<
ktr to take and make The long journey sAf
did. loaded ~ she vAs with. precigas
aas mo. .a2 Si. temple 1Ihs ,1si,aA
gospel privileges enjoyed by THE nsties
threw q great rrspondbility on thsss vho
rule Il, and 90 ss sho are iu citizens. Goa
will hsld each ard every one oEus ailIR re-
,possible tss the pan ve iaks- In msa6aG
this na,ioa Of Righteousness. O. nstics o.
rebsIliss sgsinsi Him and His right sod
authority 10 rsle over ra Rightscasnsas'
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