The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-06-17
TUE pAprIsr JueILEE

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Celebration of the First ohurch,s FiftIeth
m. Anniversary.
The Jubilee exercises Of the First Bap-
list Church were attended last night in
spite Of the threatening weather by good
congregation Of people, representing sew
eral Of the city churches. After the open
ing anthem by the choir, the pastor, Rev.
@. NJ. Shot, offered the invocation, after
which another anthem was sung, and then
the pastor made his report on the church
debt, showing nineteen years of hard
struggle with only about So, 900 needed to
complete the entire payment. Rev. DR..
Smith, Of the Fourth Street n. E. Church,
read the sculptures and offered the open
ing prayer.
Tie pastor then introduced Rev. DR.. j.
W. Carter pastor Of he First Baptist
Church Of Parkessburg, who had been
engaged to preach the dedication. sermon.
1.-THE. Doctor announced his text from LIST
Tin. 3:15, s.The house Of God, which is
the church Of the living God, the pillar
and ground Of the TRUTH
The speaker introduced his theme by
saying, The church is the oldest organi.
sation in theworld. Dynasties, kingdoms,
crowns and empires have passed away in
the lapse OF eighteen and one.half eehtur-
II les, but the church still lives. IT would
seem men ought to know by this time
what the church Is, but millions do not
know. Ask what the church Is, and the.
answer is like q voice from Babel, giving
no certain sound. To some the church
Is everything, to others nothing. Some.
Join to DO saved, others because they are
already eayed some to make 1t a hone Of
the soul, others 10 patch up a ragged repu.
tation. Paul wrote To Timothy about the
church, and explained the reason why he
wrote, that he might know how to behave
in the house Of God. The church Ia Gods
house because he built II. No earthly
architect was consulted, but the church
was the outurowth Of the divine mind. It
was fashioned not after any earthly but a
divine pattern.
IL has foundations and walls and towers
allIAftly Joined together Il is built on
q sure and tried stone, the whole fabric
resting on Christ
God furnished the material
sinners. God prepared them for use.
They are diYinely fitted. There is mo-
place In tho church for the uncoRyeFted.
LII they are admitted the walls are
wrenched and broken. Sinners are enc.
mics to Christ, and II admitted into the
fellowship Of the Church there would be
nltiny end treason within and invading
enemies without.
Space will not permit giving as much OF
the sermon as IL merits. His analysis was
very concise, and he treated his subject
tlirogghapt In 9 manner Characteristic Of
his reputation as o deep thinker and mas.
terly ex ponent Of Biblical truth aswell as
an eloquent orator. The dedication
prayer was by Rev. r. =. Carney, Of Ken.
lucky, anold schoolmatef Of Rev, G. n.
Shot.
This afternoon the visitors present will
visit the various manufacturing estab-
lishmenta aud take a birds eve Of the
cityfrom Wheeling Hill.
Tonight the programme will be as fol.
lowsi
1. oTil prcien.ation BY thsYogng Peoples Work.
?. psylns GSsSsS Debts .,,...,.,., Raw. n X oagboy
responsive Ti:toss =
The programme will be interspersed
with music.
Tomorrow the srnday-sChool will pic.
mic at Wheeling Park, aud q good time il |
assured al whoiattend,
An No. lOiS Main street Louis schwalb
will furnish q superb turtle souplunch to
all hispatrons.
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