Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-14
LONDoN'S INlQuITY,
Rev. Mr.. Spurgeon breaches n Powerful
Sermon on the Disclosures.


Sermon on the Disclosures.
LONDON, July l3.-Rev. Mr. Spurgeon
Yesterday preached powerful sermon on
the patrican iniquity Of London as exposed
by the Pail Mall Gazette. Mr. Spurgeon
took for his text the 10Th verse of the ID
chapter of the Epistle of Paul to the Ro-
mans, which he quoted in defence Of the
Gazettes work in making its revelations
ST. Paul, TIE preacher said, felt it necessary
to mention the hideous vices of heathens, and
left on record an exposure OF the sin of his
day which crimsoned the cheek of the
nOdes when tney read. They were written
10 shame The denominations of an age almo-
past shame. There was judgment Tor Sir
IN this world Tor both men and nations. As
syria, Babylon, Rome aud EEypt were EN-
pires Of oppression and cruelty and full OF
,niquity. When the sin of these peoples
ouId no longer be tolerated they were wiped
oil The face OF The earth. why should Lon
don, exclaimed the preacher, "be more IA
yoIed than Rome? What is there about our
bosstful race on this or the other side of the
Atlantic that we should monopoliHe Gods
favor? God will Judge mems actions 100
vile to be spoken of and which cause the
nation to shudder f dragged as they ought
TO be into daylight. D,ed' Of night, OF III,
closed room, done when finger is put upon
The lin and the act committed which must
never be mentioned les The man himself be
regarded as an, outcast abhorred even OF
his tel owsinners, all, all shall be re-
vealed. All that we nave for our own
comfort blinded our eyes and av"rlcd on,
cazc from things iDCon' en'ent to see, sh I'll
,e revealed, and we here make diilerenc"
between he secret and the public, but God
ices not Every secret sin is secret only
oy q lying phantasy OF the Imagination.
is public before God. 1t is necessary for
the church TO warn men OF what will haT-
pep, if they continue in their Gins, aud n
neeD them in fool S paradise until they De
sent down to hell s damnaIon. lt becomes
every preacher 10 cry aloud an pare not
Investigation.
Loypoy. July l3.-In Parliament, Sir
Bentinick, Conservative member for White
haven, asked the Home Department whether
the Pail Mall Gazettes charges against the
London Police, in connection with that
papers revelations Of iniquity in the city,
we're true
Sir Richard Asheton Cross replied, that il
the facts we're as stated by the Gazette. the
fullest iruu;ry would be male and that h.
considered it his duty to endeaTOr to get at
he bottom OF the charges.
To Protect Young Girls.
Loypoy, July IA mas meeting OF
women was hid in Princes Hall this after
noon to consider ways and means to pro
,ect ycupg girls from the horrible pitflll- Of
london as revealed by the Pail Mall Ga
ze,te. Mrs Booth and other ladies made
eloquent addresses The meeting resolved
that laws on the subject should forthwith be
more Efficient, denounced the State reeuia-
ton OF vice, demand the totss repsal OF the
Contagious Diseases act, ard that the age oil
cons, nj be raised from Is to Is. The meet
ing also voted to send copies Of record OF its
proceedings 10 the House of Commons.