Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-09
Gods Plans Matured From All
Eternity.
SINS ALWAYS FOUND OUT.
Laying Up Treasures Where They
Are Safe and Available
Forever.
DIR. TALMAGE's SERMON
Special 10 he Register.


Joseph, See, have set thee over all the
land of Egypt"
You cannot keep good man down, said
Dr.. Talmage, God has decreed for him a
certain point Of elevation. He will bring
him to that though ii cost him a thousand
worlds. You sometimes find men fearful
they will not be properly appreciated. Every
man comes to be valued at just what he is
worth. You cannot write him up, and you
cannot write him down. These facts are
powerfully ilgsrated in my subject. 1t
is an insult to suppose that you were not all
familiar with the life of Joseph. How his
Jealous brother threw him into pit. but
seeing a caravan of Arabian merchants
trudging along on their camels, with spices
and gums that loaded the air with aroma,
sold their brother to these merchants,
who carried him down into Egypt; Joseph
there sold Ito Potiphar, man
of influence and Office. How
by Joseph's integrity he raised himself to
high position in the realm until under the
false Charge OF a vile wretch he was hurled
into the peniteitiary. How in prison he
commanded respect and confidence. How
by the Interpretation of Pharaoh S drea Il he
was freed and became the chief man in the
realm, the Bismarck'of his century. How
in lime of famine Joseph had the control OF
a magnificent storehouse which he had
filled during seven years of plenty. How
when his brother, who had throwp him into
the pit and sold him into captivity, applied
for corn he sent them home with the beasts
of burden borne down under the hett of the
corn sacks. How the sin agaiss. their
brother which bad SO long been hidden
came out at last and was returned BY that
brothers forgiveness and kindness-the
only revenge he look.
Compelled to Honor.
You see in the first place, that the world
is compelled to honor Christian character.
Potiphar was only man OF the world, yet
joseph rose in his estimation until all the
afairs Of that great house were committed
to his charge. From his servant no honor
or confidence was withheld. When Joseph
was in prison he soon won the heart Of the
keeper, and though placed there for being
scoundrel, he soon convinced the jaiier that
he was an innocent and trustworthy man.
and released from close confinement he be-
came general superintendent OF prison
affairs Whenever Joseph was placed,
whether servant III the house Of Potl.
ehar, or a prisoner III the peni:entiary
he became theiirst man everywhere, and ls
an illustration of the truth lAy'down that
the world is compelled 10 honor Christian
character. There are those who affect to
despise religious life. They speak oft as
a system of phlebotomy by which the man
is 6Ied of all his courage and nobility. They
say he has bemeaned himself They pretend
to have no more confidence in him since his
conversion than before his conversion. But
all this is hypocrisy. There is agreat deal
of hypocrisy in the church, and there
is great deal of hypocrisy out
side the church. 1t is impossi.
BILE for any man not to admire and
corGde in man who shows that he has
really become child Of God, and is what
be rotesses to be. You cannot desPise
sol, OF the Lord God Almighty. o! course
we have no admiration for the sham Of re-
Gei.n. we have adherence. Redwald, the
Ki.g. after his baptism, had an altar OF
CHRISTIAN sacrifice and an altar for sacrifice
to evils; and there are many men now at
tel p,ing the same thing-half a heart Tor
! Ciou and half heart for the world-and 1t
is dead failure and it is a caricature OF
rel. ion, and the onlv successful assault
ey,r made on Christianity is the inconSis
ter,v OF its professors. lou may have
a contempt for pretension to religion,
bu; when you behold the excellency OF
Jesus Christ come out in the lite of one OF
| His disciples, all that there is good aud
noble in your soul rises up into admiration,
and you cannot hell it. Though tina. man
be IS far beneath you in estate as the Egypt
ian slave of whom we are dIscoursiag was
beneath his rulers, by an irreyocGble law OF
your nature. Pohphar and Pharaoh will
slways esteem Joseph When Eudoxia the
empress threatened Chrysostom with death,
he made the reply, Tell the empress fear
nothing but sin Such a scene as that
compeis the admiration of the world.
Felix and Agrippa.
There was something in Agrippa
and Felix which demanded their respect
for Paul, the rebel against government.
doubt not they would willingly have yielded
their Office ard q gnity for thousandth
part Of that true heroism which beamed In
| the eye and beat in the heart Of that uucon
ouerable apostle. Paul did not cover be
fore Felix; Felix covered before Paul. The
infdel and wording compelled to honor
in their hearts, although they may not Gu
lorize with their lips, Christian hrm IN
ne-secution, cheerful in poverty, trus;tul in
losses triumphant in death. find Christian
men in all professions and occupations, and
| frd them respected and honore1
and successful John Frederick OoerlIn
alleviating ignorance and distress; Howard
passing from dungeon to lazaretto With heal
ing tor the body and SOUL Elizabeth Fry
going to the pEoaigscy of NeEgate prison "a
shake IFS obduracy as he angel came to the
prison at Phil!ippi, diving open the door;
and Swapping loose the chain, as veil az the
lives of thousands Of followers OF Jesus who
have devoted themselves to the temporal anc
spiri,ual welfare Of the race, are monument
OF the Christian religion that shall not crn n
bic while the world lasts. A man said to me II
the cars. What is religion2 Judging from
character of many professors Of religion
| do not admire religion, l said: Nos
.unnose we went to an arts. in the city o
! Rome and while in his gallery asked him
What is the art Of painting? would ne tax
Us ont in low alley and show Us q mar
daub OF q pretender at painting. or Woll'
be take US Gown into the corridors an
show Us tie Rubens and the Raphaels an
the Michael Angelosr When We asked him
VIA, is the art OF paintingY he woui
| point to the works Of these great masters
I'd ssE; 'tba: is painting Nov; yoH ; :! pr, y,
pose TO ~Hu nv the mere pre,su
20 seek after tnat xhic1 Kat RELIC
sion of a holy life aod you ear
ion. point you to tie epseniid msn ~
women whom this Gospel has blessed an'
lifted and eaEned Look at tEs master
pieces Of Divine grace If you want 10 knot
what religion is. "
Persecution Elevates.
We lesra also from this story of Iosep
| that the result OF persecetion Il ELEVATION