The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-23

NFSA tAS h-AA uNSllVAs lIIhph W
kind sexton Is trying to call our people L
gether, don't know what else. ] wis
somebody wonld step around and tell hi
we have beat him. We are here already,
"Be not deceived, God is not moGked,
II you translate that it means somethin
like this; You needn't turn mp your nos
at God as II you were playing pranks o
him. he knows you from head to foo
There IL many Q fellow trying TO q
through this world without God seein
him, wish you to know he saw You |
that midnight carousal with ali the door
shut and the lights extingnished. He see
yon by day and night, 1t ia Q pTeCiou
thought to the Christian. God not onl
knows what | am, but He knows the tow
In which live, And not only the tow
but the street and the house; and eve
the very room l occupy
A COMMON PLATFORM,
o, brother, let us realize the fact to.da
that the awful God Is with us. That hi
eyes are over us, The sparrow never fall
to the ground until God has signed it
death warrant. 1t is not all OF life to live
nor all Of death to die. "Whstsosver
man soweth that shall he reap That i
truism, We may all take that upol
which to stand as common platform
The Jew and the Gentle, Christian anC
Inhdel, the Atheist and Delst all wall
upon this platform, and this text would
be true II Hume was its author. Il
found In the works OF Voltaire II Is as
true "a II found IN the word OF God,
Whether in the word OF God or heaven
or hell, 1t ia true; and selected this text
because 1t Ia q common platform on
which we can all gather and talk to one
another as men hurrying to the grave.
This physical world abont us Is only
the photograph Of tho moral world. A
thing that is, straight in West Virginia
will be straight in Georgia, and straight
in heaven. Athing that Is crooked in
West Virginia will be crooked on earth
and In heaven. A thing crooked or
straight IL 80 in itself and our opinions
don't change 1t q particle. II might DO
my opinion that this was q marble bolk.
stand, but 1t Is wood all the same. My
Judgment on the case don't amount to
Let US discuss this text In our
own minds as we go along: "Whatso-
ever a man soweth, that shall he also
reap" and this is truth in tho physical
as well as in the moral world. II | SOW
wheat from the time OF the sowing till l
gather 1t from the harvest field, | don't
expect to reap anything but wheat, and II
plant potatoes, from the time OF the
planting till gather the crop from my
field | don't expect anything but Irish
potatoes; aud II 1t is corn, don't expect
anything but corn. Icall your attention
also 10 the multiplying nature OF the
seeds. Take oae grain Of corn and plant
It and you have two ears with eight hun.
dred grains TO the ear. Sow one grain OF
wheat and You gather thousand for your
harvest, and oats multiply so rapidly that
you might have this world q hundred feet
deep in oats, aud all from one little grain.
Away back yonder, six thousand years
ago Adam dropped one little seed In the
Garden Of Eden and this world is to-day
full Of sin and woe, all come from. that
one little seed.
A HUNDRED FOLD.
Then | call your attention not only TO
the fact that tho seed will increase as you
plant II, but 1t will increase hundred
lold. Whatever you sow that you reap.
That Ia Just as true In the moral az in the
physical world.
You hear people say, ~ have no iniu.
enCe." You 20 up yonder TO Wheeling
and look at that statue In front Of the ci'
gar store. II Is an Indian with a pine in
his mouth. What did the merchant give
one hundred dollars for that Indian for ?
For his influence. II you have no innu.
pnCe you are lower down than the Indian
made out Of plaster paris, Every thought
otmy life, every word, every deed, Is seed.
go through this world with basket OF
seed on my arm. Every time l take a
step my arm goes down into the basket
and ! scatter the seed.
"WhatsoeVer man soweth that shall
be also reap;" this Ia one principle OF
Gods moral universe that you can no
more dodge or get around than lean over
the moon or make a world. We all agree
TO this. No man denies the proposition.
The logic here, my brother, IL as clear as
the mind OF God. Is as resistless as tho
judgment we have to meet.
Then to announce from general princt-
pies here, We say first, II We SOW whisky
We will reap sober, intelligent and indus.
trious people. Every man here says:
That's a lie." Just as II l said, II you
plant Irish potatoes you will gather corn
or wheat. Let US face few facts that we
must meet here to-day or be grould to
powder by them by-and.by. Sow whisky,
reap drunksrds. Any body deny II? I beg
you to look at the graves OF the thousands
who have fallen victims to whisky; look
at the staggering drunkards breaking the
hearts ol their wives and mothers and
then tell me II you SOW whisky what will
you reapP Now will be just to all men.
| have nothing but love and kindness to
all men In my heart. lam going to hew
to the line lot the chips fall where they
may. l am going TO preach the truth by
the grace Of God II | never preach again.
{ Cries OF "Amen," "Amen."
SOW WHISKY; REAp DRUNKARDs.
Twill hsw to the line and all you have
to do will be TO look out for tho chips, old
fellows. Sow whisky, reap drunkards,
And want 10 Say l will take West Vir.
glnia; / needn't 90 out Of this community.
Every newspaper, every lawyer, every
doctor, every preacher and every voter in
this Stato iB pdriiCGpS crimtnS TO all the
devastation brought about by whisky un.
I'll he has done his best 10 put II out Of
this country. [Cries Of "That's SOL
have met preachers, editors, lawyers
and doctors. | never met vicious one
/ may venture the assertion
that there isn't newspaper man in
Wheeling but would take my hand and
talk 10 inc pleasantly II | should 20 10 hia
office. but have found that whenever
81. Paul wants the people to burn up their
idols Demetrius is going 10 raise row.
They have nothing against me personally
because they know nothing about mo.
But will toll you what thOy want 10 do.
They want to CounteraCt all the influence
that | may exert 10 drive that acCursed
stud out Of this county. / want to tell
you another thing:
II newspapers don't make sentiment
they reflect sentiment, and these nowa.
papers up here In Wheeling ju8t put out
The bill Of fare that you all order. Now,
what do you say 10 lhat2 [Orlea Of
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