Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-24

her learning and starch. And the Baptists
have their water. But if We Methodists
haven't got religion we haven't got any-
thing Laughter. Thank God for re-
llglon! Amen, Amen. Religion comes
from personal faith in Jesus Christ.
Brother, You might be able to split a hair
in theology n mile long and then Law down
in hell. A good many preachers stand
up defending the faith delivered to
the saints, rs they call it,
when, in fact, they are defending their
prejudieeS. / dOn't say there Oughtn't 10
be good many churches. don't believe
the Union army could have been managed
if they had all been in one regiment. Be
sides it would have been very inconvenient.
You cOaldR't have found anybody. A
mans wife wouldn't have known how to
address n letter to him, for instance.
Laughter. There's an old Doctor of Di-
vinity. / haven't anything against
q Doctor Of Divinity. / ex-
pect To be one myself Not
that l am going up much, but the thing is
coming down. Laughter. Present COM
pany is always excepted, Brother Smith.
Well, the old Doctor of Divinity stands I'D
and says: Here am |. Ii YOU believe
what believe you will be saved. If not,
you will be damned, and | don't care much
il you are They are very dignifed. /
have had them say to me: Jones, be dig
nifed.' y l don't need dignity. have
something that
BEATS IT ALL HOLLOW.
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don't want TO die without religion. but
don't want it until Just the minute before
| die. Laughter. l don't believe it is
l believe it's liver disease. |
have had it, [laughterl and l think l
could cure you with few pellets or \ liver
pad. Do you think the people admire the
sad, solemn Christian in this world, who
looks aS if his Father in Heaven was dead
and hadn't left him n cent in his will. II
a man lives right, let him wear a smile rs
broad rs he pleaSeS when he goes to
church. Ii he has been stealing let him
lOak solemn. When / 20 home and one of
my children comes mp looking solemn,
know it is sick. OF he has been doing some
thing mean, and either dose him or whip
him on the spot; and when l see a
solemn old fellow sitting in the
meeting house, l know he has been doing
wrong. l will be solemn some
day, but II will De when am in my coffin.
| will be dignitied then, too. Just rs
straight, but l amt going TO be until die.
You can't palm OFF that kind on me for re-
HgiOn, and besides You are doing harm to
the cause. The young folks think, If
get religion l will have to look that way, y
and can remember when if one of those
SOur-flced old brothers had cooked his eve
round on me | would have thought the
devil had got me- Do right and be happy.
Bless the Lord / am happy on the way.
One Of those old brethren will get up in
experience meeting and say: Il am having
my crosses and losses CrOSSeS-dO you
know what that means? When the Lord :
will is right up perpendicular and your
will is right across IT, that makes a first
class cross. But when you swing your
will around with Gods will then your
cross is gone.
HAVE \ CONTEMPT
Tor man who Is always talkingabou what
he sacrificed for religion. will tell You
what | sacrificed. Thirteen years ago |
emptied the dirt out OF nv pocketS-there
was nothing in them but dirt-and the
Lord filled them up right away with
diamonds. Religion makes You happy all
the way from earth 10 heaven, and gives
YOU everlasting life. preach personal
savior who SAYS: "Followme and YOU will
have hundred fold more in this life and
eternal life in the world 10 come. left
one home when | commenced TO preach,
and God has given me hundred homes.
I left a few friends, but God has given me
A hundred for each one lost. God has
fulfilled the first part OF his promise and |
believe he is going TO give me eternal Iic
hereafter. What must | do tn be saved?
Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and
tbou shalt De saved Let us look at this
salvation a minute. Some people think
that means salvation from hell, or that
he slves YOU in heaven. God can never
save you from hell until he saves you from
something else. Some people think
faith Is religion. 1t IL no
more 80 than my coat Is sam Jones. l
am clad have coat and l am glad can
feel well sometimes. But | am Just aS
loyal to God when feel miserable rs when
| am happy. Religion is up and down
LOYALTY TO God and!right. Religion Is mar
mony. You take that organ sitting back
there and put one note out OF tune and II
is ont of tune with everything IN heaven
and earth. What is the matter with these
Md sinners? They are out of tune. he
ligiou puts a man in tune with God and IN
harmony with the ten commandments.
And when God calls on him for anything
ne slvs: Take ME, Lord, and everything
have" God touches a chord IN hlS heart
and puts the man in nperiect harmony win
heaven. Brother
IpIDN'T KNOW WHAT RELIGION WAS
pptil God set this soul in harmony with
ths ten commandments. Religion Is not n
sentiment. 1t is principle and prlnciple
is a rule. Religion Is not only rule OS
which YOU do right but the divine power
which makes YOU follow the rule and FOL
low il lovingly. Then what must do
that may De brought in harmony wlth
C;od9 That may love everything that
l;od loves and hate everything that Uod
bateS9 The Apostle says: Believe on the
ord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be
saved" Now, what Is faith? l have relu
several books on faith and every one ol
them makes the subject just rs clear Us
mud don't know what 1t Is An oI,t
Christian SAYS: II am full OF doubt;
WcIl il Amt any credit to yOu. l would
not saw that. Sin is at the bottom OF un-
belief Ii you quit SHINING you VIII gut
1onbting. A soul free from SIN Is the
enter of gravity to Jesus Christ. lie
can't stay out of there. \ great many
neople think faith is asking God for some
thing and believing You are gong TO get
il Brother. rs God is my Iud dSe, am
tined of seeing the church running about
This world and every time they get IN h.'il
a mile of God they are
BEGGING FOR SOMETHING.
Suppose nv children every time l went
home would come tlOcking about me say
inc. GIVE ME something, father; can I
yo1 Give me something and they Kept
srou3d me all the time begging for some
thing and say, what do you want,
cbiIdrepg'' And they say, ~, don I
know what; Just anything You want TO
olive me" | suppose that IS the reason
Won never have any good times IN your
I,T,ver meeting. The Lord gets tired OF
PA-S =. "a 1,Di+ ennoe abOut there.