The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-15


ion with his. Creator, ever know what
peace, and Joy, and happiness, and true
comfort ore. He is foreigner to Il. But
when we are in communion with GOD,
there Is light all around our path.
So ask your yourselves that question.
"Where art thou?" / should llGe to d.
vida my audience into three ClRsseB-the
proteesed Christians, the BaCEsliders, and
the Uugodly.
PROGRESSED CHRISTIANS.
First, I would like to SAX the professors
thls question, or rather let God ask IT,
Whefe art thou? What il my position In
tho church, and among my circle Of &C.
ouain,ance2 Do my friends know me to
be. out and out, on the Lord Is side? You
may have been protesting Chris.
tian for twenty years, perhaps thirty,
perhaps forty years. Well, where afe
you tonight? Are you making
progress towards heavenP Aud can you
eiys reason for the hope that Ia within
you2 Suppose | were 10 ask those who
are really Christians here to rise, would
YOU be Ashamed TO stand up7 Suppose
1 should ask every protGsstd child OF God
here, .'If you should be cut down by the
hand Of death, have you good reason to
believe YOU would bs Saved?' Would
you be willing 10 stand up before God and
man, and asy that you have good reason
TO believe you are passed from death unto
life? Or would you be ashamed? Run
your mind back over the past years;
would It DO consistent for you 10 coy, "
am q Ohristian;" aud would your life
correspond with your profession? II Is
not what We say 20 much "a how We live.
Actors speak louder than words. Do
yonr shopmates know that you are 6
Ohrislisn2 Do your family know? Do
they know you TO be out and cut on the
Lords tide9 Let every proiegaed Chris.
tisn ssk, Where sm In the sight OF God f?
Is my heart loyal to tho King Of heRyen ?
Il my life here as II should be in
tho community ] live in2 Am ! q
light In this dark world2 Christ
ssyp, aye are My witnessfs" Ii a man is
for God let him say SO. II q man is for
God, let him come ont aud he on Gods
side; and II be Ia for the world, let him
be In the wotld. This serving God and
the world at the same time-this being on
both aides Of the same time-is lst the
curse Of Christianity at the present time.
II retardB the progress oil Christianity
more than any other thing III any man
will come after Me, lot him deny himself,
and take up his cross daily aud follow
Me-"
! have heard OF great many people
who think II they IRE united to the church,
and have made one profession, that will
do for all the rest Of their dsys. Butthere
Ia cross for every one Of Us daily: oh,
child Of God, where are you2 II God
should appear 10 you tonight In your
bedroom and put the question, what
would bs your snswerH Gould you
cay, "Lerj, I am serving Thee
with my whole heart and atrength; lam
improving my talents and preparing for
the kingdom to Gomez When wss In
England In 1867, there was O merchant
who came over from Dublin, and was
talking with business man In London :
and SO happened 10 look In, he intro
ducsd me 10 the man from Dublin. AL.
luding To me, the latter said to the former,
"Is this young man all o or Said thu
London man, "What do you mean by o
or" Replied the Dublin man, us he
Out.snd.Out for Christi" tell you It
burned down into my soul. It means o
good deal 10 DO o o for Christ; but that Is
what all Christians ought 70 be, and their
II fiuetcs would be felt on the world very
soon, II men who arc on tho Lords eide
would come out and take thtir stand, and
liis up their YoiCee In season and out Of
season,
There lie one thing which fCarmore than
anything else, and that Is the dead cold
journalism OF tho Church Of God. Talk
about thu iSne Put them oil together,
and do not fear tbal SO much IS the
dead, cold Journalism. Talk about tho
false iSmsl There ID none 90 dangerous
as this dead, cold Journalism, which has
Soup right into the heart Of the church.
There GFO DO many Of Us Just sleeping and
Numbering whilp souls all around are
psriShing. ! believe honestly that We
ptoiCBsed Christians are oil half Rbleep.
Zone OF ne are beginning 10 rub our eyes
and TO Ret them half opened, but GB q
whole 80 are asleep.
There was q little story going the round
OF the secular press that ins1e y great linz
preston upon me a. o father A father
took bis child out inlo The field one Sab
bath, and, II being hot day, lie lay down
under q beautiful shady tee. The child
ran about gathering wild howerg aud liItlU
blades Of gIAAs, and coming 10 its father
and saylDg, nPtettyl ptotiyp AZ last
the father fell asleep, and while he was
the little child wandered away.
When he Awoke, his 1tBt thought was,
"Whete Ia my Child2' lie looked all
around, but he could not see him, HO
shouted Of tho top Of his voice, but all hS
heard was the echo Of hiS own voice. |
io.a little hill he looked around |
and shouted again, No reSponsel Then |
Soing 10 n pfeCiplce al some distance, be
cooked down, and there, upon the rocks
Ind bfiAr0, BIO cav Tho lnapgled form Of
,iS i loved child hI , rushed .S 2 the 'pO