Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-28

Julius Caesar paid a hundred and twenty
five thousand crowns for one pearl; Inc
Government of Portugal bOasted OF ha'lhS
a pearl larger than pear. Cleopatr'fah1
Philip IL. dazzled the wdSld's vision Win
precious stones. Bat gather all these to,
gether and lift them, and add to them all
the wealth of the pearl fisheries, ana set
them in the panel of one door, and II does
not equal this magnificent gateway.
AN ALMIGHTY HAND
hewed this. strung this, polished this.
Arainst this gateway on the one side, dash
all the splendOrs of earthly beauty.
AGAINST this cate on the other side, beat
the surges OF eternal glory. ., the gate !!
the cate 1t strikes an infinite charm
through every one that passes II. One step
this side of that gate, and we are lnupers:
One step the other side OF that gate, anu
we are kings. The pilgrim Of earth gong
through sees in the one huge pearl all bis
earthly tears in crystal. o, gate of light,
gate OF pearl, gate of heaven for our weary
souls at last swing open
..Wnen shall these eyes Thy heavon-5ult walls
And pcarly gates behold,
THY bulwarkS with salvation strong,
And streets 0! shining gold'
O, heaven is not dull place! Heaven
is not a contracted place. Heaven Is not 4
stupid place. II S;lw the twelve gltcs and
they were twelve pearls.
In the second place, | want you to count
the number Uf those gates. Imperial parks
and lurdly manorS are apt II have one eH-
pcnSivc gateway and the Others are Ordi-
nary: but look around ut these entrances
To heaven and count them. One, two,
three. four, five, six, seven, eight, nine,
ten. eleven, twelve. Hear it, all the earth
and all the heavens! Twelve gates!
admit this is rather hard on
SHARP sECTARIANGsHS.
fla PRESBYTERIAN is bigotcd he brings his
Westminster Assembly CatrchiSTl, and he
makes gateway out Of that, ana he says
TO the world: you 90 through there or
STAY eui." If n Methodist i bgotcd he
ulants two posts and H. says: Nav You
crowd in between those two posts or stay
ont" Or perhaps M EPiSc0ptiin may
sly: Here is liturgy Oqt Of which |
naap 10 make i 3,it"; 80 through 1t o" stay
out" Or IL baptist may sly: Here Is Il
watcr-gltc; you - through that ar you
must stay out" And ~ IN all our charchs
g. and in our denominations there are men
who make one cate for themselves and then
T,m,,nJ t,,t thr wb,lr world no through
- .,I,lnr ,b;s sr,ntr,rt,In.,S in religion;
~ : ''''',' 49, ,.,,,.,I, ,,,I,J man when din
N'I S''TI, >,;,a ~" | III, cont.,,t t,r making
u"" E''I ,aIi H. ,.om ,I,iniv will not %
!" 49,, g,tr will O, in at anY one
-. t,n t,y,lvr rates choose Here
=, ,,,,., ,,,ha s,yE, ~ c,n more cl,iIy
,,,'i ,,,,"., ,In,.i,. ,nnr,,rb G,J throurh
- ,,r,,..,r-h,,l,T y s,y. ..NIy brother.
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,,I,', Nv, Il L,.l;,,. th,re i only one
,,,nJ,' nfL,,tis,n and that is immersion. :"
'Eh",,, 1V,,, ,,,! m ,,I ~ ,n,. ,I,n,,. ven" ANY
h',.I ..|,. Away with ti,n Hltr of rou"h
.,,nL nnL r,,irn uo,t. and ruStrI latch.
,rrI,,., th..,. M. twelve rates and they are
,,,..l,.o nn,rI,
.rh. t,nt i that mrr,t many of the
cbmrL..- in This d,y are lcirg
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t.,r, J...r,,. and thav want to
''''"' ,,.'' i w." "1,n,,J ., l.. s',.cI onJ vho
~. ,' r.,roh,t.J to H., damned, and they are
',;lr',S,,,, ,I;,.,,,-.i,,, tb,t suhi,., when
r., ~. r,iIIinn. nf snuIs who need In
f,.,,,,, tL, trnth nrt str,inht ot them. They
.,;t ,, ,.,,,ntin,r tba number of teeth in the
;,yhnmc with which Sampson slew
',I,n pb;l;.t;nrs They sit ON the
L.,,.b .nI SO yc;,,l 1,inr 70 piece, in
a., .,n,n, o,I ins, NJ oi ,r.ttinr into a
,,.,,II;,,., .,,.1, L,r H.. rn,L thry
'''I ~ '''" ,iIo Jfn,.r,.nt vt,Ins or oor-
-, I''I.' "' r,I ;,tgp,InI -. I, kn,yy s,m.
,I;',,r, $' and ;ntrnLrJ rs not to know others
! L',T,, Lc,rJ srnr,; of sermon. cyplana
t,ry Of Gods DEGREES. but | came away
more pcrplcxrd than when | went. The
only result of such discussion is a great
,n., lI.ra are tw, Truths which are to
,.n7,,urr the world. Man. a sinnrr-Christ
, sa,;,, Anv m,n who odontS tbes..
twn theories in his religious belief shall
Inv, my RIGHT hand in warm grip of Chris
tit L,GtLrrLooJ
4 m,y co;s.; dowp to a rl,ur
......
IN TINE OF fkf'HE''
He wants to get across. lie has - swim.
What does he do? The first thing Is TO put
pat on his heavy apparel and drop every
thimg he has in his hands. He must 90
empty handed if he is going To the other
hank. And tell you, when we have
come down to the river OF death and find
It swiil ana lagiIg, We viii have 10 EEt of
all Our scctarhhism and lay down our
cumbrous creed. and cmpty-handed put
out for the other shore. What, say you,
would you resolve all the Christian
church into one kind OF church? Would
YOU make all ChriStcndom worship in the
liz the sluus WY, by the same t"rms?' Oh
no! You might as we'll decide thal ali
people 'htii 'a' tn' ,i, n'"'% N'r' ~ , " 'tG" IT,
,.,mn ",""Gi GirJ of annorrI withnnt reference 70
IN" shay Of their hody. Yonr ancestry,
ynnr trmnrrament. YOUR surroundings,
LII I'D ybribrr vHn On to This or that
Ill, ,nd ,Jont This or that polity. one
,.GTr,J vin nrs, Oct one m,n 70 heaven
a%S SSothcr rLnToE another man. I do
, ,,at ca%S I,L;rb' nnr OF tba natts NoI 90
,bron,,L n if.op only 90 ibrouuh one of the
,TroITe I.,tc: tL,f lSsSs lined
tnolina out NJ the one hundred and
t,,rty.onJ fonr thousand and Won cannot