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

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preclplce. thought as / heard that
what a picture oil tho church Of God
Depend upon i, as long 40 the church
is living 50 much like the world, we can.
not expect our children to DO brought
into the fold, Come, o Lord, and wake
up every mother, and may every one oil
us who are parents feel the worth OF the
souls Of the children that God has given
us. May they never bring our grey balrs
with SORROW to the grave, but may they
become blessing to the church
and TO The world, Not long ago
the only daughter OF O wealthy
friend Of mine alCkened and died,
The father and mother stood by
her diving bed. He had spent all his time
in accommodating wealth Tor her; she had
been introduced into gay and fashionable
gcciely; but she had been taught nothing
Of Chfist As she came to tho brink Of
river Of death che said, won't you help
me /; It is very dark, and the stream 10 bit
ter cold" They Wrung their hands IN
grlel, but could do nothing for herr and
the poor girl died In dar knees and despair
What was their wealth TO them then
| And vet, you mothers and fathers are do
ing the same thing to-day, by ignoring
the work God has given you to do, l De-
seeCh you, then, each one Of you, begin 10
labor now for the souls Of your children
A young man, some time ago., lay dy'
ing, and his mother thought be was
OhFistian, One day, passing his room
door, she heard him say, Lost lost
lost - The mother ran into the room
and cried, "My boy, e y possible you
have lost your hope In Christ now you
are dying2" mo, mother, It Is not that
/ have hcps beyond the grave, but
have lost my lie. ! have LIVED
twenty.iour years, and done nothing
| ior The Son Of God, and nov
am dying, My life has been spent FOL
myself; l have lived for this world, enc
now, while | am dying, have glveI
myself 10 Christ; but my life IL lost.
Would it not be said OF many OF us, II vi
shouId be cut down, that our lives have
been almost iailpre-perhaps entirely
failure 90 far as leading any one else Il
Christ Ia concerned
Oh, may God wake up the church
aud let as trim our lights, and 90 Iortl
and work Tor the kingdom OF His Con.
| THE DAcKsLlDGR.
Now, Secondly, let me talk . little wbilC
to those who have gone back into tn
world-to the backslider, l! may be you
came to some great city few years ago
proiesged Christian. You were q mCmbe
81 q church once, and a teacher in th'
Sabbath school, peThaps; but when yol
Come among strangers you thought yot
would lust walt q little-perhsps take
class by and by. So you gave up teach
ing 10 the Sunday school you gave up a.
work for 0hriot. Then In your new churcl
You did not receive tho attention or tn
warm welcome that you expected ant
Won got into the habit oil staying away
You have gone so far now, that yoI
are found In the theatre, perhaps, aud th'
companion Of blasphemersand drunkards
PerhGps ! sm speaking nov to some ont
who hes bsen away from his father
house for many years. Come, now, BACK
tsl!d.r, tell me, are you happyY Does thu
world satisfy you, or those husks that yor
have got in The far country2 have tray
elled q good deal, but l never found
happy backslider in my lie. neye
knew o mGn who was really born Of Got
that ever could find the world sQtIaly hiu
afterwards. Do you think the PTodiga
Son was satisfied In that foreign country
Ask the prodlgals in this city ifthey arr
truly happy. You know they are not
ITnere Is no peace, cath my God to TIT
wicked" There - no Joy Tor the man II
rebellion agGinst his Creator. slpposInt
be has tasted the heavenly gilt, aud beer
in communion with God, and had sWee
fellowship With the King Of Heaven, ant
had pleasant hours Of service for the Mas
ter, hut has baCkslidden, is 1t possible
that he eau DO hpppyP 1.-The Is, II is goot
evidence no was never really converted
II man has been born again, and hRs rC
ceiyed the heavily nature, this world car
never satiRiy the cravings Of his nature
oh, bnOkslider, I pity youl But | wan
to iell you that-bhe Lord Jesus pitlel
you good deal moro than any one oIsl
can.
lie knows how biLterEyour life Is; HI
knows how dark your life is; he want
you to come home. Oh, bscksllder, CONT
home tonight l have loving message
from your Father. The Lord wants you
and calls you back tonight, "Come home
oh wanderer, lhiS night retEFn fr9m tlt
dark mountains OF sin" RstuTn, GuC
your Father will give you warm vel
come. / know that the devil has tolC
you that God won't have anything to d.
with you, because you have wandered
away. II thst is true, there would b.
very few mon in heaven. pHid back
slid; Abraham and Jacob turned aHAl
from God; l do not believe there 10 {
paint in heaven but at some time OF hi
llfo with bio hesrt has baCkGlidden from
God. Perhaps not in bis lie, but in hi
far country before bis body got there
BScksliderl tonight come home. You
Father doeD not want you to stay away
Think you the prodigaPs father was no
anxious for him 10 come home all thes
long years he was there? Ever!
year the father Eas looking AMI
; longing for him to return homo. s.
God wants you 10 come home. ! do no
care how far you have wandered away
, the great Shepherd will recsive you bach
into tho fold tonight. Did you ever hea
OF haCksliler coming home, and Coz
not willing to receive him2 ! have hesrt
| Of earthly fathers and mothers not beini
willing to receive back their sous but
defy any man to ssy he ever knew
; really honest backslder want to &c
home, but aod was willing to tax
bin In.
AFATHER'S LOVE.
A number OF years ago, before any rail
way came into Chicsgo, they used TO brinj
! | in The grain from the weatern prAiries Ii
wagons for hundreds Of miles, 80 as Il
have It shipped OF by tho lakes. Their
J was 0 father who had largo farm on
there, and whoused to preach the gcspe
as well as attend 10 Ills farm. One day
when church business engaged him, III
sent his son to Chicago with grain. II,
, waited and waited for his boy to return
, but no did not come home. At last ht
, could wait no longer, 90 he eaddled bill
horse and rode 10 the place where his col
had sold the grain. He found that he hac
betn there and got the money for the
grain then he began 70 fear that his boy
, had ham tnt1PhnFni and fnhhah Az lahI