The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-08
GOD IS LOVE-"


Tho InCmo Err huuuy DiHuO"hN" NPN'' ~
NOn.ChnrCh GoerS.
About two thousand pOople-one'
twelfth Of the estimated number ofnon'
church goers in this city-gathered at the
Chsplino street rink at Il o'clock. The
service wps announced TO DO espeC.
tally for thcao not In the habit OF going to
church and probably thrce.tOurths Of
thore present belonged to that class. 1t
was congregation largely made up Of
,uen, and that Mr.. Moody was greatly
pleased with It. Thepeople commenced to
arrive at the building long before the
doors were opened, and kept tho ushern
bnsy until the hour Tor commencing the
services 6nding them places. Admission
Ia this meating was only had
hy means OF tickets. Ten thouS.
and tickets were printed and distributed
in thorough and systematic manner.
Every mill and industrial establishment In
the CITY was visited aud tickets given 10
Tie men. The result was that working
men we're In the msjoIity at this meeting.
Before tho sermon there werS two or
three prayers % usual, and while the Au'
dlenCe was gathering and between tho
PRAYERS there was plenty Of mutic. Prof.
ToTner sang solo6 and then there was
singing Of old familiar hymns IN WHICH
every one Joined heartily, the deep voices
Of lie men making rich harmony. Dir,
Moody took his text from John, ": g.
HEnd ia ThVab
THE sRR1oS.
II l could only make men understand
tho real meaning Of the words Of tlle
Anortle Jobn-"God Is Love-" / would
take that single text, and go up and down
tho world proclaiming this glorious
truth. II You can convince man that you
ioyahim You have won hlg heart. II we
really make people believe that God lovee
them, how we should find them crowdinG
into the kingdom Of heayenl The trouble
ia that men think God hates them and 60
they arc oil the time running away from
Him.
yeaIS ago, and were very anxious to teGch
Inc people The love OF God. We thought
II VIC could not preach 1t into their hearts
yo would try and burn II In; 30 wo put
right over the pulpit In gaRjets these
Sords-God 10 love. a man going alq%H
the streets ono night glanced through .n io
door and cav the text. He RaS ~ ~
prodigal. As he passed on he tlaIS a aos ~
himself, "God Is Love- Mob ,n Mo u1ge
not love me, for | amapoTc;t lbs ,set tsUt,
sinner" He tiled TO gettIsIt boio V W. M y
but itscemed to Stand Pant IN iH ItIs T I,,
In letters Of FIRE. bind. went T hack and T
Their; then furnishing. He did not hear
went inIo Insult the words OF that short
me lag, SsetnISSjt deeply lodged in Ills heart,
@xt ~ was enough. 1t ia OF little &C.
ahai what men say II tho Word Of God
Oily gets an entrance into The sinners
leart. He staid after the first meeting was
,yer; and | found him there weeping
Ike q child. As | uniUldtd tho Scrip.
uIes and told him how God had loved
lin all tho time, although no had wan.
Tered no far away, and how God was wait.
~ TO reCPivb him and forgive him, tho
Isht Of the 0oepel broke into his mind,
nd lie went away rejoicing,
HOW MEN rRizE LOVE.
There Is nothing In thip world that mon
ria so much aa they do Love. Show me
person who haB no one 10 care for or
,ve him, and l will show you one OF the
loot WretChed beings on tho iaCs OF tho
Atlh. Why do people commit suicide
cry often Il ID beCarso this thought Btsals
/ Upon thCm--thRt no ono loyeB them
nd they would rather die than live.
know oil no truth In tho whole piblo
iat ought 10 come home 10 us with sHOh
over and tenderness rs that Of The love
God aud there Ia no truth In the Bible
lat SATAN would 90 much like 10 blot out.
or moro than six thousand years he has
zen trying to persuade men that God |
pcs not love them. lie succeeded In
Aking our frat parents believe this lie
i'd he too often succeeds With their child.
N.
The ideath God does not love us often
ines from false teaching. Mothers make 4
In teaching children that God
'es not love them when they do wrong;
1t only whom they do right, That 10 not 4
light In Scripture. You do not teach q
,ur children that when they do wrong d
IL hate them, Their wrong doing does /
i change your love b hate I'M did, I
d would change your love . great many
mes. Because your child 10 iroIiul, OF b
8 committed come act Of dltobedlenoO, II
d do not cast him out "a though he did moi NJ
long 10 yOul Mol he 10 Blill yOuf child N