Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-19
DISCOVERED.
SAN SNALES ABSENCE DUE TO AN ALL
AROUND MISTAKE,
Which IS Disclosed by Telegram ifOm Sam
Jones-Ths Latter Gentleman WI &EeiJ
Arrive On he Grounds
Tonight

day yesterday end good deal Of talk and
comment was the result. There were all
sorts Of theories as to where and hes Gam
Small cad disappeared, but his silence in
the matter made it almost ineXplicable,
and Il was only last evening discovered
that the whole thing was huge mistake,
or rather misunderstanding
Last night telegram Was received from
Sam Jones that throws light upon the
rather mysterious affair. 1t seems that
Rev. Hite did not mention Smal's name
in his message to Jones and they supposed
the association did not need Small. Jones
SAYS in his telegram that he jones' will
be on the camp ground tonight. The tel
egram received by the REGISTER from
Mrs. Mullenix did not refer 10 Mounds
vile, but Urbana, o. IL was mistake
all around, and the public can now rest
assured that Sam Jones will be on hand
this evening.
There was an interesting. exrPtience
meeting at 8 o'clock yesterday morning
on the ground, but partly on account OF
the threatening weather and partly due to
the disappointment caused by Smalps alb
sence, the 104 o'clock meeting at the au-
ditOrium was very small. Rev, Hite said
that while the management felt the disap-
pOintment as keenly as any one, they were
not responsible for it, and the people should
not conclude on that account that the
meeting would be failure,
Rev. W. G. Rheildafier Presiding Elder
of the Buckhannea district, preached an
able sermon from Matthew 10th chap and
18th verse: And Simon Peter answered
and said, thou art the Christ, the Son Of
the living God" He said that Christ was
now entered upon the third year Of his
ministry. In various ways, by his notable
miracle, and by his wonderful converse
ton with the people and his disciples he
had been drawing them to the acknOwl-
edgement OF the text. Christ has been
acknowledged by all the great powers,
by angels, by the Holy Ghost. and by the
Father. He had also been acknowledged
by the devil. But ne desired and desires
that men should acknowledge him to be the
Christ the Son of the living God. The
first question presenting itself was, us this
the Christi" By reference TO the various
prophecies concerning Christ and their full
iillment any intelligent man could satisfy
himself that He was Christ. That the
trouble was not, except in rare instances,
that men refused to acknowledge Christ,
but refuse to accept him by delaying to
come to him, Three things were necessary
for men 20 do: LIST, Accept Christ; 2d, have
implicit faith in him; Sd, constantly ac-
knowledge him. The minister dwelt at
considerable length upon this point. Ap-
plying the second topic to this occasion;
have faith in God, though men should fail
us; and in conclusion dwelt upon the
thought that aH men as well as all other
powers would acknowledge Christ
in the last day, and appealed to his hear
ers to he ready to accept and acknowledge
Christ before that day should come.
Rev. l.. l.. Stewart preached ut ) O'Clock
in the afternoon from Acts xvi, 80;
What must | do to be saved" He first
discussed the negative side of the text
what is not salvation. Under this head he
said that good vows, morality and church
ordinances were not necessarily salvation.
Tn the positive side of the question he
divided it into three heads-repentanCe,
submission and faith. The speaker illus
trated the difference between repentance
and remOrSe, by saying that a prisoner
when called to answer to his crime, eXpe'
riences dread of the result. This is not
repentance but remOrSe. He said that
man was disposed to set up his will against
God, and in order to be saved he must
throw all this aside and submit his will tC
Gods requirements. After man has pre-,
pared himself by repentance and submls
sion, the matter of faith becomes easy and
natural. The minister made the point
prominent that faith cannot be had with
out this primary preparation.
At 7:3O, Rev. Randolph, Of Fourth
street VI. + church, preached from limo
thy, iv chap. and ID verse: Preach the
Word" 1t was q good effort and did full
credit to his reputation as a minister.
A number of young ladies requested that
the following be inserted: "Wanted-BOys,
at the camp grounds" They are a scarce
article, it seems, and only several days
since the following was noticed hanging in
prominent spot: 'NOtice-Girls enter
these grounds on protest; boys only want,
ed" Signed, Three Little Maids from
School"