West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-12-16

dothing against your advocacy OF your own
beOsf. That Is right. Gather all telling
ILLUSTRATIONS, grth all denonstrative facts,
gather all acute argUuicl'tS - prove that
your theories are tile fight tl.eDries,
but let there be no acerbitS, us
singing retlrL no iusinuation, no
surcrciliouSne "a though You were right
and everybody elso wrong. TaSe a hint
FRO n astronomy. Tho Ptclrmic system taught
that tho ca IN was tho contsr diit tise worlds
turmoil around tho earth The CopernicaA
system cams and taught that tho sun was
the center aud Ito worlds turned around
that The bigct thinks his little b lief IL tho
$ m, aud he Narts e-scy hing 10 turn around
HIM; Will the hrge S6a Ell christian says
tho sun OF Righteousness is tito cGutro OF Ills
Theology aud all ti Ge aud all etern e. turn
around ~ Over the tomb OF William St1u-
ley in w stminStsr Alloy is iuscribel tn,
passage ot Scriptu q 'rhy monument is OK
ccedins liroedn 10 not, therefore, crowd
rs on % vcry tlliu path like the
the bridge over whioh, chs MaIiountedana
say, must go all the SOILS iuto glory
Y they get there-ths bridge thinner thsu
tne WEB OF starved solder. thinner than
! tue edge. 81 razor or sword and over
all must go or not go at all. anl ths
MOhommS1aus say niduy fan down
ON that el ,e.l While our way To- Heay.
en- Is No. 50 widA that we can taR6 in al oar
sins with US am gla TO know il is 50 large
that all Christians OF all faiths AMI OF all boz
u Is may march In perfect safety to
q elod us heaven An abundant on.
h,Hnc5 not crowjins through, but an
~ hiant entrance into tlie kin ydom
how you make SQUAD creed the fGtu laton
of your salvation fear some OF yoI that I
Know very well Rro makiny tlat mistake A
man may own all ths statutes OF tho State
Of Now York dni yet not bs a lawyer
a nian may owl all tho mciical
| trcatisos evor written anl yet not be a
y fatrfn 40
! on works OIL painting ani s.atuary aud yct
not be an artist. mln may own great vol
umeS about ar'hitectuTp and vet not be an
architHcG And man may own all the sound
! creeIS on earth aud not be n Christian IL
/ Is not what W. have In tho had AMI on
tho bac'; blt what va have In the hart
and in our lllo that dI2lds, every
thing In oilan times in Euglund,
before the modern stre,t lamp was invonte l.
1t was oNpe tod that every hOus IN older would
hang lnntorn at his front door In the nj ,ht
m when tho WI 'chncn at the oventi 10 won't
ia elGh thc street thsv cried: Hing out
y uf nght ntig out your iight" Oh brothers
and sisters insteld OF auyrily aud excitSdly
dis 'ussiug different styles OF lanterns --one
liking this lantern bet,or, another liking that
lhntern better AS watchmau on the
! wal OF Zion tn 3 day cry olt: let your
| ught so shine before men that Others
seeing yodr good works may glorify your
Father WHO Is In heaven. Hang ont
your light. hang out your lightm Aud, above
oil, do not, rs soma df you, my friends. fear
arc doing, excuse yourself from nccsDtin 2
religion no 'auso thero are 50 many different
kinds OF reli donists People say TO me:
This church believes 80, aud this other
church believes SO, and am completely be.
wildored about tho whole thing aud 80
shall not take this religion at all " Standing
IN Westminster Hotel, London, looking out
OF The window. ! aaw throo clocks and az
nedr rs can remember one was OF West
minister Abbey, aud another was on tho
Parliament House and another was on 81
Margarets Chapel, and they were III Tor.
eat, aud one clock said r. and ano,hlr lr clock
snid five minute, before II, aud
! another clock said five minutes after IL
standing thors | might Just n well have
said: "Wcll, there Is no such thing az time
beconse tho time pieces differ" as for you TO
SIT and stand tlsre aud 9ny there is nothing
IN religion becauss ieliXloni,t' differ aud
the clocks In tho chIrch stseples
are so diferent, one saying ons thing
and another saying another thing | toi
you IL IS about noon, 10 i, abolt l3 O'clock OF
tho glorious day Of Poipel disponsation aud
there il enough light for all--the noon lay
light. bow shall wb 90 ape ~ we neglect 80
great salvation. But oh tho glorious Thought
comes over me- that rough now or families
are parted ia their W rshlp, worshi ,iuI
partly in ono church and partly
la another or, worshipny at tho sams
altar. thy have to,sacri Ice their preferon -es
II we are redeemed we are on the way TO
rorfe & church whore all our preferences ". II
be gratihe1. Great calhsdral OF etsrn ty,
with arches of amethyst aud pillars OF sap
phire aud floors OF emerald and win
dows aglow with the sunssi OF earth AMI
tho s1nfise OF heaven. What wide aisle,,
spacious enough 10 all)w whole e1i.
pres TO enter What amohithe1tre
with splendor above splen l1r, gallery above
gallery, princes and prince yses, kinys aud
queens be 1ding over them What stu pen1ou,
towers, with chim9i, angel h1i tel an an ,eI
rung What mutt tIde OF worship3rs, white
robed aud cor Jna'ol What wal, h1nr
with shields an nags capt IRE by church
militant, now bec IN, church triurnDh mt.
| What oiiiciator Mt the altar the er a. hi sh
priest or our profession what doxoiogy OF
nations. Cornet % cornct, cyuibdl 90 cymbal,
hdrp 10 harp organ To organ. Pull ont th
tremulnnt stop to recall tls su Tcrint past
Pull out the trumpet stop TO celebrate the
victory.
When shall the eyes thy Heaven built walls
And Tearly gates behold
Thy b1lwarks with salvation strong
And streets OF shining goldi