The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-21
THE FIRST SERMON.

that he is such strong attraction,
C,D.H,
THE FIRST SERMON,
Sam Jones' Morning Talk-Polltlcs, Liquor
etc,
After several seleCtions were sung b,
the choir from Rev, Sam Jones' hook thI
"GreRt Awakening," Sam himself en-
tered the stand and was introduced by
, Elder HiIe, and after more singing dsliV
cred the following prayer:
70 gracious Father, We feel tha need o
thy presence aud thy grace whenever We
attempt to worship thee, Oh nantes
thyself unto us this morning, May VT
feel the power aud influence OF the good
spirit, Oh! give us the Holy Ghost, and
then we shall have liberty to preach, and
liberty to hear, and liberty 10 rejoice
where thy spiriti is, there Is liberty. On
God give him unto us, this nurning
LIST Thy blessing rest upon these preach
ers, the brethren Of the church, aud all
who are present to-day, May the church
be lifted up, slnnera brought to God, aud
may we llud that God is with us, and that
He is more than all that can be against US.
And thine shall be the praise now and
forever, Amen"
Mr.. Jones' musical man, L. 0. Excall,
then sang as a solo the LILLY OF the Val.
ley" and atterward at the request OF Mr..
Jones, sang as q solo, "Keep ia de Middle
oh do Road" Mr., Jones said in speaking
Of the song: "Il you don't like that song,
don't think you have as much religion
as have, and think have about as
little asa man eau get along with. A
lady once told Brother Excel that she
didn't like that song, because ehO had
heard 1t at minstrel show. Bro. Excel said
to her: My dear madam, / never heard
1t at a minStrelS In my life. have noticed
that the people who attend minstrels are
very apt to fad iaul! with what they see
at church.
COPS LOVE.
Afier this song Mr.. Jones said: Well,
now, you have had good look at me,
and now, let US look at tho Lord Jesus
Christ, the Savior Of men: II can get
You to see yourself once and then turn
your eyes TO Christ forever, ! have done
you q service, that you will thank me for
IN Heaven, il | an fortunate enough 10
get there. And We invite your attention
to these two verses, because they present
the Gospel In It's entirety. That Is what
We want. Herein Is love, not that we
loved God, but that he loved US and gave
his Son to be Precipitation for our sins.
That is the divine side OF the
Gospel. We love him because he
first loved US. This Is the human side
OF the Gospel. There are two sides to the
Gospel Of Jesus Christ. There are two
sides to this great question OF aalvation
Just as truly as there are two sides to
farming. l know that In Christianity we
are very much like We are in farming. It
Ia my place as farmer to plough, and
plant, and hoe, and gather, and Gods
place to rain or shine. There 10 many a
lazy old farmer who would like to swap
work with God; that is, let God do the
ploughiug, planting and hoeing, while he
done the rainin' and shinin'. There's
many sinner that wants to swap work
with God, too; 10 let God do the work
aud let him have the blessing, Now,
brethren, seed tlme aud harvest will 10
given. have never known them to fall,
have never known man 10 do lust what
God told him TO do in this Question OF
salvation, but what God met him and did
his part, and then salvation was the re-.
suit, Voice, "That's SO"
Let US stop and consider something that
might help US along. And we start out
with the proposition, that God never does
for anybody what they can do for them.
selves.
KINDS OF FAITH.
II God tells' you to do something YOU
cannot do, just you try your best 10 do it.,
and just where YOU get out Of breath God
will take hold right there and help you.
We arc apt to take one sided view OF
this question, and turn the whole thing
over to God. We are apt 10 rely too much
on belief. This whole country is Just be.
lieying everything, good or bad. Tho
good brother here ia afraid he don't be-.
lieve, he will be damned. The Good Book
says, "Ha that bslioveth not shall be
damned" and he thinks he must believe
Everything that ho hears. There Ia only
one kind oil faith would give pop Of
my fingers for, and that Is the kind that
Bays Here Lord Is a man that you can
take and CONTROL" have no
patience with this kind Of faith
that Is always on the beg. There isn't
ono man In q thousand that gets up with
tho resolution, II will try and do oil can
for God to-day" But Ills constant ques.
ton Is, "What will God do for me, and
how can get of without doing the least ~
| am not after ConSeoratod men and wo.
men. Don't you 20 away aud say, "Thas
man Just abuses everybody" liam not
after you at all. Gold willonly come from
tho fire refined, purified aud precious as
ever, but the dross will bs CONSUMED. A
horBO with an unsound spot on him will
shrink from curry comb. And this
country needs curry combs worse than II
needs corn. There Is many an old chris.
tian In this country II you would catch
hold ol his hide and pull II to-day 1t would
pop whom It went down, like an old Texas
steers hide.
NO NEED TO BLUSH.
1giys you warning, you need not get
ready 10 blush. have preached tO larger
audiences than this, Just as good people
as you are, and Just as refined, and have
been living with as Bweet and pure a
woman US lives, 10 happy wedlook for soy.
enteen years, aud Bhe Just cries and cries
when leave home, and II abe has lived
with inc that long, | guess yOti can put up
with inc for three days. W. have enough
10 get shocked al. Don't get shocked at u
plain, honest preacher.
We say there is God Bido and A ha.
lnan sidU TO this question. Brethren, let
Us stay on our own side, tend TO olit part
OF tho business and let The Lord tend to
His, from this time on. That is my doc.
trihe, Aud preacher iS successful just
In proportion as lie lives and pfUaChes on
the human side Of this great question,
They have been telling what God Ia aud
doe6 for q thousand years. List uB pick
Up man and tell him what he must be
and do, Tho lnlnily, goodness and great.
ness Of God are known, Let lib take the
divine aide Of this question. "Here n ID
love, not that We love God, but that Hg
loved us, and gave Ills Son 10 die for Us. q
I - So A.. i