Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-22

father President Burr, the consecrated; q
in the case of Pierrepont Edwards, tn
scourge of New York society seventy year
ago, who had 9 Christian ancestry; while
on the other hand, some Of the best me-
and women Of this day are those who hav
come OF an ancestry of which it would nc
be courteous to speak in their presence.
The practical and useful object Of thi
sermon is to show to you that if you hsv
come ofa Christian ancestry, then you ar
solemnly bound to preserve and develo
the glorious inheritance; or, if you hav
come of a depraved ancestry, then it i
your duty TO brace yourself against tn
evil tendency BY all prayer and Christian
discrimination, and you are to find on
what are the family frailies, and in arm
ing the castle put the strongest guard a
the weakest gate. With these smootl
stones from the brook / hope to strike you
not where David etruck Goliath, in th'
head, but where Nathan struck David, il
the heart. Whose son art thou, thor
yolng msn?
Sometime, in the winter holiday, wher
weare accustomed to gather our families
together,
OLD TINES
have come back again, and our thoughts
have been set to the tune of Aud Lang
Syne. The old folks were so busy at suct
times in making us happy, and perhaps on
ltss resource made their sons and dsueh
ters happier than you on larger resource
are able to make your sons and daughters
happy. TIE snow lay two feet above their
graves, but they shook of the white blank
ets and mingled in the holiday festivities
the same wrinkles, the same stoop Of
shoulder under the weight of age, the same
old style of dress or coat, the same smile,
the same tones Of voice. | hope you re-
member them before they went away. If
not, hope there are those who have re-
cited to you what they were, and that there
may be in your house some article OF dress
or furniture with which you associate their
memories. | want to arouse the most
sacred memories Of your heart while
make the ina psssioned interrogatory in re.
gard to your pedigree;
Whose son art tIou, thou young MANI
First, | account ell those who are
DESCENDED CT A CHRISTIAN ANCESTRY.
| do not ask if your parents were perfect
Perhaps there was sometimes too much
blood in their eye when tney chastised you.
But from what know Of you, you got no
more then you deserved, and perhaps a
little more than you deserved, and perhaps
little more chastisenent would have been
salutary. But you are willing TO &C.
knowledge, ! think, tba! they wanted to do
right From what yoq overheard in con-
versations and from what you saw at the
family altar and at neighborhood obse-
uuies, you know that they had invited God
into their heart aud life. There was some,
thing that sustained those old people su.
pernatCrally. You have no doubt about
their iestiny. You expect if you ever get
to heaven to meet them as certainly as you
expect to meet the Lord Jesus Christ
That early association has been a charm
for you. There was time when you got
right up from house Of iniquity and
walked out into the fresh air because you
thought your mother was looking at you
You have never been very happy in sin be-
cause of sweet old face that would pre-
sent itself. Tremulous voices from the
past sccosted you until they we're seeming,
ly audible, snd you looked around 10 see
who spoke. There was estate not men
toned in the last will and testament, a vas;
estate of prayer and holy example and
Christian entresty and glorious memory.
The survivors OF the family gathered to
hear the will read, and this was to be kept,
and that was to be sold, and it was share
and share alike. But there waG gu IN.
written will that read something like
this I'm the name of God Amen. !, be,
inc of sound mind, bequesth TO my children
ali my prayers for their salvation; | be,
uuesth to them the Christian religion
which has been 90 mnch comfort 10 me,
and hope may be soliCe for them; | be-
uueath TO them a hope Of reunion when
the partings Of life are over; share and
share alike may they have in eternal riches.
I beuueath to them them the wish that
they may avoid my errors and copy any
thing that may have been worthy. In the
name of the God who made me, and the
Christ who redeemed ME, and the Holy
Ghost who ssI CITIES me, make this my
lsst'will and testament. Witness, all &c
hosts of heaven. Witness, time, witness
eternity. Signed. sealed, and delivered in
this our dying hour. Father and Mother.
You did lot get that viii proved at the
Surroyate's Office; but | take it out today
and read it to you; | take it out OF the
acoves of your heart; | shake tie dust Of
of il, | ak you will you accept that inheri
tance, or will you bresk the wI!i2 Oye Qi
Christian ancestry, yoE have
RESP. VISIBILITY
vast beyond all measurement God will
not let you off with Just being as good ss
ordinary people, when you had such extra
ordinary advantage. Ought not flower
planted in a hot house be more thrifty
than lioweT planted Oatside in the stcrm
Ought not factory TUNED by the Houss,
tonic do more work than factory turned
by a thin and shallow mountain stream
Ought not you Of great early opportunity
be better tbaA those who had a cradle un
blessed2
A father sets his son up in blsiress. He
keeps an account Of all the expenditures
So much for store 6I.ures, 30 much fol
rent SO much for this and so much fol
hal, and al the items sggrel ate5, and the
father expects the son to give an account
Your Heavenly Father clnrges agsins
YOU all the advantages OF pious ancestry
so many prayers, so much Christian ex
ample, 80 many kind entresties all these
gracious Influences one tremendous sggre
gate and He ssk you for an account Of it
! Oupkt not TO- to Le better rLan tEose vht
had NO such advantages Better have beef
a foundliug picked up of the city com
mons than with such magnificent inberi
lance Of colse Grafton 10 iurn out indifsr
ertly.
/ 0aght 70! yeu, my brother, TO be better
having bad Christian nurture than ths
msn wbo can truly cay this morning
The fnt word ! Femtnbsr my fathe
speaking 10 NE was an oath; tee ti,st tim
remember nv father tsling hold Of n
vas 10 wrath; never taE Billie till
vss ten years of age, aud then | was tol,
it was q pack Of lies. The HrsRWen,,
years Of my life | was associated With III,