Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-01
AT THE CATHEDRAL
A Large Congregation Listens to Rt. Rev.
Bishop Kaiu.

A Large Congregation Listens to Rt. Rev.
Bishop Kaiu.
The attendance at the Cathedral yester
day morning was very large, the music
wss appropriate and the sermon of Bishop
Kahn was in keeping with the surround
ings and the day. The closest attention
was paid his discourse all the way through.
His subject was 1.-THE Centenary Of Wash
ingtons Inauguration.
Ascending the pulpit, the Bishop read
the 116th psalm: PRAISE the Lord, all ye
nations; praise Him, all ye people. For
His mercy is confirmed upon us; and the
truth of the Lord remaineth forever"
Following is the substance of his re-
marks. Said he:
To-day's is a service OF praise and
thanksgiving to the God OF nations for the
mercies and blessings He has deigned to
pour out on cur land. A proper sense of
religious gratitude must also inspire the
purpose of using well and to the glory OF
the Divine Giver the blessings so lavishly
bestowed upon us. The execution of this
purpose implies the faithful discharge OF
all our duties as citizens of this great Re-
public.
This outpouring of thanksgiving is sug-
gested by the centenary, commemOrated
to day, Of the Inauguration Of the first
President of these United States-General
Washington. This illustrious man was
raised up for great and providentisl mis-
sion, and most nObly did he discharge it.
All know that final success crowned the
cause of the Patriots whom he SC calamity
led in the war of independence; but the
citizens of this Republic are not as fami-
liar as they should be with the grand char
acter and noble qualities of the man who
was mainly instrumental in securing to
/ them the blessings OF liberty which they
enjoy, or with the almost insuperable
difficulties which he successfully con-
tended.
A perusal of Washington's letter snd OF
his public documents evidences the cul-
tured scholar,
THE FAR-sEEING STATESMAN,
and the whole-souled patriot. Did time
permit, might dwell upon each one Of
these marked phases in his character. lie
possessed in an extraordinary degree the
very qualities most necessary for the ac-
complishment OF the great work given
him to fulfill But like every great
Undertaking, his task was beset with
difficulties which would have terrified
and disheartened less courageous soul
The sufferiDgs of mis- poorly clad and
pOOrly-ted troops to whom he was affec-
;ionstely devoted-the unredressed griev-
ances which they vainly represented to the
Continental Congress, and the consequent
dissatisfaction, amounting at times almost
to mutiny; the cslmness circulated to the
discredit OF the Commsnder-in-O Chief him
self, and rejecting even upon his loyalty to
the cause-were few OF the bitter trials
that tested mis- heroic nature and seemed TO
bring out his many noble qualities of mind
and heart. Bat he proved his IN
selfish devotion to his country in q
manner that must ever elicit the unbound
ed admiration Of all men. For after lead
ing the Continental army 10 final victory,
ne at once surrendered his commission and
retired to private life, at his home at Mt.
Vernon.
But amid the quiet pleasures of home, his
heart was engrossed in his country's good.