Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-25
ON THE CAMP-GROUND.
Two Eloquent Sermons Yesterday-A
Large Attendance.

Two Eloquent Sermons Yesterday-A
Large Attendance.
Yesterday was big day at the Mounds
Vile Camp Grounds, and as was expected,
large crowds rame in on the trains from
the nearby towns, and the country folk
from miles around came in their wagons
and buggies. The hotel was pushed to ac-
commodate the many visitors, and the
grounds were filled. The services were
well attended and the large auditorium was
filed TO overflowingat the morning service.
In fact, everything seemed to unite TO bring
big crowd Of peOple-the weather was
beautiful and the preachers men who are
famous in the churrh.
At the morning service. Rev. l.. \.
Baker, OF Boston, preached, taking his
text from Acts XVI and part of the 18th
verse. the words being: Almost thou per-
suadest me to be a Christian He said
Sir Joshua Reynolds, the great English
painter. in lecture before an art class.
once said in closing his remarks, "All that
can be said about art is embodied in the
| life of Michael Angelo And so | might
say all that can be said about Christianity
is embodied in the life Of the Lord, Jesus
Christ. Christ is the center Of our relig-
| ion and on his noble life and teachings de-
pends all of Christianity. One thread runs
all through the Bible and
that is Christ. Take Him away
and you have nothing left
In this Christianity differs from all
other religions, and is peculiar TO itself.
| All clusters about Him and all centres in
| His life and character.
a Christian is one who accepts Christ's
estimate of character. Jesus looks into
the heart, while the world sees only the
outward appearance and judges him thus.
| The world takes reputation, while Christ
| looks into our inward hearts and sees what
we really are. At all times God has one
standard for manhood. and that is charac-
ter.
4 Christian is also one who trusts in
Christ and His all-atOnng blood who takes
un his cross and follow Him. If you would
be Christian yOu must trust in Him and
I'm His power 10 save. When Cyrus was on
his march Of triumph through the cOun-
tries surrounding Persia, he met one stub
born king. Tribanes, who refused TO
acknowledge Cyrus as his sovereign After
a hard fought battle the superior forces OF
CYRUS overcome Tribanes, and the con
quered king was led in chains before the
conqueror. Cyrus first asked him what he
would give TO have him ransom his aged
father and mother 'All the treasures |
possess answered Tribanes. They
were ransomed thus, and then Cyrus
put the questions "What would
you give to ransom your wife,
throwing bare his breast he said boldly.
"Mv own life" Touched by this Cyrus
granted the whole royal family pardon.
The wife. trembling with emotion, wept
for Joy and pride at this show of her hus-
bands nobility and love. But, sinner,
what does Christ do for you. He gave His
life for you. and that you might live Will
you reject Him. and east his love aside.
Come. oh come. and acknowledge His love;
live as He has laid down in his Holy Word.
The Christian is one who finds his joy
and delight in Christ and loyalty to Him.
Christ's religion is marching and growing
in power If necessity demanded. Ridg-
leys and Latimers would be found in eve
ry church ready to suffer martyrdom for
His sake. He then closed with an eXhOrta-
tion for the unsaved to come
TO Christ and live life of loyalty
to him. Several, by standing, signified
their desire for a new life. After season
OF prayer and song the doXology was sung,
and the audience dismissed.
In the afternoon services were held
at 3 o'clock, at which Rev. Swim
dell, of Philadelphia, preached an
eloquent oand impassiOned sermon.
The reverend gentleman took his
text Luke xix, part OF the 1th verse. His
illustrations were especially apt and his
style was earnest and forceful. The tenor
Of his remarks were that Christ was the
C reat Physician for all sin sick souls, and
that he healed men nowadays OF far worse
than he did in olden times-mala- |
dies Of the heart and soul.
The evening meeting opened by the sing /
ng of the hymn, beginning,
Guide ne. o. Thou great Jehovah.
Pilgrim in this barren land;
am weak but Thou art mighty.
Hold me with Thy powerful hand
Rev. j. Sumner Stone, formerly Of this |
,ity. but now Of New York, led in prayer. |
Rev. Hughes took the stand and preached |
from the text: What shall | do 10 be |
saved, Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ /
md thou shalt be saved and all thy house, |
Mr.. Hughes began by saying that this had |
been the theme for many discourse, but /
IS IL was the fundamental doctrine Of |
il could not be preached too |
much. Indeed il should be studied more 1
and more in these days Of doubt and ques-
ioning. and its full meaning appreciated. /
He then rehearsed the story Of Paul and |
Silas in the Roman prison and the manner of /
heir miraculous release, and the way the
he iailorcame TO ask this famous question,
md Paul's answer which was rung down
through the corridors Of time, and which
las been a guiding light TO many a sin sick
ioul CRYING out in his sins What shall / /
10 10 be saved Continuing he said This
S an individual question coming 10 every
nan and il must be answered II is Lat
er between God and man. We may trife
With worldly matters, set aside worldly
questions, but this is a question which de-
nands an answer, and every one must face
I and decide for all eternity Tor or against
Christ The answer: Believe in the Lord
Icsus Christ is the only one and
he only cure for the sin-sick soul. 4 man
nay say II am honest, truthful and up
light, and / think ! am all right" But
mere morality will not save him. he must
believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, for such
5 the teaching Of the Scriptures, and that
5 the panacea for all our spiritual Ills. So,
llso. membership in the church will not
yain YOU admmittsnce tosheayen; but &C
'eptance Of the Lord Jesus and knowl-
,dge Of his love and goodness. What and
low shall we believei We shall simply
nave an implicit faith in Him. How. We
,hall give assent in heart, soul and mind TO
His precepts and shall follow them al
yays. II you are sin sick, Christ, the
treat Physician can cure you. for from the
ime two thousand years ago when He came
N earth He has not lost case, and His
rood works have gone on down through the
centuries He then brought his discourse
o close with an earnest exhortatiOn for
III TO come 70 Christ and be saved. The
srmon was impressive throughout, and
arge audience attended After the sing
ng Of the doxology the benediction was
and the meeting ended. il