The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-03
THE WESLEY NJ. B.CHAPBL
Reopened by Bishob Joyce, Of
Nashville, Tenn.
$4,000 PLEDGED TOWARDS

l'ayinE OF tho ChurCh Ucbt-Thrc
Splendid Meetings Held Ycstcr.
,day-Extrncts From tho Dis.
hops Earnest Sermon.
l; The Wesley N. E. chapel, on sout
Jacob street, was reopened yesterda
; morning after having been closed NOR
than six months for repairs and changes
The coy new church was described Il
tho 1NrELLloENcER last week, but
presents much betterappearancs whel
filled with people. The service yestel
day morning was conducted by BishoI
Joyce, Of Nashville, Tenn, and was ono
the most thoroughly enjoyable religion
meetings held In Wheeling in a Ion,
time. Tho large congregation enteset
into the spirit OF the sermon 80 thor
oughly. and Bishop Joyce was 80 easnes
and touching, that tears flowed not only
from his own eyes, but from the eyes O
many OF the congregation. Many OF bill
illustrations were OF that sweet, homely
sort which catl forth all tho feeling ii
ones sonl, aud which can be understood
and appreciated by all. vs.
| The choir, seated in the new panelet
walnut choir box, was composed for thil
special occasion Of eighteen members
The beautiful anthem, wake the
Song" was rendered very pleasingly
after which hymn No. 8, "Come Sound
His Praise Abroad" was sung. 09l
DR.. Blaisdell offered a iervent prayor
in which he referred to the bright new
church beauti6sd and adorned for the
glory Of God, and asked more power for
the eminent gentleman whom God has
chosen to sanctify, md has sent to touch
the hearts Of the Wesley congregation.
Bishop Joyce read for a scripture les.
son the Twenty-fourth Palm, few
verses from the Fortieth Psalm and part
Of the twelfth chapter OF Hebrews.
He took his text from Hebrews 1872:
Looking unto Jesus. the author and fin
isher OF our faith; who for joy that was
set before Him endured the cross, de-
spising the shame, and is set down at
ut the right hand Of the throne Of God"
He first congratulated the congregation
on its enterprise and faithfulness In
building up from asmall beginning such
fine church with 80 strong member.
ship. ut is a good thing ior a cougre.
cation to build up good church and to
beautify the house OF God, but it is also
good thing to save souls in big, new
church. Itis better to make some ia.
ther anu mother surrender their hearts
to God, for such souls are particularly
acceptable to Jesus Christ"
Before he began upon his sermon he
requested that every one should keep
quiet, and that no one should come for
ward or in any way disturb the meet
Ing. He then illustrated his point by an
anecdote Of q preacher who had spent
an hour getting his congregation to the
proper point to receive the cap Of his
climax, when nlan rose up in the mid
die OF the congregation and disturbed
fifty people while getting out, thus On.
tirely running the preachers whole
job. GTGs ~ -d
Bishop Joyce took for his theme,
''The Prospect OF Jesus Christ" He
opened with the statement that Just at
this time all the Christian churches in
tic world &c studying the lie ct Christ.
and will in fow weeks, on Easter Sun.
day, worship Christ with special SER
vice, as the Conqueror OF Death, and the
Conqueror Of Sin in tho world. "Christ
was born to die on the cross. Beyond
the manger and the incarnation rose the
cross, destined to be the great Representa-.
ton OF Christian fidelity and hope.'
"Eyery man will be heard in time if ii
is intended for him to be heard. No man
is kept down beyond his time. I anu
not believer in the theory that men
are crowded down, aud that many men
with good in them do not geta chance
Every man who deserves chance gets
1t sooner or later. Every man who has
n conviction and who can tell something
new or do something worth doing will
have a turn. But some men who do not
deserve q chance think because they
don't get it, they are being crowded
back. The factis, we have too much old
baggage and do not want any more Of it;
no more repetition of old stories." /
"The cruciiying Of man was not an
uncommon thing. 1t was the ordinary
Roman method OF disposIng OF some
classes Of criminals, but the cruciiyine
Of the man Christ was destined to be biz
time for speaking out; for saying and
doing something new. He bore the
cross and dcspised the shame in man.
ner which shook the whole earth, and is
still moving men in all parts Of the world
to do grand deeds for his sake, and fot
tho sake OF that which Christ's crucifix.
ion gained for them. You have heard
Of some mete0ric force rending the earth
and carrying its shock miles and miles
Just so the crucifying Of Christ reached
out to the whole world, and is to-day
moving all the great minds."
| The Bishop then took up the word
shame, md compared the shame oil
Christ to the feelings which would fill
the breast of the hardened caimiuuls who
were crucitied by the Romans. He
drew touching picture Of the Savior'e
mental agony while suspended from the
cruel nails waiting for death 10 relieve
his suiierings, and compared the
thoughts in Christ's mind to those in the
minds Of the two thieves who were cru
Gifted with him. "When one has
climbed to great height in Christ it il
mental agony to look down and think o.
sin and tho suffering among the TN
saved; how much greater must have
been the agony Of the man Christ when
he knew that his prosecutors were siniu
beings who would not 4 accept the
blessed privilege OF believing in God.'
| At this point Bishop Joyce said be de
sired to break the discourse to say few
words about hell. He said: "AIen worry
themselves about hell, and wonder /
there is such a place. For my part,
bother my head about it very little, fol
| do not expect to ever 60 there II there
issuch place. A mans conscience, il
| he deserves hell, furnishes 1t TO him
I can look into a mans face when he has
committed deeds which need punish
1uent, and see the mental agony which
he suffers. Conscience will ever keeE
ihim in mind OF his misdeeds, and he il
actually hell on two feet. Think OF tht
state OF mind OF Lady Macbeth when sht
cries, oven in her dreams, One, two
three; will il never out even years aitel
her crime. Think Of David, when b,
cried, MY sins are always with me.
There is hell enough here Il there |,