Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-03
THE NRXr WORD

| THE NRXT WORD
is the word SHAME" The Romans ar
ranged this form of desth SO rs to add to tn,
shame of the victim. With Christ it wal
more than physical shame to be hung upon
q cross. IL wss mental ehsme, which is
the greatest suffering that mind can bt
subjected to.
| NoT, the next thought is what was the
spirit OF Christ in this ordeal; We have two
words which showed ,hs spirit-the word
"eudurv" and the word ''despise." He
endured becsuse be saw the end from the
beginning, and He presented the history
of mind that gradually looks forward t.
calmly NEE. the greatest sorrow that evel
befell anybody, and Of all the heroes tha'
the world has ever had none can compare
with the heTOisn Of Christ in facing The
cross for thirty three years.
The next word is the word "despise. y
He despised all those things 10 which
refer-despissd the shame because OF tht
great results thu. we're to grow out of the
ordeals through which He passed. We mex
lirquite what we've the motives Of Christ
in all this work? Paul sage it was for the
Joy that was set before Him-that is to
soy, something was to follow.
WHAT WAS THAT SOMETHING?
Fret great personal exaltatioD. Hence
Christ is the bsst known character in every
language, among all Inea and in all re.
ligions 10 this nineteenth century. He il
in law, in history, il poetry, in art, IL
home and ia hearts.
| A part Of this exaltstion He saw from
the beginning IN his resurrection from the
dead, His ascension from Olivet, and His
place OF power On toe throne of the uni
verse. Another thing followed. By this
work OF Christ we get the only sstisfac.
tory view OF God and His government. God
is our Father. hence he is % hsiDg Of love and
loves all aeu, though He hates the sins OF
men. As He, Jesus Christ, looked down
the ages, He cav how His truth would
overcome all error and drive all false relig
ions snd false PHILOSOPHERS out OF the
world, snd 50 win the love and loyalty Of
a human race TO God, His Father. AND
beYond all this, He saw the resurrection,
when He should gather His whole churc
to His Father 10 Heaven. These thi ng'
| NtIo JJS CuOus1i ofNH iVA viz
son OF GOD
to endure the cgoss.
But what kind o Joy was this? Fret
it WAS pure; second, IT YVES vast; third, il
vas diffasive or magnetic, aud fourth, il
is uneuding. Worry few people II
this world. if any, are evel
continuously happy. To-day has it's Gun
shine, hut tomorrow will have its clouds
to-day has lie y, but tomorrow has it,
pain. Hence no earthly condition ia one
Of perpetual enjoyment. But the joy o
Christ and the JOY He gives to men is in
finite, and therefore eternal. Herce tn,
outlook for tie Church of God, Of which
Christ is the head, is endless joy bsyon(
all the conflicts and sorrows OF life.
The Bishop Is an eloquent preacher anC
al orator of magnetic presence and power
and his vast congregation listened to hi
discourse with the closest attention
throughout the hour AID quarter Of tim
it occupied.
| A HANDSOME SUBSCRIPTION.
| At the conclusion of the sermon, col
lection YVES taken up towards the paymen
of the church debt. which amounts to some
thing over 5000. The Bishop mad
running remarks to the congregation dur
ing this interesting and important part o
the services, sud sfIer, perhaps, three
quarters Of 40 hour. the amount of tn
subscriptions figured Up to the Handsomely
generous SPIN Of shout S.. 232, most ex
cellent start.
Ire congregation then dispersed. In tn
afternoon, commencing ut 3 o'clock,
mss meeting of the Sunday School work
els and pupils was held. It was for th'
purpose Of making sn CifsriDg to tn
church from this department, aud it re
sui, ed most gloiiously. Az in the morn
ing, another large congregation was pres
Ient, and addresses were msde by Presid
ing L der Rev. Z Jones, Rev. W. @
Riheldsffer, DR.. H. K. Blsisdell, Rev. DR.
C. W. Cushing, B shop Joyce, Rev. Lnae
of Bsllsire, ard Rev. Ash, all the addresse
being in Tie line Of Sunday School churcl
work. The II rings me- de on this occas
ion secresa ted the neat sum OF over $500
making the entire subscription for tbI
day so far, about s.. 7Oc.
EVENING SESSION.
The audience present at last evening
ssrvices was sven larger than that at tn
morning or afternoon services, aud severa
hundreds of people were turned away, IN
able even to sec1re standing room. TIT
services we're opened with an anthem b.
the choir, followed by Rev. s. Z. Jone
with prayer. A qusrtstte sang selection
after which Bishop Joyce made al address
Of half an hour on the prospects of tn
church and church work generally