Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-29
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
Some of the Special Services of fester-
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Afford, preacleu upol INC 9""JN~N'
THE New and Irretraceabie way
The past is 4 closed book; the present.
and probably the future to some extent,
is ours TO profit BY. We should proht
bv what has passed. The great BOOK
OF Life is closed for the past year, ana
only BIZ repentance and faith can the
sins and omissions be blotted out. AS
we enter another year, our hearts trem-
BILE as we listen for the footsteps oil
Gods providence before the year closes.
If You could only have a picture OF
YOUR past, how eager you would be
TO correct the past. Improve the pres
ent. You cannot change the record OF
the past, but you can mold the future
We may change the direction OF me-
correct it's tendencies, find pardon Tor
its sins and follies. but never, never re-
trace the steps we have taken. Our eX-
perience like that of Israel is for pur-
noses of discipline. We have joys, Sor-
rows. riches and poverty and all these
are for different conditions OF life.
God does this to give us patience,
strength. perseverance and trust. AT
our journeys end we will be admitted
into the Promised Land. We must be
led. as Moses was led, he by the signs
| God had set, we by faith in his prom
/ ises.
Last evening the services were con-
Quoted under the auspices OF the Dorcas
Society. Mrs. Rev. Afford presided.
After the voluntary, Mrs. Afford made
short address, and was followed by
Misses Rosenberg and Stella Noitle.
Several pieces were rendered by the
Simpson NJ. +. choir. Rev. Afford
urged upon the audience the necessity
OF furnishing the means to educate. en-
tighten and Christianize the colored
race. IL would be one OF the problems
solved when they became the equals in
learning with the white race. They
would also 90 TO the Dark Continent and
Christianize their own race, and would
make it greater success than other
missionaries. Quite a large sum was
realized ut the meeting in contributions.
AT DISCIPLES CHURCH.
AT the Disciples church yesterday
morning, the pastor, Rev. Hopkins,
delivered an interesting sermon on
THE Tongue" Last night he deliv-
cred the last of his series of special SER
mons. selecting for his theme "lntem-
perance."
lie said he did not know what effect
his sermons would have, but IL is not
his business to take care OF results; his
duty is to preach the truth in the fear
| of God. He did not speak against
harmless amuSementS, but against those
whose tendencies are doubtful or dan
gerouS.
In considering the four subjects OF his
evening sermon, the dance, gambling,
the theatre and intemperance, he be-
| lieved that their tendencies and associa-
tions and results are potent influences
that are robbing the church OF time, OF
talents. of money, OF souls. In looking
around at those whe are Indifferent, or
have left the church entirely, he found
that nearly every one had been iniiu-
enced by one or more OF these great
evils. Men and women prostitute them
selves. and there is generally liquor con
nected with the sin. So, in preaching
on these subjects he was striking a
blow at the very roots of the sins that
are leading Christians aStray, and drag
ging men down to ruin.
need not picture the horrors OF in
temperance. | need not describe the
darkness OF Wheeling. That has been
shown. You know something of its
moral condition and government, when
bas
got to sell out to be elected to some re-
Sponsibe office. Some ono here has
said it will be worse before it is better.
Protect US from any worse condition.
1t never will be better until Christians
and lovers of right and justice take a
stand for principle, regardless OF pre-
judice. People must have a higher
standard OF: right; sentiment must be
educated.
We must strike at the fountain head
of drinking. What is it? 1t is the So
cial glass. 1t is the beginning that
makes the end. The social glass goes
often with the social game, the dance,
and the theatre, and ii goes without 1t.
Men take it in the saloon, but men and
women who would not go into saloon,
take it and put the glass to their neigh
boris mouth. Men begin there, and
land in the gutter, in Jail, in the grave,
in hell. How many young man has
started for ruin from the social glass,
taken, maybe in protesting Christ
ians home.
Rev. Hopkins then showed the evil
effects of incompetence from medical
point of view, and that the actual ben
eft OF alcohol in the profession OF medi-
cine is much less than Is
usually supposed. He denounced
the liquor traffic rs national
curse. and advocated prohibition as 4
remedy for the evil. High license Is I'M
fair, giving the rich saloon man chance
to grow richer, and cutting off the poor
man. 1t is licensing crime. He closed
by urging his hearers to practice SELL
control, for you cannot put christianity
into n mans heart when his stomach
and blood are full of whisky, and his
brain full of wild fancied snakes and
/ demons.
FOURTH STREET METHODIST.
The services at the Fourth Street
Methodist Church yesterday were APP
propriate to Christmas. and at both the
morning and evening services there
were large numbers in attendance. The
morning discourse was OF special con-
Germ to children, and all present gave
close hearing. A feature of the services,
quite elaborate in its nature, was the
music which was finely rendered
by large choir reinforced for
the occasion. The music was
heightened in effect by the inspiriting
sounds of the cornet In the hands OF
DR.. Milligan.
In the evening the spacious sanctu-
airy was again well filed with people
who paid marked attention to another
well prepared discourse relative to the
evcntful day. The musical programme
of the evening was also very pleasing,
all of the selections being rendered with
much vigor and expression.
AT THE Y. VI. c. \.
Yesterday services were held at the
Y. NJ. c. A. building in accord with
Christmas, and there was generous
turnout OF the members and their
friends. There were also quite num-
Der OF strangers present, all of whom
evinced warm interest in the exercises
which were well managed and very at
tractive. In addition to rich vocal and
instrumental music, there were appro-
pirate remarks touching on the Signiii
canoe and worth OF the day. The ex-
erciSeS were very interesting through