The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-17
DOWN AT M0ONDSYILLE.
Thrilling Services Held on the
Camp Grounds Yesterday.
ELOQUENT SERMONS PREACHED
at Each Meeting, and Interesting aud
Profitable children's Meetings aud
other Special E1crclses---Good
Music All day Long.

A perfect day and the list of eminent
speakers attracted large crowd to the
Moundsville camp grounds yesterday
morning. The people began to come in
early in the morning, and before the
hour for the morning sermon the COM
modious auditorium was filled to its
utmost capacity. Every seat was taken
and many were compelled to stand.
The morning love feast filed many
hearts with rejoicing. The irreligious
as well as the religious were stirred by
the testimonials of love for the religion
Of Jesus Christ, and of its power to COM
fort and bless the sin.sick soul.
Immediately at the close OF the love
feast Rev. DIR. Swindells announced that
the ordinance of baptism would be ad-
ministered, and requested all who de-
sired to have their children baptised to
bring them forward. Five little ones
were presented, and DR.. Swindells bap-
tiled them in an impressive manner,
after which he rea a selection from
the gospel OF St. Mark, where they
brought the little children TO Christ.
Rev. DR.. Reid, president OF the Dick
ison college, OF Carlisle, Pa, read por-
ton OF the third chapter Of the gospel
OF St. John for the morning lesson,
after which f. o. Excel sang beauti-
full solo entitled 1.-THE Sinner and the
Song" the choir Of singers joining in
the chorus, which was composed Of
stanzas of "Jesus, Lover Of My Soul"
Rev. DR.. Reid was then introduced
and preached
THE MORNING SERMON,
taking for his text part Of the S5th
verse Of the 18th psalm-"And His gen.
tleness hath made me great"
DR.. Reid said that with respect to the
time when the psalm was written there
is some difference OF opinion among the
ologians. Some say it was about the
middle Of the psalmist's life, some say
that 1t was written near the close OF his
life. But there is no difference among
them rs to the character OF the psalm
itself. All agree that 1t is one OF the
most sublime and beautiful things ever
written or spoken.
DIR. Reid then read portions of the
psalm, making appropriate comments
on its description of praise and thanks
giving to God. 1t is psalm thas could
only have been written when the writer
was in the most exhalted condition.
David was not always a good man.
There was time when the lightnings
OF God were flashing about his head.
But he had good heart and turned to
the Lord. That man was indeed man
worthyto be called a man OF God. He
was great and good man, and the key
note it all is contained in the text,
ellis gentleness has made me great"
That passage is one OF the sublimest
and most blessed Of the whole gospel.
When once heard it can never be for
gotten. Like the words OF "Home,
Sweet Home" it fills the soul with
reverence.
God is not one that ruleth with an
iron hand, by law. lie is one who
blesseth.
desire to call your earnest and pray
erful attention TO two points: First,
the greatness OF which the inspired
singer speaks; second, the power
through this greatness had been re-
ceived.
He does not simply mean exalted
greatness-greatness Of the intellectual
side, or an exalted temporal position,
but that greatness which is synonymous
with love, which is synonymous with
Godliness. Moral and spiritual great
ness is what he is speaking OF.
In the past great deal has been said
OF the greatness on the MAYNARD side.
We read OF Alexander the great, OF
Darius, the great, of Julius Caesar, the
great, Of Bacon, and so on. These men
have been the standard by which 9TH
ers have been measured. But as We
have progressed in civilization We have
discovered that the standard Of
greatness has been changed. We are
now Judging men by the highest STAN
dard possible. We are now measuring
men BY the matchless standard OF Jesus
Christ, the incarnation OF divine good
ness. Compared to Him Alexander,
Cesar, Bacon and all the rest shrink
into insignitcance.
In the future no man will be consid-
cred great man unless lie is great on
the side of God, as well as great on the
MAYNARD side. 7ng7.
As another way Of setting up the
greatness, we see that no man in any
Christian government can receive the
suffrage of the people unless he is full
OF reverence for Christ. And the time
il coming when no man who spells
God with little g, can receive honor
from the people. No man could be
elected Governor Of West Virginia, or
to the smallest municipal Office, unless
he takes Off his hat out Of reverence in
the presence OF the Lord.
Mr.. Reid related an incident in Col.
Robert G. Ingersolls campaign for Gov
ernor Of Illinois, where Mr.. Ingersoll
was told by a gentleman with whom
he was electioneering that the men who
lead US in the government must at least
be men who take their hats off before
God. He referred to Gladstone, Bis
marck and other eminent statesmen
who have q reverence for religion and
look to God for direction. Mr.. Glad
stone spends one-half hour in commun-
ication with God every day before going
into the Parliament. Bismarck, we call
him q man OF blood and Of iron will, but
] tell YOU one OF the essential elements
of his greatness Is the fear of God.
That is the greatness that shall be
honored in tho coming years. 1t was
OF that greatness that David was speak
ing when he wrote this hymn. lie was
soldier, statesman, n ruler he WAS n
political economist, he was a financler.
Bnt he was not thinking Of the great
ness as q soldier, as a statesman, a ruler
mr. n tibancier He was THINKING of tha