Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-03-30
PALINGEN ESlS.
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Now IL the Church can appoint days Tor
tho Divine worship. surely she must
also have power to regulate the form oil
Christian worship and institute appro-
priate rites and ceremonies. Protestants
are obliged TO admit our premises since
The New Testament nowhere coln'la"uS
the observance OF the Lords Day; we
hut draw the conclusions which logic
ally flow from those premises. when,
therefore, they insist that we cannot
find any authority for this or that lea
ture OF our religious services In the Ne"
Testament we may justly retort by ask
ing them TO prove from the New Iesta-
ment the obligation, so much insisted
ON by them as we'll as by us, of keeping
holy the Lords Day
AT ST. LUKE's.
St. Luke's p. L. church, on the Isl
and. was bright with flowers, yesterday
morning. and was filled with a large
congregation, the members OF when
listened TO a sermon OF especial merit
by the rector, Rev. Jacob Birmingham.
A fine musical programme was rendered.
In the course of his remarks, the rector,
who took for his text |. Cor, 10, iVii''
..Tbanks be to God, who giveth US the
victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ,
and for his subject, "The Joyous VIC
tory" said 49,.
.,Such 10Y as is expressed in the text
IS Christian privilege-an exclusively
Christian privilege. None can oestow
it but He who gave the Christian bis
name, his character, his all; none can
receive II in its precious fullnesS out
those whose minds and souls are In mar
mony with the spirit Of the day and all
this day implies. There is an evidentlal
value TO this great truth-this Joyous
victory-we have met 10 think ABOUT TO-
day. The Christians faith does not
rest upon superstition, or sentiment or
myth. 1t rests upon facts. 1t rests upon
the miraculous, external historical TACT
that Jesus Christ our LORD rose from
the dead. The resurrection, as some
one has said, was the effective weapon
by which the Apostles forced
their way through the dense
obstructive blocks OF Jewish and
heather thought around them. The
Apostles had themselves seen Jesus
since His resurrection. They had
spoken with Him. They had eaten
with Him. Nay, such was His mercy
and condescension that they had even
touched Him. They tested a first i'm
preston again and again, and under
VARYING circumstances. That Jesus
was literally risen was for the Apostles
a fact resting upon the distinct evidence
of their senses. Their first missionary
effort was to publish this fact and so
let it do its proper work III the under
standing and consciences OF men. 81.
Peters sermon on the day of PentecoSt
has this statement in it: This Jesus
hath God raised up, whereof we all are
witnesses And this was the keynote
of the Apostolic doctrine"
In closing he said:
press on, Christian brethren, not
mournfully, but ioyOusly, towards your
redemption, and do not be disturbed by
theorizing or book writers. Do not
fear even The grave, since by Its side
stands our risen Lord, whom we know
aud love, and who holds the keys OF
death and hell. If our names are reg
istered in the Lambs Book OF Lille, then
let fear flee away as the dark birds OF
the night before the rising sun. II so,
then YOU must learn to look upon the
resurrection OF the body as not only a
possibility hut rs fact which, If grasp
ed with heart and head, will fill you
with joy un>p.,A bic and full OF love,
and with The ~ I'd old Apostle, you
may iniu it, ia militant cry that en-
circles the car .u-day. Thanks be TO
God. who g.y,lh ~ ;hr victory through
oar Lord JESUS Christ.
FOURTH STREET METHODIST.
Atall tn, services at this church yes
terday Ia. re- were large and interesting
congrega 'ioaS, the services being very
appropriau and impressive. In the
morning IT," p1.tor Rev c. W. Cush-
iny. delivrIru nt ..lr go lOquent dis
course. which ~ ii>',n. u TO with rapt
attention. IT, corations, while not
perhaps cX;. n-iv,, were tastefully ar
ranged. and prnol ICED many beautiful
fluwrr>. IT, ih' evening there was an
other large gathering, one that almost
complcly filled fhc spacious interior.
Tie music al hu Il services and particu-
larly in the evening, was excellent and
of a high order. The voices OF the
large and well trained choir blended
tremendously. Mr.. Cushing in his
discourse in the evening endeav-
ored to show how illmSy were the
statements OF varionS pulpit tledg-
lings that the resurrection OF Christ
was spiritual, and not u physical one.
There are certain facts in the Bible that
are fundamental, and the doctrine OF
the resurruction OF Jesus Christ IS one
OF them. 1t is the keystone of the arch.
Prove to me that Christ did not come
out OF the grave bodily and | will prove
to you that there is nothing OF value In
Christianity, that there is nothing In
the Bible that can he relied upon.
II Christ did not come out OF the tomb
then Jesus himself was deceiver.
Here the pastor read from the oath
chapter OF st. Luke, giving the words
of Jesus as to His physical Identity.
The pastor then brought up in gen
eral way the long line OF testimony that
has come from the learned men for
!, 800 years, all agreeing on the question
OF the resurrection. The sermon was
well DIVIDED and supplied with much
interesting data, and was delivered
with considerable emphasis.
ENGLISH LUTHERAN.
At the English Lutheran Church no
elaborate floral display was made, al
though a number Of beautiful potted
flowers were tastefully arranged about
the pulpit and altar. Both morning
and night the music rendered was
choice and appropriate. A solo, Res
direction" was well rendered by Miss
Annie Meyer.
Thirty-three were received into
church fellowship, five by baptism,
twenty-four by confirmation, three on
professions of faith and one by certiii-
cate. Eight children were baptized.
The sacrament OF the Lords supper
was administered both morning and
night.
The Sunday school was highly enter
tanned by an instructive address by Rev