Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-05
BISHOP wARREN's SERMON

courses will be found outlined below.
BISHOP wARREN's SERMON
Listened to by an Immense Congregation
at the Fourth Street Methodist.
An immense throng Of people graced
the interior Of the Fourth Street Meth
odist Church yesterday morning, to lis
ten To a sermon by Bishop H. w. War
rem. The regular services did not be-
Gin until the usual hour OF half-past ten
o'clock, but long before that time, as
early as half-paSt nine o'clock, the
church was we'll flied. The throng
kept pouring into the edifice, how
ever, until all accommodations
we're taken up and many were obliged
10 20 away. The church has seating
capacity OF SOD, and there were fully
500 more stationed along the aisles, In
the rear OF the church, back or the
choir railing, and even upon the stairs
leading from the lower vestioule. 1t
was a sea OF denSely packed humanity.
1t was an oppreSSively warm day. Out
with excellent ventilative arrange
ments, together with vigorous nutter-
ing of fans, the immense congregation
remained in o fairly comfortable condi-
tion throughout the services.
At half past nine o'clock there was
conference love feast which was con-
Quoted by Rev. J. L. Clark, ID. d., OF
Parkersburg.
Among other proceedings the follow
ing travelling preachers were ordained
as deacons: George w. Bent, Willis
+. Dean, Floyd 2. Dunbar, George
Lewis. EnOch l.. Meadows, Floyd w.
Queen, John II. Redman, Willie Z.
Rodgers and Martin Talbot.
The following local preachers were
also ordained as deacOns: Orlando Y.
Philips, Harry d. BOudln, George w.
White, James M. Kinder, James d.
Smith, VintOn A. Mama, William w.
Workman and Thomas Ii. Bunting.
BISHOP wARREN's SERMON.
Shortly before eleven o'clock, after
the usual preliminary exercises, began
his sermon, taking for his text a pas
sage from Isaiah, in which God appar-
emily gives all with whom he deals the
hest part of every bargain. Now that
seems like an unthrifty kind OF COM
MERGE, such a one from which we might
speedily expect bankruptcy. Such
persOn must have treasures, must have
great love, must be infinite In
desire to give everyone the
best end of the bargain. Is there any
one such? The true meaning OF the
passage is that God always stands ready
10 give US the best for the worst There
was time when there was naught but
darkness and chaos, but God spake the
work, and gave the glorious light. de
has always been ready to do more for
ms than we were willing to receive.
Occasionally mans eyes are opened
and his vision is full OF light ana glory
God has adapted his offers to man
nature. Man is naturally addicted to
trading. He begins early, recalling the
days Of swapping jack-kniyeS. lie does
not forget il after he gets older. lie
then dabbleS in land, houses and other
property, and even swaps hOrSes-un-
less he Is a Methodist preacher. Trading
Is mans constitutional trait, and like
God he gives the worst for best, as
when he replaces the natural clay soil
for a brick sidewalk. God has filed
man with desire to change the lower
into the higher. God wants every one
OF his children to be larger than Provi-
dence ever dreamed Of. he works finer
with his fingers than we can think with
our minds.
Bishop Warren then went on 70 des-
cribe i'm a most eloquent manner the
various kinds of life including the men,
raj. physical and emotional. What a
difference there is In an emotional life.
There are men calling themselves solid,
when they are really immova-
ble and stolld. God pity
such mems wives. God stands by every
man TO lift him up 10 something better,
10 endOw him with some kind Of spirit
nal steam. Why should man, who has
taken lightning for SwiitneSs, stop
thereP There is infnity of power in
God. Gods love is scarcely typifed in
the warmest family love on earth.
There are plenty Of reasons why God
should look this way to men, why de
should give opportunities instead OF leg
acies.
Gods greatest experience was when
He gave up His Son for the salvation OF
man. The Bishop then related the sac
rifce OF Abraham In giving up his dear
" beloved son, Isaac. Oh, Methodist
PREACHERS, you have surrendered many
things. Whatever you have given up,
Christ wants to save you when the re-
generation comes. We take up sacri-
fees more readily than other men take
mn delights. In the midst Of our perSe-
crtisns our souls sublime are full Of
Gods greatness.
The discourse was over an hour in
length. and was listened to attentlvely
throuphout. At the close OF the morn
inc session quite a number Of those in
the gathering were introduced TO Bish-
on Warren, who kindly greeted all.
The Bishop was the guest st dinner OF
Rev.C. W. Cushing, pastor Of the church.
AFTERNOON EXERCISES.
In the afternoon there was another
large gathering at the church, the exer-
cises being OF a memorial character, In
honor of those who had departed dur
Ing the past year. Those upon whom
warm eulogies were bestowed were the
late J. w. W. Bolton, OF Palatine;
George Crossfield, of Berkeley Springs,
and Thomas Fl. Traynor, Of Benwood;
also Mrs. J. NJ. Warden, Mrs. h u
Hanna and Miss Belle Upton.
At the afternoon session the follow
ing travelling deacOns were ordained
elders: Simon p. Crummitt, Jas. M.
Gross, William j. Harkness, Marcellus
Koutts, Dexter B. Orr, Arthur w. own
by, Enoch T. Withers and John D.
White.
The following local deacons were or
dained elders: Benson 3. Brooks and
John Woodruff.
Last evening there we're anniversary