The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-15

the arms OF the Christ, wherein they rest
full OF peace, trust and content. Unless
we are like them we will not enter the
kingdom OF faith. Or If they fail to.
abide in this same spirit, they leave the
place Of rest, and can only re-enter by
renewed exercise Of the grace Of faith.
Youth has rights, rights not simply
pertaining to the caro- OF the body and
the education OF the mind, rights not
only to the training Of the moral sense,
but tho right TO be brought into the
company and companionship OF Christ.
We are TO suffer them to come to
Him by standing out OF their way, and
by removing stumbling blocks. The
chief end OF a child's life is to glorfy
God, and to enjoy Him forever.
Our relation 10 Him, and the relation
Of all things around Him, ought to
further this end. To be holy is to be
blessed, in any stage OF being, To be
sinful is to be miserable at any time OF
life.
AS true life-eternal life-is to know
God, and the Christ whom he has sent,
this knowledge unto life in the soul Of q
child, in the speech, in the feeling, and
i'll tho thought OF child, is essential
unto true happiness. In the knowledge
and love of God, rs in earthly things,
they who seek pleasure INSIST; it Is not
50 much coy and shy as it is the reflex
of energy when we are doing the works
OF Sod, SO that he who seeks pleasure
for itself to enjoy its results. misses the
end in view; so in the training and
lives of children We are to remember
this principle and teach them that con-
tao: with duty in the discharge OF the
various obligations of life-doing the
will OF God from the heart in their
places and relations, is not irksomeness,
but true content, acceding to Gods rule.
Fun and play God looks at with ap-
proval, not only because they give re-
taxation and are a preparation for
work, but mainly because they arc
manifestations of healthy life.
If you would make childhood and
youth.truly, greatly happy, make them
religious, teach them toshun sin; when
committed to repent at once toward
God; to believe in Christ and to live in
His company.
The boyh6od of Christ-think what 1t
must uhN6 petll1 su AlNtuEuA pCStA4sV SO
religious, SO religious because so in fell
lowship with God. To be with God, to
know Him and to do His will made that
life so great. Behold the Christ until
you catch the secret OF His life.
Remember the highest, purest, most
blessed life is the Christian life. This
life is possible to oil ages. twill adorn
youth with peculiar tenderness OF
grace and lustre OF glory.
At the Thir 1 Presbyterian church the
services for children's day were OF the
same general nature as those atthe
Second church. A very good sum was
collected during the evening, and the
report showed the Sabbath-scheol to be
in a fourishing condition. The whole
attendance during the year was II ,3O6.
The best month was that OF December,
during which the attendance was LIZA.
The attendance for July was 6O4. The
receipts from the Sunday-school
amounted to S227 Is, and the total
amount from this and other sources was
$S77 27.
Rev. Afford delivered an address full
of good sense, and after the announce
ment that the flowers on hand would be
distributed among those having sick
ones at home, the congregation was dis