The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-22
A SOLITARY WAY
Ia Mans Journey through Life,
though Sustained.
BY THE EVERLASTING aRMOF GOD.
1Icy DR.. William lester breaches at
the First Presbyterian Church, TO
rood AudIcncc..-Thc sorrows OF
some Nlcn amid the Joys OF Others.

Attic First Presbyterian church yes
terjay evening tho lecture room Of the
church was comfortably filled, the con-
ercgation having assembled to hear
Rev. DR.. William Lester, oi Woat Alex
anlcr, deliver one OF tho series OF scr.
mons, which urc being preached during
the two weeks preceding tho Lords
Supper. DR.. Lester took his text from
the 10Th Psalm, the fourth verse: "a
Solitary Way" G
Aaindicated in the words.o the text,
and as further developed blythe preach
or In his sermon, man, like the Israel
ties in the desert, travels through lilo
in solitary way, SUSTAINED by tho ever
lasting arm Of God Ono nay DO sur
rounded BY multitudcs ofspcoplc and
vet be intensely lonely. Even in n city
where hundreds Of mon are. scen, busily
going on in tho duties oil llie, u man is
often perceived in crowd, ,Nho secs no
one, who knows no one; who IL suffer-
ing from the pressure OF 4 breaking
heart. one man begins lilo, firm, ro-
bust and vigorous, the very picture OF
health. But soon the step begins 10
weaken, he tottcrs as lie Malks. Ills
condition crows worse, md3instcnd Of
food 10 sustain life, lie begins to take
medicine to preserve it. The silver
rord brrips 10 loosen. tho golden bowl
Is about 10 overflow. We ali know the
wav is a weary one, ii ticreis no ever
lasting arm to hold us ID.
Another man Hears theS sound of
Young voices under his roof, and the
natter OF youthful iootstcpsinthe hall.
Ills cup Of bliss is full to oycrigowin..
But by and by that yoicc.is no longer
heard, the pui or OF the feet no longer
falls: The child is dead. Or it may not
be the child, it may be the COMPANION
Of his lie, and he is n man broken in
his home, begeft of every friend. II
am alone" hc cries "there is no heart
that beat: for me-" ts
There is another, whose main object
in lie is 10 he pleased. whose chicf ol3iect
is TO enjoy the pleasures and comforts
Of life. The faculty. Of pleasure is tho
lowest in our nature. Who has moro
solitary waY, than one who has lrI 4
lie OF pleasure? He is man broken
in health and full OF 0jsnpnointmcnt
Solomon had wealth, he had ,Dosition
he had all the pleasures that lie could
give; and vet ho nut them all in ono
bundle and labeled them with th;s in.
scrint;on. Sails vanitvn
Whv arc VIC not alwavs bnovont in
spirit, WHY are We not always honnv
and rejoicing? If Their, were no wny
out OF the hour OF darkness ont Of tLe
hour OF trial, We might Ms VOL liz down
like tho little infant, and mss ON into
tile heavenly blessings. A!mnn had =
hundred sheep in 4 .folI. they wore,
well tended: thoy wero we'll icd Emf
one uirht one Of these shnan ,yos Lost
in the mountains. thcrc was mo food
there no water no foM omd wolves
were bowling around il You and I
are that sheep, and VIC arc made 10 have
complete and perfect hnnpiness in God
in Jesus Christ =
There wa; once n how tho homo of his
father and mother exncctSd ia hn thn
solace OF their declining Years Eysry
wish he could express was anticin,to1
conId bc done he d;d ~ t ,Hns
Even he at last left homo ! Bnt soon
the clouds began 10 .ather tho wind
began 10 blow. He was comnollad ~
engage in the Lowest occunntion h. ~
brew could think OF, tbat Of b"rdin,,
swine, and Tor food he otn thn hnsl.ss
that the swine Ind tramn,oi "nnn '
You and I are tbnt nrodiGaI ND n nevn
will comic :! and iov Gil our hearts till