The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-11
Y m. G. A. ANNIVERSARY
Celebrated at tho First Presby-
torlan Church.
THE IMPORTANCE AND VALUE
or Christian Enthusiasm Dcscan,cd
Upon by Rev. DR.. George L. Reed.
Enthusiasm tho Most Potent In.
nucnce In tho Spread orthc Church.

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Enthusiasm tho Most Potent In.
nucnce In tho Spread ofthc Church.
Most Of the Protestant churches north
OF tho creek were closed last evening,
and their congregations attended the
services at the First Presbyterian
church, in commemoration OF the
seventh anniversary Of tho Wheeling
branch OF the Young Mems Christian
Association. Tho church pews were
crowded, The aislos were filed with oc-
cupied chairs, and great many audi
tors were standing in the vestibule.
After the singing OF hymns by tho
choir, reading Of Scripture by Rev. DR..
Cunningham and prayer by Rev. DR..
Riker, the secretary OF the association,
MIR. John Q. Lynch, read the seventh
annual report.
According to the report fourteen in
formal social gatherings were held.dur-
ing tho past year; two members enter
tainments and four trades receptions
were given; in all twenty-threo social
gatherings, with M attendance OF 2,6l5,
were held i'll the associations building
Tho current expenses were S3,04S IS,
and tho receipts were SS,0Ol 5S, leaving
q balance OF S13 20. The association
closed the year with u membership OF
.I36, OF whom 277 are active and $50
associate members. OF business men
there are 1l2; clerks and salcsmen, no;
mechanics and mill hands, 1903; stu.
dents, 50, and professional mon 3d. OF
these 1856 arc Presbytcrian:, 1873 are
Mothodists, SO United Presbytcrians,
"a Episcopalians, SO English Lutherans,
II German Luthcrans, ii Disciples, G
Baptists, 5 Catholics, and % do not
attend any church.
DR. REEDS ADDRESS.
Dr.. George Z. Reed, who was OH the
programme for an address, took for his
text the eleventh chapter of the book OF
Numbers, twenty.sevcnth, twenty
eighth and twenty-ninth verses, and
sought by it to illustrate the import
ancc and value Of Christian enthusiasm.
lie prcfaced his address by remark
ing that John Wesley was tho first to
perceive tho power for the good OF re-
ligion that was in the lay clement OF
the church, an element which formerly
listened only to the word Of God rs OK
pounded by the preachers. yls@5.
There were few things, he continued,
| which Christians were more afraid Of
than being charged with enthusiasm.
There was not a charge which would
grind the souls OF Christians so much
as the charge OF enthusiasm. The ma
jority OF women would feel themselves
insulted were such an accusation made
againct them. This quality had lost
cast and the people dreaded being af-
| tlicted with it. But the noblest quality
OF man or woman was the quality OF en-
thusiasm.
Il believe in the depths OF my SOUL"
said DR.. Reed, "that what We need
most is the quality OF divinely inspired
enthusiasm. Our souls
SHOULD DE AT A WHITE HEAT
in the discharge Of our Masters work.
Some preachers think this quality
should be relocated to the past as not
worthy OF the cultivated Christianity
OF the day." !.isi-! ~
The great Protestant Of France,
Iseau, in speaking to his Huguenot
brethren would say: I say unto you,
be not afraid OF enthusiasm lie was Il
great philosopher, the coolest OF men
by nature, yet he knew that many, en-
thusiastic in everything else, yet want
ed that quality. Hc knew that in the
days OF the great Condo and Henry OF
Navarro French Professionalism was on
fire.
Thomas Carlisle said that enthusiasm
was the fundamental quality OF all great
minds, and Edward Everett, in his
eulogy OF Daniel Webster, gave beau
tiful description OF that quality.
Madame dc Stael had large conccp-
ton OF the value OF enthusiasm in all
great undertakings, and almost made it
u religion in ITSELF OF her the philoso-
pher schlegcl said, after conversation
he had with her: "This woman's soul
seems to be on fire."
EETHUsrAsMANDFA SATIcIsM COMPOUNDED.
People confound enthusiasm with
tho low and contcmntible quality of
ionoticism They aro widelv J;ttcrent
4 fanotic Is n man orr woman tramonJ:
onslv oxcitcd over some small th;na
and who would move hnavon and onrtI
over IN inIinitcssimal conference.-the
thing not worth attention. AN en-
thnsiast is q man or woman who is
,reinenuous'y excited Nhu Wouio move
nelHch .tIu euiti! oveI soliitiHiils S'cat.
eesEeai! patGs, .tiuSei'ils thfouSn the