The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-22

delivered yesterday morning the last OF
bis series Of sermons on "Christocentrio
Philanthropy" The words Of tho text
wcto from st, PNul'a lottcr to tho Cor.
inthIans, H.. q; "Workcrs together
With him" The doctor said, In brlef:
My friends. in approaching this truly
great subject, VIC must not forget aomo
things about which we have thought In
our Christoccntric studies together.
Permit mo briefly to call to mind some
pt them H
!. Tho 0rst and, perhaps, the most
Important is, that the Lord Christ Is
The teacher oil NIL tho ages. To Him all
PHILOSOPHERS, all sciences, all ethical
codes, all Literature and all theological
doctrine must be brought and by Him
must they DO tried. Thomas Carlisle
iays; Jesus Of Nazareth, our divincst
aymbolI Higher has tho human
thought not yet reached" and We may
idd-Its best work will always consist
n trying to reach so high. Jean Paul
Richter says: 1.-THE life Of Chriat con.
eorns Him who, being tho hollest
among the mighty, the mightiest among
.he holy, lifted with His pierced hand
empires or their hinges, aud
It'll governs the ayes, and, wo may
tdd, will continue to govern tho ages as
bng as they shall unfold.
2. We mus. remember also that q
,Christocentric religious life is tho sine
qua non OF the civilization to bc-thc
civilization OF the skies. It begins in q
concept of God that renders Him APP
oroaChable 10 the human soul, pro-
ceeds in conversion, develops by.
growth and grace into maturity and
issues in glory. TO all those experiences
the life OF tho Christ and the teachings
Of the Christ must no DO the confer and
Inspiration. None can be genuine
otherwise.
3. We must not forget that all moral
life must DO Christocentric. He placed
all morals back OF the act in tho con.
dition OF the Heart. His idea here is
per Sc divine. 1t puts perennial rost,
Dlcssedncss and unity into the hearts OF
men. His morality means nothing
moro nor less than this: Given right
heart and man can express himself by
word and deed to tho utmost bound OF
his desires and with the fullest liberty
and still BIO right. Hcreinis, the solu-
ton OF all world problems. Lot all mon
everywhere do right according to tho
light available in Christ Jesus and all
world problems are gone. II we accept
the ChristocentriG morhi character as
our standard, and who would do other
wise, then it follows that divine
Savior with divine forgiveness and di-
vine regeneration is scientific ne.
costly
4. As to Christocentrit philanthropy
it will be helpful to bear in mind that
the underlying principle lies in the
value OF the souls OF mep. Its final OBJ
ject always aud every whore must be
tho conversion OF the soul. All at
tempted philanthropy that does not
aim at this is an abortioh. Its method
is to secure that confidence OF tho peo-
pie through which they can be instruct
cd and influenced to intolligently ac-
cept OF Christ rs a persoh hal Savior. TO
do this requires mi
AHEART OF d vE
like that of Christ, goint forth in gentle
ministrationA, and asli-sacrifce, in
short the giving Of self for others.
When man knows you really love him
you can lead him, and finally wo found
in our studies that Chriit had such con-
lidenCe i'll that eiiiCacI OF His atone
ment that He did not despair OF the
most vicious and abartloned. On last
Sabbath morning I vetturod the sue-
Gestion, that il 4 comparison wero made
between tho, probably, two: thousand
people OF this community, who were so
thoroughly bad that thhy were practi-
calIy accommodated from the sym
pathy and prayers OF religious people,
and similar number o; woll-to.do I'M
converted business men there would be
found more general andIgenuine contri-
ton and loathing of Gin among tho
former than tho latter class. Tho Cos
pei ia for those who want it and if
Christ wero citizen 6t Wheeling he
would find and adminidte to tho hun.
cry hearts and in so doing would show
forth the dignity Of! owe" The mis-
EIon OF the church is ITO fold: 1t is to
create spiritual appete1cy by preaching
ana living the truth, md to present
Chriat to tho hungry.
1nis brings US directly to the themo
Of tho hour We arc 70 DO workers to-
Esthor with God in safins the people.
mis- lsthe greatest wor K commissioned
70 men. This is the highest, ii 1t is not
INC only, philanthrophs.
" orkeFs, together With God! My
trends What do yonI suppose would
happen, II every follower Of Christ in
ms city would wak1, MP tomorrow
morning with great un1noveablo leadcn
Jump OF grief at tho thought, that any
soul in this city was III danger Of hell
ma n alter reelection ah9 uld como to feel,
Ina; not only one soul, but that, in ali
probability four out Of every flve were
III sNch danger, and after carrying tho
overwhelming burden to God in prayer
~; ~ Eenl prayer-for strength, should re-
so'yo 70 speak to every unsaved man
i Ii woman that he should meet, serious
= ana earnestly pressing tho claims of
HnhEt upon them2 venture an an
E ever Tho frat OBJECT would be a uni
T Tgss"I and severe 81 book OF surprise.
ane second might bs that tho COM
munity would think tho Christians had
E KRIS mad and bccomb absurd fanatics.
ms ms would be followed by great
,S OF conscie4cc. Some people
woutd rage and atotm, otheRs would
ne. But II tho igood work wore
honestly, prayqrtullyl and peraistontly.
prosecuted, tirmlysbelievc there would
take place right herg in Wheeling and
TiInin tho next north tho most won
TgEiu' work OF grace II modern history.
s lme people would timo to know that