The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-12-11

we'll.
THE SERMON.
The sermon was on the following
text: "Finally, brethren, farewell. Be
perfect, be Of good comfort, be OF one
one mind; live in peace, and the God
OF love and peace shall be with you."-
II Cor. 1911.
'In the providence of God, my dear
friends, the time has come when
must say finally in my work among
you as your pastor; and as such to bid
YOU an atIectionate farewell. But as |
do so Izmust use the apostles language
and make it fraternal matter.
Finally. brethren, FAREWELL for though
there has been difference in the de-
partments OF our work, owing to our
divinely appointed positions in it, it
has been common work and we have
been engaged in it as brethren. What
ever hardships, and trials and difficulties
aud embarrassments we have had in
guiding the affairs OF this church and
congregation during the period OF our
union as pastor and people, We have
shared them together II We have had
any success, any triumphs over adverse
elements and over difficulties, We to-
gether have been with Gods efficient
help the instruments in Gods hands
accomplishing the results. It has not
been my work as pastor alone, or your
work rs the people alone, but our work
together in the fraternal bond Of Chris
tian fellowship as w2rkers. And as one
OF YOU in this good work OF the lord in
this city now bid you fraternal fare.
we'll, and as minister Of the word OF
God give you my parting admonition.
Ours has been
BROTHERHOOD OF LABOR,
sacrifice and anxiety; and our work, We
are modestly free to say, was Of gradual
and continuous advancement. 1t never
took retrogressive movement; there
never was a spasmodic gush, or me-
teoric flash, but gentle, gradual and
continuous movement forward along all
lines OF religious development. And
this makes me feel that it was work
in which the Lord took pleasure and
approvingly aided us in all our under
takings in His name. He was not only
the efficient power that wrought
through US, but He was the true bond
OF our brotherhood. We have been
close together in sympathy and work,
because we, as pastor ana people, have
tried to be close with God. And we
have been mutually helped and i'm
proved and comforted and nourished
by Gods grace. We have been drawn
and held together, not because OF any
selfish endowment and advantage, but
because We have had a common interest
in God and His work in our midst.
"We have enjoyed our fraternal rela-
tions because We have realized the
Fatherhood OF God in Christ. Brother
hood is but q synonym OF nearness to
God. God is the fountain from which
all true brotherhood flows. This foun-
tain may be hidden among the eternal
hills, as His name is unknown by many
in heather lands to-day; but the re-
ireshing waters OF our brotherly feeling
are from Him, and we are glad that the
river Of His love has flowed by us and
glorfied our lives and work.
In our work together during the past
twelve years we have shared one an-
others Joys and sorrows; we have re-
joiced together and wept together, sung
and prayed together, and our expert
ences together the Lord has made
MATERIALLY HELPFUL
AS your pastor have preached in
this house of worship, during the
twelve years, 1,l21 times, and elsewhere
in the city and out OF it 12S times, max
ing total Of sermons preached l,244
have kept no record OF lectures deliy-
cred or Of other devotional services
conducted, bat they have been continu-
ally attended to. 1 have Kept no ac-
count Of pastoral calls made on mem
bers, nor of clsrgical calls made on per-
sons not members. But it has been
continual source OF spiritual help and
gain to myself and the church to be
almost daily in work Of this nature l
have joined in holy wedioci; 164
couples, and oficiated at the funerals Of
S44 persons. By our work together
there have been brought into church
fellowship and added to the member
ship OF this congregation, by adult bap-
tism, n souls; by tho rite Of confrmR-