The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-26
THE SERMON.

And 80 fulfill his word!
THE SERMON.
Row. DR.. johnson took US his text:
"Bearye one another's burdens. "-Gal.
So. He prefuced his discourse by read
ing the names Of the Odd Fellows who
have during the year departed this life.
"Your order is not u religious organiza-
ton, and its mission does not extend to
the spiritual needs OF its members;
while far from claiming churchly priv
ileges, you believe in the existence OF
tho Supreme Being, the Creator and
preserver Of the universe, and no per-
son can be admitted to membership in
your order who does not acknowledge
this. In this order is found the rich
and the poor, tho high and the low, tho
cultured and tho uneduCated; they all
meet on common ground as brothers.
The faith OF God and the brotherhood
of man is devoutly recognized, and
charity is practically, exemplitied on u
noble scale. 70 relieve distress, visit
the sick, bury the dead, and protect the
widow and orphan arc
DUTIES FAITHFULLY PERFORMED,
and to carry on these obligations you
have, during the year ending Scptem-
Der, expended S3,l42, l3l 90. and since
the year 1880 in America $57, 499,375 81.
Seeing that We are destined to distress
and sorrow YOU have adopted simple
creed, in which all mankind can be-
lieye, and have forged mystic chain
which can bind man together; that is
the creed Of friendship, love and be-
nevolence, bound into unity by chain
Of truth.
''As you lay no claim to churchly
privileges, and as your friendship and
bcnevolence take their inspiration and
direction from Gods Word, We take it
for granted that you advise and expect
your people to find spiritual food and
assistance in the churches. You have
come here to-day, not expecting to hear
IN eulogy on tho nobility and beauty Of
your order, but to show how in the
name OF God and Of his son Jesus
Christ, you may live with concioncC
void OF ofense, and to show how tc
come down to tho moment Of death
with hope, consolation and Joy, and be
able to say, I have Father in Heaven
whom Ihave loved, honored and obeyed
with faith mistaken, through thu
storms and strife OF life, and have hope
Of life everlasting with God the Father
with Jesus Christ, His son, aud with
the tried and true that have gone OH
before y"
The speaker then presented
THE FIRST PROPOSITION
OF his sermon. "He has made us all tt
lean on ono another" He has so or
dered things in this world that some
times the weakest may help the strong
eat. He then quoted largely from the
apostle Paul regarding the proposition
named, and showing that the sutFeringt
OF Christ were not complete wlthou
the suIerings OF his people; in this
connection tho speaker introduced thu
thought, the more one suffers, the los!
the whole church will suffer. Paul as
sisted Jesus Christ by his sutFerings.
Quoting his text no said that it mean
that all shall help and all will bt
helped. We are not shut up in our
selves, but on tho other hand shoulC
help ourselves and one another. NonC
should bo too proud to bo hel ped. How
ever strong you are, the time will CONT
when you must be helped. The speaker
here used the illustration OF building
inwhich tho pieces OF timber and brick
and stones, form a stron2 and CRANE
structure. Also the stone bridge il
this city, where tho stones fitting ont
upon another, close together, form I
structure that ia very strong, support
ing horses, wagons and street cars; ar
illustration OF one helping another. w
are all fighting in
THE SAME GREAT BATTLE,
not struggling in our own little wars
1t is the same battle in which isureC
tho saints, martyrs, contessors ant
fathers who fought and suffered. WheI
we help one another we arc helpinI
Christ aud his cause; when We alloy
others to help us it Is tho same. Chris
/ bore our burdens, taking our intirmltie
and diseases; no was man OF sorrow
and OF grief, but he also let others boa
his burdens; allowed others to he'll
him, as in the instance OF Simon tn
Cyrene aud the carrying OF the cross
He could have prayed and there woul
! have appeared twelve legions OF angel
who would have assisted him had he g
desired; he could have had all tn
strength OF his manhood with his God
hood, but he turned aside and laid til
cross on Simon.
''You must remember that by bein
helped we help, and by being comiorte
that we comfort" This was the secon
proposition, and was enlarged upon 6
length by the speaker, who recounte
the perils on land and sea OF Paul.