The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-20

that in all labor there is profit and that
idleness is a cumbranCe to the earth.
The decree that all shall earn their
bread by the sweat OF their brow has
gone forth, and from that decree there
IL no escape.
God aud natures laws must be
obeyed, and he or she who violates
them must atone to the offended law,
Have work for all and willingness to
do that work and your victory Is more
than halt won for the Christian faith.
Remember that the devil finds work
for idle men to do. Tho industrious
man seldom suffers the agony OF want,
even though his labors yield him but q
triHe. lie is content In the knowledge
that he is doing what he can to sup
mort himself. The idler is an unhappy
wretch, who drags out a miserable eX'
istenCe, while tho sleep oil a laboTer Is
sweet and refreshing; that oil the ldler
ia restless and uns0tislying. No man
can be happy unemployed, no matter
how rich no may DO. lie must Work II
he would not be miserable.
Mayor Caldwell then drew some les-
sons from the Columbian Exposition,
and advised his hearers to visit II, lie
also ieelingly referred to the first les
sons in the Bible which he learned IN
the church in which he was speaklng'
Ho spoke OF the voyages oil Columbus,
and paid a handsome tribute to the III
dies. In closing he said;
"Iho cause in which you are engaged
has been making progress for now over
eiUhteen hundred wears, and must con
tinuo to advance untll iull victory 10
gaihsG' %Hen t aiI " anI ha ooyernSd by
n hoiy law. Then, and not till then.
will your work be done, the armies OF
the world be disbanded, then VIII they
beat their swords into pillow shares anu
their spears into pruning hooks ana
the Christian faith will DO supreme
And now, ladies' and gentlemen, on
behalf OF the city OF Wheeling ! extend
to you each and every one a hearty well
come. The keys OF the city would be
useless to you, for this night her
gates open wide to receive you, notonly
the Christian Endeavor conventions but
all organizations having for their object
the betterment of mankind.
believe | can speak for the Chris.
tian families Of this city, many OF
whom | know, and say that with them
YOU will be greeted with that generous
hospitality for which Virginians have
ever been noted; in othor words, YOU
will find tho latch string out Now
my friends, | bid you God speed III your
glorious work. thank you.
y,s upsp,ysr
ID" f"NNN'AS I
Tile response to the addresses o. wei
come, on behalf OF the visiting delegates
wos nv Rev. DR.. j. II Pamegan, pastor
.Lo Eirst proshytoriop church nj
Grafton. He BEGAN bv saving that he
was very much surprised when he had
entered the church to ind that ne was
10 IesponI 20 w .m' a 1qG'p mosp e scarab mT,I man
IN the world"
ave come out OF tho mountains and
vollovs Of the little Mountain state to
thank the people OF Wheeling and its
MAYOR ior tic cordial welcome OK.
tendod. To have A warm welcome is
trniy n GOOD thing for Christian mon
and women. have seen that the re-
ception is warm, and have wondered If
az hearts Of tho %people of this city arc
no wnrm ns their streets. and whether
The citizens ara half as warm as tho
walls Of their houses. We have re-
ceived n warm welcome tonight. and in
Tho name OF tho West Virginia En-
deayor union l thank you for it, and
trust Won will receive Gods blessing. l
trust that the holy spirit will guide the
membors of this convention so that
they will leave II blessing behind until
all the children of tho city arc saved
for Christianity, You can talk as you
please about u society Deliis
COUNTING SOCIETY,"
but b Se nov "hequS''y yoKea VIVA
unbelleVers' 4hat Is tno command,
and If our members court, they Will
snroly not be uncoually yoked. laugh
ter and applause,
uespoke of the renewed life put into
the churches by tho young people
since the organization Of the Endeavor
society, causing them to become deeply
interested in tho church work. "lhe
time is past to keep the young people
quiet, They won't keep quiet aud have
come here for inspiration"
Another hymn was sung, and then
followed the roll call and responses. 1t
was found that thirty.soven societies
throurhout the state were represented
nj the first session, and many are not
yot hero.
The next event on the programme
was the address OF the president Of the
West Virginia State union, BY Rev. @.
M. Afford, OF this city. The president
gpid;