Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-22
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West Virginia. IL is built on the hill
side, or hillsides rather, and its streets
are very narrow and dirty and paved
with cobble stones, or not paved at all
as the case may be, and to one not IA
miliar with this section, presenting lit
tie il anything that is attractive. 1t has
the reputation of being very rough
place and so far as streets and appear
alce is concerned, il will sustain the
reputation. But little closer acquaint-
ance with the place develops the fact
that it has several substantial and well
furnished churches, and that its people
are very kind and hospitable, as most OF
the people Of West Virginia are reputed
to be. The Methodist church is sub
stantial brick structure, well arranged
and fitted up for the purpose for which
it is designed, and a joyful surprise az
ter trip through the dsorderly and
dusty town.
Promptly at a. N. the venerable
Bishop Taylor entered the chancel and
began the opening exercises OF the day.
After a hymn, prayer and selection OF
scripture, he commenced In his charac-
teristic manner to give talk on Africa.
Remarking that his subject was too
broad for the time allowed, he stated
he would begin by the statement Of the
spiritual state OF Africa.
To find the state Of inland Africa we
must go back TO the beginning Of the
race. After the sin OF our first parents,
we read that condemnation passed upon
all men, and if the race had been prop
agated under that law every human
being would have come into the world
under this condition, and that would
have been very bad for the race.
But we read as the the otfense OF
one man all passed under condemnation;
so by the life of one all are redeemed.
Justification was an old word, an old
law term, which in our modern Ian
guage meant acquittal, and our first
meaning OF the word would be acquit-
tal-acQuittal by the word OF the Judge
and unless the law be again broken, ac-
qulttal for all time-acQuittal to God by
Jesus Christ, who gives US eternal life
AID everything that pertains TO it. The
original Judgment, cancelled by the
second Covenant, was complete, but
the body is left under the original
judgment. God left 1t there In mercy,
TO be prepared for the better world, as
a solemn reminder that the thing that
turned angels to devils is the thing we
should strive TO get rid OF. When God
designs the body to be perfect He can
make it so, and it will not take thous-
and years TO do 1t, either. In the
the twinkling OF an eye all that are In
their graves shall come forth, and In
that same hour they that are alive shall
be changed.
But the faint of the original man
and vile seem TO enter into all the
functions Of the body and mind, aud
their tendency to sin is entailed upon
the whole race.
Some call this natural depravlty,
but don't think it is. What is natural
is from God and this is not.
IL comes from some other source; not
from God but from the devil and is in
herited from generation to generation.
Some others call it total depravity,
but that is just as bad, only on the
other end. Total depravity would be
total destruction. To the suicidal
IsreaI the Lord said, thou hast de-
stroyed thyseli, that is total depravity.
Every child born into the world is a
child of God and not child of wrath
he is in an acquitted relation to God-an
heir of eternal life.
God, 1t Is fair to presume, teaches his
children. All creation has been taught
OF God. All animate creation has been
taught of God to provide for itself.
4 Would the great Creator manifest less
interest in man than in the lower ami
mails? They are endowed with instinct,
but as man has not instinct IL is but fair
to presume that God would teach him
some other way. And so He places
upon him moral responsibility and
teaches him by his conscience.
That which may be made known OF
God is made manifest unto them. God
begins with the children, aud that when
they are very young. You got your
conception OF God before you knew
your mothers voice. Moses did not
teach the people OF God; they knew God
before Moses. And mother begins
where Moses began. That is where the
missionary begins. Heather nations
know of God. 1t is not obtained Of ed
ucation; it is q revelation from God
Himself.
God is able and anxious TO teach aud
has taught the visible things to the chill
dren even from the creation. We dc
not know God by theological doRmas
and learned disputatious-itiS revela.
ton.
The child sees the moon. and it is a
fact fixed on its mind forever. 1t does
not have to be versed in astronomy TO
know IL saw the moon. II saw it; il
was a fact u be remembe red.
We do not see God with the natural
eve, but He is revealed 10 our spiritual
nature. Clearly seen are the things We
need 70 know. No sinner can say 10 the
Judge on that day: "YOu sent me nc
missionary" for God viii say. 81 went
myself to you" IL Is sn insult 70 God
70 say He has not taught His people.
His school is open seven days IN
the week night and day
This Is the school OF which TIT
pslamist says: "The heavens declare
the glory Of God and the frmiment
showeth his handiworK" -does not show
God out his handiwork.-His dal
school, day unto day uttereth speach
His night school-night unto nigh
shOweth knowledge His public
sehool-"there is no speach or Ian
guazs when their voice is not heard
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