The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-03-27
LAST LENTEN LECTURE
OF Bishop Kain Delivered at Yes
pers Yesterday Evening.
THE TRIUMPH OYER TEMPTATION
And the Joy it Brings to the Soul, and
tho Dangers to Those who Feel Safe
intheir own strength-An Eloquent
Discourse Ends the serIes-Throe
Sermons by Bishop Petorlrtn Yes
teFday, with Combinations.

Yesterday afternoon Bishop Kahn
concluded his course OF Lenten instruc,
lions on the Temptations and Victory
OF Christ over Satan,
In the first and second, no had treated
Of fasting and of temptation in general;
in the three succeeding ones, on ayarice,
presumption and ambitions and his
concluding instruction he devoted to
the consideration, first, Of thshappihess
and peace which flood the soul trium-
plant over temptation, and secondly OF
tho spiritual dangers which threaten
the peaceful soul.
The consciousness OF Satan repealed,
OF victory won, fills the heart OF tho
Christian with uuspeakable Joy, The
relief which he experiencel Is itself
priceless reward for his brave en-
durance. Ills the sweet consolation
which God invisible angels minister
to his weary soul, lie feels like one
who wakens from atroubled dream into
realization OF his perfect safety from
the awful spectres that seemed to haunt
him. He tastes the Saviours blessing:
"Peace / leave with you; my peace |
give unto you, Let not your heart BIO
troubled, nor lot it be afraid"
Yet this veryJ nee Of soulis not with
out Its dangers. For it should never be
forgotten that our spiritual enemy
abandons his attacks only for time;
that therefore our freedom from his
wicked suggestions is only q truce, not
n lasting peace, Delightful as was Pc
ters ecstatic trance on Thabor's mount,
our Lord could not grant his petition to
remain always or permanently in that
blissful state. Even in the moments OF
peace which follow active temptations,
our outposts must not be called in;
otherwise we shall DO taken by surprise.
Our safely lies in maintaining the same
vigilant, defensive attitude by which
Satan's direct assaults have been ward.
cd OIL. Batlled on one side, Satan often
seeks some other avenue OF approach to
the soul. His seeming withdrawal from
tho attack is not unfrequently mere
feint to deceive and disarm us. ISL
EeruupS our uAnRer ~ BTclIeT WneH
our ferver is kindled to more than
wonted degree; for such is Satan's cum
ming that he knows we are in reality
weakest when in our own estimation
We reckon ourselves strongest.
The time OF peace shonld be used in
determination, in forming good reso.
buttons, and preparation against future
temptations, and especially in doubly
guarding the weak point which tempta-
ton may have revealed.
The bishop then exhorted his hearers
in feeling terms to an entire consecra-
tion OF themselves to the service OF
God, holding up before them as the re-
ward OF their generous resistance to all
OF Satan's wiles and Of their life OF
Christian obedience, not merely the
passing consultations Of peaceful con-
science here, but tho unending joys
which angels shall minister to them in
Gods homo in heaven.
With this exhortation, the bishop
closed his interesting and instructive
course OF Lenten sermons.