The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-20

Inst-InteTcstinE herViccS ny 4hrce
Organizations
The Methodist Episcopal church in
,r,rtn's Ferry was crowded to its ut
mas, capacity yesterday morning TO
ro,r the sermon OF the pastor, Rev. A,
" Butts, to tho G, A. II, and American
Mechanics. Even the aisles were filled,
so large was the attendance.
The Grand Army and American Me-
rbaDics and both lodges OF the Junior
American Mechanics met at their halls
and marched in a body to the church,
carving aags and making a fine appear
opce. A number OF visitors were no.
rced in tho ranks. There were about
ops hundred juniors. The singing OF
INV Country, IT'S OF Thee" preceded
the sermon.
Rey. Mr.. Butts preached for nearly
nm hour from LIST Chronicles, 1913, and
MS sermon, a powerful one, was listened
10 with intense interest.
lie spoke at length on patriotism,
praised the Odd Fellows, the Junior
and Senior Mechanics and the G. A. r.,
n. IN very high terms, and criticised
tho Catholic church quite severely, say
inc That he alone would shoulder all OF
The responsibility for the assertions
made and that tho organizations present
were not responsible for what he said.
MIR. Butts said: American freedom,
American citizenship, American homes,
American ideas, American institutions,
American progress and American civil.
alton arc unparalleled in the history
ri The times. | wonder indeed il we
understand the privileges Of American
manhood and womanhood. Every man
ia n great, a ireo man. Our magnificent
institutions are worthy OF being main
,ains4 at all hazards. II your notices
emboly specific truth, then these ten
denotes arc existing realities. Liberty
ha, its eneulAes among US, Who are
lilo enemies Of liberty, OF virtue, OF
pn.riotisu, Of honesty, OF industry, OF
sooriety? Fraud aud dishonesty. No
nan eyor gained sl0.OOo.OOo in day
h3u6atly.
"We make no objection to foreigners
who will come with American ideas,
but we no8t solemnly and earnestly
protest against tho toreignizing OF
Amouca. You stand for American lib
cry, ideQs, citizenship and American
homes a. YOU bsGve men OF the G. A. r.
did.
M. Bats continued; "The Roman
Ca.hqlics are tho ayowed and open
ensulss Of tue opsn Bible and common
schools. They nay Bibles must 60 out
ofthe schools, and that this state educa-
ton ia wrong.
"When or whore, or in what Roman
Catholic country has there been liberty
OF conscience sustainedP
an two Catholic countries there are
two Methodist preachers in prison for
circulating the B!blo.
"When and whore wac the pope the
advocate d human liberty7
"When and where did no ever con-
TESS or convey royal citizenship indie.
pendent Of religion?
"Wheu and where have they in q
word or deed been the friend OF COM
mon schools?
when or where did u bishop, arch
bishop or pops utter word in support
Of our American system OF schoolsP
slow in tina name OF God are we to
sustain our government under any
other systen2 We have right to de.
mand it. II we maintain tho system oil
our government we must demand it.
"Any man may say, | am Christian,
then q citizen. lam Christian first,
then Methodist. Honest patriotism
would not justify me to say that ! was
Methodist first, l was citizen before
q Methodist.
America Ia more than a man. Patri-
otism is cosmopolitan. There is an
ocean OF truth in tho bible and no truth
outside CT the bible.
"ln this country there are happier
and better fed and better clad people
in proportion .hau in any nation In tho
world"
Addressing tho societies present, Mr..
Butts said their principles would land
them in tho bosom OF tho church, and
that he was never ashamed OF having
taken part il putting down tho rebel.
lion.
The singing OF "There ia Land That
Is Faiter Than This" and benedictlon
concluded The services.
1t is az tao above church that such
successful revival has been in progress
since the first Of the ye%, with over 200
accessions to date.