Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-15
ON THG CAMP GROUND.
VERY INTERESTING SERVICES BELD THERE
YESTERDAY,
And Which were Attended by Large Audiences
A Synopsis Of the Days
Work.

who attended the O'Clock prayer meet
ing report very pleasant and profit
ablesessiOn.
The $40 class at the temple, led by
Bro. George Miller, Of Wheeling, was
very we'll attended, and the earnest
remarks and fervent prayers attest the
deep interest in the success OF this
campmeeting.
The attendance at the Auditorium
was not as fargo, many being detained
at home in the morning, it being WASH
day There seems TO be a disposition
on the part Of many Of the town people
TO get we'll ready TO put In the time
when Rev. Sam Jones gets here, but
unless our judgment is very much
at fault they are missing a large amount
OF good preaching that cannot be sup
piled by Rev. Jones.
Prof Excel opened the 1920 meet
ing with the chorus, "Where He Leads
Me / viii Follow" Rev. Stewart then
led in prayer, after which Rev Nc
Ferren read Romans, sth chapter. The
sermon that followed was based on the
text Wherefore the law was our
Schoolmaster to bring US to Christ.
Gal. 3 CHI. "a v.
The law referred to, being the Deca-
logue, which, the preacher asserted,
was understood by very few, even at
the present day. The Jews regarded 1t
as applying only TO the outward life.
Simply 10 refrain from doing the things
forbidden by the law in the outward
life was not enough. The
young man who came TO
Jesus did not understand the law, for
be said, CAL these things have l kept
from my youth, and yet Christ convict
ed him of violating the first command
when be told him to "sell all be had and
give TO the poor" and he went away
Sorrowful, loving his wealth more than
God" Man was supremacy selfish and
the law was designed to show him his
true relation to God. SeifiShness is the
great underlying sin OF the age. There
were those who would crystalize the
tears of sorrow and distress into pearls
for the adornment Of their own persons.
Who would coin the blood OF human
hearts for their own comfort and pleas
ure? God by the law wished TO eliminate
selfShness from the human heart. The
young ruler was conscious he had not
entered into life. He needed the light
of Gods law as set forth by Jesus
Christ in the sermon on the mount.
The law was given amid the thunde r
aud smoke OF Sinai. Christ explained
it amid the beauties of nature on the
Mount of Olives.
ruEa Tauvs "a Word OhcnrV-
ance Of the law. Christ explained its
hidden meaning. Man judges the out
ward act, God the inward thought.
The law said thou shalt not kill, but
Christ said l say unto you that whose
ever is angry with his brother is muir
derer. God sees through the
outside she'll OF responsibility
and beholds the rottenness within.
The order Of the laws were not acct
dental. In the first table the first and
second relate TO thoughts toward God;
in the third and fourth, works toward
God; in the Sfth, acts toward God. Ia
the second table the sixth and seventh
TO deeds against my neighbOr; the ninth
to works against my neighbor; the
tenth to thoughts against my neighbour
Thoughts, words, deeds; deeds, words,
thoughtS-the first table worship, the
second table service-these reach the
entire life. The entire law is one.
Therefore whoever offendeth in one
point is guilty Of all.
No matter which or how, the law is
broken and man under condemnation.
So far as the law is concerned, man is
helpless. The law is the plumb line
that shows our distance from God. Thus
we can understand why Paul said the
law worketh death. Cursed is every
one who contemeth not in all things
written In the book Of the law TO do
them. ? In our sin and despair we
look to Christ, who was made, lived and
died under the law. and in Him we find
hope, pardon and salvation, and hear
Paul again exclaim, There Is, there
fore. now no condemnation TO them
which are in Christ, Jesus, who walk
not after the flock, but after the
spirit" Thank God, by the law we are
helpless, but the law brings us to Christ
and ia him we fnd salvation. And
when we recognize him In our heart
and life we find not death, but eternal
life.
Children's meeting held at the Temple
at two o'clOSk D. N. was led by Mrs.
Bell, of Wheeling. Prof. Excel opened
with prayer and also led the singing.
The children have caught on to the idea
OF filing the Temple to keep the old
folks out.
The young peoples meeting from four
to FIVE D. IN. was led by Adj. Wray, who
spoke from the text, "Ye are the salt Of
the earth, but II the salt has lost his
SAVIOR wherewith shall 1t be salted?"
She was listened to with marked at
teution and at the close Of the address
four young persons pledged themse Ives
TO live for a noble purpose.
The prediction that those who wait
for Sam Jones n order TO hear sharp,
straight-from-the-sh sermon, are
missing a rare treat, and some Of the
best sermons Of the whole series Of meet
inCs. This was verified tonight when
Rev. Stuart addressed his audience, using
the text: Grow In grace and the knOwi-
edge Of our Lord Jesus Christ. He re-
ferred to the fact that Christ was the
ideal teacher and to show this used the
illustrations with which his hearers
were familiar. The sharp points Of his
sermon struck home as the vigorous
amens aud tears OF the audience attested.
AT one moment the members Of mis- con-
gregation could not repress smile and
at the next moment tear could be seen
to trinkle down some face. Many en-
joyed the home thrusts which the
speaker made, but he notified them he
was only talking to the church. Some
other time he would work with the sin
ners.
Victoria is Well, Thanks.
DONDoN, Aug. 14.-InQuirIes have
raached this city as to the state of the