Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-08-20

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grounds, bus II did cst dzmPen TIE
ardor OF the hundreds gathered.
The day opened cloudy and with
slight shower. Sut this ID let seem %
hinder the people, wEO began 70 arrive
FROM ths country Before seven O'Clock.
Later the trairs brought ms1T from the
surrounding towns .ad cites, ana o.
ulle O'Clock Quite i ncm5er G1d gath
cred 10 t5e aud tOri1m-
Rev. George v. Grimes led re morn
lag ciEss. which wzs .2rEs.T attended
Tb.s vas followed 81 the sermon a.
1880, and - 100 the ca..dren's meet
inE. The ground we're 50 vet TIE
ca ire1 dc MT marcA n the grounds,
bct held TIE service % the auditorium,
which was We ed, q hear the lltt.e
ones. These consisted Of songs ana
PRAYER Gnt ne march. Marion ScAei-
base sauz solo and Esrosrt Scott
saoz 4 solo 2 EjGdGstaldi. Stells LhaD-
nan gave s recitation, aud t1e c1Adrec
executed . pretty march 2Oout Tie audi
to-iuu Elce- the cad OF Prof. BlrEe,
auriug which tGsY sang The Angels
are Looking OF Ne" we Are March
I-z IA lEs Kings Highway 2ad step
pins . t1s Light
The programme had % be cut 81 ac-
cogn. OF time. 5ut . VS. thoroughly
e1.oyed o. a.. present
Rev Geo. stuart Preached al 1890 4
70. 20 large a1d attentive cocgreSa-
t.cu. T. VS. che o. the most eloquent
and touching sermons ever preached CO
The grounds. Before reading tde text
re sa.I he vas aware Gt The fact th2; IL
his congregation were many people Fno
id aot agree Wiih hin ID regard 20 ne
Z. ole a-1 Is teachers, ana ne wanted
70 say ,nat &c id ret Intend % say
anything tor the purpose o. hurting
ary0le's feelings, bus 70 preach the
word IS ne believed aod understood y,
aad j. t1ey al rot agree 10 a. ne sad
be wanted his hearers % give ain crel.t
for honesty and sincerity
&c read IS me tex. Luxe IL, 10
And % came 20 pass. As the angels
were gone away from the1 .1to heaven,
The shepherds said one % another, let
Us now 20 even unto Beth chem, aId sea
tlisrhtaE wn.C1 3 come 20 pass. W1icn
the Lord has made known l1t0 IS
De said. After TIE heavenly nos;
tL4i ha1 sang tie Joyous chorus o.
Peace on Ear-h, Good Hu. 20 Ae1,
La1 departed 70 their bright abode, aud
The asst strains OF IEs heavenly music
1ll died away 10 the distance AID iae
sle1Ler-s lad recovered from t1e.r sur
". 81, they sad, Let IS 20 a1d see the
Ec-5sri-. tl.ags o. which We azye
heard
"Letus 20 10 mind % Bethlehem, AID
.-Ck 90 tie infant Chris. and study The
old rock stable aad Is Surroundings.
I1Ecs icy ms tesE there before Us, a1d
wl-l 3 smile o. contempt Oh is lip a11
wi;h tae E1Ec- % scora pointed % The
iuia1t 10 tae na1gsr ana asked IS tbs
The S1u OF God. and Z 50, way was not
adequate provision made Tor MS receD-
ri0u?' I have 40 questions 70 ask:
Was there al 2Ge1 gats preparation Tor
the coming CT Jesus Christ and was The
preparation commensurate with MS
dignity zn1 worE; and second, Way did
he coma O. the va! o. the o.d rock
stable?
AT FIRST glance 10 does COX as though
20 preparation had been made for his
reception. Let IS see. When God
builds building ae .a7s 8 good
foundation alt find be has
l-..t 5=ec. E.Eh al vide toCndatlo,
s..a twelve great stories il ii th2: s1A.l
as; throughout etsr1 =. And I1e 1tst
IS tEe l0w1 .tse.', =. vas not 81 sect
1su-, neither was Augustus u sTDpa-
t1y VITA ,Lis book, 0Gt &c issued de-
cree that coupe leC every nan - return
% L.s native t1wn, aad Joseph and bis
~ - c-us home g Beth .-neu. Second,
ire Cou1trT where lLe story 0tthe gospel
vas - be written was not an
acc Ide1t Tor according 20 best authority
d $ the whole word il miniature ald
men from every cline, 10 sooner touch
Is SOL ;L-n 5hsy lnI many tl.1gs %
renf1d them Of their native lands.
Ttl-1. TIE nation vas nos al acci-
dear. for &. had been prepared by
.1n- course % training 5v God for she
especial purpose OF transmitting his
gospel - humanity. For this reason they
had teen separate from the rest Of ILe
rzce-b-CDd together o. tLs ties OF
catri7t.sm-c.oo1 aad persecution, OF
common JOY and cJun0 sorrow aud
CON non tzi.L. t1s strongest ties known
90 she human race. Next The sacrifice
oI the dove. ths amp aud Jhs 51ilOcs,
10 their worship are pun forward 20 the
szcr- ice % ire Lsn5 OF God thao
taksta zwavay the s.cs u ne wor.c.
Then the pr0phssiss or the early .ues
al Point % the Messiah and read Ike
history. The prOpaesy tLat the scepter
shall not depart OFT Of Israel I'll
shiloh comes gives tie very hour o. the
SzTicr's birth. By the sceptsr was meant
tae tte0cracy o. the Jewish people, AMI
when the decree OF Augustus obtained,
thac was the hour she Scepier departed
and already the angels were singing:
Peace on earth good Wi % mea'
auonE the nils u Ca. ..ee.
Bat you say, Hold OF. SMART. u a.
thase things point - the Aessiaa-2n1
the jews anew these things-h0w IS 10
tzey id not receive H1 when Hs
came" Vel, I cant understand a.
trere ; n The :. bic, aod / Al glad
cannot. for u proves that GOD : bigger
taar an. and I au CAD OF shat Lis
ten. Suppose me Jews had accepted
q %. aut lad snErztted HIs teachings
into t1eir religion, where would Ire
Gsuiis word 1Ays been to-day?
The Jews rejected Hin. and the
Cent e. took Hin ~, and now tas
Christian world are studying the New
Testament, and loving Chrtst, aad fol-
owing Hiu- and the Jewish word s
study.uE the Old Testament. AID look
.uS a. Christ. aud t1sss tE0, from the
Two bustresses CT span THAI sh2.. con
Gil us % be bulls ID unti. they Join Il :
Grand arch sad form . bridge over
which s. The nations u the ssrta shall
% into the kingdom o. God.
Then. azaia, the civil word was u
3 strange condition. This vas the arsl
9 ne 10 twenty years waeu ths temple
% tas war gcd vas closed, IS though
God had SAID % TIE nations: Put I'd