The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-27

Thursday next, May 80. Is Memorial
Day, aud in accordance with tho Gus.
tom OF various organizations Of old sol.
dicys aud auxiliary uocio.ios thoy at.
tended church In bodies, and sermons
wero preached Of a special character,
suitable to tho day. Tho Union Fo..
Gran Legion attended tho U. Z. church
last night, where Rev. Mr.. Littell. tho
co.pastor, preached an eloquent aud
able sermon especially adapted to tho
day, which was listened to with tho
closest attention by n largo conGrega.
tion.
At tho North Street NJ. I. church yes.
terday morning. tho pastor, Rev. N. Il.
johnson, preached q sermon appropri.
ate to Memorial Day. He took for HIS
text: "Righteouaness oxalietha nation"
Prov, 1884.
He first spoke OF decoration day AZ a
national holiday, a day aet apart in
memory OF the men who gave their lives
for the union. lilo spoke Of the wide.
spread observation OF the day north and
south. The preacher next spoko OF this
Sabbath day rs memorial day, tho day
when pastors are expected to appro.
priately bring before their people the
heroism OF the brave men who gavo
their lives to save tho union.
Rev. johnson then spokeo Of this union
OF states us being tho monument OF u
brave men. lilo then took up tho text
aud spoke OF righteousness at length as
n principle Of the heart and lifc, and
showed n difference between moro for.
NAL doing and actual heart-liyin right.
e~ousness, and applied this to the indi-
vidual. 1t was to be the same in the
family. community, state, nation. He
then showed according to Gods word
that such a nation should be exalted.
With n beautiful and very effective
use OF ancient history he showed that tho
long national life Of the Egyptians, the
Persians and the Romans was because
they were righteous according to their
best knowledge OF righteousness, which
OF course. wa, far inferior 10 the Chris
tiau idea, but it was their best accord
ing to their light. lie showed that the
decline and fall OF these grea. nations Of
antiquity was caused by the loss OF the
principles Of righteousness.
The minister then called attention
to our " national life, built upon the
blood OF SO many patriots. The root Of
the matter is righteousness in US. He
spoke OF our planting, as q nation. the
sound principles upon which we started
and have continued. He then said:
Some one has beautifully compared
our national system o pyramid with
its broad base resting on the mass OF
the people, and its sides rising up
through legislators and governors. until
they reach the apex in the chief maSis-
trate OF the republic. This is the most
stable form oil government So it is if
you have sound material out OF which
10 build"
He here spoke OF the foundation at
length, and warned the people to see to
it that the foundation wal kept sound.
He said the church wa the first all
powerful purifier OF society. He show
ed that we are 4 Christian nation. He
then spoke OF the public schools as an.
other purifier OF the social life.
The sermon closed with q beautiful
illustration Of the stability OF n right
eous nation. He pictured a beautifully
sculptursd marble church sparkling in
the sunlight. Anon, the dark cloud
lowers upon it, the gathering gloom en-
WRAPS it fast. From the overhanging
b~lackness, the thuuderbolt now bursts.
Thoae pinnacles tina. seem to invite the
vengeance OF the storm arc as firm and
erect as ever after the storm. Why?
Because projecting beyond minaret and
spire are the rods that ward away the
wrath Of the storm. So the continual
ton Of our national life is dependent on
our righteousness, which riaes' nearer
heaven and leads away the wrath Of
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