Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-18
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An ELOQUENT SERMON
PREACHED BY REV. D0RNBLASER JESTER.
DAY MORNING.
Tbs Former Pastor Of the English Lutheran Church
Occupied the Pulpit Of the United Pres
by,erial Church.

The city churches yesterday were all
we'll attended. The exceptionally fine
day was taken advantage Of by the
church-going people, and as result
/ the places of worship were all well
filed. This is exceptionally true of the
congregation which assembled at the
United Presbyterian Church on Chap
line street, where Rev. Dornbaser for
mer psster Of the English Lutheran
| church in this city, but now of Spring
| field Ohio, conducted the morning ser
vices. His text was taken from rs.
/ 46:1, "God is our refuge aud strength,
| a very present help In trouble" The
! Scripture lessons read we're l. Thess.
SILL and Natl 25:1-l3. An abstract
! Of his discourse follows:
! The title of this psalm says it was
addressed 10 the Chief Musician, as If
/ substance OF the Psalm were OF such i'm
uortanCe Is that tue rendering OF it |
! could be committed only 10 the most
/ skilled musicians. So, as Mr.. Spur
geon says, He who could sing other
psalms so we'll was fifty entrusted with
/ this noble ode. Trifes may De left 10
cOmmoner sOngsters, but the most
| skilful musicians in Israel must be
| charged with the performance OF this
| song with the most harmonious voices
and the choicest music 1t was for the
! sons of kOrah. 'Oae alone cannot tul-
/ fill the praise, there must be picked
| choristers under him, whose joyful !
privilege it shall be 10 celebrate the SER
vice OF song In the house OF the Lord. "
The Scripture lessons read this
morning both have reference to the
coming OF the great and terrible day OF
| the Lord. The last day OF the worlds
! existence, or perhaps OF OuN existence
in the world. The Apostle in the
epistle lesson says that the day OF the
! Lord cometh UNEXPECTEDLY "a thief
| in the night and the parable Of the
ten virgins in the gospel lesson carries
with 10 It's own peculiar lesson. The
! Savior concluded this parable with the
! pointed admonition, Watch, therefore,
/ for ye know neither the day nor the
hour wherein the Son Of Man cometh,
and the apostle emphasizes the admoni-
/ tion by urging the brethren
not 10 sleep as others
/ do, but to watch and be
sober, putting on the breastplate OF
: faith aud love, aud for helmet the
I hope OF salvation. In the text the
Psalmlst indicates from a rich expert
ence of his own, where the soul can find
rest and security. 1t need not matter
OF what nature the calamity may be,
what the cause of the terror, the Lord
is an ample protection for his people.
! If the emotions be the most terrible
within the range Of the Imagination,
and include the overthrow OF the dy-
nasties, the destruction OF nations, the
ruin OF families, the prosecutions OF the
| church, the reign OF hereSy,
and whatever else may at
any time try the faith OF believers, let
| the worst come 10 the worst, the child
| OF God should never give way TO mis-
trust; since God remaineth faithful
| there can be no danger TO His cause or
| people. Or il the terrors be quite be-
youd what it is possible for men to i'm
aQine. when in that great and terrible
! day OF the Lord the elements shall melt
| with fervent heat and the heavens and
the earth shall pass away Ia the last
| general cOu1agratOn, those who trust
| in the Lord shall serenely behold
the wreck Of matter and the crash
of worlds for even then their Refuge |
shall preserve them from all evil and !
their strength shall prepare them Tor
all good Wherefore | present 10 you |
to-day for preparation against the ter
rors of that day Him whom the Psalm
ist found such d comfort in the terrible
ordeal Of trials through which he
passed.
Who the PsalmiSt was / cannot tell. |
| His name We cannot with any degree OF
c rtalnty ascertain, but ii does not mat
ter. From the experience OF the man, |
whoever he was, we can derive much |
proft. The occasion which called IL |
forth from Isrea's inspired poet is a
matter of some uncertainty. The best
authorities, however, almost unani-
mously suppose it was triumDhaI ode,
| In commemoration Of the deliverance OF
Jerusalem from the great army OF Sen
! nacberib. Christians of all ages have
drawn announcement, comfort ana
| strength from the strong promises and
Triumphant declarations OF this Psalm.
II is related that Martin Luther
ard bts fellow reformers were often
reduced to SAD perplexity by the oppo-
sitlon of earth and nell but In such
hours the unflinching reformer would
saw 70 his friend MelanchtOn, come, |
Philip. let US sing the forty-sixth
Psalm and they would sing it in
Tuther's own noble and Characteristic !
version, Elm feste Burg, ISL unser
Gott., The MarSellaise OF tue
| Reformation as Heinrich Heine
| allied il. :he battle song OF
! he Protestant Church. and the
tevnote of that national hymnology I
| vhich exceeds all others in the world in
its abundance, its variety and its eX-
| nherant wealth OF thought and expires
! sion II was written in 1929. when the
I Protestant cause seemed wavering In |
| tne balance. During the sitting Of the
| Diet OF Augsburg, Luther resided In the |
castle of CO5urg, aud be sang this hymn
! everv dsy 10 the lutte, standing at the /
| window and looking up 10 Heaven /
| After his death when Wttenberg sur
! rsndered TO Charles ~. and Melanchton !
| and other leaders Of the Reformation |
| vyare sent into Punishment, they entered |
Weiman in great trouble OF spirit, but
| "a they passed along the streets they |
heard a girl singing Luther's hymn. |
! sing on, dear daughter niue, said /
| Nelanchton. thou knoWeSt rot what
| content thou bringest to our hearts
.,The text presents God to Us in three !
| os,acts-as Refuge, Strength AID Help |
r. Is very serfdom that Gods people are
nermittsd TO enjoy uninterrupted pros
/ psritv. This may be so because Of our /
rsture and surroundings. We have sin
| in opr nature, ana We are assailed By |
! sinful influences. We are oppressed by |
| - ...inI.al man Hhara q "a Toes |