Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-20
TIE KINGDOM OF COD. "
The Subject Of the Discourse Delivered
Lat Night
At the United Presbyterian Church
by Rev Edgar McGin-A Large
Audience - An Interesting and
Instructive Sermon - EDwOrth
League Anniversary at the
Fourth Street Church.

Fourth Street Church.
The pulpit at the United Presbyte-
rian Church was occupied morning and
evening yesterday by Rev. Edgar Ne
GIL of Omaha, Neb. AT the morning
services he preached a very interesting
sermon to a large congregation. In the
evening the church was well filed by
an appreciaJive congregation. The
subject Of the evening discourse was
The Kingdom Of God" The reverend
gentleman took his text from Luke
12-31: But rather seek We the king
dom of God and all these things shall
be added unto YOU. Said ho
These We're the words of Jesus
Christ spoken about the time he was
in the vicinity of Capernum. 1t does
not matter so much when or where
these words We're spoken. tt is of a
great deal more Importance TO know
they We're spoken. One can easily pic
ture i'm their mind a scene where the
people in and around about C3pCrnium
came out In drOves TO hear this man
speak. They climbed over each other
and fought i'm their eagerness to hear
the words oil wisdom spoken by him.
Some people say that these words of
Christ were spoken at the time of The
Sermon on the Mount and that they
were literally part of it. This is
mistaken idea The words of the text
were not given Utteranca at the time
the Sermon on the Mount was daiiV-
cred, but a time shortly afrerW8rj
There is. perhaps. nothing to note
specially i'm this text and yet fl is ono
which all should read carefully and
ponder over. The theme of this evcD-
ing's discourse is The Kingdom OF
God What is the Kingdom OF God?
ln former times there were two views
taken of it. One was that at some time
God would take universal control of
all the nations of the earth and when
thattiue came he would free the jews
That was the view held by the He
brcws Another one was that God
would descend 10 earth and look after
His people. These two ideas of the
Kingdom of God are erroneous. The
Kingdom OF God is a spiritual Kingdom.
There is no concern I'm this kingdom
about money TO run the government
There is no concern about how to re-
cruit the army. There is 10 concern
about the resources To- supply The pe0-
pile with food and raiuent God sup
plies everything. He has the power to
make the mountains open mp and fur
nish all things for his people This
Kingdom of God is not an earthly king
dom but @ spiritual one. God is
spirit, and those who wish 10 enter His
kingdom must DO SO i'm spirit and In
truth. The Kingdom of God is king
dom of Life.
Sometimes we think God is dead
When we see the tortures and abuses
His people are subjected TO. and hear of
them being smitteu by Uurcgeneratc
people. we are sometimes prone 10
think that such is the case IL is not
however. God is a living spirit. and
only allows such things 10 go in order
to- bring the people nearer Him. We
cannot tell when God is With MS. We
cannot tell what things His divine
power is working Que. We can trust
Him. though. and wait until He secs
ft 20 divUlge these things TO MS. The
ruling principle of an things on earth
is selfshuess. Sallshuoss is at the
base of an things. 1t is the root of aiI
evil. Even under the laws OF Noses
self love was the ruling passion.
I'm the Kingdom OF God there is NO
self love. lie has specially instructed
His followers to love their enemies. to
treat them with pity and bless those
who despitetUiiy use them. God is
love supreme. The Kingdom of God is
q tangible one in which lie comes down
to- the earth to be with us. to teach us
fatherly love, and TO be within our
hearts. The way OF the Kingdom of
God is wonderful i'm it's working. Some
times the Spirit of God works through
the forces Of nature. as in the case of
Luther. who. through the mysterious
workings of Gods kingdom, turned out
to De q great ref9rmer. IL is strange.
indeed. the way the Spirit of God works
on the hearts of men. III is also
strange how the Kingdom on God is all
love and mercy. No greater reward
could De given to men than to have thc
KINGDOM Of God offered TO them.
"TGe man who viii put his trust in
the Kingdom of God will have all the
worldly benefits he needs in this world
allotted him by the supreme Being.
AS instances OF the truth OF this asser-
tton. take the lives Of Isaac, David. Sol
ONION and Joseph. Through all their
trials these men put their trust in the
Kingdom of God and nothing could