Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-29
ENG. LUTH. CHURCH.
IN Able Sermon Preached BY Rev s;hvarm,
thc Pastor.

IN Able Sermon Preached BY Rev sshvarnl,
the Pastor.
There was a large congregation at the
English Lutheran Church yesterday
morning To listen TO the sermon by Rev
Schw2rm, the pastor. His text was
Psalm evil, 31-32 and PsIam Ky Ills
In the course of his remarks he said:
We would not receive the smallest
favor from our feliowmen without
thanking them for their kindness, but
nevertheless some OF the best OF men
are apt TO par,ake Of The blessings nj
God day 10y day without thinking OF
the giver. Because they are constant
and Iha giver unseen, we take them as a
matter OF course. and as somstEng we
really deserve, and not as gifts from
the all bOuntiful giver. Hence it is
we'll that cur attention IS especially
called to the propriety of giving thanks
unto God for mis- goodness towards us,
though we so often forget him.
The word Of God magni1es The I'M
uor,ance Of giving thanks and praise
unto God. The psamis- in another
psalm says: 20 come, let MS sing unto
the Lord; let us make q joyful noise TO
the rock of our salvation. Let rs come
before his presence with thanksgiving
and make q joyful noise unto him with
psalms And why is
so MUCH STRESS
laid upon this? Because it develops
and expands The very best that is in
man. An unthankful nature is natuT-
ally narrow and penUrious, while q
thankful nature is necessarily broad
FIN its symDachies ana benevolent in its
disposition
But what have we. IS q people, to be
thankful fer? For physical or material
blessings. For the abundant products
CT the soil for the supply Of needs. In
spite Of the great deficiency Of moisture
during ,hc past summer and autumn
there hes been an abundant supply of
the necessaries OF life. The latest esti-
mate of The wheat crop is 4750C900O /
bushels. or about eight bushels to every
man. woman and child in this country,
an excess of three bushels per capita
above the needs OF each individual for
bread The corn crop is estimated at
2.000 coo 600 bushels or more, one of
the largest. if not The largest, the coun-
try has ever produced. And the fruit
crop. In spite of the cry of total de-
sruction raised elrly last spring, is a
very large one. especially OF apples. |
pears. grapes. etc. And the pOtatoe
crop is The best for a number Of years. |
And then there are cattle and hogs by
the millions to- be fattened by this corn
for the tables of the people. ] am now
speaking Of
THE WHOLE COUNTRY,
and not OF special localities. There |
have been local failures, but these, ow- |
Ing to our modes Of transportation, are |
not felt 50 much.
For improvement in business and
labor. And again there has been q
great Improvement in the business OF |
Inc country during the past year. The !
hum of the machinery has been heard |
almost constantly in many mauufac-
tories and workshops that were stand !
i,o idle last wear. This has given much !
more labor to the laboring men, and a |
corresDonding degree of hope and hap
piness. 49,,
oil and Gas. give cheap raw material for !
ON kinds of industries, and is quite q |
f-o+or IN our national and State wealth /
and nr0sDer;tv Our mines supply half |
ri the gold and silver of the world. and !
we have coal and iron enough 10 DO the |
worlds manufacturing
This great abundance Of the produces !
Of tba soil and OF The mines. etc, mean !
~. only plenty to cat and wear but |
+1ev mean more money, more labor at /
FORTS OLE /
most every way. II hes given courage |
and hope for the future. And these
viii bring about again confidence IN
business circles. the one great necessity |
For This abundance we should thank the I
Lord. fer although we may not be d. |
rectlv sharers I'm It,, We will nevertheless |
feel its blessings indirectly.
For the many cOnveniences and Inn |
movements. I'm a material and physical |
w4v. which we enjoy Of which our fore |
fathers knew nothing. Some one has I
said:
eve are living, we are dwelling
In grand and awful time,
In an age on ages telling.
When simply to be living is sub |
lime
We who are living at this the close
Of the nineteenth century. can scarcely |
REALIZE THE ADVANTAGES
we enjoy over cur grandfathers and
fathers. even. The common people now
enjoy advantages Of which kings even
never dreamed enc hundred years ago. /
history tells us that Henry VIII. was !
upbraided for wanton eXtravagance for !
having bed-t,ck stuffed with feathers I
A feather bed is no longer considered /
any great luxury by the common people. !
even. for they have Their mattresses and
springs up0l which they can rest bet /
ter at less expense. Nearly all OF the
so-caued helps and conveniences are Of !
cutie recent da1e. et least since the /
lending Of The Pilgrim Fathers. Among
these are: Saw mills, which have en-
ablsd the common people to have floors !