Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-01-28

tue most Oh those united 10 marriage
have for each other affinity and affec-
-tion, The may have occasional differ
ences, and here and there a season OF
pout, but thevast majority of those in
| the conjugal relation, chose the most
| appropriate paniouship, and are
happy In that relation. You hear
nothing of the quietude aud happiness
| OF such homes, though
NOTHING BUr DEATH
will them part. But one sound of mar
ttal disc0rd makes the ears OF a CONT
I nent, and perhaps of hemisphere,
alert The one letter that ought never
10 have been written, printed in a news
paper, makes more talk than the mill
ions Of letters that crowd the postoificeS
and weigh down the mailcarriers with
expressions OF honest love. Tolstoi.
the great Russian author, is wrong
when he prints book for the deprecia-
tlon OF marriage. II your observation
has put you in an attitude OF deplora-
ton for the marriage state, one or two
things is true in regard TO you; you
have either been unfortunate in your
acquaintanceship, or you yourself are
rapidly as we would like, but still with
long strides, is on the way 10 the scenes
OF beatitude and felicity which the
Bible depicts. The man who cannot
see this is wrong, either in his heart
or liver, or spleen. Look at the great
Bible picture gallery, where Isaiah has
set Up the pictures of aboreScence,
glrdling the world with cedar, and fir,
and pine, and lockwood, and the lion
led by child; and st. Johns pictures
or waters and trees, and white horse
cavalry, and tears wiped away, aud
trumpets blown, aud harps struck, and
nations redeemed. While there are ten
thousand things do not like, 1 have
MOI seen any disbursement for the
cause OF God for twenty-five years.
The Kingdom is coming. The earth is
preparing TO put on bridal array. We
need TO be getting our anthems ana
grand marches ready. In our hymnol-
Ogy we shall have mora use for Antioch
than for Windham; for Ariel than for
Naomi. Let "Hark! from the Tombs a
doleful cry" be submerged with Joy
TO the World, the Lord is Come"
! Really If l thought the human race
were
AS DE- ERMINED To BE BAD,
and getting worse, as the pessimsts
represent, l would think it was hardly
worth saving. If after hundreds Of
years OF Gospelization no improvement
has been made, let US give it up and 60
at something else beside praying and
| preaching. Ny opinion is that il we
had enough faith in quick results. and
could go forth rightly equipped with
| the Gospel, all the battle for God and
| righteousness would end with this nine
tenth century, and the twentieth CEN
tury, only five or six years of, would
/ begin the millennium, and Christ would
| reign, either in person on some throne
set up between the AlleghanieS and the
! Rockies, or in the institutions Of mercy
and grandeur set up by His ransomed
/ people. Discouraged work will meet
with defeat. Expectant and buoyant
work will gain the victory. Start out
I with the idea that all men are liars and
scoundrels, aud that everybody is as
| bad as he can be, and that society aud
| the Church and the world are on the
/ way 10 demolition, and the only use you
/ will ever be TO the world will be 10 in
| crease the value Of lots in a ceme-
terry. we need a more cheerful
/ front in all our religious work.
/ People have enough trouble al
ready, ana do not want to ship an
other cargo of trouble in the shape Of
religiosity. II religion has bean TO you
| a peace, q defense, an inspiration, and
joy, say so. Say it by word OF mouth;
by pen 10 your right hand, by face IL
iumined with divine satisfaction. II
this world is ever 10 be taken for God,
it will not be by groans. but by halle
luiahs. II we could present the Chris
tian religion as IL really is, in its true
attractiveness, all the people would &C
cept II, aud accept IL right away. Tue
cities, the nations would cry out:
"Giye US that. Give il 10 US In all It's
holy magnetism and gracious powerl
Put that salve on our wounds Throw
back the shutters for that morning
light. Knock of those chains with
that silver hammer! Give US Christ
his pardon, his peace, his comfort, his
heaven! Give Us Christ In song; Christ
10 sermon; Christ in book; Christ in
living example,"
Here be comes now. Who is it? l
might be alarmed and afraid II l had
not seen him before and heard his
voice. l thought be would come before
| got through with this sermon. Stand
back and make way for him. He comes
/ with sears all around his forehead;
scars In the centre OF both hands
stretched out to greet you; scars on the
| insteD of both the feet with which he
advances; scars on the breast under
which throbs the great heart Of Sympa-
! thy which feels for you. l announce
| hun. / introduce him TO you: Jesus OF
Bethlehem, and Olvet and Golgotha.
Why contest thou hither this winter
day, thou of the springtime and sum
merry heaVensl He answers: To give
all this audience pardon for guilt, con-
dolence for grief; whole regiments OF
helm for day OF battle, and eternal life
for the deadl What response shall l
give him? In your behalf and 10 my
own behalf | hail him with the ascrip-
ton: Unto him who hath loved US,
and washed US from our sins in his own
blood. and hath made US kings and
priests unto God and his Father; TO
him be glory and dominion forever and
ever. Amen.
MORE VIRGINIA DEBT BUSINESS.
An Omen Letter to Judge okey John