The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-24
QUARTERLY MEETING
At Wesley NJ. 4. Church ios,erday-Isev'
Dir. Kings Sermon.

AT Wesley NJ. I. Church iosterday-Isev.
Dir. Kings Sermon.
The quarterly meeting was hold nj
Wesley NJ. z church by Rev. L II. ].
King in the absence OF the presiding
elder yesterday. A general love feast
was held in the morning ut $3.50. Many
testimonies were given, and tho meet
ing was very spiritual throughout. At
1880 u large congregation listened TO a
sermon BY Rev. Mr.. King from tho
text, Peter 2l:l6. For We have no:
followed a cunningIy devised fable when
We made known 10 you the power aud
coming OF our Lord Jesus Christ. but
were eyc.wituesses OF His majesty"
The great difference between chris
tianity and false religion Ia that chris.
tianity rests on facts and the falso on
fallacies; this is n vast difference. Jesus
Christ the founder OF our religion, Is au
historic character as much as is Cesar,
Cromwell or Napoleon. The incidents
OK his life arc just rs well attested as
any other historical facts. He lived in
the full blaze OF both Roman and Gre
clan civilization, and they have handed
down 10 US, By both the sacred and
praiane historian. his deeds were
open 10 all the known world at the
time lie lived, and We have no knowl-
edge OF their being called in question.
Just fifty days after his death Peter in
his greGt sermon charged those to
whom he preached that they had mur-
dered the prince OF peace. and none
c~ontradictcd him. At the same time
three thousand believed in him and
were baptized.
The preaching OF the Apostles con-
sisted largely in merely a statement OF
the facts oil His life. His death aud His
resurrection. These Apostles were not
theorists. They preached Christ. They
declared the facts, and their hearers
had the opportunity OF knowing wheth-
er they were true or false. Their preach
Ing was successful. These thinga arc
incredible il what they preached was 4
cunningly devised fable. The priests,
who hated Christ and would have done
all in their power to destroy his power,
did not even attempt to do so, but
many OF them believed in Him and
were converted.
What moro do wo need TO establish
the authenticity oil our Christianity
We need n~othiHg-ve can rest on this
alone. But We have more. Tho prophets
foretold it all thousands OF yeara before
it came to puss.' Every eycut Of His
life from His miraculous birth until in
r chariot OF clouds He went back TO His
Father was foretold centuries before He
was born. This Pctor considered was
better testimony than that OF eve wit
nesses. 1t Tas the testimony OF God
Himself, for !Io spoke through tho
prophets. But finally lie appeals to tho
experience OF Christ in the heart. the
work OF the Holy Spirit in the regener-
atins. the sanctifying OF tho hu man
soul.
The speaker referred to this as tho
browning argument. This every be-
lever knows for himself and nc n can
take this away from hin. It will ever
abide there NJ a living witness OF the
truth oil the doctrines Of Christianity.
Tho Holy Spirit in II believing heart i.
the greatest witness OF all. The
world cannot gainsay this witness. No
man can doubt his own consciousness.
After the sermon, tho sacrament oil
tho Lords supper was administered.
the service being n very solemn ono.
A large number pnrtook. Rev. Mr..
King also spoko at night to a large and
appreciatIys audience. lie IL 4 good
speaker and very oarncst In his manner
Of delivery, carrying his audience right
along with him in every point made.
He ia the worthy pastor Of Marshall
rirc,it