The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-30

tended yesterday morning. n large CON
gregatlon assembling TO hear the spe-
ciai sermon to the Junior Order OF
United American Mechanics. Over one
hundred members or the order were
present. Professor Hartman was at
the organ and the choir rendered some
very ane selections. II has been a busy
week with this. choir. owing 10 tho
Thanksgiving service on Thursday: the
music on that day was OF the highest
order and rendered with that ability
which has made the pastor OF the
church such an enthusiast over his
choir. The Rev. Mr. Speers thorough
~ believes in praise, rs well as prayer.
and since his coming here has endeav-
orcd to make praise an important part
OF the worship. No doubt he exacts q
great deal from his choir. but they arc
all In perfect harmony with him In his
desire TO make the worships attract
I've, and they all work with q Will.
He says they never refuse 60 comply.
with a wish o. his.
The service yesterday morning was
very attractive. the choir chanting the
Lords prayer after the invocations and
the anthems were listened 10 with rapt
attention. The sermon preached BY
the pastor, Rev. Joseph Speers, was
based on the words OF ST. Paul. in the
] Corinthians, 1913. Watch ye. stand
fast in the faith; quit ye like men; be
strong. He said:
Patriotism was an excellent quality
TO be possessed by a man. but patriot
ism combined with phty. makes a man
or a body OF men most powerful. AS a
body OF men. You stand for patriotism
and by your presence here this norm
Ing as a patriotic body, testify TO the
world your desire to hear the wocd of
God read and eSpounded that piety and
patriotism may be combined in you.
He rehearsed the principles upon
which the order was founded, The pro-
tectton of American workmen; the en-
couragement of American buslness:ths
benticent aims; the public education:
the Bible an open book in the public
school. and the uplifting of the nation
into a high condition OF morality and
Righteousness he spoke of the beliefs
and qualifications necessary foc admls-
Sion into the order. and said:
Men and brethren. there is no great
er work that Men can undertake than
the uplifting of a nation through the
medium of the Holy Scriptures, read
and known OF all men; and when this
work Is undertaken in the broad spirit
of christianity It becomes Divine and l
am glad 10 learn, that while your order
IS loyal, patriotic, fraternal andsben!fl-
cent it is also n~on-partisan and on
sectariau, for on this broad platform
OF the brotherhood OF man. no matter
what his cresd may be, Protestant or
Catholic, We can Join heart end hand
in the worship OF the Father God and
obey the Divine command of Christ:
Render therefore unto Caesar the
. things which be Caesars and unto God
the things which be Gods"
Work OF the Order.
He reviewed the history OF the organ
ization from Its beginning TO the pres
cnt. It's membership. the benefits dis
bursed. the part they have taken in
public affairs, their demand for the
Bible IN the public schools, and their
Z fight against appropriating money from
the national or state treasures for Sec
tartan purposes, and said your or
der has hitherto done. so l adr1ouish
you In the words OF the text, Watch ye:
stand fast in the faith; quit we like
men: be strong Not only as patriots
but as pious men, for there Is this two
fold meaning underlying these words.
which we can appropriate TO ourselves
this morning. As patriots We can watch
that the legislators fulfill their trus, In
the enactment Of just laws, and the
conscientious disbursement OF the peo-
H Piles money for such purposes only. as
shall advance the material welfare Of
then nation: that all religious bodies, by
whatever name they may be known.
4 shall have the same privileges In prop
agatinS their beliefs among the inhabi-
ta1ts. but that no favor shall be ex-
&tended to one sect more than another.
whereby 1t may be the better equipped
and enabled TO make itself an estab-
lished or national religton,either among
the Indians. the native born or enfran-
chised citizen. As patriots we can
watch the laws OF Justice and righteous
ness so enacted be carried out by those
. into whose hands they are committed
for enforcement. whether they be ma
tional or local, for II the laws'of village
town. or city, are not enforced by those
in authority and observed by those un-
der authority. How can il be expected
that the grea. national laws Will be OBJ
served upon which depends our very
existence as a patriot? How can We
expect TO advance the morality and
Righteousness OF a city when vice and
crime vaunt themselves In the face OF
law and order, in broad daylight. as
well as under the wings OF night? 1t
IS your duty as patriotic men, to watch
that SIN, crime and corruption shall
not have dominion over morality. JUS
tfce. honesty ard Righteousness.
I'm order to accomplish all this there
q must be first an individual, a. personal
watchfulness. for while there are grave
and Important results depending upon
your watchfulness over the events and
affairs of the nation, there are eternal
results depending upon a wa~tchtulness
over self. your spiritual welfare is con-
stantly menaced by the cohorts OF evil
and well might we say with the poet:
-My soul be on thy guard,
Ten thousand foes arise.
The hosts OF sin are pressing hard,
8&5S To draw thee from the skies"
LAS Christians. as patriots, this adj
monition Is worthy your best consider
alton. for there Is not a man. woman or
child In this audience who is not con-
stantly exposed TO evil influences, and
lit Is only by a watchuflress born o.
the Holy Spirit that we are enabled 20
guard against Its possessing Il souls"
1.-THE speaker illustrated. from the
ri watchfulness OF two armies, contend
Ing for the mastery, and said: 80,
brethren. there are W. great forces In
the field to-day. sin and righteousness:
sc stand In the forefront of the army
of God; the battle RACES fierce and fur
tous, but We ace lighting for truth.
morality and righteousness;Cod Is with
us. Christ Is leading us.
Watch We: stand fast In the faith:
the weapons OF your warfare are not
carnal. but spiritual; your standard.
the Gospel OF, Christ, your aim Its dis
eminatlon among the people and the