Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-21
REV. FRANCIS \. Lynch
Occupied the Pulpit at the Chapline
Street NJ. E. Church,
Last Night, Speaking to His Former
CONGREGATION, and Gods UnwI.
lingness That We Should Perish.
NE. Pulpits Occupied by Visit
ing Clergy Other Religious Mat
tiers.

The pulpits OF the various VI. Z.
churches of the city were occupied by
prominent visiting ministers who are
attending the conference at Moundsyille.
Last night Rev. F. n. Lynch, of Hun
tington, preached al Chapline Street NJ.
E. Church. The Rev. Mr.. Lynch is
former pastor of this church, and is be-
loved by the entire congregation. The
announcement that he would preach in
the evening was sufficient to bring out
a large audience, which completely filled
the church.
Rev. Lynch preached an eloquent SER
mon That appealed forcibly 10 the hearts
of his hearers. The basis of his SER
mon was upon Gods unwillingness that
any person should perish, but that all
should come to repentance. In outline
he said that bad men may be willing to
have sinners perish and some church
members did not seem to care very
much.
One fac, of Gods unwillingness we
should perish is, He has given us His
word of truth. He has spoken through
His word of the exceeding sinfulness o.
sin and that in sin there is no salvation.
He has shown us the way OF life and
the way Of death. He has given TO us
His own divine truth and revealed the
path so clearly that even fool may
walk and not err therein.
God. has shown His unwillingness that
any should perish in that he has given
His only begot,en son for our redemp-
ton. God so loved the world that He
gave His only begotten Son that who
sCever believeth on Him might not per-
ish but nave everlasting life. We are
hearing so much these days about gold
and silver. We were not redeemed by
either of these or any corruptblye
Jiings, but by the bDod OF Christ. He
gave His Son, not that we loved Him.
but that He loved us.
God has put the cross straight across
our pathway, and il We go down to de-
struction we will have to do it by wad-
ing through the blood that was shed
upon Calyarys cross. That blood was
shed for Us and every one Of Adams
ruined race
Gcd has also shown mis- unwillingness
that any should perish by sending His
blessed spirit. The spirit that came up
on the saints of old. tha- inspired the
Scriptures as is here tonight telling us
Of Righteousness and judgment to come.
That spirit thai comes over us with all
its Pentecost3l sweetness and power TO
convince you Of sin. Cod sends HIS
spirit 10 stand between you and death
and shows wIai glorious thing Il is TO
dwell in Christ and De with him. We
are not alone. God by His spirit is
nearer 10 you than your pastor or my
self, and stands a. the door Of your heart
and knocks and says open the door and
| will come in and sup with YOU.
Not only by His word, by the gift of
His Son, by His spirit does God show
His unwillingness TO see humanity per-
ish. But He has built right in your
pathway His church. The church with
lis affairs, communion. pulpits. prayers,
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achievements and s.upendous efforts all
along ne ages!
In addition to these. God has spared
your life that you might be saved. Not
only this. but by His gracious provi-
denceS He has shown His unwillingn SIS
tha, you should perish. Gods test call
is His proydences. and the. speaker re-
lated some striking instances Whereby
God had revealed himeif as in an audi
BE voice to those VINO had strayed from
Him.
In concluding his impressive and ef-
fec,ive plea. Mr.. Lynch requested that
al who hai s.aried in Il 1eJer life dur
ing III e;ime Of mis- pascorate and since
to come forward. Nearly the entire
congregation wen, forward. and in re-
Spouse to a deeply earnest exhoration
10 those who wished 70 stare then. s.y-
eral offered their hands and espresso
their determination 20 commence anew.
SMALL TALK.