The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-13
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lI1. Walters, the Evangelist, Begins
Services In wheeling at the Wesley %.
E. Church.
Yesterdays beautiful spring morn
ing, the first OF the season. brought out
a large crowd to Wesley N. E. church
in spite of the fact that the Order of
the Mystic Chain attended the Zane
street church. ana the Shields OF Honor
Lodge attended the Third Presbyterian
church in a body. The services were
under the direction, Of Mrs. Walters,
the evangelist. who has been holding,
during Z. 8 Few weeks past, successful
revival at Ait 0livet church. She
preached from the text, And there is
Man Is q social being. He seeks for
and needs the sympathy, the friend
ship, the love of his fellows. No differ
ehee how rich, how high, how indepehd-
emf one may be, there comes time when
he will look to others for friendship and
for help. We have many false friends
IN this world, who are friendly to our
faces but behind our backs they mag
nifty our faults and bellttle our virtues.
These are summer friends, not true
friends.
We should be true to the church; the
speaker thanked God there are Calebs
and Joshuas in the church to-day.
We must be true to the pastor to the
church, and then we are sure to be true
TO God. Two-thirds OF the troubles
arising in the church and In families
comes from the serpent Jealousy"
creeping In and coming between the
best Of friends. Saul, on this account,
became the deadly enemy OF David.
The love existing between Jonathan
and David Is one Of the best Instances
OF true friendship and on record. But
thereis a friend that stieketh closer than
a brother That friend Is the Lord
Jesus Christ. II we have Him as our
friend nothing can separate us from
His love. A mothers love Is very
strong. She will follow her boy to the
scaffold, and. although she may feel
that his punishment is Just, she loves
him still. No difference how low u
daughter may have fallen, a mothers
love follows her still. But mother
may forget her boy or her girl; Christ
cannot forget us. He died for US; the
scars on the palms Of his hands were
made for US and He cannot forget. our
earthly friends, often, cannot SYM
pathize with US because they have
never passed through with what we are
passing through. No one who mas not
passed through the sorrows we are
passing through, can sympathize u Is
impossible. But Christ can ana does
sympathize with His children. are we
passing through temptations? Christ
was tempted as we are; He has borne
all the sorrows we can be called upon
We need some one in whom we can
coutide in this life; we need a coun-
selior Christ is the best counsellor.
II we follow His guidance we VIII never
make mistakes. We are not f6rsearihg
with one another; Christ is full OF ten
der forbearance. This love of Christ Is
a transforming love. II we abide In II
we become like Christ This is natural.
for we become like Him as we live IN
communion. Husband and wife.
bosom friends become like each other
by association with each other. SO
with the true Christian; he VIII ne ike
Christ. 1870.
Mrs, Walters is an earnest speaker
and sways her audience at will. she
preached again at night to large
.nnpUrpVafinn Services will be held