The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-08

Rev. DIR. Swalcner.
In touch with Him was 10 have a sweet
and full satisfaction, and to receive an
inspiration that would heautIfy what
hitherto had been dreary1and barren.
illustrating this he referred to- the
good II does one to meet some person Of
renown. Personal contact with those
characters is always beneficial. He In
stanced his having journeyed n hun
bred miles once to hear DR.. Parker, of
London, and he felt that he had been
amply repaid for his trip. Also, when
he met Frances Willard and Lady
Somerset, and thought how they had
given up their lives unselhshly for the
uplifting OF humankind, his heart
thrilled with inspiration to do better
For there Is vacuum In every heart,
which In a measure Is filled by per-
sonal contact, so that the meetings
with beautiful characters become mile
stones along the path OF education.
The same holds good in nature.
Wherever there Is an evidence Of need,
there is also the evidence Of satlsfac-
ton. The corn stalk arising above the
ground begins TO throw out brace roots,
as It's height increases, for when storms
come the towering head Of corn Is In
need of support. An eminent divine has
said that Mature has no half hinges;"
1t Is always perfect and complete.
All men are alike, said the speaker
They came into this world alike. and
death, the great summoner, Will call
them all out alike. They come into this
world with tendency to God, because
they are born to worship God and
said he: "Tf any man viii stop for six
ty minutes and put his thoughts on n
mark, he Will become convinced in that
one hour that he should follow God,
He can't get away from 1t, 1t Is so
plain. There isn't n man who walks
this earth, but has little Of the light,
and It was strlkingly shown In the
parliament Of religions, witch conven-
ed In Chicago during the Worlds
Fair.
when men are at their best they
think toward God. the source OF their
being. Why, Il few years ago when the
whole nation louged and waited for the
return of a great ocean liner; when It
tremhled for fear that the ship and al!
on board were lost; when finally one
day the ship, with It's machinery Grip
pled hove In sight OF the harbor. there
was monster crowd eXnectantlv
standing on the pler-but the eager
newspaper reporters, anxious to send
the first tldngs OF the ship'h arrival,
couldn't make note ne the crippled
vessel moved slowly into the hnrbor,
Standing on tip-toe to the front of the
crowd, they gave way to the prevailing
feelings of Joy. and embraced each
other, overcome by the circumstances.
There Is In everyone Of us something
that's akin"
During the course OF his remarks, DR.,
| swndener argued that when politics
reached its highest place Christ would
be cnthroned Speaking Of his observa-
lions OF municipal politics he referred
| to his observations Of Toronto, made
while he was q delegate there TO the
| Epworth League convention, In Toron-
TO- said he, the churches outnumbcrel
the saloons. the only city he knew Of
similar In that respect A alloon-kccp-
or couldn't be n member OF the city
council, by legal enactment, and so
| through the municipal machinery rcllg.
Ious Influences were evident He was
| glad, also, to note that oue-thlr1 Of tho
population Of ontario were Methodists
Ee prayed for the day when his city
Cincinnati. would be lifted from tho
mlrc. And In Illustration Of the misery
and wretchGdness accrulng from the II.
duor tranlc, and kindred cvlls,hc related
many touching aud effective expert
cnccs Of men reclaimed from the
Tcpths Of sin ana lifted to a higher,
! purcr living,
Said Or swadcnor, In conclusion: III
you want heaven In your soul; If You
want to hear the birds sling swcotor: to
sec tho sun shine brighter; to see tho
flowers bloom more bcautlful II Won
want God Go hRrmonl2e all'-gct under
somebody's londl Help some poor lab,
oror up the hill, DO 60 and there Will
be heaven In your soul"
Besides tho ulght mootlnns Rev Mr.
Clarke announced that meetings viii he
| held In the afternoons Of such days ~
considered best, The song service vii
be feature, ana Dr. Swndener vii
doubtless be- greeted by q packed
church Tonight aud succeeding nights
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