The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-05

Al the t1rst presbyterian OhufSh'
Yesterday morning. the pastor, Rev. DR..
n rnnn,nebau nreaebed a learned
~ ~ SuH''i"s huN'' ~ - S,'..,
sermon upon the subject, The Gospei
and the Future az our Country" taking
as bis ts~, EnhssIans a. 10. '-To make
-. -. ~, ..''.-'.. =, ~ r,asnalm
SHOWN the mystery Vi 'He HosFs"
The reverend gentleman spoke as tol-
lows:
M ,,...,. No., dos,-ad tbat utter-
Ahs apos''e Fau' uss',eu 'nI'
ance might be given him. 'Fo mas
known the mystery OF the gospel"
-rbts "a the divInelv annointed work
~ - a.. 20
OF the Hlhlstfy-yea' u 10 'he uut' v,
the whole church to publish the gospel
the good pews. the glad tidIngs OF
.o,,,a,,. M. ,,a,,o haro = ,yosna, for
s1iVatop' We haVe "e'e eV'P
every nation, and FOR the whole Worlu'
After the crucliixlon, the resurrection,
ana the ascension NJ Christ and the
~ 800. -. .,,o day a,
2puspoetlhs a. fhe sp'st' w W .usci,,Iss
fentecost, the apostlS5 anu u'se'p.s1
were TO begin preaching the gospel
among the very people VINO hau !, pu '., ..,e
odVlour 10 uealH, ts PoWti " sa
was 20 be tested under the very shau
oWs OF CaiVafyi anu lheh ~ was ~ 10
carried by the DISCIPLES withou. ue ,hSs
70 AL nations, pecause III
preached 10 our ancestors ~ wv U.u
world, We thelr desGehuhhts' aiu , S !,
loylng us blessings W our A aIigIams
s us, 1o,uAS, V ~. i hiasssd n,,tgrowth
sns.itnsions are ths O Oasss to hs nreacs.
I'd al JerusaIem more than eighteen
centuries ago. In order that these In.
situations be perpesnatea. the ~, sSs PEI
nSoio e1 Inrnn Of 20 onr teemIng millions
shall be leavened thereby.
have selected as an important and
epproprlate meme LOT thls an,,vvss ths
SosneI and the fntnre Of our nation.
The people OF the British empire have
lust celebrated the slxtieth anniversary
OF the beneficent reign OF her majesty,
Queen Victoria, and all the English
speaking nations of the world and
many others have reJoiced with them.
The principles OF the everlasting gospel
made that long, beautiful reign what II
is: and It is the teachings OF the same
gospel that viii bind together and per-
petiiate the United States OF America.
II has been said that unsettled ques-
lions have no respect for the repose of
nations. II might also be said that ma
lions are never without their unsettled
questions. There never comes time
when all the great interests OF people
are so adjusted and secured that they
may sit down and fold their hands and
take their case, and feel no concern for
the future.
An Ausplelou. Time.
,,.,...,,, ,r,,a q. tbJs NJ our nun m
hnllhen"S true 10 ,''t' y. Ou' ..'s..
tion. The past mas oeen wen Wroush''
No great organized community OF which
NC h,,,a anv ,accourt has ever succeed
s,.,',, ~, ,,a.-o,, lin, :
ed IN achleNihg WltHih tue ha''O" "''
its Of two hundred and sixty years so
Grand n name and Mace MS now belong
~. ,,,,arioo, roo,Ie I, abatement
Wv 1N''S' - 49, ~, - ,a.ao,,an ,hot
OF pride, II must not De Forgotten 'uat
this nation has had me pest age Oh tne
world 10 live In. II mas mad the least 70
hinder advancement IL mas hhu rue
rarest facilities with whlch 20 40 ns
work. II mas had the afpiess oPpII-
tunitles. Nothing ike IL IN All MS
tory.
The world was Meyer so rlcn IN az
cumulated wealth, comforts o, ciNnl ,.l.
ton, culture intelllSehce, ana cnali'y.
The average condition OF the pgpPIe 10
better than In any former period CIV.
llzAtlon. under the fostering care OF
Christianity, has reached hlgher point
and light is breaking all arouhG the
globe. In every land the people KNOW
more, have more liberty ana ENJOY
more rights The material progress
made during the nineteenth century
especially In the last htty years, sur
passes that of all other PERIODS OF MS
tory. In Europe and the United states
wealth has increased since 1850 three
times faster than population Ma
chlnery has multiplied until us pro,
ductlve power In the United states hhu
England alone Is equal to the power or
thousand million men. 1t is esti-
mated that IL requires less imam one
half Of the manual labor that was re,
qulred in 1866. TO produce an e4uai
amount Of subsistence. the CONAN oi
nature has been invaded by science ana
her secret forces made subservlent 70
the will OF man, until they stand ready.
10 serve him as "courtiers surround a
monarch" During this period great
progress has been made In political ana
intellectual development. The schools
colleges, asylums, hospitals, cnurches
and benevolent Institutions found eV-
erywhere are the monuments OF IN
creaslng Christian charity and philan.
thropy. The uinetecuth century viii
be set down in~the worlds history as
the century OF material progress, ana
me period Vt seeu,s0 oot bs,oyo tbnt Il
Viii VIII furnish E he foundation for a NOR
al progress. not less wonderful in thu
twentieth century IN me shadow OF
Whose poiiu ,nso wv Iii, Iii 1rnw a. and no
., 1 ma, ~, ia mo, wiII no n,de
sutus tNe .,,iI. - ,,,,ro- sn ,h,t e.,
n'..s' ,ro"ssslnn ~ csn,uries tho
w sta.sy Iii 80 he Mo- ns 10 con.
.WenlistI VII IN ~ P;Tho si,,rs min,
,uIy o. iuO,si o,,d Sncourage M bs'
t"'a ui'uS'' anu
"e 1,, -. .,,,o ,,t,,,,, Ia ,he c,roor
lnete hre e"ue t''tAS VI w '".NV'