Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-24
III B Y ALUE OF A n AN
Was the Suhject Of = Pleasing Ser
mon Delivered Yesterday Morn
ing by Rev. Coftey at First Pres
byterian Church at Bellaire.
Other Beilaire News.

Other Beilaire News.
Quite thoughtful sermon was de-
livered yesterday morning at the First
Presbyterian church, at Bellaire, by
the pastor, Rev. R. S. Coffey. A large
and appreciative congregation was
present. During the service, which be-
gan at eleven o'clock, the choir rem
dered some excellent music, including
beautiful anthem, in which the solo
part was pleasingly rendered by Miss
Nellie Heskett. The subject discours-
ed upon was, 1.-THE value of man,
taken from the text, st. Matthews 1912,
How much is a man better than a
sheep?''
After such an introduction as the
passage suggested, the preacher point
ed out that the Jews have as profound
sense OF the sacredness OF property as
any American could have, aud that
said a good deal. We declare by our
legislation that we regard property as
more sacred than humanity. OTenses
against property are more severely
dealt with than offenses against the
person. The wife beaten fares better
than the burglar. The Jews were no
better in this respect than we. They
would not hesitate to rescue sheep on
the Sabbath, but they drew the line at
healing a man. The fact is, nobody
knew the true value OF man until
Christ died for him. A sheep could be
turned into money in Palestine, but not
a man. The Lord met them on their
own ground. He did not appeal to their
pity, but to their commercial instinct.
How much is man better than a
Sheep"
The preacher then enlarged upon
Gods estimate Of the value of men and
laid great emphasis upon the price
paid to redeem them. Rev. Mr.. Coffey
continued, the Scriptural conception Of
the value of humanity has not been
held by some who were reckoned wise.
Carlyle thought the people of the
British Islands were mostly fools"
And the worst of it is, there was moth
ing new in such conception. Aris-
totle, Cicero and other great men of
the ancient world put the matter still
more strongly. But the significant fact
for us is that this view Of the worth
lessness of humanity was held by some
VI tDC SolCdt SHl lSlldA
Augustin was the advocate of doc
trine Of total depravity of man, which
seems to us to go beyond the teach
il of the Bible and to be in opposition
to our Lords estimate of the value of
a man. The preacher then gave
rapid exposition of the three great
parallels of the lost coin, the lost sheep
and the lost man, and concluded by an
earnest eXhortation to his hearers to
value themselves as Christ valued them.
BELLAIRE NOTES.
The Bellaire Ministers Association
will hold meeting at the First M. E.
church this morning DIT 8 o'clock. TIE
meeting will be cd4ed to order by the
president, Rev. o. W. Homes. pastor
Of the church, with Rector j. t. Fos-
Ter, OF Trinity Episcopal church, acting
as secretary. Tho exercises will be
very int. est.ng and will Include the
reading of pape, on "JChr Knox" by
Rev. r. S. Corey, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church.
Alvin Kirkpatrick and wife, of Pitts
burg, have arrived in the city, having
been called here owing to the serious
illness of Mr.. Kirkpatrick's father, j.
W. Kirkpatrick, of the Fifth ward.
Misses AIDA and Laverna kildow, of
Bethesda, O., are the guests of friends
in the city.
Martin Ney, of the Third ward, has
returned home from few weeks STAY
with friends at Beaver Falls, Pa.
William Moore, of the Third ward
spent yesterday with frienos at st.
Clairsville.
Charles Arnold and wife, Of the
Fourth ward, are visiting relatives at
Ozark. Ohio
A miniature battleship, an excellent
fac smile of Admiral Dewey's flagship,
olympia, is on exhibition in Heather
ington's window. 1t was constructed
by Thomas Beaver. Of the First ward,
this city.
The members of the congregation of
the colored Second NJ. E. Church gave
social and dance at city hall. Satur-
day evening. Music for the occasion
was furnished by the colored orchestra.
Quite large attendance was scored
Edgar J. Crogen and Albert Stevens,
of Allegheny. Pa, spent yesterday in
the city as guests of friends
Lucian Crippen is lying seriously i'll
at his home in the Fourth ward.
Charles Welsh and son, Martin. Of
Pittsburg are guests Of relatives in the
Second ward.
f. Daugherty. of Pittsburg. is a
guest of T. ]. Cook, residing at the
corner of Belmont and Thirty-first
streets.
James Hanan. Of Washington. Pa.
spent yesterday in the city, as the guest
of his brother, Cdin Hanan, of the Sec
ord ward, the popular employe of the
Bellaire bottle works
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Colbert. of Ma
rion, Ind, have been called to this city
owing to the serious illness Of Mrs
Colbert's mother, Mrs. H1ckett, of Rose
Hill
Robert Cow has accepted the posi-
ton of correspondent for a Wheeling
evening papers.
The members Of the Ladies' Auxil-
larry, Knights of ST. John, of this city,
have received Invitations to attend a
social to be given tomorrow. by the
Ladies Auxiliary Knights of ST John.
at Benwood. The local organization
will attend the affair in a body.
r. H. Sherry. Of Newark, spent yes
terday here; guest at the home of his
brother, ]. F. Sherry. the B. & o. ticket
agent of the Third ward