The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-18

qulesced IN by doctors Of divinity, max
ing a new theology IN which you Gao
believe what you like and what you do
not ike you can cast aside Is so much
rubbish. for the literary "crematorY."
The preacher puts aside the gospel be-
cause the people do not want X, al
though they need It, and he dwells up
on the architecture and art OF Greece
and Rome, or the new philosophy,
and this suits q great many people be-
cause II does not touch the disease
which Is undermining the moral and
spiritual life OF the world to-day! Yet
when borrow or trouble comes 70 these
same people they turn to the gospel
preacher, for the word in all Its truth,
simplicity. purity and comfort. and this
disposition verlfeS the truth OF our SUBJ
feet for to-day, that "the gospel brings
about strange things"
Cast your mind over the world to-day
and mark the influence OF the gospel OF
our Lord. It Is bringing about strangs
things. No longer does the funeral
pyre in India smoke with Its widowed
victim. Womanhood In the East is be-
ing recognized at its true worth, and In
ali lands the gospel Is being recognized
as the power OF God unto salvation and
no stranger sight 10 to be seen than
the salvation OF a man or woman who
has been under the power Of sin, and
by the grace Of God. saved through
faith IN the merits Of the Lord Jesus
Christ. In all that science or art or lit
erature can show there is no stranger
thing seen than the regeneration OF q
sinner. He is small edition OF the ma
ton to which ne belongs, and his life
and character affects that nation. He
becomes a tower OF strength and
great blessing 10 mis- country. he has
In him the power Of the gospel and It Is
two-fold in its influence; hrst, upon his
own life and character, and second, up
on the life and character OF his fellow
man. Is It not amazing to US when we
read OF the conversion and regeneration
OF Jerry McAuleV, the New York thief
and jail bird; Of John B. Con, the drum
ken sot, whose name Is a household
word and whose memory a blessing
where he iabored IN the cause OF tenn
perance Aye, these are strange things,
but stranger still when the Holy Spirit
takes hold upon our own souls and
quickens them into a new life. Old
things become distasteful and we seek
only the advancement Of Christ's king
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which we are engaged, but not In all
history Is there anything like the re-
suits which are being brought about.
We entered upon the war with the claim
"that 1t was on the principle Of civil
and religious liberty, inculcated in
Christian teaching" and which 10 the
ruling spirit OF this great nation, and
who can doubt but that II was the gos-
pei which brought about the surrender
OF Santiago? Our President, Chris
tian statesman, asked the people OF
these United States to pray for the sue
cess Of our army. and the Fastening OF
peace on last Lords day. When the
people were assembled in their respec-
tive places for divine worship. a nation
whose God Is the Lord, lifted up its soul
In prayer, md who to-day, after the
bloodless victory, can deny the power
OF prayer? It Is an old saying that
prayer is the power that moves the arm
that moves the universe, and the pray
err Of the righteous have availed much
and whether men may say II was "cir-
cumstances" which forced the surren-
der, I believe It was the providence OF
God which Is bringing about so many
strange things to-day, uniting Chris
tiandom in a closer bond, breaking
down the oppressor's power, opening
the prison doors Of nations and prepar-
Ing the way for the spread OF that
kingdom whose ruler is King Of Kings
and Lord OF Lords.
Many and great are the strange
things which the gospel is bringing
about; are they not amazing. breth-
rem? Do they not awaken the spirit OF
praise to glorify God? Should they not
fill our souls with fear, lest we. turning
away from the truth, should be so blind
ed that we cannot see the wonderful
love and power OF God, in saving men
for his eternal kingdom?