The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-06

Ill A"a'uiul' true AMI
Fight as the saints nobly fought ., Al,
And VII, with them, the victor's crown Ii n
Allclula."
"From this sad but hopeful rem,n,,.
cence of the blessed dead leads ina 4
say that a parish differs not at nil rror,
q soulless and heartless corporation i,
1t estimates Its strength by figures, q,
supposes 1t is really growing because i,
can point to a long list OF names mr. !,
big pile Of money contributed We a,s
! too apt to do this, fear. We are ion
prone to think that there is little m,
or progress in our work unless We ca,
calculate upon large numbers repor,sa
or great sums collected. And yet thess
are signs OF growth, but not the orIy
signs. Otherwise We reckon as the fal,a
religions do. S-'
Buddhism and Mohammedanlsm c,n
show vast numbers and great weal,h
and yet'we all know they, like all otha.
false religions. lack the one great so,lrrs
of life and growth. 1t Is the spirit ths,
giveth life. Through HON, the indlyiS'
ual life ''and the life of a parish ~,
quickened. Without him nothing i,
strong;' nothing holy. Without Him
there can be no genuine growth. 4,
we review the years that. have ronp.
surely we are not claiming too murb
WIN we say that Hitherto hath ,bs
Lord helped u.s.
I'VE may not be able to demonstr,,s
as n moral certainty that the BIcsssJ
Spirit has been with us. In our work n,
Christ and the church, but II holy zeal
is a sign then you have at least another
sign of His holy presence beyond th,,
OF external growth. That this parish
has been jealous in good works Is BE-.
yond question. Whatever you hays
undertaken, has been done with com.
mendable enthusiasm and according %
knowledge.
Then you have, as 4 parish bee,
loyal to the work of the church in all
It's departments, and as natural con.
sequence your influence has been FL,
in the diocese and the church at large
a healthy and unselfish love for The
work at home does not conflict with A
larger love for the whole kingdom 0,
God on earth. 1t only makes create,
efficiency. A healthy heart add,
strength the eXtrcmities. II the roo;
and trunk of tree be In strong health,
the limbs vii spread forth In beautiful
proportions. and bring fruit abundan,ly.
True loyalty involves. of course, in.
Vulnerable sacrifices of prejudices and
opinions. and where they have been nec.
essary you have. as a whole, bravsly
and cheerfully made them for the sake
of the grand result. Let this parish
continue to do thls-continue, / say, 10
manifest Its faith by It's zeal and loT.
atty and then II TO these You perseyrl
in meeting your obligations rs prompt.
ly and cheerfully as heretofore there /;
no reason why this church shall not b.
come very strong church. and va!T
much greater blessing than 1t has ersr
been. But let every individual do his
or her part in this blessed work 70,
Christ and the Christ-less. Don't walt
for the parish as 4 whole or the vesty
to meet your personal obligations. Re.
member that you are individually re- I
sponsible to. God for the proper use o.
your time and means and opportunities.
You are each one n steward. not The
owner Of these possessions, and some
day you will be called to strict &C.
count. You will be judged then as you
are now every day, not by anO,hefs
works, but by your own You will not
be excused then any more than you
are now. because some other person
does nothing or less than he ought 70
do. Let every man prove his Own
work. and then shall he have rejoicing
in himself alone. and not in another. F0:
every man shall bear his own burdea-
so then every one of us shall give &C.
count of himself to God.
This Is. inded an awful truth and
fact that we are fastening on 10 a fEal
settlement, and yet we must not forse'
what l have tried again and aSair 70
impress upon you from this pulpit dur
ing these ten years that every day Is
judgment day. The man who will no.
turn into light is going deeper and deep
err into darkness. God is speaHhs
every day through the inevitable con.
ditions of our being to the man who
hiding his talents in the napkin Of bis
Observation-Disclosures Take the talel.
from him, and since he will not ents'
into light let him be cast into outer
darkness. God forbid that such an over.
whelming calamity should ever over,aSs
us, and ii certainly will not II We VII
try always to realize our individual Cd.
legations to God; for then will We do our
work. be 1t great or small, with zeal ana
loyalty, and God. the Holy Ghost VIII
draw us closer and closer together N
the bonds of love which are the bones
of Derfectnpesn aa.rtsrr a. 1E