Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-12

The annual Children's Day exercises
were interesting features of the SER
vices at quite a number Of the
churches in the city yesterday. At
some OF the churches the day was OBJ
served in the morning, and at others
in the evening. The exercises con-
sisted of musical and literary selec-
tons and addresses, and attracted
large congregations of the relatives
and friends of the Sunday school schol-
ars. Services appropriate to the occa-
! sion were held at the First Christian,
First Presbyterian, First Baptist, Wes-
ley M. E., Fourth Street NJ E., Third
Presbyterian, German NJ. E., Second
Presbyterian, Thomson NJ E., Chap
line Street NJ. E. and United Presby-
terrain churches.
In the morning an interesting SER
mon was preached to the children of
Chapline Street NJ E. church by the
pastor, Rev. w. ]. Hardness. The sub
ject was, Pathway of Life" and the
text, Thou wilt show me the path of
life Ps. 1911. The sermon was illus
trated by means of drawings, and in
part was as follows:
I'VE must take things as a whole in
order to understand them Everything
is complete unit in ITSELF History,
to be comprehended, must be taken in
its entirety, and not in fragments. We
cannot understand book by reading a
section here and paragraph there, but
that we may thoroughly comprehend
the authors thoughts it is necessary
for us to read it from the beginning.
Christ's life work can only be under
stood when we follow it through the
prophecies, His birth, childhood, life
work, death and resurrection. Our life
is not complete in taking a portion
of it. but we must consider it from
infancy through to old age. 1t may
be a success during childhood and
failure during manhood. God will not
judge us by portion of our life, but
by the motive which has governed us
through the different stages of our ex-
istence. Therefore, let us seek to an
swer the prayer of the Psalmist
4. The traveller We are all travel
ers. We each have an individual life
to live. Life is what we make it: its
benefits, its results depend upon our
own individual acts. Our journey may
be short or long. Though the allot-
ted time is three score years and ten,
very few reach its limit. AS the watch
tells us the time of day, SO it may tell
us the time of our life. for at one
o'clock it is seven years; at two o'clock,
fourteen, and three o'clock, twenty-one;
at four o'clock, twenty-eight, and at ten
o'clock we have reached our allotted
time, seventy years. When will our
journey end? What is the time of our
clock?
80. The path. AS travellers we stand
at the forks of two roadside road to
the right and the road to the left-the
way of the wise and the way of the
foolish. We must decide which road
to take: our decision decides our des-
tiny. The foolish way may be entic-
ing, brilliant and fascinating; it may
have pleasures, fame, honor, wealth to
lure US on, but it means ruin, despair
and death. 1t is the way of the world,
the mirage of life. The right road,
though rugged, is the way of the wise;
it means patience, perseverance, cour-
age and fortitude to travel it; but be-
yond is the bright hope of success,
which beacons US on.
80. The guide. Though the path is
| unknown to us. Gods watchful eye
is ever over us. We have a personal
God, who is interested in the daily life
of each individual. He has given us
the Bible-His Word-as "a lamp unto
my feet and a light upto my path.
He gives to us His own precious Son
that we may drink at the fountain of
His love that He gives freely to every
thirsty soul At the beginning of the
journey he places danger signal,
warning us of the dangers which will
beset us. Boast not myself of to-
morrow. Seek We the Lord while He
may be found Further on the road we
read the signals, the wrong road,
turn back When we drink at the
fountain of life and under His guild
ance take the road OF wisdom, We meet
blessings here and there to strengthen
us: though obstacles and difficulties
may come in our pathway, yet with the
er-prayer-resting upon the full
crum, our individual efforts and with
the arms Of Faith. we can move these
from our pathway. A life hid away in
Christ means a bright sunset. our hope
of success in this life. as well as an
immortal life in the future with God
while worldly life means despair
"This was illustrated by a drawing
in which the traveller stood at the be-
ginning of two roads. at which point
was the fountain. The way of the fool
ish leading 10 the left, with danger sig
mails along the way, ending in death,
ruin and despair. represented by clouds,
lightning and barren road. The way
Of wisdom leading to the right, al its
entrance was a stone of difficulty, which
was being removed by hand-prayer-
holding the -Faith-which rested
on fulcrum; at the end OF this road
was a bright sunset-Success.
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