The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-30
RELIGIOUS
OBSERVANCE
OF TIL THE DAY. a
Well Attended Services at Number
Of the Wheeling Churches MI
We're Held.
GROUPS OF CHURCHES UNITE.
In Thanksgiving services-Dr. Cum
ningham's Sermon, "Fhe Duty
of Thanksgiving"

Following a pleasing custom, groups
OF Protestant churches united In
Thanksgiving services, with the result
that each service was attended by an
audience that filled the editice. At the
First Presbyterian church. the pastor,
Rev. D. A. Cunningham. D. D.. preached
to the congregations OF the First and
Second Presbyterian and First and
Second United Presbyterian churches,
taking as his topic, "The Duty OF
Thanksgiving"
DR.. Cunningham took as his text
these words from Eph., $50: "Glvins
thanks always for all things unto God
and the Father in the name OF our
Lord. Jesus Christ" IL
DR.. Cunningham said: So
It Is "in the name Of the Lord Jesus
Christ" we assemble this morning 10
offer our united thankssivlngs and
praises, because oil. mercies come
through His Intervention and for His
sake, We cannot approach unto God,
we cannot offer prayer, ask a favor,
seek for any good. receive the smallest
benefaction, save through the Lord Je-
sus Christ. he. holds "all power In
Heaven md earth; all Judgment is
committed unto the Son. and this that
men may honor the Son even as they
honor the Father God will not hear
even. praises from lost and forgiven
sinners. that do not come up through
the intercesslon and blood OF Jesus.
Therefore, I'm the name Of our Lord
Jesus Christ" we unite our voices and
lift our hearts In o song Of praise
unto God and the Father"
The apostle in this chapter urges
various duties upon the Ephesian
Christians. They were to walk cir
cumspectly. not as fools, but as wise,
redeeming the time: they were to be
filled with the Spirit. and not drunk
with wine, wherein Is excess: they
were a to speak to themselves in
psalms and hymns and spiritual songs.
singing and making melody In their
hearts unto the Lord" Beyond Gil
this, they were to give thanks always
for all things, unto GOD and the Father,
In the name Of the Lord Jesus Christ"
IN the fainess OF thefr new foaha Joys,
they were not Tor q moment 10 forget
the source Of their blessings. nor cease
to be thankful for all the good which
oiVine mercy mad conferred upon them.
cheertui ana constant gratitude Is Z
part Oh the Cnristian inheritance II
should rlse spontaneously, as 'apoFs 20
the sun, ana would Always, II our
hearts were nlled with the spirit OF
Goa.
Robs Autumn Of Gloom.
Thanksgiving Day robs autumn Of
gloom and bids us all be glad and
grateful, glad in our personal lives. and
grateful for the wonderful things which
God has done for us on land and sea,
for the mercles which are new, every
morning, and fresh every evening, and
for safety from peril and accident. help
In temptation, grace for our weakness
and sin, and relief In every time OF
need.
The text teaches:
First, the duty of giving thanks al
ways. 1t is right, therefore, to appoint n
yearly festival. when we can present
our thank offerings to the bountltul
Giyer of all good, for the many mercies
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special recognition and recital, feast
Of ingathering, set time In which the
year itself shall pass in review-when
the soul shall retrace Its Journeys, look
again on the sunny spots by the way
side, repeat the story OF deliveranccs,
recount the tale of blessings.
BIs the annual recurrence Of E,ae
seasons is not enough. Special and.
distinguishing mercIes fall on every day.
come to us in every providence. The
daily loadesh US with benefits" Daily,
therefore, should the incense OF or
thanksgiving arise TO Coo. we should
cultivate Spirit OF perpetual thanks
giving, making melody in'the heart I'M
70 the LORD. I VIII press tha Lord at
all times" his praise shall eontinu-
ally be In my mouth" 1t Is not 70
CURED that we should be fully occupied
every moment in contemplating the d.
vine goodness. nor be constantly af-
Iected with sense Oh 1oyfui gratitude.
put that our whole lives should eaten
the joyful spirit, our existence be n
melody; our hearts quick TO under