Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-19

At the First Presbyterian cnurcn
yesterday morning services Of 4 pa
triotic nature were held under the
conduct of the pastor, Rev. d. A. Cum
ningham, and were attended by a large
congregation. During the services
some pleasing and appropriate music
was rendered under the direction of
the choir, and the pastor delivered a
sermon upon the subject, Washing
tons Birthday and Wheeling's Dewey
Day" His text was according to Deu-
teronomy S2-7: Remember the days
of old, consider the years of many
generations; ask thy fathers and they
will show you, thy elders and they
will tell YOU"
In his opening remarks the min
lister referred to the glorious signif-
canoe of the occasion of observing
the natal day of Washington and
spoke of the various events of in
terest. that have been planned for
Wheeling during the present week.
1.-THE people of our city and State" he
said, will have the privilege OF see
ing Admiral and Mrs. Dewey and also
Lieutenant Doddridge, who is renown-
ed for his service at Manila. They
will also be afforded an opportunity of
witnessing the placing Of a suitable
tablet upon the spot marking the site
of Fort Henry and the presentation of
a sword to Lieutenant Doddridge.
What a busy week it will be, and may
it, by the power of God, be a glorious
one. Every true American ought to
adopt the words of King David and
the language of Moses. Surely we
should not forget the days of old and
must ascribe our greatness to God.
We observe the birthday of Washing
ton because he was a gallant soldier,
a great statesman and our first Presi-
dent. 1t is one of the purposes of
God to inspire us individually, and He
freights us with the memory of Wash
ington. Let me say that there is more
in being a patriot this week, and may
everything be blessed by God to our
national awakening and our patriotic
revival"
After speaking of the impressive
ness of the act of Washington taking
the oath of Office as the first President
of the United States, he said that upon
no other people has God thrown such
marked favors and placed such high
responsibilities. We should manifest
true patriotism and Christian spirit.
AS citizens we should live under civil
institutions. The United States is
provided with great facilities for moral
education and development. In our
memory of the past let us not neglect
to be grateful to the fathers of the
Revolution. They believed that the
Bible should be the text book of our
system of education. The Bible must
prepare the whole man for the func-
lions of good citizenship. And owe
and above it, all his moral sense
must be educated into the understand
Ing of true citizenship. Here, forever
and always, let it be a free Bible, a
free century and a free spirit. God
be blessed that we have had a large
proportion of honorable and upright
| statesmen and a pure judiciary. One
of the wisest kings that eve sat upon
a throne has said that righteousness
has exalted a nation, not fleets and
| armies and ammunitions of war
That is the foundation Of the peace,
happiness and prosperity of a nation.
| Let us guard well our nation against
| the sins which always bring disgrace
and misery upon us.
"In theory we were an infidel
| government. The trainers of u con-
stitution c~ountenanced the presence
| of a higher power than that on earth
and in every instance their actions
were according to the dictates of
their minds. Is God not then a por-
ton of our inheritance? What has
God done for US? We all know. The
| whole world knows the story by word.
| Behold the grand and glorious statues
of the nation, her helpful hands
| stretching out to other lands, her
| mighty population, the strength of her
manhood, her scholars, her semin-
aries, her colleges and other institu-
tions, her missionary societies giving
gospel to the natives in other coun-
tries, her grand naval ports and her
military power. What should we
| render as a nation to God for His
benefcence? Never let us forget with
what great possibilities we are charg-
ed as a nation. Blessed be God for all
| the good and heroic men we have had
in times of war and depression, and
who have been raised up to tell us
what is good and what to do"
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