The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-27
WHEELING DAILY SATURDAY OCTOBER ~ 1900

Ter, SATURDAY, OCTO1
ancestral home. The flown blessing
brightens. What abundance, comfort,
care, there extends to the most abject
mental! The yeriest scullion has such a
saperabundance that he can pose as a
benefactor before the tramp.
II Will" What battle royal has
preceded and made possible those tails
manic words! Fear, shame, pride, have
mecn met anu conquered. II have sim
ned" Is the correlate Of II Will arise"
Confession absolute and frank, without
apology or plea in abatement, shall DC
made. The penalty and consequences
OF apostasy, c,slnhcr!tance, servltudc
Instead OF sonship. shall be assumed
without n syllable of complaint.
II Is done. But how different the Sc
Quel from that which the prodigal an
ticipated! He, Is met long before he
can reach the door where he expected
to make his confession and prefer his
modest request. The fathers compass
ion. how admirable! kiss of reconcile
iation, how sweet! The first role, rich
ly dyed and embroidered. is cast about
the bare and suDburDt shoulders. The
slgnet of rank is placed upon the. wan
finger. (. Bare feet. mark OF servitude.
are shod with the sandals Of free
man. Now follows the joyous banquet.
The murmurlng Pharisees can not but
see themselves portrayed in the elder
son, with his Informed, ill-naturcd
protest. The true Messiah had come to
heal the sick, raise the dead, find the
lost. VIII the hale, the unstrayed, those
who do not need his kindly Offices. be-
grudge them to their brothers, whose
plight Isl SO pitiable and desperate?
The climax is reached, the plea unan-
swerable.. II. Il. .ts
The Study Lamp.
The prodigal. with streaming eyes.
From folly Just awake.
~
His heart begins to break.
with deep repentance I'll return,
And seek my fathers face:
Unworthy to be called a son,
I'll ask II. servants place"
Far off the father saw him move,
In pensive silence mourn,
And quickly ran. with arms OF love,
TO welcome his return.
Lydia II. Sigourncy.
The primary use of the Pa:a5:e o.
the Prodigal Son must not be lost sight
Of In Its evangelical and modern app.l-
cations. By It. Jesus sought to justly
his kindly and familiar bearing toward
publlcans and sinners, at which the
Pharisces and scribes were SO out
ragged He showed the vericst renegade
OF Israel as still the object OF Divine
compassion, his restoration posslble-a
thing he earnestly sought.
In Its universal, gospel application.
this pearl OF parallels" pictures sin ms
revolt against beneficent Heavenly
Father, whose law Is right and just and
good.
Here Is mirrored the freedom OF thr
will. The son las his own way. rs is
not let or hiadered except by the Plead
ings OF love, and Its faithful warnings.
The folly of gin has no more startling
exempliicatlon. True as startling:
drawn to life! How swift the ''descen-
sus, Averno." How soon the fool and
his money are parted! How irrevocable
the last estate! Remediless! In tie
.niTe with swine!
Who shall ever number the sinners TO
whom this parable has been the .'opan
sesame" to new life? Blessed be The
day in which 1t was spoken' II will
arise!" Father. have snned!" The
Heavenly Father meets the returning
prodlgal in the way.
Lost" Dead" Here Is no mini
flying of the prodgnl's fallen state.
Lost to God; lost to heaven; dead Iii
trespasscs and sin!
The far country Is not matter OF
geography. 1t Is expressive OF cs-
arrangement. OF allegation from God.
The prodlgal's theology was bad.
though 1t showed we'll the strength OF
his compunction. It would be imposs.-
bic for him TO ever be his fathers hired
servant. He Is son or nothing.
Skinned heaven-hlgh and In thy
sight" Here the penitent Is strictly
orthodox. The turpitude OF sin consists
in this. that It Is done against God.
Judah's penitcnt king knew this when
he cried. Against thee, thee only. have
i sinned!" With this truth Joseph
armed himself when he cried. How can
commit this sin against my God?"
Solomon is the example for all time CT
the unsatisfylng nature OF sin. He
Drank every cup of joy. heard every
= trump
OF fP0a e.; drank carly. deeply drank:
drank draughts
That common millions might have
qucnched: then died.
OF thirst. because there was no moro to
drink"
Hear his dying protectatlon OF the In
adequacy Of the sensuous world to sat.
lsfy an immortal: vanity OF yanit!es.
all is vanIty!"
Key and Analysis.
1. The younger sons rebellious &C.
mand: sin q revolt against tho Divine
Father.
2. Mans sovereignty: the freedom OF