The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-17
Was Preached Yesterday .Morning,
When He Yielded UP the
> y Passionate Of His Church.
The SCENES WERE AFFECTING.
During This Last Service by the Re-
firing Pastor-Hiu Farewell
Discourse. =

firing pastor, who was last week ousted
! By the Wheeling presbytery, preached
his farewell sermon. The service was
attended largely by Mr.. Littell's friends,
the opposing faction being but SHINY
Srepresanted. In addition there were
present number OF Mr.. Littell's
friends outside Of the church member
ship. and the service partook largely Of
the character Of protest against the
action Of the presbytery. 1t Is claimed
that the congregation, to the. extent Of
1856 to %. has been with Mr.. Littell In
the contest that ended In his defeat last
week, and one who witnessed the scenes
during Sunday mornings service could
not but feel that the retiring pastor was
held in the highest esteem by those
present.
During the service, Mr.. Littell prayed
for the session, the elders and the con-
gfegation. including those who had OPP
posed him. During his discourse. the
last that he preached as pastor Of this
congregation, there were scores among
the congregation who gave way to their
grief. One prominent member OF the
congregation openly gave way to his
feelings by lying down in his pew and
sobblng violently. On oil sides there
+, were women and children crying bitter
~. and not few Of the men as we'll.
AT the conclusion Of the discourse Mr..
gLittell stepped forward and babe fare
well to his congregation. who crowded
about him and gave testimony to the
warmth OF the esteem In which they
held Mr.. Littell. 1t was most affect
Ing scene, and enc that will not be for
: gotten by those who took part In It.
In his discourse. Mr.. Littell said:
Mr.. Littell's Discourse.
We stand In strange relations to-day.
We know not whittier to turn. to the
right hand or to the left. Gods way
Is not our way. His way is in the sea:
his path In the great waters: and his
: footsteps are not known" Gods way is
secret, SILENT trackless.
We read that In the tenth chapter OF
Matthew. the account OF Christ sending
forth His twelve disciples.
4 The Lord knew that they would meet
with trials and sufferings. He knew
that In the midst of these sufterlngs 1t
would be only natural for them to
comfort and relief. The human heart
in the midst Of trouble Graves for that
which IS comforting. We see this In
the case Of Him who suffered most of
all,men. On that night In the Garden
: OF Gethsemane He said to the three
disciples, what, could you not watch
with me one hour?"
And SO in this chapter He tells his
& disciples some things which Will be for
their comfort.
The text Is one of His comforting ut
teranees: THE servant is not above His
Lord"
What did he mean?
We have here great contrast. The
Lord and the servant. By the Lord
Is meant Christ, our Savior. BY the
servant Is meant His disciples, His
ministers.
Christ is ruler OF the universe. He
made the heavens and the earth. He
: says to his servants Come" and they
come. To his servants Go" and they
80. do this" and they do Il. The
servant Is not above his Lord"
3 Christ Himself was sent Into the
world by God the Father. to preach. rs
/ we find In the gospel Of Luke, chapter
g4:lS THE Spirit OF the Lord Is upon
me. because He hath anointed me to
preach the gospel to the poor; He hath
ser. me 70 heal the broken-hearted. TO
preach dellverance to the captives and
recovering OF sight to the blind. to set
I. at liberty them that are bruised. To
preach the acceptable year Of the
Lord"
He Was Prosecuted
But how he did He fare well while
He accomplished His commission. He
prosecuted In the synagogues. They
: took up stones to stone Him. He was
brought before the sanhedrim. falsely
accused and condemned. He was
brought before Governor PontIus PLATE,
: who questioned him. Investigated the
! trouble concerning Him and. who. al
though he said: II find no fault In
Him." delivered Him up to His enc
mles.
He was taken by the mob out beyond
the walls OF the city. up the slopes OF
& Calvary and there he was cruclned.
There they drove the nails in His
hands. They drove them through His
feet. They suspended Him between
H ~ - ~. ,t.
suffered; then bowed Ills head and said
T at Is finished" and gave up the Ghost.
He was eruciffed, and the world
( laughed. The world went on Its course.
9 Men Toasted. They bought and sold.
But where was the Lord?
y. Who Is this we see walking with His
disciples to, the village of Emmaus. ex-
pounding unto them the Scriptures, be-
ginning With Moses and all the proph-
ets2
Who is this we see going through the
streets OF Jerusalem, and out to MouAt
2 Ollvet. who raises His hands and causes
His bencdlctlsn to rest upon the heads
OF His followers? Who was It tina.
the clouds received out OF their sight?
& y Who is It that was exalted far above
all principality and power and might
and dominion, and every name that Is
named. not only In this world, but also
In that which Is to come?
And now the day OF coronation is
come, when the angels OF heaven sur
I round. and the redeemed gather, and ]
all with loud voice sing, Worthy Is I
the Lamb that was slain to receive
power and riches and wisdom. and
strength and honor and glory, md