The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-02

at heart, and. as Renan says, gave
warning 10 the inhabitants. so tina,
thay might nor plead ignorance OF the
proximity Of the kingdom Of God. -
And now. were the apostles going
a-junkeung through Galilee. assured of
a good time, generous welcome and law
ish fare? The words Of the Master wer1
enough to freeze their hearts with ter
ror. II send you as sheep in the midst
of wolves" They went in the teeth of
hardened enmity. derisiVe rage, hellIsh
cunning. And their OUTFIT. humanity
speaking, was no outfit at ALL But
really. just here was their strength. Ut
terly stripped of human resources, they
were driven the more to the arsenal of
heaven. In their utter weakness, the
Lords strength was manifest and mag
nifed. 80 Like arrows in target. Je-
sus' injunction must have stuck in the
apostles memory-"Wise as serpents.
harmless as doves" AS In compounding
ingredients, which, apart. may be in
efficient or deleterIous, combined, the
injurious qualities are neutrallzed, and
the whole effIcacious, so In the combin-
alton of the serpent and dove qualities
enjoined. The dove alone is silly, the
serpent crafty; but 1.-THE blend" makes
a character ideally perfect for days OF
persecution.
The Teachers Lantern.
The directions of Jesus to his apos-
ties indicate the general spirit in which
the ministry is to be undertaken to this
day. They rule out the ambition for
fat lIvlngs and lOrdly personal and do
nestle outfits. But, on the other hand,
they do not obligate the incumbent to a
vow OF poverty or mendIcity. As Luth-
err says, For needful use, Christ him
self had money, bag. and bread-basket
too" ostentation in house,
equipage. or person In a minister is sim
gularly out of place, and calculated to
discount efficiency. But, on the other
hand, there is no premium on untidi-
ness in dress or brusquqeness Of man
ner The decadence of Christ
ian hospitality toward preachers is on
many accounts to be greatly regretted.
The minister rarely comes in contact
with the family as such in these days.
Pastoral calling Is no substitute for
the entertainment of the minister In
the home. Children are at school, and
the "men folks" at work, as rule,
when the "calr' Is made, Among the
bappiest memories OF my childhood are
those Of the ministers who lodged under
our roof. Their conversation was my
mental stimulus; their prayers melted
my heart: their examples nodded my
character. The Independent
spirited preacher who consults his ease
and habitually prefers entertainment at
4 hotel. misses golden opportunities OF
doing good. Peter Cooper is
said to have bolted the church because
in the days of his moderate means, he
thought himself overrun by the timer
ant preachers. and he felt that their en-
tertalnment cost him too much. The
case is exceptional. and proves no rule.
The willingness to entertain should be
so general that the burden could not
fall too heavily upon any one family.
Stier puts the preachers part
in this matter Of entertainment into n
nutshell. whenNhe says: "a servant Of
the Lord is truly courteous; for he has
Termed to be so In the high court Of his
King. When he has TO beg reception
for his Lords sake. he gives beforehand
superintendent compensation out OF the
riches OF the heavenly treasure which
~, no., 90 oFFor" The Same ad-
mlrable author gives the following an
alysIs: Go We. To whom? AS far as We
know and can perceive, first Of all, TO
the worthy among whom the Lord has
already been preparing your way. How.
With dlsinterested perseverance, avoid
ing restless wandering about. With
what? Peace in all benev oience to the
sInner-greetIng, mercy. Eand love of
God. What issue? Even among those
whom We thought to be susceptible,
some will accept your peace. and some
will not. Innocent brick and
mortar, Jesus was not threatening
when he said that Sodom would stand
a better chance In the day of Judgment
than the city which rejected his mes
sengers. He does not even mean to say
that the guilty inhabitants would In
sure damnatIon by first and single re-
lection. But that they were in the
way Of It. The present-day re-
lection OF Christ, his gospel. and mes
senger-that is what we are most con-
cerned in. Well does Roos say: IF
those were punished more severely than
sodom and Gomorrah. who, at time
when corrupt Judaism and he9thenism
waEed full war with Christianity, did
not receive and hear one or two inslg-
nihcant apostles coming to them for
the first time. what shall be the doom
Of those who have had the entire reve-
latIon Of Gods will in their hands for
years. enjoyed both sacraments, had
multltudes OF calls and exhortations to
enter the kingdom OF heaven, and yet
remain Impentent?" In clos
ing, we quote noble paragraph from
Edward Irvings sermon before the
London Missionary Society. Unhappily
every part Of that startling discourse
is not equally sound. These words show
how the apostles could be stripped yet
panoplied: He did not leave their
minds In n void state, without induce
ment or hope Of reward: but proceeded
10 M each several chamber thereof
with the spirit Of more enduring pa
thence and more adventurous daring,
to give to faith what he took from sight
what he interdicted in the visible to
supply from thh invisible: what OF tenn
poral things he spoiled them Of. to re-
pay with things spiritual and eternal"