Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-25


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Last evening a thank offering SER
wee was conducted in the Second Unit
ed Presbyterian church by the Ladies
Missionary Society of that church.
Mrs. Sawtelle, the president of the So
ciety, presided. The evenings service
was opened with devotional exercises
and sentence prayers by tho congrega.
ton, after which the pastor. the Rev.
J. H. Littell, delivered a short but ap-
proate address. He chose as his text
the 116th Psalm, 18th verse; What
shall 1 render unto the Lord for all
His benefits toward me?"
The Rev. Littell began his address
by stating that there are many things
for which we should be thankful. i
was thankful that for q briet period
this evening | was able to enjoy sitting
in the pews. When l say this | do not
mean to detract from God, for | am
glad to be able to preach his word, but
you all know that when IN repeats a
thing many times it becomes monot-
onous; so | enjoy occasionally sitting
in the pews and seeing some one else
filling my pulpit.
What shall l render unto the Lord
for all His benefits unto me-? said
Israel. God has led us out of the will
derness. He has watched over us and
given us avs to govern us. How shall
we thank him? They came and
brought sacrifices and offerings.
IN the New Testament we find ten
people giving glory to God; that is, ten
people who should give glory to God,
but only one is returning thanks. They
are ten lepers, samaritans; nine of them
were cured and went their way, but
one remained and said, How shall l
worship the Lord? This man had
turned back and given thanks at the
right time. He wanted to follow
Christ, but Christ said, Go home and
tell them what has been done
In the twelfth chapter of john we
find that certain Greeks came to wor-
ship at the feast. Christ did not re-
veal himself at once to them, but they
vent to Philip and Andrew and said,
We want to see your master On the
disciples telling Jesus, he said, The
hour is come that the son of man
should be glorifed. Verify, verify, l
say unto you, except a corr of wheat
fall into the ground and die, it abideth
alone; but if 1t die, it bringeth forth
much fruit"
cry and operations we have now.
"Why did not Israel have these? Be-
cause the corr of wheat which had
been dropped into the ground was bid
ing it's time, so when Jesus Christ went
down into the ground, he sent forth
roots into the earth and fruit and
beauty into the sunshine, and this corn
of wheat which abided its time is now
spreading Christianity by means of the
missions of England and America all
over the world. See what John 9.
Patton has done in the islands of he
sea for Jesus, and there is hardly one
inhabitant there who does not now
worship God.
MANY cannot worship this evening
as we are doing without being dis
turbed. For instance, look in Turkey,
China or the land Of the Mohamme-
dams; look. and then see for what We
are to be thankful.
1--WE should be thankful that we are
the Lord, he can at any moment break
the silver chord or shatter the vessel,
We are but monuments spared to praise
and glorify God, to give thanks. We
cannot return him in thanks any of
these ~things-gold, silver, cattle, or
anything in the world, for the earth
is his and the fullness thereof. He
made it. What, then, can we give in
return for the blessings he has rem
dered us? We can come to him with
hearts full of thanksgiving and render
up to him the glory which is due"
The remainder of the programme fol-
lows:
Bible Songs.
Reading-Why We Give Thank Offer
ings...".............Miss Jennie Hill
Choir.
~Reading-Her Offering. Miss Lewis
Recitation-Is 1t Nothing to Your.
Master Edgar Hare
Bible Songs.
Recitation-A Dream......M Miss McKelvey
Recitstion-A Great Famine Cry.
................. Miss Margaret Beckett
Bible Songs.
Reading-A Sketch of City Mission
Work. Miss Martha Hare
Choir.
Offerings.
Report of Secretary....Mr T. NJ. Garvin
Report of Treasurer. J.. Mrs. J. b. Garden
Report Of Junior superintendent.
j. Fl. Iittell
Conservation PROFESSIONALLY Pastor
Bible Songs.
Announcement of Offering.
Bible Songs.
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