The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-20
WILL OF GOD WAS
THEME OF SER MON
REV; JOHN MCNEIL, OF ToRoN.
TO, CANADA, breaches
STRONG SERMON
Before Large and Appreeiative Audi.
enee ~ Fourth Meeting OF Even
Ing Rible Conferences.

The fourth meeting OF the evening
Bible conferences that are being held
In this city under the auspices of the
Young Mems Christian association.
was opened last evening promptly al
; o'clock in the First PRESBYTERIAN
church, by a son service conducted
Dy W. NJ. Clemans. Rev. w. &. Hart.
niger, pastor of the Thomson ". T..
church. delivered the invocation. and
Ut. w. ~. Cook of this city presided
as chairman of the meeting.
Following the Invocation DR.. Cook
introduced Rev. John Mcneil. pastor
OF o X Presbyterian church. To.
ronto. Canada, who delivered a very
mastery and scholarly address. which
was greatly app eciated by all. Rev.
IcNeill, throughout his entire ad.
dress. was able to hold the closest
attention of his entire audience. TIE
address vas educational in every mar.
tlcular as well as in~spirational and
several good RELIGIOUS Bible truths
were set forth in the course OF his
address. which showed great care and
preparation.
Rev. Mcneil took as his text First
I'M and 18th chapter. And
DaVid consulted with the captains OF
thousands and hundreds. and with
every leader This is where he
said. David made his mistake. by
consulting with his officers and his
own will instead OF the will OF God
We are religious people. and we must
bring in God II We are TO succeed
Dut We are continually setting the
VIII OF God aside. For the voice OF
all the people is not the voice OF God
We are apt TO get enthused about
something. and we then all saw the
same thing. In individual cases. for
example. We are apt to want some
thing badly. and then we consult
win everyone about il. but they NAV
not be able TO assist us.
Work Out Ideas.
We should endeavOr to work out
our own ideas without tho assistance
OF others. Oftentimes tine praye.
That we offer up to God Is that we
want this or that. and II we fail TO
get what we wan We are ant 10
grumble about H. Sometimes We try
10 cheat and defraud in trying TO get
something that we want. but II is an
lmpossibility for us to cheat God.
Oftentimes we carry out u own
VIII without obeying the will Of God
Ottenttmes we reason wrong and take
the wrong idea for things. John Rus
Kin said. Great thinkers often think
wrong. IT we leave the Bible ana
Try To carry ont our own will in the
place Of the will Of Col. We leave
the only light that Is within US. and
then everything becomes nothing but
darkness The Bile Is . book that
everybody praises. and still very few
read II.
The entire address of Rev. Mcneil
was based on the 18th chapter and in
the course of his address he gave a
very good account Of the life OF David
as brought out in the chapter. show
ing wherein David ~disobeyed the will
Of God. and by doing so. made his
mistakes. TIE idea was very well
brought ont that We can not consult
others and expect 10 succeed. but N
We are 10 succeed We must consult
and obey the will Of God. The idea
was brought Ouf also how David be.
came angry and displeased because
the Lord had made a breach upon
Uzza and the place 10 this day is call.
Cd Pcrcz-uZza. " this time David be-.
came afraid and failed 10 bring the
ark home to himself. or TO the city
Of David. but carried 10 into the house
n 1bed-edom. where tho ark was
kent for n period 81 three months. and
the house Of Obcd edom was blessed
by the Lord.
Tho address this evening will be de-.
liyerod by DR. g. Campbell MORGAN.
pastor Of Westminster Chapel. lon
London For several years Dr. Nor.
ran vas president Of the Courrpra.
uonal church of England. but now N.
o. president of the Chgghunt Thcolo.
rical College. Of Cambridge Dr. Nor.
gan is an author. preacher. teacher
and q COLES" president and Dr. an ac.
knowledCed premier in every line
ur. Morgan has made several trips In
America. during tho past twenty
years. since Dwight T. Moody raror.
uizcd him as tho greatest preacher
that Do had over heard and b. was
Moody who brought him Goo Northneld
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doubt the address To be- delivered this
evening viii b. full Of interest and IN.
struCtion and everyone should take
advantage Ot The opportunity Co hear
Dr. MORGAN who BE- REGARDED as ono
Of Tho worlds greatest ministers o.
modern times and ZONES highly 70.
commended % the people Of this city
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