The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-22
1.-THE FIRST GIFT"
Subject of strong Sermon Delivered By
DR.. A w. willis at FOURTH
street n. II. Church

NIaking Tor his text First they gave
IS. Rev. Mills said in part Paul has
spoken OF the simplest thing TO give
money. But the proper way to give
money - nrst to give ones self. II
this IL true about money. 10 Is so abo..
All oering. We have become so familiar
that ~ has lost its force. ID has almost
fallen from grace.
What y n Eiftg-nrst. Il must be vol
untary. You cannot force u.
Second. a kin must be unsslnsh. II
We receive any value en- the least. a. Is
sold. not given. How much can we pur-
buy OF physical life. All the power. an
the wisdom Of the agcs cannot purchase
God has kept nothing back from W. and
this II the motive that makes ms yield
ourselves unto his will. i.-t US be NOV
10y a. God never administcrs properly
that does not belong to him. and that h
why some Of our lives are not controlled
Third. a gift must be ir~revocabic.
There. can be no aking 10 back. We
must leave our gifts with God. The Civ
phasized Ia the test il 'hrst' The prop
~ PRACTICE % this would syttle our the
out our lives, would endoW us with pow
ThreS Elements.
LAC has three clements. know edZc.
eNperience. service. giving self pr-cedes
an. i ~precedes ~knowledge. that Is. the
there Is no other Kind Of knowlcagc.
what do We know OF the exact sciens
Dr. Drummond relates that Prof. Simp-
fon. the scientist. was asked what books
he could spare iva his department. Every
book he replied. that had not been
a picture Of the sages OF salamanca dis
GUESSING whether royal aid should J.,
given 10 Columbus. one said "a was easy
% see that Columbus was = fool for
~ the earth was round. as he said. he
would have Co ran down hill. and how
could be come back Another said "
the earth was round. those who live az
the opposite side must stand on thci~
heads So they voted no ala. and that
ledge four hundred years ag0.
n would not deprcciate tho study o.
scicnce-ouly the tendency 10 ren-, 81.
solely from facts to theories We have
no power 4" know Cod by the unsid"i
intellect No nan c1u End God BY rs1-
alone can man lay hold 81 God. There -
n way-ths surrender Of his will Tie
that willcth 10 do the NH 81 God. shall
know ~ tho doctrine And this h. "a re-
petition 81 what Jesus aid. EXCEPT q
man be born from above he cannot en-.
rot An Uncertainty.
"tnrt~ttan tNucriCuce must be- pre-
coded by the giving o. SELF. % g. not a
uncertainty. Who ts willgm TO cease Co
be himself that God may work iu him.
We are not called to b. limitations but
reproductions Of christ. The only way
60 enter into che Hf" OF God h 60 die To
what b. past: the uuis way 90 be married
90 Jesus Christ b. a. BE- divorced from
what is behind. Giving up self is first
that - right in time. right in logic.
rirht IN power.
Giyinr az self prccedes power. % is
pitifui 10 see people looking Cor pow ~r.
GOD 80 looking for people who want but
one thing. % a. tits viii. 90 walk Boz the
way he has chosen re wants persons
who arc empty that lie may TN them
u IL not that We are 20 get more or
God. but that tie a. TO have more Of us
That service 81 small that seeks to
own. and crest thief seaEa Cots VIII
mad Not Given self.
minister wh'so work was not
NEEDED more theological learning. tIs
went hack 90 the semiuary and tried
again. Sul he failed lie returned
aFain Co the geminary. Eut sti1 ho had
not power. while iu n special meeting
the question was put Co. him. Did you
ever give yourself tp me- Tho question
came from God. Uc thought DE had
Then vii you 60 20 that mission field
his silent answer VIII YOU work with
another denomination. Wncre y0u are
needed Sun he objected Then ~
TH 80 20 the hotel and do &c. he re-
solved but the spirit said po 30 now
And there he bowed hts head and did o.
= VII e anywhere. will Do auything
when General Lee surrendered tp-
war was over Some there were vino
had not given IN. But a. was Just H
question ~ time n be- r. question or
can teach. and have al that COD ran
give o. hts power. if YOU have given ul
an % His will
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