The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-10

6i00OF e. ~ F1O0HES.
Prominent California Divine. vino
delivered dedicatory sermon at Thorn
son NJ. F.. church yesterday. Bishop
Hughes is well known in this city.
having resided here a number OF years
while his father was pastor OF Thorn
son NJ. r church. He was born at
Moundsville.
Bishop Hughes is regarded as one
OF the most brilliant ministers In the
Methodist Episcopal denomination. A
congregation which crowded the beau
ttful new building TO its doors heard
his eloquent sermon of dedication,
yesterday morning
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lesson was read by DR.. Stone from
Hebrews 10;19-26. after which the
regular morning Offering was taken.
The sermon OF dedication was then
delivered by Bishop Hughes.
sermon Of Dedication.
Bishop Hughes took his text from the
twenty -nfth verse q the NTH chapter OF
IE -l,...,, ans as follows; Christ also
iit G~ MS church. and gave himself for
Whatever a mans personal prefer
ence may be" said the Bishop. when
it comes 10 the dedication 81 n church.
there Is only one subject upon which
he can preach, and that - about tho
church Declaring that he proposed
70 preach and that T. about the church .
Declaring that he proposed TO preach a
said he would refer Particularly 10 tbs
attitudes taken by some men toward
the church as contrasted against the at
ttude taken by Jesus Christ In begin
ming, he paid beautiful tribute 10 tho
church II IL Inevitable. he said that
H s,a,lr men and women gather together
the tendency Of many slur the doctrines
o. the church. he said. one used to hear
the remark often made that the church
cannot save. but only Jesus Christ car
save. This. he said. is only "a half truth
aud is. indeed a dangeroIs statement
The church. De pointed out. a. the in
strument which Christ uses to save. III
the last mountain d. Co be climbed. n
last river f0rded. or BIZ the last man III
90 PEI converted. ~ VIII Do because tho
visible church vii ~ in the name Of
Attituds Of rndiffsrsnos.
Thc first attitude held b. many men
toward the church referred To- In the
sermon pol the attitude of indifference.
wnich the speaker declared Co be- lori-
ca.iy impossible and morally wrong The
o. held hy many men who agree that tho
church H. r. guod thiuE. but W. ho iu spite
.of their belicf thai Do Del a necessary
GOOD. loHve Co others The burden of BE-
malui' nance. "lf the church Stands for
me greatest truths ever tNuuuuned. then
~ man hes 2 right to BE- ipdifferent but
the other hand. if tho church stands for
The creates error over f0iHfeu on the
NHlNNi|"a NNNf. MaNNN. DO NNM|M NOT Do Nna
different bat should united to oppose
The church. 40 man has "a right 10 be
indifferent ae tn The church Sc Dr. logic.
ally imr0arihlo nnd morally wruur
Tho Bishop thou went after" the
milk -ard-trnter individuals" who be-
nete The church fr nrhf but who
haven't enough backbone. a. DO eafd. to
stand uu Tor if EFrry civilized man. De-
eaid with emphasis. ought 90 make up
hl. MIND that if he church o. r. good
thing pc viii Join and support &c. Or tr
Dr. ir bad thing o. oppose If
Attituds % Criticism.
The eec0rr attitude referred to b. tho
BISHOP vas that ~ criticism. IL ia
easy nr aaid fp fahr exceptions % auF-
thing that has an IDEAL and fhr tigher
DE ideal fhe easier if la fu criticize The
church. having tnr supreme tdr1l g.
HfH" thn object ~ most criticism. Tn
rafieet r.raeu in thr world Oh crfNciae
hN added. iH che Christian uau.
ASKING fHHf fUe church ne treated Ha
laHly d. nl ufnHr ureauIytfIur. tHe
N.ennp .llN Chat H wHu would not eric.
i.Ife n.H IrIHr Or political PARTY bee faa
~ fhe actions uf Tow Individuals
Tnfu shy ln tho unrrr az fnfrneaa. Do
rfid rICk nlf firws Iu fhe church be-.
cause ri H Vow CHURCH member Do fs
moon Ia'.HH HH pointed ONT. fn aImn|n