The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-30
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4 I'm an impressive sermon delivered yes
Srday morning at the st. Matthews p.
church. DR.. Jacob Birmingham. rec
- Of the Ct. Luke's p. e. church OF the !
Sland paid loving tribute to his de-
Seased fellow churchman. the late Bish-
u George W. Peterkin. who was Weai
lnown throughout the local district.
The sermon in part was as folioWs:
THE principal charm OF a iocahty'
Eorne. church or personality il It's as
locations. We may be pardonaoly |
iroud OF The locality. or the home IN |
RnIeh we live. the church in which we
korahtn or the person we honor ana !
esteem, but ve cannot love either until
I has n history and character worthy
AStecm. We love the places where
Vents have occurred which have ar
|sctra our live. profoundly. The scenes
Af ehIldhnod, tho visions Of youth. Inc
rcom pli shmrnts of manhood. ana 'hE
byeams of old az" are very precious m
Iced, because Of tn" associations. wn''h |
fond Teco,lectInns present TO our view:
Ira when TO these halloW"d associa'ionS
|AAfh COMES INTO btf = INV NhN ~ u
t6,dinr AGGREGATION 81 the two FOLD
6sincInI.S Of continuity and economy
fhnf In to say that which ~ to ne muse
k,,sne ont OF what has been. and thar
nothing however little or poor or 1nsis-
hlf,cant il to be despised or wasted.
fhhvp IL an added JOY to the thought as
expreasr,l in this little verse:
kThe mast Is something but the present
Y more -,
Afw-rI II not too be past") nor fail
with all.
?, recognize IN" future in your hopes
Unite them IN your MANHOOD Tech
snd all.
kor rnutilate the perfActncss OF Ire.
"Hov wonderful ar" thrS" TWO Prln
cip,ps, cxempiitIed both IN nature ana
character. Ingenious natnr" mus
kcrr,' VI her~vcr u is dropped. hut win
bu, The rcrm she wiz d. nothing. Jhe
-, If economy - just as clear ln'
Asyex O; nuturn pr" working INTO ncAS
kar sn,H TIL lff'lc CREAM ina; waters
W. raic, roca afterwards 10 do duty |"
he Errs' ca. Every" h'r" P'"'"'
MT no - 70. $3.50,
~. en- who need I" p" trained 10
k~rnnN'or"ss and care. LOO mas ou'lI
49,, n, roc homo that ;h"y n""dea TOT
thsi- f-''r nK end sent us w. !. '"
s.S.r u>,rh shines Am"p' HIS other
LIas s,~udflv ard snhcrlv with ia
Ido,,n,e Iutr 81 = n''nuliv and "r"n' my.
g.. ,,c sen,c ie rru" ~ IN" character
KY, 1'rrtn-uSn"@s rhHN b" N over
|i.st ~ .~,rc.,, b." urN. W" arc ready !"
FSanc,. tr~' character IAN be spasn'oo'''
re ~ Nv a. wc find mat rhar"''.
.Socs nni rh?nE". but p"Tpei yates NS'''
,sse or ~. Ia turn I" IN" other eN'r''nr
a,5 10 h..rinve that rh7 rarf"r one" hheH
N. exaI snrrv"r. H'.sis Of young mon
Rayn r"rkiess bHcau"" they heief" 'ha,
kSr end BY they con he what th"F VII.
fo~tS ." cd men or" hop"tesS o''auHF -
.korrn- .r.,ros.lh,c that they cfn hr any
but ,.hat they are Now. both ar"
2rr,rr 1r~"dful'y WRONG: for IN" Sys-
sr, ,,ndor ~ rich wr live - nor anhTchy
e larls -ro.~. n. r on tho other hnhd
Atrxieb ..;hm'sSi, to law. but progress
= w.. ~, Of n'h conditions into
Til ~ ~ :u"vitahl" law which 10
y,,,r,p.'r ~ H." operations ~ natnrc
fsrl u,-,.ch " - ~" progress ana n"-
xe,orn-r. Z N" Individual "hnrn'l"r'
NJ, co.lmrn.. n Witch "" live and the
ahnprr 81 VII On W" ar" m"mo"rS OF
a~ht 20 -.
S"xnyer then forget my brethren. that
= S-ruro Of thl. community or an!
r,-,,,n'.- md n" future Of TINS
.ish rFNn-o hurA rndth annIVerSar!
$40 abnrt IN cnlshr3t". or any other
nn,pnitN xNcrhcr hundred or
,r-srd ycs-s old in spite OF new
,~s fhrt rome in from time TO time
a.~tn-b 80 IRE. ont - "A part or IN"
ct md r,u~t 'n"v tably come out or u.
= zen nu- old ~ iur"S. Old hopes. "I"
so,urIop- I'D sh"r,< cannot he wnS'
ard n.-t not hr docp'srd or ignored
-rhpr t-on-rcrmrd through God. who
Itch, and love they become stepping
= Innca 10 higher pancs 81 useruInHss
sat~ 10 ono reason wbr they have anect-
aur rvra profoundly and "" cannot
rel them.
saYhIs ix why We cannon forget 81
ghse 10 admire The man 1ho IL natur-
NV In our minds today. No. We can
IA forget him. NOT only because or inc
yrpatrr Of his character. but because
~ met and overcam" :" rhhentIy th'
! avsesr conditions that confronted MIN
II PEE hard struggle: for lifa after all
ar inaIrtdually and corporat"ly Is
a. eviction. or a msFp sentiment. but
fvr SSIe and a struggle not 40 much
rnfnst fors "a with circumstances
"a when tho circumstances ar" such as
Riat,on Peterkln experienced during MS
ans and fruitful ministry In "rst IT
.ktnIA and elsewhere. we can account 10,
lis success IN his work every wherr' mo-
INV because Of his natural en'huS asn'
Mich never wGvered: his wonderful
Dpfuineas which was az an ancho'
IN sure and steadfast that has enter
within the veil whittier our for"'
Amer has gone. and his spendid ability
aieh no one ever doubted who kneT
IA. but above all. because we behef'
. received on the day Of his consecra
on q double portion. asccnded up OF
gixh, leading captivity captive and CIV
~ Rifta 70 men. II was indeed a r'cf
eaaey ne received when his master va
anmht ND into Heaven.
SON that memorable occasion. Jus
,v4y one years ago. there came 'nt'
70 holy place a company ~ bishops
e had been commissioned nv this
srch to consecrate another b shop +
ltne or living witnesses. There wcr
aaent. Bishops B~ieIl Of Ohio. Whith
Virginia, and Dudley Of Kentucky
Of them gone to their rews:d a.
almost all the clerEy and laity VIII
their votes and their welcome Il