The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-17
SEXUAL PURITY
TOPIC DEP CTED
: MANY TRUTHS
AEv. sCEUETTE OF ST. JAMES
'XvAEG. LUTHERAN CHURCH
handled DEIICATE SUBJECT.
Hpounded Many Truths Known to All
But Discussed By Very Few
From the Pulpit.

Rev. Walter z. SchUcttc. OF st. James
Evangelical Lutheran church for his
sermon on tho second sunday IN Lent.
chose as his text: First ThcSSalon'ans.
4: l.. Of which I'll" last vers" is tn"
theme. but the subject: "Fe Ought 10
Walk and Please Cod" Rev. Schu"tt"'s
sermon took up the Same line Of clcan!l-
ness which our government has adSn-
Gated since tho beginning Of tho war.
Z and was delivered on Sexual PURITY
Rev. Schurttc said in part:
Arc VIC allowed N assert that God
wants some things moro than He wants
othcrsc Undoubtedly. Hc vents the
sun to shine. He wants our souls to be
saved. Without any doubt. He moro
desires the latter than the former. al
though, to be sure. we must hold fase
the-tfHttN- That God never seems to want
anything without fully wanting 1t.
AS far as VIC know from tn" Bible.
coos intensest longings concern US
human beings. Sometimes We mortalS
complain that God docs not concern
himself sufficiently about US. Thi,
usually means that He s not caring for
our bodies and our earthly welfare as
closely as we would like. It also often
means that He does not allow US to
have our own sweet will whenever We
lset our heads to do or to have.
Butts this Just reason ~ complain
That God Is not concerned ahou; USE
What OF a child which supplied with
.all necessary clothing and food and
ncorforts- and education. would complain
,axafnst its parents because they some
times withheld sweets and other lux
7Iries from It.
The Bible makes It so pfatn tEAS God
ils concerned about our highest welta-"
that it makes the impression upon us
THAT God does not concern Himself
about much else. The Bible talks az
though we were the only creatures worth
considerfnG Whenever it does mention
Gods interest in other creatures Il
seems. to do so with the purpose ot max
ing us believe that. sine" He does car"
for these Others. H. surely must care
for US,
Our text for today says: ''Ee ought
to walk and To please Cod" That means
, that God is Interested in us. 1t says:
This is the will Of God. ev"n your
sanctification. It also says. Cod hath
called US unto holiness" Hero IS enough
testimony that God s. intensely inter-
estcd in US. And when you add tho
word Of Paul. used here in tho first
verso of the chaptcr. in which he ~
horts the Th.sSalo0ians by the Lord
Jesus" and allow these words 10 recall
SO Interested in our w"ltar" that H. !
sacrificed His only Son CO.. our saliva
ton. you must concedc thar VIC arr nor
going TOO far when W. gain III" con- ;
viction that God has no higher desire i
than our holiness.
We have OF late hc"n treated - earn .
est dissertations on ono foul diseases |
which follow traESCrns$ion of Gods !
law in this respect. TIL" rottennHsS
which steals into. tho bodies ~ men anG !
women who will rot listen to God : I.
comment on III" y"ttcnrsss which th"ir
unclean life has in His sight. Lon: n .
some AS bodily sexual Giscas" is in our
sight. what must 81" sin .;hA; brings IN
such disease b. III Gods sight"
And you cannot nap" the penalty, .
You may steal Il million dollars. tak.rS !
moro month after month or you may
take a hundred lirra. killing :: fellow ,
rfaE-month h. month. and your phySi- .
csSeiSor may remain as strong as it
Was; but You cannC; sin asa;ns. The :
sex comm: rG'H"r: and keep your bodily ,
hfSlth and strength. fou- in Will :,
NTy1te itself ali over your face ard into .
YOUR eyes: It Will Dig down and maxi ,
THtrid sores throughout your system: i; ,
vein becroud your mind and unn"rv" y"uT :
NEtnlitr! Do no; d"c":vH yourself. Y"u /
Ihay for years ESCAPE th> punishment; ,
c$ robbery and murder. h'i; L t"kHs n"
Court. no police. no judge. nor Jury. /" .
Bring scntcnc" upon You If you ar ,
SeNually unrican. /:
My friends. th"rn is something NOR I,
to do than TO warn on" another. r.In ,
We not help on" another as we'll" i;"I !
has pointed on" way. on" way only. for ,
the solution of the problem IF mans /
and wonan'S nature. T: IS N" way /
of holy marriage. One Of IN" great est |
curses Of tho world today is tina: mar !
riagc is being dscr"dtrd. discoura god. /
cSen ridicul"c. Dozens - agencies az" .
working against marriage. fI;ch price :
high mannrrS "f living. djStaS'o f"r .
houSe work. love &c what ! VII ..ail :
-bomclcss liberty. housing customs. :
They who are guilty -: promoting and
encouraging these tendencies ar" multi :.
plying unclcanncss ana ;nd"comcy IL Tho !
world.
>.1t is tho same with those who in tic-
tfon and IN philosophy arc rIdicai:ng ;hc J