The West Virginia pulpit of the Methodist Episcopal church. Sermons from living ministers. With personal sketches of the authors

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Dedication

TO

THE NOBLE MEN OF GOD Who Have Devoted

THEIR LIVES AND THEIR ENERGIES To the upbuilding of

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The authors of the sermons herein contained are well known clergymen of the West Virginia Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church. They are, in every respect, worthy of the recognition I have given them. Indeed, they deserve greater praise. There are others in the Conference, however, equally deserving; but it was not possible to include sermons from all of them in one volume. Farther on, it is hoped, another similar volume may be given to the public.

No two of the sermons, herein contained, are upon the same topic. It is not often, therefore, that such a variety of interesting themes are discussed in one volume. I hazard nothing in saying that whoever reads these discourses, will not only find them profitable, but will find them agreeable and interesting, as well.

One new feature of this publication, is the Personal, or Biographical Sketches of all the ministers who have sermons in the book. These Sketches were carefully prepared, and

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in them all fulsome praise was avoided. The editor made no statement in any of them, which he did not believe to be true and just.

The sole object of this volume, is to do good. It is expected that it will be read in thousands of the Christian homes of West Virginia; and the editor sincerely trusts that it may inspire many, who are out of Christ, to embrace the Savior. If it does this, its publication will not be in vain.

“ In all the way through life, the Gospel sheds Its kind and healing beams o’er all our woes :

And when our days are done, it hghts the path That leads us on to brighter, happier scenes ;

And it will live and shine when all beside Has perished in the wreck of earthly things.”

G. W. A.

Wheeling, March, 1883.

CONTENTS:

Sermon I. — The Atonement — Its Necessity, page

By Kev. Gideon Martin, D. D 12

Sermon II. — The Great Commission,

By Rev. James L. Clark, D. D 24

Sermon III. — Christ the Rock,

By Rev. Samuel Steele, D. D 40

Sermon IV. — The Better Country,

By Rev. Benjamin Ison 52

Sermon V. — The Duty op Searching the Scriptures,

By Rev. J. W. Webb, D. D 67

Sermon VI. — Everlasting Habitations,

By Rev. Franklin Ball, D. D 83

Sermon VII. — Our Mission,

By Rev. Ashford Hall 99

Sermon VIII. — The Triumph of the Church,

By Rev. E. W. Ryan 113

Sermon IX. — Why Moses and Aaron were Not Permitted TO Enter the Promised Land,

By Rev. D. H. K. Dix 125

Sermon X. — Entire Sanctification,

By Rev. T. B. Hughes 136

Sermon XI. — The Half has not been Told,

By Rev. Joseph B. Feather 146

Sermon XIII. — Christ’s Gospel,

By Rev. S. E. Steele 154

Sermon XIV. — Millennium, or Sabbath op Rest, to God’s Church and People.

By Rev. A. J. Lyda, D. D 168

Sermon XV. — Preaching the Gospel,

By Rev. S. B. D. Prickitt 180

Sebmon XVI. — God Praised by His Works.

By Rev. W. C. Snodgrass