Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-24

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somed powers, and willing to do his
Makers bidding with a smiling face, and
be glad like David was when they said let
Us 90 up to the house of the Lord. Breth-
ren, straighten up your faces, don't let the
devil play such jokes on you. If you go
to heaven, the devil will say, "Well, you
got to heaven, but had lots of fun ont OF
you"
WAS holding a meeting in Trinity
church in Atlanta, said the church is a
great organized body for the salvation OF
men and the glory OF God. ! said loco
motive engine is great organized pile OF
iron. No, said /, ''if the church was n
! locomotive, what part would you like to
be. One said, the driving wheel, that
drives the engine Another the fender
Another the boiler, that is where the steam
is generated. Another fellow said he
would like to be the whistle and sound the
praise of God all over this country. There
is too many whistles in this country now.
/ tLaughter.) Some of them are like our
steamboats, down in Alabama They nave
| got great big whistle and little bit Oi
| boiler and whenever they whistle they
stop. Iaughter.l They can't run
and blow both at once.
Some good old Christians in this country
are the same way Another fellow said l
would like to be the throttle 10 that when
/ God puts his hand on me things would
move. But George finally got up and said
| he's a fine fellow. Has but one fault. He ;
mighty close. He's worth twenty thousand
! dollars, and he won't pay but one thouS-
and five hundred dollars n year TO the cause
/ of God With the exception OF his Stingl-
ness | can recommend him. wish | had
/ him here to-day. / would like TO show
him to some of you old farmers.
HE'D SCARE YOU DEATH.
Only pays 81, 500 year, and that is more
than some of YOU have paid for God ever
since You Joined the church 1t throws q
dampneSS over the whole congregation
whenever you commence TO talk about
money. They were taking up mission
ary collection and this little Stingy fellow
got up, and what do YOU think he said?
| One had said Il will give
800, one $50, and another 5000. This lit
tie fellow got up and said: Last spring |
/ gave You the best sister ever fellow had
to 90 to distant missionary field, and
this year l will give you $500 for your
work"
Either that fellow is crazy, or You are
not religious; one or the other; and you
| will have 10 settle that ut the Judgment
( bar of God That Is almost rs much aS
this district gives, is il not, Brother Hitc:
! IBrother Hite: NO, this district pays
about fifteen or sixteen hundred dollars.
/ One-thirl rs much rs this district gives.
| One man that amt worth but twenty
thousand dollars gives Onc-third rs much
/ rs this whole Wheeling district As much
As religion has helped us we ought TO help
some other fellow. Amen, amen Now
| have
| RUINED THIS WHOLE MEETING.
! Laughter. That old fellow out there
/ saws, | liked Jones until that Monday
morning sermon. | wish had gone home
YESTERDAY evening. | believe would have
thought more of him. Maybe YOU would
/ have thought more of yourself. It's yOu
vou that's under discussion this morning.
Now. this little man OF whom have been
| talking-One of the grandeSt men ! ever
saw-got mp on this occasion. When We
were talking about the engine after the
others had expressed themselves, he said:
! Brother Jones. / am perfectly willing to
he the old black coal that they pitch into
the furnace to be burned up 10 make
steam TO carry the old tn
zine home to God Wasn't that 4 grand
| thought? willing TO bc burned up in the
service of God. And he told me, Broth
er Hite, that he hadn't been in the church
| two wears till ne had 10 settle this money
question. and some of them had been IN
| the church thirty years and hadn't settled
/ il vet. He settled ii on the side of God,
| and he said, Il am blessed in so doing
Amen. Amen Will man rob God:
And then he answers the question, You
| have robbed him. ] say some queer
things brethren They SAY AIN the only
fellow in this whole country that can say
these things, and, if | am. Oughn't
II to say them? We talk
about whiSEey making drunkards Men
get drunk Oh whiskey but they get sober
again. But there are men in this country
| that have been
DRUNK ON MONEY
for forty years and their wives don't say
| a word la them about it, neither does
their preacher. They are going straight
/ To hell without n word of warn
inc. They shall not do it. lam going
| 10 tell You once before You die that
Won are not doing right with your soul and
/ your money. Brother Smith says you Will
| have 10 do a great deal better or You will
~ to the devil. Laughter. Now jump
ON Ia Brother Smith. TO Brother Smith:
II expect they wish YOU had gone, too,
this morning" Laughter. Everything
! am and have to give belongs to God.
4 TAmen. Amen. That's the kind of faith
| want WOuldn'tgiv cent for any other
| kind. IfvOu have that kind Oftaith that gives
Yourself. Your money, your talent and your
/ blood. Unnecessary. YOU have the faith that
will save YOUR soul. They say pray for
faith. would ~ soon pray for roasting
ears aS for faith. Well, they say, wouldn'
YOU pray for corn? say, yes. But /
would hunt for corn at the end of hoe
| handle. with the sweat all running down
| the hoe handle.
Faith has it's conditions just like sight
has conditions. If put my hand before
the liyht | can't see until take it down.
/ Then | can't help but see. See the apple
ON that tree. | say can't taste II. Why:
| Because l don't comply with the condition
of taste and | can't taste 1t TO save my
life. When take the apple from the tree
and bite it comply with the conditions OF
| taste and | can't help tasting. Now,
brethren, repentance is condition of faith
and when a man leaves his sins and walks
off from them he emit help but believe
YOU CAN'T BELIEVE
with your heart full of sin. Some people
think that it is necessary to cry great
deal to signify repentance. Here's wo-
man : husband comes home drunk every
night. He cries and cries and says, Il
wouldn't have got drunk for the world. ~
But the next night he does the same thing
and the next But one day he comes home
sober. He seems in earnest and he says:
.'Wife. have drank my last drop. Wife
SAWS: Give me your hand, y and he says;
..Must CRY nOw?" And she says: No
use to cry now, you have quit. l had a
contempt for YOU when you were always
CRYING and rs constantly breaking your
nromiSe'' Don't blubber. Just quit your
meanness. Go into an experience meeting
and vou will hear some good old brother