The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-06-02
the following pledge of sympathy

The Woman's Christian Temperance I'm
ion and the Young Mems Christian Associ
alton, pledge to you their sympathy and
prayers. There hath no temptation taken
you but such as is common to man but God
is faithful, who will not not suffer you to be
tempted above that We are able, but will.
with the temptation make way of escape
that ye may be able to bear it." Blessed is
the man that endureth temptation, for
when he is tried he shall receive the crown
of life, which the Lord hath promised to
them that love him." Don't break your
pledge. Preserve this card as reminder of
it, Avoid bad company. Go not in the way
of evil men. Trust in God and He will help
you.
SECURING NEW MEMBERS.
Miss List, Mrs. Warren, and Mrs.
Hutchinson circulated these
pledges and secured new members
for the W. G. T. U. and also for the
Young Mems "Blue Ribbon Club,o
which has just been organized.
The ladies were untiring in their
efforts and tied the "blue" on many
who had signed the pledge, giving
them a tract and sending after
them a prayer.
Persons rose for prayers at al
most every meeting.
BUSINESS MEMS HOUR.
At the aIl-day meetings, on
Thursday, Rev. R. Bush Swope, of
st. Matthews P. E. church, held
the meeting from IL to 1 o.
clock, for the business men; his
talk was very earnest and helpful.
ABLE ASSISTANTS IN THE MEETINGS.
DR.. W. H. Cooke, of the Second
Presbyterian church, Rev. R. F.
Randolph, Mr. John C. Lynch, Sec
rotary Of the Y. M. c. A., Miss Liz
zie Boyd, the city Missionary, Mr..
Will Amick, Mr.. Walter Rine-
hart, Rev. J. Gibson CAN'T, of St. ,
Luke's P. E. church, Mr.. J. L.
Cowl, Hon. Geo. w. Atkinson, Mr.,
G. Wash Baggs, and others, have
Miss Jennie Smith in the
all day meetings.
METHODS OF WORKINGS sHERMAN's
ABSENCE REGRETTED.
1t is a matter of regret that Miss
Sherman, Miss Smiths co-laborer.
has not been with her in Wheel
ing.
Miss Smiths methods of work
are new to many of the people in
and much good could
have been accomplished if Miss
Sherman had been here to help.
In the meetings at the railroad
shops, they get the names OF the
men who ask for prayers or for
whom they pray, and while Miss
Jennie is holding meetings in
other places, Miss Sherman goes to
the homes of these men and inter-
ests their families in the work of
salvation. Miss Smith has labored
most faithfully to resurrect the
"buried talent" that she has found
in the churches OF Wheeling.
She has said repeatedly that she
would rather 60 away from here
knowing that fifty Christians had
been aroused to a sense of their
duty and had fully consecrated
themselves to the Lord, than to
know that one hundred persons had
been converted, feeling sure the
results would be far greater.
WANTS TWENTY JENNIE SMITHS.
One of the speakers said, "There
ought to be twenty Jennie
Smiths" raised up right here in
l don't believe thay,
however. God has fitted Jennie
through years of wonderful disci-
pline for this work which has been
waiting for her all these years.
While do not think any of US
can be Jennie Smith" do believe
that each one of US, in Gods hands,
can do just what He would have us
do. Who of us can comprehend the
meaing of being ''co-Iaborer with
God ?" have given a very poor
report of very excellent meetings,
but you can all use your magma
tions and make it what it ought to
be.
Those of Won who want Soma of