The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-25
SAM SNAELS TALKS
On the MoundsviIIe Camp
Ground Yesterday.
HIS SERMON LAST EVENING.
The Attendance Yesterday not Near
Iy so Large as on the Day Before.
The Anger over the so.called
Temperance Day.

The Anger over the so-called
Temperance Day.
The eighth day Of the camp meeting
Mss void of special interest. The
weather was all that could be desired.
During the day the camp was visited by
a great many persons, who came to hear
Sam Small and to spend the day'with
friends. The services were not attended
by any great number, the audiences be-
ing smaller than those of the day before.
Temperance day and the speech Of Sam
Small still linger in the minds OF some
OF the brethren, and to say that some
are mad is putting it mildly. The opin-
ion seems to be that the Third Party
people have not scored at this game, but
they have succeeded in riling the friends
OF both the leading parties.
The services yesterday were in charge
OF Sam Small, who preached at three
services, 1880 a. M, Up. m. and 1880 p.
IN. The children's meeting was very
interesting, and the older people seem
to be very much interested in these ser
vices.
The evening service began at 7:45. The
congregation seemed slow in gathering.
The sermon was preceded by the usual
song service. Mr.. William Woodburn,
OF Cameron, has charge of the choir,
acting rs musical director. Prayer was
offered nv Rev Mr. MaUae
Small prefaced his evening discourse
with short talk, asking, How many
feel they are saved through Jesus Christ?
Nearly all present stood up. He asked
all to pray that great work might be
done. Ii we have faith that souls will
be converted there will be souls saved
tonight. Let our faith be equal to our
desires and they will be saved. What
we want TO do is to be earnest and hon
est with God. Lay the interests OF our
friends, our children and our kinsman
before God. When you begin to work
and pray and show interestin the saving
OF souls you will have the mark. The
spirit OF God marks the man. have
served the devil, and will carry the
marks OF it to my grave.
have something better than that; !
have changed the service. No marks on
my brow now, no marks Of blasphemy,
or sneering or scofing ut religious peo-
pie on my lips now.
God help us to get into the right
spirit. He saved you; now get at it,
and get somebody else saved.
He then took his text from the 10th
chapter, 30th verse OF LIST Cor: "And
why stand we in jeopardy every hour?"
wonder II you catch the full signid-
canoe OF that inquiry. speak to all
who have travelled thus far in life with
out having the knowledge OF being
saved.
Here followed an illustration Of the
high waters OF Tuesday night, describing
the rushing of the waters through the
creek at Wheeling, the falling of the
bridge and the standing OF the people
gazing on the rushing waters, drawing a
comparison with the position OF the I'M
saved persons Mt the service. Nobody
seeing that there was any danger, yet
many tonight stand in jeopardy un-
saved and in the very presence and at
the altar OF God You know you are in
jeopardy. Your sins are enough to
damn the world. You are in jeopardy
every hour. Why will you continue in
this state and stand in this condition
when fyou know that sin in your body
is tonight under the condemnation of
God?
| ask with all the love OF Curist burn
ing in my heart, why viii you stand
where you are, on the brink Of damna-
ton, ready to fall into eternity. You
do not need to wait until final judg-
ment; the condemnation rests on you
now, as certain us sin is treason 10 God
so ii you persist in sin, you will be lost.
A murderer is condemned, no matter
whether the laws OF the land have been
enforced or not, he is condemned before |
himself, his fellow men and his God. |
He has been tried and has been found
guilty in his own conscience and before
God. AS certain as that murderer is con-
DENIED so are you tonight. You can't
escape from the eye OF God. Wherever
he finds sin he will visit upon it his
eternal wrath. Ii you still cling to your
sins, you will suffer when God visits his |
wrath upon that rebellion. If you still
rebel against God, you have no one to
uIhllS uut SOuIoell u 4Ou arc lOhts
II you want to be saved man, now
is the time, this is the place; Come"
the Lord says, "and viii save you, so
that mother will rejoice, the mother
who protected you from disease and
danger, and cared for you up to man
hood will have onemore triumph. Give
your mother all Wheeling and she
would refuse II if she knew you were
going to hell tonight. What agony
these mothers bear, none but the sym
pathizing God can tell.
Several presented themselves for
prayer near the close Of the meeting. AT
one period Of the altar meeting Sam
asked all who were out in the audience
talking with the unconverted TO hold up
their hands. One hand was held up.
"Thank God for one, that is better than
none" said Sam !, "now let us thank God
for what help we have" The meeting
continued until about 10 o'clock, when
the benediCtion was pronounced and
the weather being rather chilly, it was
not long until the camp was deserted,
everybody retiring, goingto bed to keep
warm, as it were.
For fear some may have the impress
sion that the trains will not run to the
camp tomorrow, it will be nplace here
to say that the bridge and track will be
in good shape by the time this is read,
and no one need to remain from camp
meeting tomorrow, fearing they viii
have to walk from the depot in the town.
II his voice will permit it is probable
that Small will preach three times on
Sunday. The closing service Of the
camp meeting will be held Sunday
night, and il the weather should be fav-
orable the annual "Walk around the
walls Of Jerico" will take place. This
walk is participated in by old and young,