The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-09
7HE WEEK OF PRAYER.
Doomed Yesterday Throughout tho
World for Young Mon.
THE christian ASSOCIATIONS
To be Helped by Prnycr.-Nfcctings
held at the Y. NJ. q. A. Hall and
rourh Street Church.-Brior Synop-
sIs OF Rev. Dir. zimmermnnn's Scr.
mon.

Daring the coming week III INC
Young Mems Christian Associations
,hroughou. tho world are having their
wccl, Of prayer. Yesterday tho prayer
wcs; opened ut the Fourth Street
Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr.. A.
4. Zimmerman, OF Baltimore, responded
10 the invitation OF tho Wheeling Asso.
CATION, and came on to lead tho services
here. Yesterday afternoon n successful
meeting was held at tho y. d. c. A.
hall, Mt which Mr.. Zimmerman deliver.
ed an address. Meetings will be held
every evening this week at the hall. On
Wednesday tho services will begin Mt n
quarter to nine o'clock, so as not to in.
,ericre with tho services at the churches.
On all other evenings tho time has been
sct for eight o'clock.
SERMON LAST NIGHT.
Yesterday evening successful services
were held ut the Fourth Street NJ. +.
church. DR.. Ril;cr, the pastor, stated
the object OF the meeting and, after the
singing OF the hymn, "Jesus, Lover OF
my Soul" breathed Il icrvent prayer for
Tie success OF the prayer week. The
quartottc Of the Y. NJ. G. a. then sang
the hymn, "Whiscr than Snow" after
Which the entire congregation partici-
pa,cd in the hymn, Nearer, My God,
10 Thee"
Rev. Mr.. Zimmerman took his text
from Second Kings, G:l7: "And Elisha
prayed and said, Lord, I pray thoc
that he may open his eyes that he may
see! And the Lord opened the eyes OF
the voung man, and lie saw; and be-
hold, the mountain was full OF horses
aud chariots OF fire round about
Elisha"
HOW MANY GRANDsIRES,
asked Mr. Zimmerman, would like to
DO 4 young man on this lightning
lighted, steam.driven afternoon OF the
Nineteenth century? The hopes and
the aspirations Of SO many hang on the
future Of. young men that it behooves
them 10 make the most Of their oppor-
tmities. There are three safeguards
which aro thrown around most young
mcn-the names OF home, mother and
heaven. Fortunate is the young man
who, when the storms OF temptation
surround him, can fly, as to a haven OF
refuge, TO q brave, God-fearing and
trusting mother. Mr.. zimmerman re-
hted 4 personal experience OF an occa-
sion when associates had led him into
temptation. At the crucial moment
the recollection OF his mother saved
hin IRON falling into q depth OF degra-
lation whence he might never have
emerged.
OF the tender recollections that clus-
ter around the name OF home, he re-
lated the well known episode OF the
opposing armies camped on either side
oi the river. One army would sing q
patriotic tune Of the North, answered
from the opposite side By one OF the
South; when in an interval OF silence
single voice intoncd the words Of
"noxE, SWEET HOME"
joined in by voice here and there,
both armies united in the chorus, and
the first tears since childhood were shed
by hardened men. He spoke OF house
he had entered into some time before,
while engaged in work Tor the associa-
ton. In this so-called home certain
rooms were closed to the children, as
being too fine for their use, the conse-
qnencc being that the boys soon could
be seen where such things were found
as were kept from them at home.
The preacher strovo to inculcate
reverence for the holy name Of God,
and Tor His house, the home to which
many people go to pray. II there is
hell deeper than another, it is for those
young men who, in the face of
mothers prayer, in spite OF q fathers
admonition, persist in following tho
wrong path. He expressed the hope
that fathers and mothers are weaving
through homo influences the strand
That holds so many young men to the
doing OF what is right. He called on
them TO unite their prayers during the
coming week, that the service OF prayer
would meet with success and the young
men engaged in tho work be strength