Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-14
TIE PRODIGHL son"
An Illustrated Lecture by Dr.. Tracy
at the Grand Opera House
Last Night-The Obstacles in the
Way Of the Prodigals Return
Pointed Out - Talk Illustrated
with Steroptican Views.

DR.. n. w. Tracy, the Kentucky temper
ance evangelist, delivered an illustrated
lecture last night to an audience which
comfortably filed the Grand Opera House.
His subject was THE Prodigal Son." and
he treated of the obstacles in the way Of
the return of the prodigal, in an earnest
and convincing manner. The meeting was
opened with devotional exercises.
Or. Tracy began by defining the natural
law of gravitauion. and stating that there
is a corresponding moral law, which
makes men of evil inclinations seek evil
companions. In tho case Of the prodigal
son, when he wished to DO good he found
that evil was with him. one of the great
est obstacles in in the path of the prodi-
gals return. is responsibility. There is
responsibility and responsibility. In some
places responsibility is measured 10y the
size of the purse. Ii there is any one per-
son above another who needs Gods saw
ing grace, II is the man or woman Of
wealth. 1t Is as easy, the Scripture says,
Tor camel 10 so through the eye OF q
needle, as for q rich man to enter the
Kingdom of Heaven. Responsibility so
called holds itself alOOf from the common
herd. 1t must get down of It's stills, FOR
II is impossible 10 help humanity without
getting down where humanity lives.
Large sums OF money and large numbers
of missionaries are annually sent TO work
among the heather in foreign lands
What is needed is more home missionary
work. The speaker thought there was an
excellent field for such work IN wheeling
SeCtarianism is another obstacle IN the
way of the prOdigals return. not denOm-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is a vast difference III
the two terms-hut the sectarldnlsm
which shows itself in a willingness 70 save
souls, provided they can be saved III q
Ger
never been in a city which was IN Sreaterr
need of a stirring up along the lheS OL
gospel temperance work IMAM neelins,
EVERY minister should put ms SnOuluer
10 the wheel and together enQeaVOr 70
wine out this blighung, Witherlng, MILL
dewing. damning liquor trafnc. Our sec
tariansm frequently gets INTO our 5ell-
uerance work. II We had expended as
much energy In fighting the common enc
my. as we have IN fighting each other we
would be much further advanced anu
there would exist mucn healthleT TEN
perance sentiment We should JON nahuS
and hearts on any line, honest ana ltsil-
innate. that strikes blow at the rum
curse" .e, IL, ,,-,,
a moral suasionst he believed IN lnduc-
ing men to abandon the liquor hapt ne
~9I,ss In was the right thing TO 40. re
was a legal suasiOnist; he beneNeu III
making men obey me avs ulO" fo 1,.e VIOLA
ute books. and Furnishing theh IoI lOi'-.
flows RE WAS i1caI opuots "S
couldn't get the nation he would lake ga
state a county. a town. or even Ia my:
The lack of human S5yInpaI IrSs lSSreS,tja22
i I9es from their fathers houses than al
Inc rum shops that curse WheeilIng' a., AZ
the Christian men and women IN the 5ne G ny
have less influence apparently, ciiS S,,r1an
Two hundred rum sellers. Lack OF HI NJ
s sWmpa r'r' is at the bottom Of it. There ere
are 100 many who would say i am ny, mn
nv bro,hers keeper. There is hoe INK d Ii''t 10
he lowest DEPTHS Of human degradatlohs
Who may not be saved by the grace ol
.t2.f auu human sympathy. ...-, ,,-i+l,
DR.. Tracy concluded nus lecture tSe e WiTtt
~ tbe prodigai SON and closed with c an
Ernest appeal to the young, men: o, Inc tbe
Rev DIR. a. b. Riker was called upon l"e
stage and offered up feryenr pray cSvaning
his week at the Hearne Tabernacle on
South street.