Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-18
THE SINS OF MEN. D
An Able Discourse at the Christian
Church Yesterday Afternoon
By the Rev. Mr.. Harvuot Of Wash
ington, a.---The Vices Of Tobac
co, Swearing, incompetence and
the Social Evil---Other Religious
Services Yesterday.

rev. a. NJ. f1dI NuOG, Tic VNelIlSSllo|
from Washington, Pa, now holding
forth nightly at the Christian Church,
on Market street, had a full day Of it
yesterday, delivering three addresses
at the church, and funeral address be-
sides attending the Christian Endeavor
and Y. NJ. c. \. meetings. The morn
ing and evening services We're largely
attended. but the interest OF the men
conferred in the services at 2:45, when
women We're not admitted. His subject
was The Special Sins of Men,"
He dwelt briefly upon the waste in
the use Of tobacco, and said that what
was too filthy for our wives and moth
ers and too filthy to be conceived as
practiced by the Master, is too filthy
for Christian manhood
He found profanity among the sins
peculiar to men, and said: "Of all sin
full habits. the taking OF Gods name in
vain is the most foolish, and gives the
least in return. Yet dangerous TO moral
and spiritual growth and fearful to
meet al the Judgment bar Of God. One
who swears often does it without know
ing il. An old gentleman in my home
neighborhoOd was once asked why his
EOy5 swore so. He said, He'd be d II
he knew. and when those about laughed
he knew not at what they were laugh-
ing
The use OF alcoholic liquors is espe-
cially q sin Of men, but the speaker at
tempted no lecture upon this, but asked
these pertinent questions: Would you
battle in a pool where four out OF every
five went down to death?'
IF The drinking at present was done
chiefly by women, and men were as
careful as our sisters are now, would
you manifest the same spirit OF pa
thence and kindness they exhibit TO-
ward YOU? / was in the Union depot at
Pittsburg when a drunken woman
came in. People said she was sick, and
some could hardly believe otherwise;
and when they found her really drunk
the very drunkards cursed her for her
lowness. Yet God gave TO her as much
right to drink as to you.
Gambling is one Of the sins more
common than most people know, though
relegated often TO back rooms and late
hours. tt is alike dangerous 70 bust
ness and morals. Even if you win, 1t
is only another name for stealing. It's
moral effect is even worse. In a former
charge. / had a trustee turn aside 10
this business, and ne cheated q poor
laborer out of his wages for three sue
cessive months, till he was compelled
to sell his cow to pay his rent and al
most beg bread to sustain his wife and
children. It would take low thlel 10
do that. Gambling, whether IN mar
bles or mountains, is contrary to the
law of the land and to the law OF God;
and intelligent, thoughtful men are not
gamblers"
The lecturers most telling words were
upou the social evil. Things are
growing better in this regard he
said. but enough is still going on all
about us to arouse the Christian world
to present a higher standard OF clean
manhood" The lecturer, in speaking
Of he effects upon the physical man,
pictured a scene where TWO hundred
men sat i'm a low theatrein Kansas City,
scabby. loathsome. wretched enough to
stiv any young man who looked upon 1t
to resolve for life Of purity. He gave
some incidents which had come under
his own observation, where physical
man was wrecked. ambition gone, idlOcy
and insanity as results, and said: This
was the sin of SodOm. These organs
were cursed through misuse, and
through these organs the whole man
until The wrath of God sent hIe from
above to consume them and sunk the
Dead Sea with it's lifeless, filthy waters
as an everlasting monument OF his con-
domination of this fearful sin.
He closed with a stirring appear
that men should raise the same stand
ard of cleanness and purity 1or them
selves as for their wives, sweethearts,
daughters and mothers.
The following notice Of the Rev. Mr.
Harvuot is taken from the Saturday
Evening Supper Table, OF washington
Pa. His preaching is the kind that
tells. He speaks from heart to heart
At times aUgmeutive. again descllpl-
i've. sometimes very pathetic, he oners
something to suit all hearers. Coupled
with an extemp0re style is a splendid
memory and this with his earnest prac-
ticaI talks. commands the closest at
tention and carries conviction 10 the
hearts of his hearers.
The subjects announced for the even
irgs of this week are as follows: Mon
dav. "The Ethiopian Treasurer; tues
dav. "A Sad Young Ruler" Wed9es-
day' a Rich Imitation THURSDAY llry'
a Trembling Jailor;' Friday, Some
hing New" Saturday, The Young
Mans Dream OF Life" Sunday, The
c,eatest Living Master" There VIII
Ie bantismal services Monday night
oTd meeting for women only at 2:4o
Wednesday and a Home Sweet Home
service next Sunday morning