Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-15
THE PR0DIGAL 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 Ste+Optican Views.

DR.. \. W. Tracy, the Kentucky temper
ance evangelist, delivered an Illustrated
lecture last night to an audience which
comfortably filled the Grand opera House.
His subject was THE ProdigaI 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 gravltauon, and stating that there
is corresponding moral law, which
makes men OF evil inclinations seek evil
companions. In the 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 respectabiity There is
feSlectahilty and Responsibility, In some
PAGES respectahihty is measured by the
size OF the purse. II there is any one per-
son above another who needs Gods saw
ing grace, IL is the man or woman of
wealth. Ii is as easy, the Scripture says,
Tor 2 camel 10 go through the eye OF
needle, as Tor rich man 10 enter the
Kingdom of Heaven. Responsibility. SO
called, holds itself alOOf from the common
herd. IL must get down on its stills, for
10 is impossible TO help humanity without
getting down where humanity lives.
Large sums Of money and large numbers
OF missionaries are annually -eut 20 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 prooisdl return, !ot oehoIn-
inatiOuansn-there Is a vast difference in
the TWO terms-but the Sectarlanism
which shows itself in q willingness 10 save
souls provided they can be saved IN a
certain way only. Dr. Tracy said DE hau
never been I'm a city which was in greater
need OF q stirring up along the lines OF
GOSPEL temperance work than w neellus.
EVERY minister should pun MS shouluer
to the wheel and together ehQeaVoI 70
Wipe out this blghung, Witherns, mill
deWing, damning liquor trathc. our Sec
tariaDism frequently gets INTO our IeIh-
perance work. IL we nau vNp 1,,,,,' -, a.
much energy In fighting the common enc
my. as we have in fighting each other, we
would be much further advanced, and
there would exist @ much hedltnlei tei1-
per9nce sentiment we Shoulu JON I laws
and hearts on any line, honest a.I lesle -
innate. that strikes a blow at the rum
I,r Tracy outlined his platform. He was
q moral silaeionist: he believed in induc-
inc mon 10 abandon the liquor hapll ne
c9Use III was the right thlng 10 DO. lie
was q LEGAL suasiOnist; ne ueltNtu III
making men obey the laws upon the StdC-
ME hooks. and Furnishing them for VIOLA
couldn't get the nation he would tax, q
State. a county. Town, OF eN e.i4 q" -
Tbo lack of human sympathy is doing
roars 10 keep the prodigals and Masu l,i1
ienes from their fathers hQgS Ss,l imam Ali ali
the rum shops that curse w hy Is, ne civ
me- ises influence apparently, IMAM INC %
two hundred rum sellers. Lack OF h 7,la.a
sympathy is at the bottom n. OF o.. T. am me-" not
ar ''o - l,eener." There is not man
or woman. no matter if they have sunk IN SIC 10
the lowest depths Of human Gesr9 srace Of
who may not be saved Dy the s''-0
O. an. human sympathy. ..,,., with
DIR. Tracy concluded his lecture WIN WIN
stereopticon views illustrating me %'o11 y
of the prodigal son, and closed 16en win ne
g 81. IN, h. Riker was called upon 'he
5toss and offered up fervent prayer,
Dr. Tracy VIII lecture Gr ne epbSsrnacle on
this week at the Hearne Aeloe' ''''
csnllth street.