Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-11-21
IRE FIFTH ONION MEETING
Held at the First Presbyterian Church
Last Evening.
AN ADDRESS BY REV. J. T. Nc
CRORY, OF PITTSBURG, UPON
THE TOPIC, WILL WE PROTECT
OUR CHILDREN" = A LARGE
CONGREGATION IN ATTEND
ANCE - ANNOUNCEMENTS BY
DR.. SOOY.

| CONTEMPLATION LIN Al 1AASD
ANCE - ANNOUNCEMENTS BY
DR. SOOY.
Another union meeting in the inter-
est Of good citizenship was held at the
First Presbyterian church, last evening.
The meeting was conducted by Rev.
Martin w. Buck, of the Baptist church,
and was attended by large congrega-
ton. The exercises consisted of appro-
pirate hymns, under the direction OF
the choir, and an address by the Rev.
J. T. McCrory, of Pittsburg, upon the
topic, "Will We Protect Our Children
As is known, Dr. MeCrory made an ad-
dress in support of the present move
ment at the Fourth Street M. E..
church last week, and his remarks last
evening were listened to with as much
if not greater interest than upon the
previous occasion.
In his opening remarks, DR.. McCrory
spoke in complimentary terms of the
success of the union meetings under the
auspices of the local Ministerial Assoc
citation. He said: This is distinctly
religious movement. 1t is for the bet
terment of the social condition of our
community. The revival that will save
the world is the one that will reach
the heart in the interest Of good citi-
zenship There is not the enthusiasm
there ought to be. | am not talking
of shouting and clapping of hands, but
| am speaking in behalf of the object
that will arouse them. | am speaking
of something that will move them with
enthusiasm. The word of God talks
of the joy Of harvests. How do you
account for the absence of it? Let me
tell you that each one is so concerned
in his own salvation that he loses en-
thusiasm, and l do not know that he
does not lose his soul at the same time.
Yes, my friends, we become self-cen-
tered"
DIR. McCrory spoke of the enthusiasm
shown by our fathers of the Revolu-
ton, from John Hancock down to the
humblest farmer, saying that they were
striving to be free men and
rid themselves of the rule Of
King George. "And So" he con-
tinued, 1--WE are fighting for our
salvation We ought to say that we
are fighting for Christ and that we are
patriots of the kingdom Of Heaven.
Now, what has this to do with our
theme If we could get this into our
minds, that the church Of to-day is liv
ing for the church of tomorrow, we
have grasped the truth. Now we may
say, What is the danger to our chill
dren?
"The first and one of the most serious
dangers is that our children will come
to have fear Of our church. I say
that if anything young blood likes it is
courage. What were the children
shouting for some time ago? 1t was
for Hobson, and if he had not let the
girls kiss him so much they would be
talking about him yet. What was the
thing that Mr.. Dewey did that we ad-
mire? With courage and willingness
to obey the commands of the govern
ment, he moved in. l fear the children
will lose interest in the church because
of her cowardice.
There is nothing so good that the
parents can bring to the minds of their
children as that the church is cour-
ageous."
After commenting upon the courage
of the church when it took up the
questions of slavery and liquor and
strenuously opposed them, he remark
ed that he feared that the people will
become satisfied with the existing evils
in their community. Now as to the
Sabbath question. We believe that the
Lords Day should be an orderly day,
but l am afraid that the Sabbaths we
have with so much disorder will con-
tinue until our children become salts
fed with them"
He next referred to the closing of
the saloons in Pittsburg and the great
amount of fines that had been imposed
upon the various liquor dealers, as a
result of the establishing of law and
order society. In speaking of Sabbath
breaking with reference to saloons and
gambling in different forms, he said:
your children get the idea of these