Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-10
EVANGElSHc MEETINGS.
Series Opened at the Fourth Street
Church =
AFTERNOON BY MRS.
LIZZIE R. SMITH, OF NEWARK,
N. 1.-TWO MEETINGS TO BE
HELD DAILY-MRS. SMITH Is
ASSISTED IN CONDUCTING THE
MEETINGS BY REV. DR.. SOOY.

A series of evangelistic' meetings
were opened yesterday afternoon at
the Fourth Street M. E. church by
the evangelist, Mrs. Lizzie R. Smith,
OF Newark, N. ]. There were two
meetings yesterday, one at p. m and
the other at p. m.
The afternoon meeting was con-
Quoted in the lecture room by Mrs.
Smith, assisted by the pastor, Rev.
DR.. Sooy The meeting was not very
well attended, about thirty people
being present. The small attendance
probably was due to the inclemency
of the weather
After the meeting had been opened
with a hymn and prayers from Mrs.
Smith, DR.. Sooy and Rev. Graham, of
the North Street nj. E. church, Mrs.
Smith addressed the meeting to some
length. She expressed her delight at
seeing so many present at the in
augural meeting. In fact, consider
ing the inclemency of the weather and
the fact that it was her custom to al
low the meetings to advertise them
selves, the assemblage was a very
creditable one. In going on she said
that she was awakened early in the
morning and could not sleep. Aris-
ing, she communed with God and the
quotation that impressed itself upon
her, the one she could not drive out
of her mind was: According to your
faith, so it shall be done unto you
She said if person put all things
aside and attended these meetings
that God would be with them, and
when God comes into a persons heart
there is true Christianity She said
she could not be able to do every
thing in one afternoons meeting, but
would each meeting take up some new
phase. After a soul is converted it
needs some further instruction to
keep the victory already gained.
Continuing, she said it was always
her impression that the Blessed Spirit
was always present with her when she
was conducting a meeting. Every per-
son will receive deep and full saliva
ton if they put themselves in a posi-
ton to receive it. A part of the saliva
ton of the soul is an entire Sanctifi-
cation-not partly sanctified, but who'll
ly, must people be- should they wish to
attain salvation. For the salvation of
the soul makes an end of sin and is
the real starting point of the Christian
life.
In speaking of the belief of some
sects that God has revealed none of the
cool things of the hereafter to us, she
said that on the contrary she believed
that God has revealed many good
things to us, and that all of them were
not to only be attained by entering
into the kingdom of heaven. In the
work of salvation the Holy Ghost is
the great and efficient agent in the
work and the witness to it. To be
converted, person must be willing to
go through at any cost
In closing, Mrs Smith asked to hear
from any and all persons in the audi
ence, to which several responded. An
altar was improvised at the front, and
all present who felt the need of con-
version was invited to step forward
to the altar. where the usual cere-
monies were gone through with.
Eleven of those present responded.
At the evening meeting the attend
ance was much larger. The meeting
was conducted in the auditorium of the
church. At this meeting about two
dozen souls were converted. Evan
gelistic meetings will be conducted at
the church every day this week, except
ing Saturday, at and Z: 80 D. m.