Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-28
MEETING FOR MEN
LARGELY ATTENDED.
run OPERA HOUSE FILLED BY An
ATTENTIVE AND INTERESTED
AUDIENCE.
AN ABUNDANCE OF FINE MUSIC.
President W, A, Crawford, of Ale
gheny College, headviiie, Pa,
Made "A Heart-stirring Address-A
series of Meetings to be Held Of
similar Nature.

An exceedingly Interesting meet
i,g-the first of a series for men only
was held at the Opera House yesterday
ofternoon at 3:45 o'clock. The audi
,orium was filed. both balcony and
orst floor, with an audience Of fine
looking. orderly and intelligent men.
The closest attention was given to the
exercises by the audience and large
number Joined in the singing. slips
containing the hymns. all familiar
ones having been distributed freely
among the audience by the polite and
attentive ushers.
The meeting opened by the singing
nf four familiar hymns, all joining in
The singing, the Y. NJ. c. A. orchestra
accompany. stand up. Stand up for
Jesus" Nearer, Ny God, to Thee
There sh all be showers of blessing,
and When the roll is called up Yon-
GER" having been sung. Rev. Littell
offered an Invocation. after which
another familiar hymn was sung.
st. Matthews vested choir then gave
a beautiful rendering of the Anthem,
am Alpha and Omega" which was
silently but earnestly appreciated and
enjoyed by the large audience.
Secretary ]. C. Lynch then outlined
the purposes of the Association in
planning the meeting, and stated that
a series Of twelve meetings would be
held. one each Sabbath afternoon at
the same hour and that a special
musical programme with very attract
i've features had been arranged for
each meeting. He welcomed those in
attendance and made all feel quite at
home.
st. Matthews vested choir OF sixty
male voices contributed greatly to the
musical features of the meeting by its
fine rendering of anthems and other
sacred music. Mr.. C. S. Morrison led
the congregational singing in an ex-
eeedingly creditable and appropriate
manner. Mr.. ]. C. Lynch, general sec
rotary Of the local branch OF the
Young Mems Christian Association,
under the auspices OF which the meet
ings are held, was IN charge of the
meeting and his heart was evidently
In the work.
During the offertory the st. Matthews
6aoir gave a fine rendering of "As
Pants the Hart After the Water
Brooks" sertain SOLO parts being spe-
e.ally well rendered.
President W. A Crawford. of Allie
gheny College, was then introduced rs
the speaker of the afternoon by Sec
rotary Lynch. II the association is as
successful in its choice of other speak
ers as it was in this instance the sue
cess of the series of meetings is assur-
ed For over half an hour the speaker
held the close and earnest attention Of
his audience.
I1t U6sdu his ltIlIut No WIN q iSheNhJ
quotation from the Scriptures, after
which he said:
L never face such an audience as
this that l do not have sense of my
tongue cleaving to the roof of my
mouth and find a hating OF speech.
I know not how to speak to you unless
know you. If l knew this mans life
indicating a person near him in the
audience) l could sit down by him and
We could talk together. / could tell
him of my troubles and how / had
tried to overcome them and he could
tell me of his and then could tell him
what a wonderful helper in times CT
trouble | have found Christ to be and
could recommend him to try the same
helper in his troubles. All of lifes
problems are easy of solution when you
have Christ to assist you, to show you
how to rely on wholly. We try to DO
things ourselves and we find iDsur-