The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-11-09

INFINITE ! ST
TWO MORE AccEssIoNs AND a.
NUMBER or sARTIsNis lis At TIE
CHRISTIAN cHuRcH sREvls
VAL LAST NIGHT.

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The Central Christian Church lseyi-
val is increasing in power and inter
est There were two more addlti6ns
at last nights service hnd q number
we're baptized,
Miss Bessie sad1er sang 70 the de-
light Of all. Prof. senifts solo WIS
very impressive. There Will bs spe
icial day meeting for the Igorlssrs 5t
two O'Clock tomorrow
The subject d Eynnge list sniyely
sermon tonight ID The Apology of the
Christian Church. or Why the Disci-
pies of Christ Exist as: a Distinct re
Iigious Body" This seFlncn viii be Of
special interest to ministers Teacher
and Christian workers. judging b tiie
speech and attitude of some people 81
the city, the Disciples are mot under
stood.
The Disciples Of Christ are rapidls
becoming the greatest body Of reliel
Gus people in thlb country Theirper
cent of gain is beyond thatof sIe esli9d
lists, Baptlsts, Presbyteriats atd Con
gregationalists combineds They have
more than doubled their membership
in the past twenty, years. Their Q
ferings for missions, ana
benevolence have more chan doubled
in the past five year
Let it be known 10 tfie people Of
Fairmont that the Christian Of church
of the Disciples is not @ be iudsed
by the doings Of a 1itle eci in our city
and elsewhere In We Irsnia who
persist discriminating the divine
name Church Of Christ 10y putting
human creed into deeds g church
properties. These are good chrE5tlaii
people, only they are living abo1t for
ty years too late, Any religious body
that refuses togobey the commission
of Christ must die: A1tiniss sionary
and anti-Bible-saool chrciies canenct
live.
Tho writer cones to- the reaiiefs OF
our city press today with ig.sixth and
last reason for being DlscIpIe
VI ann Disciple bscalse III
realization OF The Discipie Ideal wili
issue in the tSompitslitnent % ths
highest mission Of the church yiss the
conversion of the world. The church
in more than eighteen centuries innds
commission to go into all the World
and preach the gospel to every Hresls
ture." has as yet reached only one r,
three. There remain one Thousand
million souls who have; never heard
the gospel from her, although this was
her special mission. Alongside these
millions of unsaved snuls place, tte
millions OF Christian money invested
in the propaganda OF the church and
in building up denomipat tional inst;
tutions and Enterprises, which II dis
over the earth, a1ld used 70
employ precahers to preach Chris
rather than to promote rival chgfcli
interests, would in this generation
give the gospel to the whole world
Can the church afford this enormous
waste of her Lords funds this tptallS
useless expenditure OF means iit3the
expense OF the salvation or eyansei
alton OF two-thlrds Of the human race
Then in addition to the ipcreaee ef the
funds end the exp
purely missionary work, there would
accrue an incmparably greateT u.
crease OF spiritual power and htsFes
from a harmonious, united, co-pperas
tive EFFORT of the whole church, This
vision was certainly present to stas
mind OF the great foreign nlissiUnaEg
in all its forcefulneas when he 50
earnestly plead with his Father that
his work might not mIsrarry In atlle
hands of the apostles. Haar Him cry,
"I In them, Thou In Ne, that balng
made perfect 10 one tho world me
believe that Thou hast sent Ne. John
XYI:23. Let the church repEod1c
tcontInusd On eaSs sIsl