The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-16

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THERE WAS eoob ATTENDANCE
ALL, THE p LAC Es OF WoR,
SHIP YESTERDAY
There was a fine attendance at al
vine worship I'd all the churches Yes.
terdagt morning. The great mems
meeting yesterday afternoon was d
demonstration that ii Is possible for
Fairmont to nave a fine gathering 81
men toBhear one Of their own number
address them, a s & All
The way sthe men sang the old
church hymns was uplifting.
Atss:So, prayer and praise services
were held Sdn all the churches. at
1870. II seemed that all roads lead 10
1.-THE First Methodist church and the Nj.
P. Temple. Both churches were crowd.
led to their utmost capacity and there
Twas splendid interest L IS
AT this stage In the meetings there
ought to be many responses at every
service. Notwithstanding the great
crowds there IRE many church people
Iwho have not as vet been III any Of
the services. Can you expect ID; have
God's1apbroyal for such negligence at
such a time as this. The fields in
Fairmoiit are large and the grain lis
over;ripe. "A day in; harvest Is worth
many days at any other time OF the
year. The ripe grain may be lost for
lock OF reapers. Gle that sleepeth III
harvest Is a son that canseth shame.g.,
Shame, shame! on the farmer who
snoozes under the shade Of the trees,
while his ripe wheat Is falling and be.
Ing trampled upon. Surely such a man
lis a discredit to the honorable profes:
sioR OF farming. Shame, shame a
thousand.foid on the Christian who
sleeps on and takes his rest, while the
fields in which he might reap many
golden sheayes: are all around him, and
the grain that invites his sickle Is be.
ing trampled upon by the hoofs OF In
fidelity and sin. 4
Those weiloye are In danger and vet
we snooze on. For soldier to sleep
In time Of battle Is bad enough, but
for the sentinel on whom depends the
safety Of the army, to sleep at his
post is criminal; and 5doubly criminal
Is It when those we. love are In imml.
nent peril. Oh, Christian! how can
you be, at ease In mind, while right in
our city your children any your neigh
bot,s children are sporting upon the
edge sof the preciplce Of Sunbelief.
Drunkenness Or worse. Wake up and
seek their salvation ig;. ~ n
There are places In our little city
where the seeds Of sin are found in
their full harvest form. There are
sulazar.rooms; whose air Expresses ev-
cry sense; where sights tconfaund the
thoughts; where hldeous sounds pierce
the ear. where stencil repels US. The:
preacher last night in his great ser
mon limited at, some OF the awful dis.
eases that cause the clean to shrink
back. Because Of drunkenness and
awful lust there are torture rooms In
Fairrnoht that excel the inquisitton. I
am told that some Of the boys and
girls Of our high school are now on
the way to these torture rooms.
Friends, the wheel, the ,bed-of-knives,
The rack, the roasting-flre, the brazen.
room slowly heated, the slivers driven
under the nails, the red.hot jpincers
are not to be compared to some Of the
agonies that some OF our people must
endure because Of the sin Of lfornlca,
ton. We had better see our sons and
daughters thrown into a pit With
snakes and lizards and Shiny toads and
have them feel their cold and piercing
fangs. These are nothing compared
with. what they are destined to suffer
because Of diseases brought on by sen
sual Indulgence. Heed the red signal
light Of warning and snatch back
whom You can. MI.
Almost Completed. I!
The handsome church being erect.
Oh nv thes Methodist Epi sropal leupm-