The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-21

ara TIE Kingdoo Of Cod seek n right
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nDr the unoersaker 70 arrive. Every
nation and person must have visions
o. down thew 90. Alexander the Great
I'D . vision and oonQuored many
lands and lay down and died at the
age Of 81 for he had no more Visions.
Columbus had . vision and he carried
II out By discovering this land. for he
knew BY sailing around the world that
he would discover the new world.
Robert Fulton had vision and made
IL possible that we can now cross the
ocean In . short time. where Il took
months before he Uncovered the use
20 which steam could be put. Eli
Whitney who Invented the cotton GIN.
had . vision. Edison has had visions
and 10 having them now. he making II
possible for use to have these electric
lights in this building.
Great inventors.
All these men and many more had
visions that they might DO things. II
IL were not for visions In the past we
would be riding In ox-carts instead of
on trolley cars and dashing through
the country on trains. II this city of
Wheeling does not have a vision, or
any other city. so far as that Is con-
cerned. will go back and the people
will perish. The reason this taber-
nacle was builded was that the people
had vision. which has caused the
biggest revival that this city ever
knew In it's history.
Fiays criticsL
At this tuncture Mr.. Sunday took
up the reverse side Of his text-those
who have had no Withdrawing: al
asked an old man once II Jesus
Christ was divine. oh, yes,' he said
so. was Emerson and this and that
man. naming many. The speaker
had no vision The men who start.
ed this world to going had a vision
that Jesus Christ was the Son OF
God. He then took a hot fling at the
kinds OF critics OF the Bible, saying:
There were three distinct ones-the
fellow who would like to see the Bible
driven from the face of the earth. as
that he thinks. would make him i'm.
mune from punishment for his sins.
he thinking that II all the Bibles were
destroyed that God would not hold
him responsible for his wrong doings
This critic Is badly mistaken, for II
all the Bibles were destroyed to-day
ne would have to answer for his sins
Just as much as II there were Bibles
The second one Is he who appeals to
the scholarship and learned scien.
lists who criticize the Bible. These
KIND OF scholars can 20 TO perdition
so far as l am concerned. He dopes
out his belief out OF a beer mug. the
mutt. Then there Is the reverend
deyout who breaches the new re
iigfon." With much voice Mr.. Sun
day with uplifted hand declared thai
he stood for the old religion.
| with All the Critics"
the Bible stands as firmly to-day ms
ever; all the critics have never even
shaken ii. like a lighthouse near Bos
ton. A report was current about the
streets of Boston during a hurricane
that a great lighthouse far out in the
sea had been blown down and all in
II had been killed. A few days after
the storm the old captain who at
tended the house was seen on the
streets OF Boston and asked what
damage was done his lighthouse. She
never even shook replied the cap
tain. That's just the way with the
storm OF critics that have for ages
attacked the Bible. but they have
not even shook err
Grammar cf the Church.
Some time ago a book was gotten
out In England called the Grammar
OF the Church, taking each part OF
speech and applying 1t to the church
He then took up the several parts OF
the book. lie said that the interroga,
ton point stood for What Is the mat
ter with the church to-dayT They
have more members but less power;
the church power should increase
With the membership. There is some
thing wrong; yes. there Is something
wrong with the churches to-day.
yelled Mr.. Sunday. Turning. TO the
group OF ministers sitting on hii
right, he said:
Dignity Killing Churches.
The, church is at fault that Il hal
no more power, and the majority Of
the preachers are killing the infu
ence OF the church by their assumed
dignity. being so afraid that they will
not be considered dignifed. an
scared to death All the time for feai
some one will think that I am digni
fed. (This remark brought forth
some applause and much laughter.
still more emphatic became Mr. sun
day. and again turning 20 the minis
ters. he said: Il shall preach the re
ligion IN my way and that which wa:
taught BY Christ: that shall preacl
until I die. The churches to-day ar.
talking about entertainments and cul
ture. II 81 not for the churches q,
entertain but 20 save souls. You'v.
got 70 bear before you can raise
you've rot 20 produce before you car
rnise. you've got 20 convert hsf0rl
you can save and have people Nv
Christian lives. some preacher tall
% fheir conrrcrafion Ike they wer
al saints. While ! talk 70 them ilk'
thsv are sinner
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