The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-30

Numbered across II each day. II had
the best foundation that modern in
vention could produce.
Johnstosu Disaster.
Some years later Il started raining
and . little artificial lake up in
Pennsylvania. used as a hunting and
fishing resort. started rising. Then
the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers
became swollen and the Ohio became
one vast expanse Of sea The water
reached an unprecedented height. A
man saw the danger of the dam break
ing and he mounted q horse and rode
through the valley and towns warn
ing the people. Some took warning
and fled to the hills, others hooted at
him. said that they had heard that
cry before. He went to Hammond
City and warned them ana then on
and on.
The rain continued ana the xreat
dam gave way under the strain. The
vast volume Of water went rushing
In torrents down the valley, tearing
great gullies In the ground. On the
food rushed carrying death and de-
struction in its wake. II seized the
city OF Johnstown. In fits grasp. and
carried houses. mills and other large
plants In Its path. They were lodged
up against this great bridge but Il did
not move. They took 1000 bodies
rom the mass OF ruins that lodged
against the bridge.
There are men and women In
hell to-day that were warned and
warned but they did not heed the
warnings.
Dc saved. " any Of you are lost
.nen you won't have anybody to
blame but yourselves"
Over Niagara Falls.
God is not willing that man should
deliberately refuse salvation. Once
a party OF men purchased a canoe to
20 fishing in the Niagara river.
They bought bait and several pints
OF whiskey and rowed out in the
stream. When out a distance they
drank the whiskey and finally came
to their landing place they tied up
the boat and went to sleep. The con
slant roll OF the water finally wore
the rope loose and they drifted down
stream. When they awoke and real
lied their predicament IL was too late
and three of the men went over the
falls. AS soon as the word was Civ
en- II travelled like wild fire and IL is
estimated that in a few moments TO-
600 people gathered on the bridge
across the river to watch the battle
with death. A man named Avery
WAS in the party and he chung to a
rock in mid-stream and some people
recognized him and cried Hold on
Avery to the rock and We will save
you Their promise however was
never fulfilled for Avery hung on for
26 hours when weakened by the long
strain he let go and clapped his hands
TO his head and went down over the
falls.
Are In Danger.
Avert clinging 10 that rock was
not in such danger as you are in this
tabernacle tonight They way TO
heaven is a blood stained way. not one
OF roses. An old gambler said to
me: I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll
cut out the booze; I'll cut out gamb-
ling and you know what that means
to me; I'll cut out cussing and I'll live
a pure life ] said all right give me
your hand. VIII you accept Jesus
Christ as your Savior? And he re-
piled: No, / don't need to. That's
mans plan, not Gods.
Resolutions don't amount to much.
A man will say to a merchant. I've
made up my mind TO pay cash in the
future?' And the merchant replies all
right, but how about that bill you
owe now andl the man would say, oh.
well, II pay cash in the future that
cancels the old bill. You are born
there: you reach the age OF account
ability here and you are here tonight
and from now on you say you will
stop living the old life and then you
die. You are lost II you are not
then this book Is not worth the paper
II is printed on and II Is not true.
is not regeneration. He's
got TO come and ask God TO forgive
his sins and that's why a man is up
against IT,
In Heaven.
III God would reach down tonight