The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-07


Turning 70 ne the miller said, =
have lived In this town for IS years
and you are the first man that ever
asked me TO become . Christian They
Just call me q drunken bum Thsy
won't let their chiidrsn play with ny
children, and their wives won't 70
me on their way to church when
was drunk and never offered 70 help
me. I have not bssn 70 church IN IL
years. the last time being whsn I
attended q funeral
Il told him he should not treat God
mean Just because some Of Gods 90
called Representatives had not invited
him TO the services. and he said he
was glad to come and II would b
mean Of him not 10 accept my invita-
ton. the miller said. after my kind
ness to him.
Old eaInss There.
"hs came up that evsnino Just
little late and the ehoiee seats
- usuai were taken up by aiI the
cid saints. am tired Of soms Of
you old sinners (polntinp TO the
people In the front seats), taking
the choice seats always and never
doing anything 70 save yourselves
or your neiohhors- You Just como
here, some Of you, out Of curiosity.
The miller was compelled to take
a rear seat. After listening to the
sermon he came TO the altar and fell
on his knees and prayed God. He did
not stop to come down the aisles but
climbed over the backs OF the seats.
Soon after that this man was elected
president OF the Civic association and
be has since been q terror to evil
doors. Just heard from him q month
ago and he 10 still a good Christian
and 10 winning souls for God.
Il tell you men do care.
In time OF trouble il a time when
you church people should 60 out and
win souls for God. Out In Cherokee,
Ill, some years ago an epidemic OF
diphtheria broke out and SO persons
died. The little daughter OF an infidel
who ran an infidel paper was stricken.
grave by the infidel husband.
The little girl grew. worse and
worse. She kept crying for DR.. Knox.
the Presbyterian minister, to within
she had gone to Sunday school when
refused her requests. Finally when
she became so low that she was ex.
pected TO die any minute the father
sent for DR.. Knox, and when the min
lister reached the porch he met DR..
Butler the attending physician.
Moved an Infidei.
The minister asked the physician
how Mabel. the daughter was, and DR..
Butler told him that she would never
live till morning. He went in and
went TO Mabers bedside and asked
her what she wanted him TO talk about
and the little girl replied. Heaven
Il want to 90 to heaven with
mother. the little girl told the min.
lister. The father was deeply moved
and grabbing the little girl in his arms
said, Honey, you are not going to die.
The minister then asked the father II
he had prepared for the worst and he
said he had. Rev. Knox then started
10 leave at midnight to visit other pa.
tients. but the father begged him 10
stay, saying the stiffness would kill
him. and the minister stayed until
one.
Become Converted.
, Hardly had he walked four square:
-
father. with death on her face anc
cried. Father. don't let me drown In
the icy water The father. with tear,
rolling down his face. grabbed her IL
his arms and said. Honey. you won
drown: you are in papa's strong arms.
Then the little girl stretched on
her arms and cried. Papa. you dom
have 10 save me. see Jesus and
mother with the angels coming. They
won't let me drown. They are com
: ing for me Then she passed away.
The heartbroken father sent fol
Or. Knox. Why did he not send foi
the infldel that lived next door, WI,
did he not send for the saloon-keeper
Because when your heart-strIngs ar,
breaking you sigh for that old-tim,
, religion for consolation. When yor
think an undertaken is going 10 meas
ure you want that old-time religion
When the minister came the infide
I was converted. He fell on his knee
7 and was saved. Years later I preached
[ In Cherokee. and recited this incident
and a man crying came down from tn,
I choir loft and told me Il was his III
/ tie girl that died. II took death Q,
I convert that man. God had 20 US,
that method 10 convince him.
I Saved q Soul.
Down in Memphis. Tenn. som,
wears ago a physician named DIR. PEI
fenburger had been going 20 churcl
and nobody had asked him 20 be
come a Christian
"One day Rev. Mcfarland told Rev
Chapman that something told him h,
should talk 20 Or. Pacenburger. VII,
vas very wealthy. So he went 20 hii
home. and Mr.. Panenburger said
Mr. Mcfarland. ! have been vishinI
ali day that YOU would come 90 So
me- He was converted. Three month
later he lay dying. and Rev McFar
iand vent 70 see him Mr paffen
burger sad 'Mr Mcfarland. an
dying. buf am happy 7 an not afrai'
20 de and am gisd you came the
day or death would have been . ter
rihie hing 20 me
WEIRD Dent Care.
The World donf care for your sou'
I will rive Won fame vurr 80 rffr~I