The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-01
SPECIAL COLLECTION DELAYED
BEGINNING OF SERVICES.
Nearly Two Hundred "Hit the Saw
dust Trail" at the Close Of
the Sermon.

dust Trail" at the Close Of
the Sermon.
By far the largest number OF persons
ever present at a morning service at
the tabernacle, heard Evangelist Sun
days sermon on Rewards yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock. Fully 10000
persons were present, as the building
was filed TO its capacity. several
thousand standing around the walls.
while hundreds were unable to gain
entrance. the doors being locked as
soon as the services began.
The sermon was rather short. as
It was 1880 O'Clock before he began
TO preach. the delay being occasioned
by the taking OF the special collection
for Mr.. Sunday. This was in charge
OF Rev. 8. X. Arbuthnot, Or. Charles
II. Robinson and Rev. w. s. Dysinger.
A detailed account of the collection
will be found elsewhere in these
columns.
The service was opened by the
singing OF a number OF hymns. after
which Rev. j. y. Workman. pastor OF
the Wesley u. Z. church, led the con
gregation in prayer. Miss McLaren
and Chorister Rodeheaver rendered a
special duet. winning meTited APP
plause. Rev. Mr.. Sunday entered the
building and mounted the platform
about 1915 O'Clock. and began 10
! preach C o after. At the close OF
the sermon. he extended the invita-.
ton for converts and $50 persons re-
sponded by hitting the sawdust
trail"
The Text.
The text was the eighth verse Of the
second epistle OF John: Look TO
! yourselves. that we lose not those
things which VIC have wrought, but
that We receive In full rewa-I' He
began by saying. "a good many peo-
pie suppose that after they have &C
cepted Christ as their Savior and
Joined M church that they have done
all that is required to live a christian
life. There is a great teal more TO
do. they ave taken but the first step.
In the second epistle OF John. the
eighth verse. read: Look to your.
selves. that we lose not those things
which we nave wrought. but that We
/ receive in full reward John seems
desirious OF inspiring his followers
with the thought hat there are re-
wards for leading a Christian life. for
he says. Look TO yourselves that we
receive a full reward But II is not
a good thing to think all the time Of
your reward When you pass in front
Of God say. Lord. I've made good. ]
fought a good fight. I was on the
field for you and He has promised
you a reward. but do o do It only
for his appreciation for IL is not a
good thing 70 think only OF renumera-
ton.
Enduring Temptation.
u hold as an inspiring message,
James 1:12-Blessed Is the man that
endureth temptation; for when he is
tried. he shall receive the crown OF
life. which the Lord has promised TO
them that love Him
There Is no promise in the Bible
that there will be no temptation IN
this life. There is 10 person on this
earth who Is not tempted. II anybody
is so good they are not tempted they
are better than Jesus. because He
was tempted in all points like as we
are. There Is no sin In being tempted
but there is In yielding to temptation.
Temptation II only the devil peeping
in through the keyhole and yielding Is
inviting him 10 come In. am not re
sponsible for the tramp who 10
the back door and panhandles mo for
a hand-out. but ] am responsible n ]
invite him 10 come IN and play with
my children. You are not responsible
for temptation but you are responsible
for yielding to temptation.
The church has never suffered
from persecution. but received her
growth and power through mlsfor.
tunes. when opposition ctases she
begins 20 lose her power.
There Will be multitudes stand BE-
fore God on the day Of judgment 10
receive their reward Can You say
Lord. 7 haven't done much for you. I
had m aching head ana a hacking
cough. I had an irritated lung.
wasn't In the thick OF the
fight. couldn't sing and 7 couldn't
hght. but did pray for the others.
and ] gave 81 my means Then You
will receive your reward. a lot %
you never ave up a cup of cold water
IN the name % the Lord. Look %
yourselves that We receive a fTl re-.
ward
- friend o. mine oncs oocepted the
p~aftorate Of n church and many peo-
pie thought he would b. a failure be-
cause Of his youth. a great many
people think that succsss ~ synony.
nous with grey hairs and failure is
anonymous with youth. After my
friend had preached his first sermon
In that church an old man came 10
him and told him that because % his
youth. he was afraid that my friend
would prove a failure. but that he
with four other men had prayed that
morTinE for his success and would
continue 10 pray. The number % men
Praying for His Success
soon Increased from four % ton and
later from ten 10 nifty. and then n
hundred and after a while when that
pastor would enter tho church on
SUNDAY morning ne would End four
hundred people praying Gods bless