The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-09
EXCELLENT
DISCOURSE
DELIVERED YESTERDAY ey
EVANGELIST ROBERT
M'MUROO.
Spoke To Large Audience In Victoria
Theatre on Subject "Where Are
The Dead"

Introducing a series OF lectures
which will be given IN this city this
week. Evangelist Robert McMurdo de.
livered an interesting and instructive
address yesterday afternoon at go
O'Clock before a large audience in the
Victoria theatre. His subject. Where
are the Dead. " ably handled and
by all present Beginning this even
ing Evangelist McMurdo will deliver
one OF q series OF lectures each even
ing on the subject a Great Type and
Its Teachings IN the First Presby-
terrain church. Each address will be
illustrated.
At yesterdays meeting. ?. r.
Probst. secretary OF the Personal work
league OF the Y. VI. {. A. presided
and introduced the speaker. Mr.. Nc
Murdo said in part:
This question Where Arc The
Dead Is one OF vital interest 10 us
all and II n that has occupied the
minds of people OF all times. Our
subject is the Bible. We find there
many references to the condition OF
the departed. Although several
word are used in the English trans
lation in speaking of the dead. yet
in the original language the writer's
used onvl one, SheOl. Il word which
means the abode OF the departed spir-
its. II is first used by Jacob the patri-
arch. when. in speaking Of Joseph.
whom he believed TO have been slain
by wild beasts. refused 10 be com
forted. saying. I will 20 down into
Sheol unto my son. mourning Jacob
believed that Joseph existed and that
when he himself died he would enjoy
his company there.
In numbers 1888 ii Is translated
pit and in Deut. 3S:22 IL is trans
lated hell In the New Testament a
Hood OF light is thrown upon this sub
Ject by Christ himself in the 10th OF
Luke. where a view is given OF 'Hades'
which Is the New Testament equiv
alent OF 'Sheol' in the old. In this
portion We have a view OF what Hades
was before the Cross Here 10 is
clearly shown that there were two dis
tinct compartments with a great gulf
fixed between. In the one the rich
man was tormented and in the othes
Lazarus was comforted. When Christ
died he entered that part OF Hades
where Lazarus was with the spirits
or all the saints and when lie as
cended on high He took them with
Him into Heaven. In this way the
location of Paradise has been changed
In End Cor. chap. II. Paul speaks
abou being caught up TO the third
Heaven into Paradise. which is now
the abode of all who die in Christ.
To be in Paradise Is 10 be absent from
the body and present with the Lord.
which the apostle declares Is very
Tar better than the present life.
NJ change has taken place in the
condition Of the spirits of the wicked
They are stillin Hades which for them
Is a prison in which they are reserved
under punishment unto the day Of
judgment The lecture was we'll in
terspersed with stories which Illus
trated the various points as the lee
ture. proceeded. Towards the close
the speaker made his appeal to all to
be sure as TO their standing before
God and showed how necessary IL
was for all to be trusting in Christ
alone for salvation because those who
reject Him are left without hope for
eternity. while those who accept him
have the blessed hope OF meeting Him
and being with Him and like Him
forever.
The series OF lectures which Mr..
McNurdO is TO give upon the "Taber-
nacie' will commence tonight in tho
lecture DON OF the First Presbyterian
church. These lectures will be H.
Illustrated by a Large model.