The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-01
"AND IT Is APPOINTED
UNTO MEN ONCE TO DIE"

the lannon's mouth and ! am not
Then my friend asked: What about
the Judgement and he replied, lam
not ready for the judgment, How
many of you men would answer that
question In the same way this alter
noon? v-e.-f,a "a
Another reason I selected this
text is that II would make you honest
and true. I don't mean that you
cheat. that you lie and that yon steal.
or that you are untrue TO. your vile
but ! mean that you are not honest
in spiritual things. No man WIN, etn-
bezzle because another man does.
Many men are honest in their doubts
and ! admire an honest dovbter and
win do anything in my power to help
him into the light. |
In Chicago Ingersor iectared forI
three nights and he sjfayed, hts audi
ence and brought them TO cheers and!
In his conclusion he swept them on
their feet by the statement 2ntnat,
when I think OF their iChristoI wolldl
rather be most anything than isthel
greatest Christ that ever ffved.' That
was only a trick OF q powerful aorator.l
Let me present you q piturs Cd
what I think infdeiity has notsdone
II has ~ ybs51 .Ints3lDossI 1
Never Saved l prunEsrdago2
II has never helped a gambler, &
has never helped a prostitute ID the
red light district. II never built Z
church. public school, university.
hospital or any institution Well
might any Christian stand up and
say I'D rather be a German lpeasane
and wear wooden shoes and sit in my
little o with my family about me-
and with the vines climbing over The
door way than TO be the greatest In!
fidel that ever lived. - ucffoiiExs
Years & In a Chicago thsatre the
building was crowded and. zion the
stage was a man paintinEtH p1otur9
and he preached the doctrine ipli1u/
manitarianism. He stabbed foxsi an6
blotted out the sum-. moon sndb stars
any by false philosophy,wthe q sun,
and the only thing left was two newly
made graves In which were .bnrted
faith and hope. IN vi
MY 9 will make you honest, II
would make you rejoice. Refuse and
you would be like the mac that had
charge Of the draw bridge and had re-
ceived instructions to keep IL closed
as a special train was coming along
A tug boat came up the river and he
looked at his watch and thought hS.
would have time to let Il through
He opened the bridge and when he
went TO swing II back the machinery
caRght and the bridge remained
open.
He Threw All His Force
into the lever. but Il would not move
and while he was working away he
heard the whistle OF the special. Ha
made one last effort and failed and
the train dashed on the bridge then
on and into the water and II people
lost their lives.
The mans hair turned white and
his reason tottered and finally gave
way. He was confined to an insane
alum, and he walked and walked
W ing a ridge in the stone pathway
and for years as he walked he repeat
ed over and over the same phrase
IL l only had, IL I only had
Desert He'll.
There are men in hell to-day that
never intended going there. I have
preached here for six weeks and I am
tired and worn OF trying to get men
TO a k their stand for God. II God
would let me preach for a half hour
In hell. hell would be empty in a day.
In Gods name. be a man. I have been
praying that Gods spirit will move
you to-day.
The judgement is a place OF con-
science. II you do wrong your con-
science tells you you have done
wrong. What you do that is good ana
Just your conscience will say we'll
zone. 1t condemns you when you
(Connnued on ruaIfth Pa.