The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-06

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cially when they got punished for IL.
I know when / did and I saw my
mother going out for a switch I was
very sorry. God Almighty has SO or
dained that no man or woman can do
wrong and find happiness in wrong
doing.
The Way Of the Transaressor
is hard. but the end is harder. I new
er knew a man to get drunk but what
he was sorry afterward.
III repentance was feeling sorry
| for ain. the biggest reporters In your
State would be found in the peniten-
tiary down here in Moundsville.
Every man in IL. II he were sorry be-
| fore he did 1t. he wouldn't be there.
In a fashionable church there was
TO be big wedding. and the bride
came down the aisle dazzling with
diamonds and attired in a suit by
Redfern.
| to be married to a banker At the al
tar woman heavily yelled stepped
! between the prospective bride and
bridegroom and. raising her veil,
look at the man and he gasped,
what. are you here?' and the woman
replied: Yes. and here is your boy.
J I've kept him for four years. and now
that you are TO be married you can
keep him. The people were shocked
and began filing out OF the church.
/ the bride-to-be tainted and was taken
away and finally no one was left in
the church but the man and his little
boy. who was sobbing for his mother
Was this man sorry he had
: Wronged the Woman
No. he was sorry she came in Just at
that time.
II don't believe a wicked man or
woman ever lived that didn't promise
at some time 10 turn over a new leaf
and do better. You don't need TO come
! and listen TO me TO find out IL Is
wrong TO commit adultery.
Repentance is giving up the whole
business and asking God to forgive
;. your sins. It's the thing that's keep
ing you from Being a Christian. and
II YOU don't give II up you will lose
your soul. The men high up in poll
tics. society. etc. are too proud 10
come down. When youget up for God
you are up hill, and when you follow
the devil you are going down.
Peter Cartwright. a plain spoken
evangelist. was preaching in the south
and minister stepped up TO him and
told him not TO preach so plain. that
General Jackson had just come in and
was listening. Cartwright went for
ward and remarked that he has been
requested not 10 speak SO plain be.
cause OF the presence OF General Jack.
son. and he said
Who Is General Jaekson7
IL he Is sinner he'll 20 to hell the
same as any chicken stealing Niger ,
After the sermon General jackson
came up and shook hands with Mr..
Cartwright and thanked him for his
plain talk.
God IL no respecter OF persons
The thing that God is against is the
thing that you have to give up. Re
pentence Is no half way business. |
tell you the trouble with you fellows
Is that YOU try TO do business with
God on the pass book plan. and pay
about as often as you do your grocery
bill You do things and put them
down In your little book and AZ the
end OF the month pay up
As 10 Bad" Business.
No man has no business 10 be In
""N bNHlhFFr Every IAule I fOuCr
the whiskey business some Of you fel.
lows squirm. because you are mixed
up In II In some way. Those fellows
get on the directories OF your ar.
ferent banks and business concerns
ana In hat Vay sou all get tangled up
and the whole business a. scheme To
Eet back a. US fellows that preach
aEainst &C.
God don Q ask you 10 stand I'd here
and tell mo and The public the sin
thar b. keeping you aVay-fhey might
involve you IN some embarrassing -
plantations Laughter Illicit love.
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