The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-28
RESULTS OF CAMPAIGN
WILL BE PERMANENT
Wheeling. w Va March o.

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20 tho Editor OF the Intelligencer
Dear Sir-The statement Is fro
quently made by irresponsible per.
sons and others that few. ~ any NJ
The many converts made In the evan
gelistic campaigns conducted by Rev
Mr.. Sunday remain. In other words
they all sooner or later Tin most
cases only n few weeks or months)
faIl by the wayside. or do not Stick. 4"
Possibly in the case of many persons
making such remarks. the wish is
father to the thought: at any rate.
persons making them are not add.
vised. have never Investigated see n
few backsliders and take much for
granted. They purposely pervert the
truth and rightfully should be en-
rolled as members OF Teddy Roose.
velt's "Ananias Club"
| have before me a recent CODY OF
the Portsmouth. O.. Daily Times. and
II contains an article having a direct
bearing on the subject mentioned. II
might be stated that Rev. Mr.. Sun
day and party conducted a campaign
In Portsmouth in January OF last
year. and also that the Times coy
cred the meetings" most fully and
completely. the paper being repre-
sented at the tabernacle by Frank
Sheridan and Milford Reyes Cthe lat
ter a veteran journallsO. and by Har.
vey Shonkwiter. the cartoonist.
Mr. Reyes Is the dean OF newspaper
men In the Ohio city. and represented
the Times at Youngstown two years
ago. when a committee Of twenty-five
citizens went 10 that city 70 invite
Mr.. Sunday. His special work during
the campaign consisted Of side
lights" and impressions" and they
were splendidly written and very
readable.
Portsmouth now has another cam
paign on. several churches Joining
Rev. DR.. Rees and wife are the evan.
gelists. and Mr. Reyes. who f. spe.
cialist In feature writing. IL covering
the meetings. the Times giving over
an entire page daily In closing the
account 81 n meeting held only last
week. and after tossing n large bon
quet AZ and IN memory ~ my friend
and his Prof. Rodeheaver. % whose
splendid ability Mr. Keyes g. a great
admirer. be says Of DR. Reos a. fol
lows.
He made telling appeals for per
aona % take stand for Jesus ia
called on al Who had taken a stand
for Christ af the tabernacle meetings
last winter 20 come forward and take
him ~ The hand a remarkably large
number aspurded 10 fhis cau They
came from every part ~ me audifo.
rum and from ire Falirries Some
uera young and many we're middle
aged and elderly There vas nor n
moment ~ hesitation They vent FOR
uarf smiling. tho old familiar tabor
naria smile 90 90 remember ro we'll
ff looked very much like hitting fha
rlulurf trail only there vas M sac
duet and those who vent forward
and Fraapef tho eennFeusfa hand
urra not seeking salvation huf uerr
among the number of the already
saved
"Terrr Smith rhcerIr slapped fhe
Tirsa man on fhr hark and raId
Who raVe fhe Ninf sunday mrrtinr'
didn't produce results
40 SUNDAY Does tarf amount n'
roof in earh riff brings about d
-hanrsf condition nrf every comnu
nifty fhaf ho rIafa Del better for DIE
having conducted meetings there
Personally krou fhIs fo be- true u Bon
reference fo portamoufh. Lima. Toie
~. Ere. Springfield wichita and
canton
wheeling riu in the gears 10 come