The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-01

you attend a church lecture; he'll let
you act a. usher: he'll let you pass
the plate at communion. but as soon
AZ you start to win some one TO
Christ every devil this side OF hell
will oppose you. About the hardest
thing you can do Is to give your
tongue to talk for God. Stop today
this drying up as n Christian. You
are not a sane Christian ~ stand by
and do nothing to save others. Don't
get offended. Don't spread your feel
fngs In this tabernacle II you don't
want me to walk on them.
Who 10 Wiser
ct might ask you. Who Is wiser
Some would say the millionaire. the
captain OF industry: others would say
the mayor. the Congressman. the Sen
ator, the Governor: some would say
the educator. the superintendent OF
High schools: some the inventor who
lightens our burdens by his genius;
others would say those who love
pleasure. I would receive a variety
OF answers. turn to God and say,
Lord, who Is wise?' He would an
A4wer me in the words OF my text, He
who wins souls is wise Some igno-
rant woman who can't repeat the null
NlplCal1On IdDlt, Out WIN WiuS oouic,
IS. in Gods eyes, wise: while some
society-loving. brilliant and cultured
club woman don't know beans IN His
eyes.
The Financial Stars.
Money. education and culture
won't save. Turn many to God and
you will shine as the stars, forever
The financial stars never shine long
Fifty years ago Jay Cooke and Ed
Fiske were the financial stars. but
now they are forgotten. To day their
places have been taken by John d
Rockefeller. Andrew Carnegie and j
Pierpont Morgan. In few years
more they will change again. and
these men will be forgotten. Twenty
FIVE years ago every one was talking
of James G. Blaine. but to-day his
name Is forgotten. A few years latel
Grover Cleveland held the center o.
the stage, but to-day we never heal
his name pronounced. A few years
ago Steve Eikins was the big man In
West Virginia To-day you don't heal
OF him. They blaze for while. bu
die out. Win souls to righteousness
and you viii shine forever.
.rSuppose discovered a recip'
hereby | could change cinders and
Ind into gold and the government
assayers pronounced II 24-karat pure
l. Suppose wanted to float a company
II could sell the stock for a millioI
dollars a share and people woulC
break their necks to buy It ] have Z
proposition that has that skinned {
block. II Is the promise that Though
thy sins are as scarlet they shall be
come as the snow / have PROPOSE
ton that will make the drunkarC
sober: the libertine pure: the prost
tute virtuous. and will save sinners.
Some people stand around looknt
for something to do. The lack o
efficient workers Is the weak spot II
the church today. II Is the business
OF the brewery to make beer; IL Il
the business OF the saloons to max
drunkards; IL is the business OF tn
schools TO educate: II is the bushes
of the church to save souls. II Is no
the business Of the church to entertain
or amuse anybody. Some people II
the church are like a squirrel In
cage. They have lots OF activity. bu
make little progress.
The Spiritual Life.
at doesn't require the spiritual III
20 play cards or TO conduct a bazaa
or sale. IL doesn't require tn
spiritual life TO serve ice cream an
soup. You can hire n girl 20 do tina
for 81 II takes a spiritual life TO ge
out and save souls for Christ
You let a man come along with