The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-25

you willing once and for all time TO
follow Jesus Christ? II you are. MOTH
Ing can interfere. Seek the will of
God and walt to do il.
Follow Christ.
What does IL mean to be a follower
OF Christ? Read Luxe 9:23-'And He
said unto them all. IL any man will
come after Me. let him deny himself
and take up his cross daily. and fol-
low Me- Deny yourself daily and fol-
low God. Say no to the flesh and yes
20 the spirit You know there are two
natures, the old from Adam, that
lowers. and the new. that lifts above
The flesh lusts after the things against
the spirit, and the spirit against the
things OF the flesh. The spirit in man
loves God. and they are followers OF
God. II is the love OF the things OF
the flesh that is a weakness in the
individual. and IL is the gratifying of
these desires that drags one down.
You are gratifying these desires when
you go TO a card party instead OF to
the prayer meeting. when you read a
novel instead of your Bible 4 lot
of people are up to their necks in teh
things OF this world. The story OF DR..
Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde is being repeated
every day.
Peter and Jesus.
IF Peter had spent as much time
with the dirty bunch as Judas did,
then Peter would have betrayed Jesus
instead Of Judas betraying him. II you
are spending your time with that god
less, low down. worldly crowd you
did before you professed to follow
Jesus. then you are denying Him.
There is no compromise between the
two natures.
God does not require You 10 wear
hair shirt and crowl on your knees
to Him. He doesn't ask you to sleep
on bed of spikes. as the Hindus do
The religion OF God is to dry the tears
OF those in sorrow and help those in
need. Jesus Christ did not come to
this earth as n hermit and for the
benefit of a few. lie did not go away
and hide in some cave, but shook
hands with the people. When we
spend our life without doing a SHE did
We are denying God.
! Mix with the people near YOU, rub
elbows with them and bring them to
Christ. Feed the angels and starye
the devils. Take up your cross and
follow Jesus. IL is a duty that stays
with you always. The trouble with a
lot OF you is you shine In church on
Sundays and are like a London fog
all week. II people didn't see you
in the church they wouldn't know you
belonged because they can't tell by
! your actions. They can tell whether
/ YOU are a Christian by the gang YOU
run with and the crowd that passes
you up.
Same Religion.
1T means that you will have the
same religion in Pittsburgh as in
! Wheeling II means that when YOU
go 20 New York your wife won't have
10 send q private detective on YOUR
| trail 10 see if you are trotting square
/ With her n is the same religion up
and down the country. II will keep
you steady In horse trade. II means
that you will shine a. a star in the
business world as much as at church
Your religion will be as much a part
or you as YOUR smile and habits
/ II IL the uniform religion that
counts. and NOT the religion that Il
away no Tn the mountains today and
down In tho valley tomorrow. have
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shanghai rooster Every time he
| crowed he fell over and had 10 be aat
on his feet again before he could
again crowd That is the vav with
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I people have
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