The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-13
THROWS a FEW HOT ONES AT
AFTERNOON CONGREGATION.
Despite the Weather Conditions Many
AttenceSundsy Says Millions
Are Fighting God.

C41 eA@& E&Au8 tual lGD
out the day did n Affect the attend
ance at the afternoon services at the
tabernacle. The attendance was one
OF b largest afternoon crowds since
the campaign opened three weeks
ago. Rev. Sunday delivered n strong
sermon on personal work In the
churches which was listened to at
tentively by those present
The evangelist scored the church
people for not aiding others to become
Christians and said that . mulions
were fighting God throughout. the
country. People. he said, believe just
what they want q believe in the
Bible and then blue pencil the re-
.mainder.
| Rev, Mr.. Sunday did not take a text
in his afternoon sermon. but started
by jumping on the lazy church work
er.
Services Open.
After a number of hymns had been
sung services were opened. Rev. MT.
Sunday said:
There are vast millions OF people
in land who are against God. They
will not have Him reign over them
and some van to blue pencil part of
the Bible. Don't you think you can
do that. You will have to take the
penalty IL o do. Some people think
IL they do not believe M live in their
unbelief they are immune. The only
law man. nave Is the law of their
own.
You sing because you like to sing.
but you don't do personal work. Why!
Because you do not like to do personal
work. A woman in California during
n OF my meetings came to me after
the services and asked me to go speak
to her husband. I asked her II she
had talked TO him and h replied
hat she had not. ] told her that !
would not go TO him. Funny thing IL
a wife can't influence her husband II
he loves her. God commissioned that
woman to talk 10 her husband and
she would not. Finally I had TO drive
! her from the choir She went down
In the congregation and put her arms
around her husband and said. John.
won't YOU give yourself 10 o d Yes,
Nell. I've been waiting three weeks
for you TO ask me that
Aid Others.
II will bet that there are thous
ands OF people in Wheeling. hat
would be converted IL they were only
asked by personal workers. They
will come here and listen TO me
preach. but they long for some per
son TO ask them to become Chris
tisns.
II wouldnot profess hat I was a
church member II | were some OF
you and did not do personal work.
"One Of the leading denominations
in n western State made an annual
report of all their churches in that
State. This report showed that 800
churches spent 100000 during the
year. During this period 10000 ser
vices were held and but 81 people
protested Jesus Christ.
Few Are Converted.
During the year OF 1910 in Chicago,
the average number of converts for
each church during thai period was
FIVE. Some had more. some less.
and other churches did not have any.
You ask why these small results with
such an army OF workers and vast
sum of money spent. Why does IL
take millions 20 drag a few from the
clutches OF sin. There is not enough
people doing personal work. that's
why. They do not do IL NOW.
n what Is making the
church degrading into card play
ing. booze fighting. society, third
rate amusement places. Don't
depend too much on organization.
Churches are not all that fail
N~inety-nine per cent of the business
men do not reach the pinnacle OF fame
Seveniy-flve per cent OF lawyers faiI
Six'y-nve per cent OF the doctors are
failures.
Other Failures.
While holding services at Spokane.
Washington. n cold winter there
were thousands OF men out % employ.
ment there. We threw the iaber.
nacle open 10 them 81 nights and kept
me hres burning 20 hat they would
have n warm place to sleep. Supper
was served them and In the mornings
the CITY gave each man y ten cent
meal ticket They we're rot all no
Dos. The luion Pacific Advertised
for 100 men shortly after 20 repsir
p D on their line aud I.sOa 81
those men Answered the advertise
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one evening ! took 81 inv.,orv %
f-'" men Thg fret i've men on The
Irnnt benches sere Ersdus,es 81
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