The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-15

vilifying Gods work In thar unusua
efforts 10 serve the devil.
You say you are q Christian. M
I am "a Christian. bat what have you
ever done for Jesusf What hsve you
ever suffered for Jesusy Look 1t the
life OF Matthew, and ~ you would
stand up slongside this man you would
look like a plugged copper cent against
a twenty dollar gold piece.
Matthew Was a Business Man.
There was no crooked path In Mat
thew's life. No one dare say that
Mathew was not converted. He was a
business man. a tax collector for the
Roman government: he had a soft
snap and plenty OF opportunity for
graft IL the conditions then were the
same as now prevail the world over
to-day.
Il wonder how NAM OF you have
had Jesus come % your store. Jesus
went up to that big building"-tturn-
Ing around he asked what the name
was OF that big building on Market
street and was told "Schmuibach"D-
Yes. that's II, but that's a hard name
o'say even when you're sober. he
has gone to Taylor's store, StifeIs,
Stone 4 Thomas and, in fact, every
store. office. factory and manufactur-
Ing plant in the city and said some
thing to every o. OF you. He says
to some of you. Here. you are not
running this buiness on the square.
You are
Giving Short WeIoht.
You are giving short measure. and the
wealth you are piling up is not yours.
Your home is not yours. That hand
some structure you erected was done
with the money you stole from the
poor people by short weight, and IL
Is not yours. but belongs to them. The
devil is a passenger in your auto II
he helped o get the money to buy
the machine.
..'."i stood on a street corner once
and saw a madame from the red
light district driving by In her
1000 car n noddInq 10 peo-
pie she knew, and I said, Madam.
the devil 10 driving your machine
There Is blood on your hands ~
you rent yoar roper for a saloon.
tnere is blood on your hands.ff Won
rent your houses for the purposa M
prostitution. and l directly charge Won
such with living on the proceeds oi
prostitution. You take that money
ana you guy your daughter fine
cio'hes and a new coat and she goes
down street and meet the girl from
the red light district that sold her
virtue to secure the money with which
you bought that o tell you, you
nave blood on your hands.
Blood on Your Hands.
There Is blood on your hands
" you ave girls standIna be-
hind your counter from one
weeks end to another and uay.
ing them starvation wages CAp-
plause.) How can you expect
these girls to cay eatfsre, buy
their lunches, buy q new shirt
waist now and then and keep
decent on $3.50 or 81 a week7
more ~appIause.)
There "a blood on your hands ~
you sold mining stock that YOU knew
vas. worthless when you sold II; hut
II you bought La Belle you had bet.
ter be liberal. for tomorrow night
she Is going up so high you can't ser
her.
Jesus comes into your place OF
business and Gays. Follow Me Stop
lying. stop BOOKING. trot square.
Matthew was a business man and Je-
u whispered in his ear. Follow Me-
while In the other ear the devil
whispers. No hurry Matthew knew
he would have TO give up his business
n his job. In heaven they can see
what a fool a mar is for a few dollars
) he is making out OF a dirty business.