The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-01

or has. yet DIR. witherow, pastor OF
a Chicago church. tells OF a mar who
heard OF the hanging of his son after
seven years absence. DIR. Witherow
tells US that when he heard OF the
news. he was In such mental agony
that the blood oozed from his skin.
Simply because you have nexer agon-
lied TO that extent, don't be a fool
and say no other person ever has.
"The angels have seen many things.
They Witnessed the angel of the Lord
sweep through the Syrian army and
slap $4,000 in n night. They saw
the flood and h c%rucinxion OF Christ.
but this was n new sight to see III
son OF . svSAting great drops of
blood IN His aEonizing prayer. The
divine cup is bitter. no matter who
drinks It, Jesus Christ. who never
sinned In word or thought. had His
garments strained with blood not be-
cause of what He had done. but
through agony for what the other
people were doing. For Gods sake
don't ever dream OF entering heaven
unless you have that agony and are
regenerated.
All Doubts Vanish.
IF ] had the least doubt OF an eter-
nal hell It would vanish when l see
Jesus In the garden sweating blood
IN asonizing prayer. I'll take Gods
word that there is a hell. Don't be
careless and profess another religion
which does not accept Jesus Christ
as the savior. 1 woul thinkd the
churches OF Wheeling would be on
their knees shedding tears over the
wickedness in this city.
Jesus had TO drink OF the divine
cup Tor u guilt, and 10 was bitter.
I learn the power OF prayer through
the men and women who have turned
the world over TO God. Every one
agonized with God in prayer. Martin
Luther one night crawled from his
bed and agonized for five hours with
Cod That day there was granted 10
the people OF Germany religious toll
Grafton. The queen OF Scotland feared
the prayers Of John Knox more than
an invading army. Knox threw HIM
self prone on the ground and aEon-
ized with God for hours to give him
Scotland. The Lord did and threw
In a part OF England TO boot.
infdeI Blacksmith.
I knew OF an inidel blacksmith
who prided himself on overthrowtng
every argument for religion. An old
Baptist deacon and his wife one night
~agonized with the Lord for hours and
decided Just what argument they
would put up with the blacksmith.
The next morning the old Baptist
farmer drove to town Ind. going 20
the blacksmith shop, he shook the
hand or the man, and while the tears
were rolling down his checks he told
him he and his wife had been praying
for him. The old farmer stood md
as the tears rolled down his checks
be could not think OF a word 10 say.
he went home and told his wife. That
night h blacksmith told his wife
that the deacon had come IN. He
said; Wife. for tho first time the
deacon presented an argument that I
could not answer. lie Just stood there
and said they had been praying for me
and the tears rolled down his checks
The blacksmith and his wife drove to
the nome or the deacon and they
prayed together.
III o people would meet this CITY
during the next - hours with a tear
argument twice as many would no
converted IS there have been during
these meetings"
UnsaVed and Unmovsd.
much concern moves the ungnyed.
Dr. Chapman told me that when he
accepted n passionate IN New York
state he started r. religious revival.
but had little success. one man he
drove eight miles through "A binding
storm 90 see was converted a. one
nf DR.. Chapmau's revivais 10 wears
later, and said the concern shown BY
Dr. Chapman IN the little YORK state
town was what decided him.
Learn the possibility of your soul
] never look az a man. woman or
child but vhat 7 don't think that
they might be- locked M caaketg OF
possibilities There are men IN
wheeling who have the power % move
this city Tor Christ b. they would
Yield. Jesus Christ r. In n hurry 10
bless THIS world and there o. nothing
which brings Soy 20 lie heart like
tho saving ~ n SOUL. n he nnd the
angels are Joyous over tfn saving I'd
one soul. think how hilarious they