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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-07
MEN SELL THEIR
SOULS TO THE DEVIL
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of thousands. and old Saul was jealous
OF him.
We are intelligent and believe in
God. Man Is a fool that don't believe
in Him.
Are Charitable.
Did you know what deep interest
We took in the Associated Press dis
patches Of the terrible San Francisco
earthquake?
We shuddered at the terrible dis
nster. Then we ran our hands 70 our
elbows in our pockets and an endless
chain OF gold went TO Frisco to aid
the suffering.
When the great quake and tidal
wave swept Southern Italy. America
was the first country 10 send vessels
across the seas loaded with provi-
ions and clothing. Congress voted
100000 for the stricken country. II
makes you feel proud that you are
an American.
AT Detroit recently a tenement
house burned down and many persons
were In want. ID. VI. Ferry subscribed
$4,000 for the stricken people and
soon the relief fund reached $500. 600.
yet you same people will sit in a
pew next to a man and see his soul
30 10 hell without trying to tell him
the word OF God
People Want 10 BE Saved.
II knew a pastor in western city
who was afraid 10 ask a man and his
wife 10 become Christians. They had
been going to his church for years
and he was afraid that II he would
ask them 10 become Christians they
would become offended and leave his
church.
Finally the Lord told him 70 ask
them and he mustered up courage
and went 10 Mr. and Mrs. Town end
asked them II they would Ike to be-
come Christians. They both sat I'm
their pew and cried. Mr.. Town said /:
i have been n member OF your church
for four years. have contributed as
much as any person and have attend.
ed as often.
We have listened 10 your sermons
but this Is the Qrst time in all the
four years that any person has asked
us 20 become Christians
Lend Your Aid.
Why. 7 viii venture 10 say thero
are thousands OF people in Wheeling
whom no person has ever asked IA
become Christians II had the
strength would 90 down In this vas.
audience and take you all by the hand
and ask you 70 become Christians
When wss cOnfuc ing services IN
tent A. Memphis was walking
home one evening and saw youna
man walking In he same direction.
was attracted hv bic face. and asked
him " he vas a Christian. and be ssie
ne Oh not know ! asked him n hfl
mother vas "a Christian and hn saif
be IA NOT know. hut thsf che vas !
trernbnr - several churrh so~ feffea
seked BIN n h's father waa Chris
tan. and Do III nof know. huf sal
fhsf 10 uaa p deac0r in 80 church
asked him o. DO any brothers an
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sisters, and he said he had a sister
who was a Sunday school teacher, but
replied that he did not know whether
she was a Christian or not.
To question OF mine he replied.
Mr.. Sunday. they have never asked
me 10 become a Christian. Do you
believe that they think I am lost?
He would use David's words. No per-
son cares for my soul
LIES What You Make u.
Your life may be far from what
it should be. but it is what you make
II and want il 10 be. II you are an old
booZer. then you want to be n booz-
er. IL you are a gambler. then you
want TO be a gambler. II you are an
old mutt cusser. then you want TO be
a cusser. Don't blame others for what
you are.
Churches are degenerating into
third-rate amusement places. Have
you done anything to make Chris
tians? When some OF you come TO
the Day OF Judgment you will find
many OF your employees. the clerk. the
grocery boy and others say. I worked
for you for years and you never asked
me 10 become Christian
Are Condemned.
He that believes not IL condemned
already Some years ago I was In a
town in Iowa. and the people were all
talking about the mayor. l asked any
OF them II they had asked him to be-
come a Christian. and they said No.
Then | went 10 him. ! asked him II
he would become a Christian. and he
said that he had been the mayor OF
that town for four years and had
never been asked TO become 4 Chris
tian. He asked me 10 pray for him,
but told him that TO become a
Christian he must pray. All the pray,
ing Of other people would never do
any good unless you pray. IL my
prayers would save you ! would save
every person In this tabernacle. II
prayers would save you. your moth.
ers' prayers would have saved you
years ago.
You are condemned already II you
do not believe.
Just Satisfied
"Sone Of you women are salts
fed " your husbands provide for
for. buy your clothing and take
you to pleasure parties. You
never pray for them. No one
cares for my SOUL
You ask people and you will find
that there are hundreds that want 10
become Christians or course. you
may find one out OF hundred that
does not You just let that fellow 20
and save the others.
Some think men do not want 20
be talked 10 about religion Men %
care 20 talk about religion. ] was IN
town In Nebraska. and the people
In that town we're al talking about a
miller. ask the preachers and thu
congregations n they had ever asked
him 20 become Christian and 10 %
church and they said no Then wen,
down N hts mill and found him lean
inE back on a chair smoking n cigar
] SAID u This Mr - and 10 said
Yes ! said Ny name is sunday
Invited him fo attend the services and
asked him fo become = Christian The
miller walked n The stove and fhreu
he cirar IN o. and then threw an old
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things more pleasant around the
house for her.
Hlts Tlehtwads.
Some churches want converts. not
to make them nearer to God. but to
build up the church. I believe in the
different church denominations. That
IL necessary, owing to the tempera-
ment of the people. / do not believe
In church unity, but do believe in
Christian unity.
People who preach there Is neither
a heaven or hell are liars. II you
want to be saved and God does not
provide salvation then that is Gods
fault. II you want coal and wood for
fuel and God does not provide that
TO keep you warm and you freeze to
death, then that is Gods fault. But
when God does provide all these
things and you do not get salvation.
are too lazy TO cut the wood, and
freeze TO death. then that Is your
fault
IF you go to hell you can blame no
person but yourself Somepeople set
up idols. The society woman has an
idol-society. You could have these
idols and be confirmed and converted
every day and you would not be
saved.
You may be selfish. you may be
stingy. Why. some OF you miserably.
old blasted tightwads are misers
whose ears are deaf to charity. God
says for you old tightwads to dig up.
Give and men shall give unto you.
Forgive Enemies.
The trouble Is you don't give unto
God. Give OF your energy and person
ality 10 God. They that SOW sparingly
will reap sparingiy. Forgive. as God
forgives you. When you take com.
munion and your heart is bitter
against some of your neighbors you
are insulting God. Hear me with your
mouth. but your heart IL far from me-
y Il had friend out In Iowa who was
taken 20 Chicago to be operated on
and the congregation sent for me 10
conduct the services. | was resting a
week and went out to Iowa. Revival
services were being conducted. and
ono night the evangelist called a little
girl FIVE years old to the platform Ia
sing before 5000 people. He said:
want to you TO hear Mabel Howe
sing ] thought he was crazy TO try
and have a little girl sing 20 that vas,
congregation. just expected to hear
a little cracked voice.
I The little girl came on that plat
I form and forgot all about the large
congregation. aud with n clear voice
that could be heard I'll over the church
sang beautifully. and whom she had
I finished many we're In tears
Sang for Patti.
This little girl's father was an en-
gineer on the Great Western. and one
dav her m0iher was IN Chicago with
her daughter and took her 70 Patti
he great singer Tho mother told
Patti that out IN lows. the people
thought her daughter had great
voice and that she would IKE 70 have
her sing Tor Patti. The great singe'
stated that she would BE- Eroafiy
I pleased 20 hear the little r'ri sinE an
she vas taken fo paffTs apartments
Ehere she sanE. and the great t.ngoi
tFs moved 70 tears
Then Patti Eaur fuC song =.
Nabel Hove. Ny Old Fenfurrr
forne- md The Lssf Ros@ a sun
rsr her fuo faTurifes This u-r.
Eri uiH alEays chersh having teari
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-07
PRAYER
SUBJECT OF SUNDAYS AFTER
NOON SERMON.
Famous Evsnsell.. Hands Out Some
Hot Onss to the People Who
Neglect Prayers.

Having recovered from the throat
trouble which handicapped him on
Monday. Mr.. Sunday yesterday after
noon delivered a magnificent sermon
on Prayer" before one OF the largest
congregations that has yet attended
an afternoon service. The baseball
evangelist threw some hot ones at
the church members who simply bow
their heads and move their lips with.
out pouring from their hearts prayers
to God.
Again yesterday. Mr.. Sunday assail.
ed the Unitarian church. and attacked
their faith. While his sermon was
short, Il was very impressive and had
the evangelist asked for converts
there would have been a large number
hit the sawdust trail"
The Sermon.
Services opened with number o:
hymns after which Miss Maelaren
rendered a solo.
Rev. Mr. Sunday took for his sub
ject Luke II. FIRST chapter. Lord. also
teach us 10 pray as John taught his
disciples
some people say. don't have "a
pray. God knows what want Others
say ] pray and don't get what : pray
for. II you do then there 10 a reason
Why you don't set what you pray for
God says n you abide In me and M
words sb.de In you. you can ask what
you viii and VII answer you
Many people bow their heads and
move their lips. iuf' a posture ~ the
body Prayer means words uttered n
God from the heart through The lips
Too many % you people pray fo'
selfish motives Many n ufe rrays
~ Cod that her hustNnd may become
converted. not became rhc wants him
n Ret nearer % Gnd. huf ftaf Ehe
thinks N b. o. converted b. uf1 rlaFa
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the great Patti sing for her. Patti
drew $4,000 a night for singing two
songs. A thousand dollars a song.
yet | never heard any person call her
CRATER. The preacher Is the only
person called a CRATER. The saloonist.
gamblers and other NUTS heap these
charges against the preacher. But /
don't pay that much attention TO those
Holsters (snapping his finger.)
ut is a privilege to sit by Jesus
side and learn a hymn. Once Pada-
line. the great violinist. was playing
before a great audience and all the
strings on his violin snapped but one.
Yet he swayed that great audience
with the music from this one cord.
How to Pray.
Let us see how Jesus prayed He
arose each day and went into the
mountains and prayed. You should
pray each day. Why. there IL none
OF you that would go on the streets
unclothed. is there? You dress. which
is a habit: eat. which is a habit; then
why don't you read your Bible as a
habit
81 always read my Bible and pray
before ! read my letters or eat my
breakfast Sometimes 7 read q chap
ter. other times more. II Is n rule OF
my life.
Prayer Taught.
"One OF the greatest honors OF my
life was to listen to J. G. Patton, that
great missionary who worked among
the cannibals OF the South Sea Is
lands. He wanted TO raise enough
a. A.sT1
that he could visit the islands. Pre-
vious to this he was rowed to the is
lands in a rowboat. but the violent
storms threatened at all times TO
swamp them. He did not have enough
money and came to Chicago. where
I met him NJ the Y. NJ. e. A. In Chi
cago he was delivering lectures 70
raise the necessary money.
us boys at the Y. NJ. c. A. used 10
go out 20 dinner with him and we
would forget to eat listening to that
old saint OF God talk. He said: All
got I owe my mother and father.
My father prayed three times a day.
Like father. when there was prayer I'm
the army. he gave a signal to let us
know that he was on his knees pray.
ing.
Father used TO go in The closet and
kneel I'm prayer He would drop a
handkerchief on the floor outside. and
when US children saw that we would
tiptoe around.
Sometimes We are too elated over
success and too disappointed over dis
appointments. Don't worry. yet God
do bis way. We pray when we are
sick 10 get well and then when We
ret well We don't thank God. I thank
Cod for ali the blessings
Jesus fed 5000 people and then
vent in the mountains and prayed
thanks TO God Pray for success bu,
don't forget 20 thank God for the vic.
tory.
Prayers Answered
-if ve pay ! believe that Ne car
90 ANYTHING Jesus prayed snd lar.
grus srose from the dead He has
rsf a. much power nou 80 10 ever
tat He has iusi a. much power as
$50 - f-~~t-f soWr 49, uans o'
. 1sr'r ard uhsn he riosed the mouths
- the lions when th-v Wrrr Eolrr "a
ferour rarlri
God tar frsf as uuch rrur- e. ~
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N hdder Of succssaL II Win dive
yoo thousands Of members In your
board Of trade and make great strides
IN coomsrufal ways. Politicians vim
talk 70 you TO get your vote Nov. II
won't cost you $1,000 or i've cents TO
repent Gods word stands. Libsr.
tines only care for your virtue. saloon
men Tor your patronage. but they
don't care for your soul.
Melancholy psysL
The latter days OF worlds famous
men were melancholy days. Caesar
vas stabbed to death while going 10
the senate. Godfrey died In prison
Charles the Fifth shut himself up IN
q convent Napoleon died on the
rocks Of st. Helena Sir Walter Scott
died an IDIOT These famous men of
the world spent their last days a. mel.
ancholy days.
Some men will sell their souls for
some tvo-by-four once that paw q
thousand dollars q year. The devil
don't care. He natters you and leads
you on Then when you como 10 die
you win say. God. deliver me.
\ Devil Of . Fight.
There never was such q cor
hIet between the devil and God
In this old Ohio Valley ~ 10 be-
Ing fought In Wheeling.
IF the captain Of q ship refused 70
put out the fire In the hold OF the YES
sel while on the ocean. and says he
viii run her into Liverpool or TO the
bottom OF the sea. and will not listen
to your appeals to call out the guard
TO fight the FIRE or signal for assist
ance. then locks the hatch and lets
her burn. what would you call him?
A fool. You are fools II you won't
manifest God. .
Christians Care.
Christians care. They want 70
save your souls. You preachers over
there turning to the ministers seat
ed on tho platform) DO you think
would stand here tearing out my
throat II / did not love God and was
not trying to save souls?
The ministers all said MOI
81 was never 90 tired In fifteen
years. Just feel a. II ! can't
stand II any longer. ~ did not
care would 90 back homo and
money to stay. God cares. Je-
sus cares.
1T was only six miles from where
Jesus was born to where he was cruel
fed. They denounced him. called him
wine glutton. stoned him. and nc
man gave him food. What did he SUI
fer and do all these things for? To
keep you out OF hell. I won't stand
for any man saying God does not
care"
In closing Mr.. Sunday gave an H.
lustration OF King Henry NJ. releasing
800 insurrectos when three queens
knelt on the throne and asked him
10 forgive them and not TO condemn
them. He also gave very touching
Illustration OF a hayward boy that left
home, and his old father and mother
worried their lives away for him. The
aged father for nineteen years went &c
all the incoming trains looking for his
son, and he finally came home and
threw his arms around his father. and
then saw his dying mother. His
touching prayer brought 204 down the
"sawdust trail
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ever had. Then stand up and tell me
why the churches, with thousands OF
members, are In the rut Because
they are compromising with the devil.
that Is why. The twentieth century
way OF doing business Is too cheap.
PRAY for the weakness OF the
church. not for money. I can tell by
the look In the faces OF this congrega-
ton the ones that come here In sym
patty OF the movement and thase that
come out of idle curiosity.
"As They Prayed"
AS they prayed the fashion OF
their -countenances changed. The po-
lice departments OF large cities can
look into the face of n crook and tell
he 10 crook. II is The peculiar char
acteristic OF a criminal. There is
something that beats putting cream
on your faces and all the beauty doc
tors In the world. ladies.
I'm London some time ago two men
were walking down the street discuss
ing religion. One was William Penny
father. that great follower Of God, and
the other was Radcliff. the great law
yer. who was a skeptic. Pennyfather
said that you could tell by the look
on a mans face whether he was for
Christ or not. and Radcliff said no.
They neared a blind beggar, and
Pennyfather stated that this man
lived by being able TO read the faces
OF the people who were Christians
and would give him aims, but the
great lawyer said he was wrong.
When they reached the beggar's side
the man looked on the cody face OF
Pennyfather and then turned to the
hardened face OF Radclin. Turning
TO Pennyfather, he said: oh. man
with the cody face. give me q penny
He did not ask RadclIf for a penny.
The great lawyer then agreed with
Pennyfather
Great Revival.
mot since the great world revival
In 1857 has there heen q revival In
America. There have been business
mems revivais. one being in progress
here. and there have been political re-
vivais. Political evangelists may
probably stand in this building within
a few months. Anybody knocking?
No.
Am knocking7 Yes. I am knock.
ing any old dog In town that don't
want TO trot square.
we have had revivals since that
time in various sections Of the eoun-
try. but never a ~orld-wide revival
This great revival scarted IN 1887 was
started I'm an OH church IN New York
by three men. VINO fell on their knees
and prayed that n worldwide revival
may be started. In New York tho
people caught the spirit. Prayer
meeting signs were hung on all
churches AZ tue noon hour and peopis
focked there ~ the thousands Black.
smiths with their aprons on. rnschin-
ists In their greasy clothes and all
classes OF men Then the spirit sprsad
70 Philadelphia. then 20 Chicago. then
To san Francisco. across TIE ocean %
Australia and ofher countries
They Al Prsyss.
= have iooked in'o the eyes - al
tte saints airce Pentecosf arf fn~r
Ell knes how % pray sorns ray
have been N~thofisfs. Prssbytsrians.
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They Al Prayed

= have iook~d irso the eyes - al
re saints airce Pente-osf arf 49,
Ell kneN how % pray sone ray
have been Nethofisfs. Prssbyrsrians.
tos-s-u-s - Tssr,.--a r.s.S
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The World don't care for your soui
vii rive you fame. you can climb
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-18
ST. Paul Crack Wins.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
DIES MONIES, Ia, Aug. 17.-Bert
Armstrong, St. Paul crack, won the
finals from Fred Bradley. Of Des
Moines, in the final match in singles
of the Iowa State Tennis tournament,
at the Golf and Country Club, here
this afternoon.
Armstrong will meet Branson, OF
Mitchell, South Dakota, present title
holder, at ten o'clock Sunday for the
title. Armstrong won three out Of
four sets, 6-2; Gil. Al. 6-3.
In the semi-final doubles Bradley
and Lehman, Des Moines. defeated
Koch, Omaha, and Armstrong, st
Paul, 3-6; 60; 6-3; 6-2.
Gilman, Sioux City, and schoonoyer
Des Moines, defeated Allan, and Nc
Cruge. Omaha, s-3; 3-s; rs; So; GA.
The finals and doubles will not be
played off until Monday.
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Game. Today and Tomorrow.
Especial to The Gate City. !

BURLINGTON, Aug. I7-Errors
were responsible for the defeat of the
Indians in the first game OF the home
series today. although the inability of
the Redmen TO hit Humes and Will
liams had great deal to do with the
way the score went.
Sloan and Humes started the game
and both pitched good ball, Humes
and Williams allowing the warriors
but three hits during the nine frames
while the Pathfnders could not touch
Sloan for more than four, Ragged sup
port at times spelled defeat for the
Indians and each error cost run.
Umpire Nelson's train was late and
Whitaker and Moneymaker were
sent in to do the arbitrating until his
arrival The score:
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Course Viii be East.

MILWAUKEE,. Aug. 17.-After In
specting the 81 mile road course over
which the Vanderbilt cup races will
be run here In September, Hughey
Hughes. driver of Mercer cars, to
night predicted some new worlds rec.
ords would be hung up during the
coming events.
The course will be the fastest in
the country" said Huotes.
The application Of a special oil con
tanning 70 percent asphalt work on
the road bed will begin the comma
week. The sub-surface of macadam
and finely crushed special rock is al
most completed
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-18
K. Il. S. FOOTBALL
PROSPECTS GOOD
Captain Devero Has Watched His
Men During the Summer and Says
They Are in Fairly Good
Shape Now.
BURLINGTON IS FIRST
Loss Of Valuable Men BY Graduation
Last Spring is Offset by Num-
Der Of New Men Who
Will be in School.

Captain Jesse Devero Of the Keokuk
high school football team said today
that the local school promised to put
the team on the field this fall in the
best shape that has ever been seen by
local football enthusiasts. The team
will average about $50 pounds, accord
ing to the captain and most Of them
will be in shape to get into the game
as soon as school opens.
Several valuable men were lost by
graduation last year but there prom
ise5 to be plenty OF material to draw
from and prospects are rosy for a
winning club. Several new men that
have played some football have sig
Unified their intention to enter K. H. ).
this fall and their advent is welcomed
by the old men Of the team who will
be here again.
Captain Deyero will likely be played
at his old position OF quarterback, al.
though in case the backfeId needs
Strengthening, he is apt to be showed
back where he can do the most good
| 1t will not hurt the team and he can
direct the attack just as well as he
can direct his men from this position
The first game Is scheduled for Sep
TENDER %. with Burlington and will
give fair line on the men. Fairfield
and other towns will no doubt be in
1.-THE schedule before it Is completed
and practically all the larger schools
of the state will be seen in action here
lif the plans of the management par
Tout as per program.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-18
KEOKUK LOST
TO BURLINGTON
Local Golfers Fall to Make Showing
Yesterday Afternoon and
Were Easy for eurling-
MATLEss MADE THREE
Burlington Golfers Played Strong
and Clever Game and Routed
the keokukians,
IS to 8.
MATLEss MADE THREE
Especial to the Gate civ. l

BURLINGTON, Ia, Aug. 1S.-Keo-
kuk golfers lost to Burlington yester-
day at the local country club grounds,
by Is to 3 count. Matless was the
only visitor TO register. The score
follows.
BurlingtonLeopold, Jr., 0; Kin
nay. 8; Ritzinger, 8; Carpenter, Jr.
/; Wilson, 3; Clark, 2; Phillips, l.
and Dwight, 2. Total, ID.
Keokuk- Matless, 3; Dickey, o:
Sheldon, 0: Ellsworth 0: Mcfarland
0; Kyle, 0; Wycoff, 0, and Merrill o
Total, 8.
Most Of the Keokuk golfers return
ed TO Keokuk last night, a few Of
them remaining here for games today
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-18
American Association Results.

First game: Columbus, 7-l5-2; Min
neapolis. 5-12-2 Cooper. McQuillan
and Smith; Patterson Comstock,
Young and Owens, Allen.
Second game: Columbus 9-13-1;
Minneapolis, 2-s-4. Kin.ball and Smith,
Liebhardt and Owens. Umpires, Hayes
and Anderson.
First game: Toledo 1o-1s-1; ST.
Paul 2-4-3. Batteries-James and
Land; Gardner, Fuick and Marshall.
Second game: Toledo, 4-l1-1; St
Paul, 5-10-2. Batteries Ellis. James
and Land; Dauss. Laroy and Casey
Marshall Umpires- Chill and irwin.
| Indianapolis, 2-s-3; Milwaukee, 4-s
10 Batteries erz and Clarke; HOY
Xix and Hughes. Umpires -Connolly
and Spade
Louisville, 4-s-3; Kansas City, $50
Batteries Maddox, yandlingham
Richter and Schlei; Rhoades and
James. Umpires Ferguson and Hand
iboe,