The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-01
TEXT THAT BROUGHT MANY TO
THE TRAIL
Great Audience Of Saturday Evening
Moved by Dramatic Pictures OF
Death Bed Scenes.

With a text that seemed to strike
home with the morally good men and
women. the Rev. Mr.. Sunday again
brought an army OF converts to the
trail on Saturday evening, amid some
OF the most touching scenes yet en-
acted at the tabernacle. for many were
in tears and they decided TO give their
hearts to Christ.
twelfth chapter OF St Mark, s4th
verse. as follows:
Thou art o far from the kingdom
OF God"
He prefaced his sermon by saying
that a man may be very near the
kingdom and still be lost, because he
has not taken the last necessary step
required OF him. In the words OF the
text, Jesus was talking TO a young
lawyer. Whether or not he ever en-
tered the kingdom. after hearing the
words OF Jesus, IL not known, but Il
Is presumed that he did not, or Jesus
would have told OF II. because there
would have been no object IN leaving
the people In doubt.
There was something 30 attractive
In this young mans character, the
evangelist went on 70 say hat Il APP
piled to many at the meeting. He said
he had brought this message to his
hearers for the neTt TO the last night
he would preach to them. Mr.. Sunday
said IN part:
Far From the Kingdom.
Until we are born again by faith
In Jesus Christ we are all equally far
from the kingdom OF God. Between
a living and n dead person II IL not
one OF degree but Of kind. A man IL
either dead or alive-either q sinner
or a saint-either saved or lost.
a man that has been dead I'VE
minutes IL Just A. truly IN the realm OF
the dead as though he had been dead
fifty years. Some people are nearer
the conin than others. but they are
still alive.
Some people are nearer being
saved than others. that's true, but
until you repent and accept % Jesus
Christ you are are stu n sinner.
7 know that r. repugnant TO soms
minds. Some are nearer the kingdom
% God than others. Circumstances
brought Il about.
There are eiemsnta OF character
which bring some people nearer the
OF Nou Nnnu 0Nnerhs h0u
are IN a condition Of mind % receive
the gospel o. Jesus Christ that you
we're rot IA four OF i've weeks ago.
IAN these things have brought you
nearer the Kingdom OF God.
Here are men looking Into my
face. men with great personality and
mangincent physique. men with inhu
enos and power. men with wonderful
mental equipment and ell they need
IN the secret touch OF Gods spirit,
then they would become all that God
has IN mind about them.
God didn't simply want you 10 be
a thing 10 walk around. and speak.
and move. and ltft heavy loads God
had better plans. and AL that multi
tudes 81 people need n that one thing
then they would become ell that was
IN the mind Of God. when they we're
created. namely. they would BE- saved.
There are many things IN this
world desirable. but only one thing ls
necessary Education is desirable.
All honor 20 the man that viii burn
the midnieht OF and earnestly delve.
and 20 Che father who viii deprive
himself % the comforts Of lie In or.
der that his children may not b iEnor.
mt But education ia not necessary.
God doesn't require a. God doesn't