The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-23

! visible leader: but they had a meet
ing and "A revival. They received their
power from two great sources-the
Holy Ghost and the power OF God. I
mink we would have better meetings
IL people went to church after some
thing. IL you did. you'd get some
thlng. But you go looking for moth
ing and you are not disappointed. I
like to see
: People Who Are Not Afraid
l.! 81 innovations, someone who is not
AFRAID to change methods. like to
see people who are not afraid to
break fresh ground. The standard OF
, commercial honesty has never
changed. hut the methods of conduct
ing business have changed In the past
twenty Ave years. And so the meth
DDS OF presenting the gospel have
been changed by the people.
! The disciples knew they were cho-
sen of God to carry on His work 7
I believe that the reason why we are
not more earnest about our revivals
is because we don't realize that ours
is God-given mission
IF God Is represented by anybody.
II is the Christian people. and IL lie
is represented by an institution, IL is
the church. and you may bet II is
Not the Breweries.
You can bet il Is not the saloons. nor
politics. nor society. God is repre-
scented by the Christians II you are
not Gods witnesses. then tell me who
are. and ! will turn from the church
and go where they are. You and I
have the same mission 10 perform
that the disciples had: We are called
on in the same way that Luther
Knox. Campbell. Wesley and other
great evangelists were called on 10
do. believe we are expected TO
do what they would do IL theS lived
to-day. because We have the same con-
ditions to-day that the disciples had &"
III the Bible teaches anything II
teaches that God has way and an
order OF doing things. and il you don [
follow out His plan you will never
succeed. The farmer follows out this
divine order when he plOws in March
and April and plants in April and May.
and not at this time of the year. You
cant raise hill of potatoes. you can't
make a loaf of bread or do anything
else without working in accord with
/ the divine order. II you are not fol-
lowing
The Divine Plan,
then the church isn't. IL wasn't in
tended that the church should become
. a place of amusement. or that you
should stay away from prayer meet
ings. Time spent in preparation isn't
lost. II you send your boy to school
/ l. years he is better prepared for his
/ work than the mutt loafing around
: the street corners smoking cigarettes.
winking at the girls. and splattering
your payements with tobacco Juice.
. II Won want 20 cut tree down you
/ viii save time by sharpening tho axe
! You can cut grass better IL the cycle
, Is sharp Without first getting up
, steam. the engineer couldn't get the
engine ON the turntablc unless he used
, a crOwbar
You need not try 10 fight the devil
T with social parties. with literary clubs
/ With sewing bees. with conventions
! With theatre parties. with political
! meetings. with lodge meetings
b Not a Lodge Man.
I, u am not a member OF any lodge
! II were. and a lodge meeting came
. on the same night "a q prayer meet
Ing. ! would 20 10 the prayer meeting
{ am not an enemy Of "A lodge They
are q great help 10 the widows and
orphans They help 20 make men
: better u they live up 20 its rules. but
I they don't help religion md they don't
4 save s1rls
-lf hpus"cinaninr was held ~ tho
same time a4 these meetings YOU know
fh" revival would suffer please dor'-
hold dancing parti.e. card rarfir- Hf
rrnT m"et.nEs ana conventions vtil.
ft'-' .fIaF- tr- ieirr bold Make