The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-04


Don't you like Il. God has called me
to do IL. I am NO trickster. I'm an
old-fashioned preacher for Christ
Frauds and four-iushers have no
place in heaven. and can't preach
against sin n the devil.
when you start to work for God
draw a ring around yourself and pray
God to start with
The Fellow In the Ring.
Get right yourself and then get in the
game. For the people had a mind to
work The cause demands human
labor. God doesn't send angels to
the earth to get out and win souls TO
Christ or ring door bells M ask peo-
pie to be Christians. He has put the
work into the hands OF earthen YES
sells. He could send angels to the
earth. but He depends on US. We have
to preach his word and sing in the
choir. We should consider II a great
privilege to be able to do II. To sing
In the choir isn't a scheme 20 get a
good seat. II Is a great honor to ush-
er people here. and II is a privilege
to throw into the collection plate.
Take Gods people, and II they
have a mind to work for God. NJ pow
er on earth or In hell can stop them.
Now. we want people who will work
and not knock: who. will build and
not criticise. That Is the crying need.
There are $4,000 less members in
the Protestant churches In New York
than one ear ago. Only one out Of
every o in the Baptist denomina-
ton ever join church. while about
half the children OF Methodist fami-
lies Join church. n the Presby-
terians are no better. Out OF those
In the church there are multitudes
who are not convinced, but simply
sit in the pews. The church rolls are
not representing the
Christianity In the Church.
Il know OF one minister who was
boasting of what an excellent church
he had, with 1000 members, and the
key to the situation was the devil had
the most of them and when It came to
real. earnest Christians who were
willing 10 work for Christ. out of
that whole bunch there were moi zoe.
The flesh prohteth 1othing. Look at
! ting in the pews.
Cnnhth pCOpit nave rldTNtu
preaching out to-day. Why. Il is a
disgrace the salary the average min
lister gets. Go TO the seminaries. to
Pittsburgh. TO Chicago. and you will
find few men preparing for the min
istry because OF the poor wages. Re
ligion has been reduced to an ethical
code. Ritualism and formality are
starving out Christianity. The church
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two or three decent suits can get in.
They are joining the church and are
not Joining Jesus Christ.
You can't save people on a
Dollar and Cents Basis,
and the minister who breaches from
that standpoint IL too low down to
look at. The most costly city to save
a soul Is indianapolis. where IL costs
$500 for each convert. In New York
Il costs s545; In Boston. s450: Den
yer. $40; Chicago. s425: New Or
leans. SIS. and Atlanta. Ca. s75.
The farther South you go the more
religion you find. The best type OF
American manhood In found in Dixie.
In the South IS per cent. OF the PEG
Pile are processing Christians. while In
the North but % per cent, are Chris
tians. and you have TO put a question
mark 10 most Of their names.
For the people has a mind 10
work There are
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VIE AZ ms point MI sunday re
hoNeo ms collar. remaining That ~
Was choking him a little today. Re
euminE hts sermon. he said 1T a.
thAt cia,s OF people mat - carrying
ON me Norh today. ana that always
hes zone etst1 ming Tor christ Their
tnere are inc Non they have
alwass opposed Christianity and ev-
erything hat IL GOOD And then there
are the ! cants' They have always
Jailed and given no. They VII take
10 ne great work Tor a While and
then QUIT through fear - being op
posed or hissed.
q Ine ~ aee an we mar or
woman vho T. not afraid 20 work In