The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-25


rock OF ages Its dividend IL heaven
and its president God. You would not
live in Wheeling. would you. n there
were no churches here, You would
not live here II there was no religion.
would your Churches are greater
than the industries. What would
Wheeling be worth without the
churchesy
What are the saloons fun OF, men
or womeng Men. What are the
gambling joints full OF, men or
women? Men What are the fan tan
places full of. men or women Men.
What are the penitentiaries full of.
men or women Men. What are the
laifs full OF. men or women, >Mes
What are the churches full Of men
or women? Women. Seventy-two
per cent of the congregations of the
churches are women. II il a disgrace
20 manhood.
Il used TO worry about what will
God say when he will punish you?
an not concerned personally for N.Y.
sell now. But am for you.
The Next World.
What will you say when you meet
your wife In heaven? What will Won
say when you meet your wife?
What will you say when you meet
your old mother? What will YOU saw
when you meet your children? What
will you say when you meet your
business associates? What will you
say when you meet your clerks I?
What Will you say when you meet
your bushes associates?
Gentlemen Of Wheeling, when
] stand before God want to tell
Him that . have done everything
for wife and family could, and
have lived for Thee. There are
men here who are harmlna their
wives and children. There are
men here who have almost cru
Gifted all the religion In their
homes. You have sneered at
your wife and children praying.
You will 60 to the saloon: she
will 60. to the church. Some Of
you never pray In your homes.
There are fathers here whose
children have never heard them
utter a prayer. Why, some Of you
are worse than the Chinese.
You have squeezed and almost
killed all the religion your wives had
before they married you. You have
almost killed religion in your own
homes.
Church Members.
Some fellow will say. But Bill,
am not "A member Of church. That is
no excuse. you should be- Every man
is just as much Obliged to pray as we
preachers. You say you are not a
member of church. That don't give
you license to live just as you please.
IT'S like the man in a western town
who closed his store TO allow his
clerks to attend the meetings. lie
called his clerks to him and said. 4
am going to close my store in time
for you To attend the meetings. But
you remember, that IL does not matter
20 me whether YOU attend or not. II
will not effect your standing with this
company whether you attend or not.
This man was not a church member.
He was speaking TO a friend about IL.
asking II he did not think he had done
a noble act.
The friend replied. No. you put
me in mind OF the fellow who was
walking down town and saw a large
building ablaZe A woman was on
the third floor crying for help. The
man said / cannot help you. ! am not
a member OF the fire department. But
take my advice and get out II you can.
! will go down town and II l see a
fireman ] will tell you
You tell the fellow sitting next 10
you. did not profess Christ, but you
pray and YOU will get out all right
Just the same thing. Chose We This
Day Who We Shall Serve"
Your Obligations.
Don't you think II YOU own a little
that after you go TO your store and
conduct your business and return
home that your obligations are ended.
That is all some of you do
I was preaching out In Iowa. some
years ago when physician came for
ward. 4 fellow sitting next TO me
said. Great God. Bill, that fellow is
, vice president OF the Inhdel society
here. II chartered and has a mem.
bershp OF ESQ members.
The president OF this society was a
wealthy farmer who owned vast acres
{ Of rich land. lie was taken critically
/ ~ and called the physician. who was
/ the vice president OF the Infdel so.
ciety He asked the doctor how seri.
ous was his Illness and the doctor
said. Jim you have not long TO live
Ne said 20 the physician. suppose We
are wrong. Suppose there is another
world would give all have N
know. Pray for me. The physician
had never prayed and did not. -Four
DAYS later the man died The physic
far told me after becoming converted
that he had never looked on u Ia that
liEht Re did not know that he was
ohiigatsd ~ pray JUST ~ much - no
was ~ administer medicine 90 thf
sich
Could Net Pray.
or .n Lincoin. Neh. o. son % 4
wealthy mining operator uh1 had
come hone from Yale college vas ly
ing on his death bei. suffering from