The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-16

a good State. We have been given up
to indifference, and there is no hope
for Fairmont There is no city that
God loves and where lie is able 70
show as mighty power as right here
in your beautiful city, friends. Don't
you believe it?" +
Move OF GrumbIe Ave.
"If you are living on Grumble ave
nue., move up on Sunshine boulevard.
We can't use you II you are some
people in this city who never get uot. "
DR.. Lyon then said that he had al
ways been glad that It was Martha
that went first to meet Jesus, for Il
was 10 her that He later said II all
the Resurrection and the Life" Mar
tina went back to her sister and told
Of the coming OF Jesus and Mary
arose and went TO Him. Il would be
willing to make a bargain with you
people" continued the speaker. "lf
you could get all the protesting Chris.
tan in this city to put Jesus Christ
first in their lives, you would have
such an ingathering OF souls that you
couldn't put up a building big enough
10 hold the crowds seeking salvation
Revivals begin in the church, and If
you are to have a revival in Fair,
mont, it must begin in the ranks OF
The church people"
DR.. Lyon told the story OF the
Irishman who Justify kept shouting
"Hurrah for Ireland" An English
man, hearing him, gave voice TO his
disgust by saying, "Hurrah for hell!'
And Pat, with his usual sense OF
prompt retort, replid:
"sure, hurrah for hell! Every mar
for his own country"
Another thing" added Dr. Lyon.
"When Christ wanted TO know where
Lazarus had been laid, they didn't
Tell him to take the third street and
keep to tho left until he came to tho,
cemetery and that the fourth grave
on the right side was that OF Lazarus.
they said, Come and see. They didn't
say, Go"
Why Children Go Wrong.
There are cases Of even church
members who have told their child
rem to go to Sunday school, while that
same old bum would sit there reading
forty or fifty pages of the slush in the
newspaper and putting on a
rank Old pipe like dirty CHM
ney. And then they say, when their
children grew up and went out into
The world OF sin, i don't know what
Is the matter with my children. They
should be such good children: they
lave such good parents"
"Oh, fathers" pleaded the revival
list, IF you wish your children to be
strong, Cody Christians, be strong
Yourself Do not say, Co Say
Come
The evangelist described The meth
cd OF burial in the early days and pic.
tured Jesus telling those who had
followed to roll away the stone.
often there are stones of hind.
rance and obstruction between theI
church and community" he add
I'd. They choke up the channels and
keep away Gods blessing. Narrow
does this. There are so
rany churches these days that claim
10 be the only church. OF all the alb
surd claims on Gods earth this takes
he field!
n want You to be loyal to your
church. But there is no church that
las a patent on spiety or corner or
corruption. Many people are mtstak
Ing Chlrchanity for Christianity.
Some people and some r1stors are 10y
Il to their church and Gre enthusiasts.
lie Just as captain OF a baseball
.cam is cnthus.aStic- and for no high
pr and no different motive. That's the |
benefit OF union campaign; 1t shows
whether we are working for salvation
.! souls or for that my.%ire.and.my
family sort Of religion"
Love Own Wife ONLY.
"That isnt,the spirit of God, Do
not think that you have all the reltG-
ion there is. When a man says. y
love every other nlan's wife in this
community just as much as | do my
own, I don't want him to live in my
community. II you think that all re-
lgion is centered in the four walls o.,
your denomination. there is some.
thing wrong with you. There is some,
body living across the hill, even IL
you are SO short sighted you cant,
see the smoke from the ch!mneys:
"There are always some people.
'agin thee government Some people