The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-22
TONIGHT

T'he tabernacle meetings and n
various meetings held In connection
with the Tabernacle meetings, were
resumed today after day Of rest fol
the Lyon party and t8e workers ass
listing them in The gestest religious
yeFiyal ever held in MRFIJa County.
The leo has been broken, SO to
speak, aud from now on hundreds Of
people will heed the gospel call as Civ.
EN- by Dr.. Lyon and seek Salvation.
DR.. Lyon and bis party, have won
their way into the hearts Of the peo'
pie of Fairmont and as the meetings
progress the interest and zeal mani
Gssled by these godly people for the
sa: yitlon of.Bairmont, Is more and
more Manifested.
pr. Lyon, is one OF thu most schol-
arly and profound ministers OF the Co.
spell, who has ever yisitet@this city,
and while his sermons afe.issholarly
and protund in every way, ,yetshis ap.
plication Of the Bible and his illp.
stlatlons q. The RQlpts he trles to I'M
presse on his hearerscare the plain.
est imaginable and the child OF tender
years catches the drifl and thought
OF his sermons us readily almost as
does the person OF more mature years.
Enough humor is thrown into the
sermons, 10 keep up the attention Of
The most inatentive and Indifferent
listener.
Warrington Delegation.
A special car will convey delegat-
ion Of Mannington citizens to this ti.
ty tonight to attend the Tabernacle
meeting when DR.. Lyon will speak on
Judas lgeariot".
This is the second delegation TO co.
me from Warrington 10 attend :he
Tabernacle meeting.
NelgnpoFnOou WeetlHSs
The district neighborhoof meetings
held throughout the city tuis morning
were well attended and much interest
was manifested in the various meet
ings. The topic discussed was Help.
ing our Neighbors". These meetings
rrow in interest and usefulness daily.
Afternoon Service.
EmphaticaIIy declaring that the
church member should be just as
much minister as the pastor, Dr.
Lyon preached an eloquent sermon on
"Christlan Ministry" before a crowd
Of over 800 persons at the tabernacle
this afternoon.
Te evangelist referred in the argu.
ments OF his sermon TO the fact that
the Lord washed the feet OF his dis.
ciples, acting in kindness, confidence
and spirit. DR.. Lyons oXecration OF
the unwilling and lazy church member
was just as strong as his praise OF
the Lord and His work
There ought to be as many minis.
ters as pastors in the church." the ev-
angelist began. THE church member
should minister to the unsaved and
for the cause Of Jesus Christ just as
much as the pastor.
"You think that the only danger of
putting off Christian service is that
you will be killed afteFwaFd, but many
will say oh, I'm young yet! !. They
need to get busy because they have
work to do. Happiness cones through
service.
/ Jesus didi not choose his ministers
from men who could only talk. He
chose business men. He chose minis,
ters from all walks or life"
Mote the consciousness of Chirst's
spiritual heredity. Not until you are
convinced that you are saved can you
cave anyone else. Put your feet on
the p6ck before you throw out the life
Iine.'
"You can be horn again. But you
can't give something you haven't got
yourself. Therefort larry when l
think OF the large share Of church
members who have net been born
again."
Not more chan one in ten church
members does anything real and ef,
fecttyetn chr!stiaa service he. con.
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