The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-23

Ihere ure JldaS lScaTlotS IN taIT'
mont and by Gods help am going to
Show them up" said DR.. Lyon. the
evangelist, at the tabernacle last even.
ing. in speaking of local conditions
T..,is is tnerely the beginning OF a
hot fight in Fairmont, said DR.. Lyon,
You have got to show where you stand
or which. side you are on. We are go.
ing TO give the Devil run for his mon'
ey In this city or know tue reason
why Many OF, the prominent citizens
or this community, said the Evangel'
ist, are afraid to come out on the right
side they say, for teur It VIII hurt
tleir business. Line up either for or
against, exhorted the evangelist. You
can't stink up the alleys Of Fatrmont
any longer. The fight Is On. you must
show your colors There is nothing
neutral in this religion. 1t Is either
Christ or the devil. Heaven or hell.
Which will II be?
Dr. Lyon scored number Of exist
ing evils in this city in no mild terms
and shows that he is thoroughly coil
versant with evil as Il exists in Fair.
mont today and sensational develop.
ments are expected to follow. DR..
Lyon does not cover his statements
with veneer either but calls spade q
spade III every utterance.
The Lille Of Judas lscarlot the great.
est traitor the world has ever known,
and whose name is being Kissed
through the ages. was the subject OF
a powerful and convincing sermon de-
livercd by DR.. Lyon last night
DR.. Lyon showed that though Judas
environment was Of the best, he hav.
ing sat at Jesus feet for three years
and learned Of Him and had seen the
miracles that the Master had perform
Ell in healing the sick. feeding the
starving, quelling the storm, etc, yet
Whhe his environment had been of the
best yet he became the worst trlituI
the world had produced. DR.. Lyon
brought out. the fact that Judas had
great ability and was chosen on &C.
count OF his ability. by Christ as his
secretary Of finance. Judas had, said
the evangelist. ability, intellectually,
good environments ana culture yet he
betrayed his Lord.
The fact was brought ovt in the
course OF the sermon that Judas
possessed all unusually bad nature.
That may be so. said DR.. Lyon, but did
not Christ cast out seven devils from
May Magdalene, ETC., and could he not
have done as much for Judas had Ju.
das so desired Judas, said. the evan.
gelist, put himself ahead Of Cod You
can't, he said. put Christ in second
place, put hin tirstin your heart.
80 matter what is the cause Of be
trayal, said DR.. Lyon, tho result is al.
ways the same, @
Why did Judas betray the Lord, said
the evangelist? Some say he was an'
CRY because Mary had anotnted the
feet Of desus with precious ointment
which could have been sold and placed
in the treasury over which Judas
re.sncd. Others thought he was angry
because Christ has reproyed him for
some deed and wanted 10 get even,
Others think he betrayed his Lord for
money. None Of the causes consider
ing the circumstances which surround
ed them were strong enough to cause
the decd Of betrayal.
The true GAUGE Of the betrayal Of
his. Lord by Judas was pride aud re.
belliousness Judas wanted Jesus 70
set NJ. bis kingdom Oh earth and.
sought TO hasten the same by, betray.
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