The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-29
TIMELY SERMON
DR.. mills Prsachss on "E1gh Cost OF
Living Wen" in Fourth Street
n. Z. Church

Taking for his text Matthew is: =i-es.
Then said Jesus unto his disciples. 'If
any man would come after me. let him
deny himself and take w his cross and
follow me. for whoSoeNer would cave
has life shall lose a.. and whc<ocyer shall
! fo' what shall = man lie profited II he
, shall Eain the ~aole world and forfeit
his life: or what shall a man give In
ex, hsnge for his lifeT"
I't. Mills said IN part. The cost OF
nigh iving Is matter Of common con-
Germ N thes" days. The newspapers are
thl OF u. TIL" price Of commodities has
gone up :" that IL IL a difficult matter
20 keei' soul and body togeihe- We are
told that nobody - 90 blame. Some saw
y Is due ~ IN" oNer-proiuction Of gold.
n" NOR" cold there q. In. les sits pur-
chasing power must he. Others blame
the capitalists. who have a corner on
gold p'hers blame the manufacturers
Others say tho farmer - also 10 blame
lie cNertl argos for the products Of the
soil In point of fact. eNeryno.y Is to
hinne w" are living too high. II IS
our high living that makes living hiSh.
We nv" too much concerned In k'' .ng
M appearances. The wealthy man t...r-t
rave at least three homes-one g. tne
! city. one In the mountains and one on
the seasb ore. Clerks on wheelharrow
salaries must needs go Joy riding IN SIX
CYLINDER rosdstcrS- The wives ~ dav-
Iah"rcrs set . hotter table than ever he
Z Tore IN the history Of the world Things
once regarded aS luNuries are now re-
guired az simpl" necessities.
our theafers and other places or
amus' mont ar" TatToniZcd ny al classes
II - estimated that the annual eNgedi-
ture for drink by tho working men of
| the country l. $50 for capita. which IS
nor" than iheir average income two cen
/ turtles ago.
! IS there any remedy? To talk about
the enac' mont Of laws fra rsS-ra-nr ct
selfish combines and "Ntprti"nate profits
l. simply heating the air. The solution
VIII presently com. "f Itself The tidal
Wav" VIII continue To- roll In urtil -
s'rik"S grant. wall. witch Is familiar
~ know u a. hard times then u viii
, dissipat- itself IN general fash - or
economy. TIE mills viii Stop running
TIE hot'"T- Will fall out Of a." s,oc.. ~
change tie unemployed viii GO about
tho streets money vii h. scarce. The.
WI j." les Spending because there VIII
| he less :" Spcul
, There Is a Difference.
'hNt. "f course. Won understand n =
- not d." real SvAI.c- 81 my sermon
" is only tl" doorV.N of q lar-er house
nv" which ! want - toad YOU / am Ia
Slfah To- Won not nn trc high sasf 81.
T lNiuS. hut tho high cost ~ living wei.
Or 10" ? "h>'r'" - there Is - VAST dif-
t.ftn'r h''"'"n lif" ana q t.,"i:rooI
The latter ras To- du simply win a hand
breadth OF time. hut life - for ever ana
ever.
WI hon CHRIST cam. into tie world nj,
~ GRAND Of salvation I- found the
rc"pl" troubled s,huuf ti. high ,ns, a.
llNlnS. 'u~t - ~" are. ~. mad r.ar-
/ ,h'm "sHinE on every and What s.1,,
, We "1t. and what shall w. drink an
"Irr"W III ~ shall w" be clothed
"" spok" t. them .s immortal mo,
ana women preparing for ium.aSur.Lfa
: nov Ions att thou"
~" sermon was strong and handled :,
n'"N'' -tHl ""N. citing biblical g1iDf,-
farr" - to. subject and ~ 500. 90.
w. -~''$'- - zen 20 the people m Tho DAYS
"t ifi-i. IT," aud enc. was am a,,pre,i
~ "Wer"d upon the ra.to. f,r -. -,
, N'r ~ which the sermon was handled.