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

The good news Of the chapter Or.
Lyon showed. is contained with the
statement that Jesus came in with the
morning. There is always morning
\ somewhere. After the darkest mid
night comes the c.lwn. After a time
Of doubt and difficulty, lhere is going
10 come the morning sun, full Of hope
and promise OF q new day. Every new
day is Gods warrant ana indication
10 you for u new opportunity. Have
you failed. Have you become down
hearted and discouraged. When the
morning comes. Jesus stood with his
disciples and where Jesus Stands It
Is always morning, hope, promise aud
opportunity. &
"The disciples we're not looking for
l'Jesus. They werG looking for fish.
That Is why the people of FaIrmont
do not find Jesus They are looking
for money. ease and Indulgence, 2theIr
eyes are blinded. II any man makes
success in anything else. he wont brag
about it. but just let him catch a lit
tie ordinary tlsh"and he will boast
! about It as long as he lives a man
doesn't like to be called failure as
fisherman. Friends have you caught
; any fish?
The Dead Stuff Burns.
The next best thing to success is
to admit that you are failure. The
average Christian worker hasn't got.
ten to that point in his experience
Iut. lie ID vanishing 10 keep up bis
courage. Many a pastor is padding
! bis church roll with dead timber-tbG
kind that burns easy-just to make u
good showing at his annual conference
or assembly. Friends that truth Is
that the churches Of all denominations
are in bad way. The members have
, money for everything but for The
cause OF Jesus Christ.
"The trouble Is that the world has
more sense" said the evangelist as.
10 told OF u ledge memUer lie sIw
paying L substantial SUN Tor u regal.
Ia. The lodge gives its members
something to do and makes them feel
their responsibility to be on hand 10
do II. Why don't the churches get
that idea? We have the money, tue
time. the energy for everything else
but catching fish, bringing lives 10
Jesus Ch:ist.
The trouble Is you have been fish
ing away from God aud Christ is say.
ing 10 you as he said TO :hose fisher.
men, Cast your net on the wight side"
Down in the Well.
There is one advantage in being at
the bottom Of the well; there is only
one way. to look and that is TO look
up. II isn't until the church gets right
down to bed rock and gels away from
i It's egitOsm and selF.suffi cheney that
God can use the average processing
Christian. They hear his voice saying
Cast you nets on the ri2ht side, II
was In this encouragement and dis
appointment that Jesus Christ helped
the fishermen. # you haze gotten 10
the point that you are willing 10 re.
cOgniZr hat your life has been fiat
failure then Jesus Christ can help you
The command Of Jesus may some.
times b. supernatural" added tho
speaker, but it is never ,.0ntra-r ration.
al. II Jesus bids you do something, II
may net agree With your ideas Of what
Is dignlled and proper, but il Jesus
asks yOn to do It. do it aud leave the
results 10 him.
AS soon us you get right with God
and do as Jesus told The disciples,
Cast YOUR nets on the right Sides"
you will tind that You will not be able
to draw Ii in, There are iHs. US many
people to be saved IN West virginia
as at any time in the history OF the
state, No community can be found
where the people have talked more
about The Christian life than have tho
peoplc OF Fairmont during the past
few DAYS. va A
Troubles in the Churches.
Whenever the church people OF the
city get right with God. when they
stop their little quarreIs and dlssen.'
s'cns in the church and get away from
all that is crlticals false earning critic,
inst as soon asftheY pre willing to set
all these things 0sidesand are willing
to 90 anywhere for JesCs. thtg old
CITY is going TO be shaken from top to
hottCn. But you'll have 20 obey God.
You have got TO get right with him.
A revival isn't going to begin on the
neoDle outside of the church. It has to
begin with church members.
"Are you going to keen on the way1
Won have been "oInp 1svinlr higI