The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-10
EvANGE LESTIC PARTY.

Unitarian community he Lad entered
the university without belief in Jesus
Christ. But, after a, great struggle
with the spirit OF unneiief. lie became
converted and felt called 10 the min.
istly, His first pastoral. was at the
! Congregational church in Harvey. iii,
nois. suberb OF Chicago. From there
he went 10 the Bethel church in Chi.
sago. Alter five years OF life as a
, pastor he took up the work OF an
evangelist and for thirteen years he
las done the work of the Lord along
this line. During these wears he has
held services In about twenty states
namely: California, Iowa. Nebraska,
Florida. New York. PENNSYLVANIA. In.
diana. Illinois, Ohio, West Virginia,
Kentucky. Louisiana, Oregon. Mich.
gan. Wisconsin. Massachusetts, Min.
nesota and Kansas. He now has in.
vItations 10 20. to cities that will oc.
cupy his entire time for the next two
years. five OF the invitations being
from Ohio cities. He has spoken nm
wards OF 1000 times daring these
thirteen years and he thanks God tina,
never once has he failed to appear
because OF illness. He has seen over
100000 men and women converted in
his meetings.
DR.. Lyon is the author OF two books.
One. THE LordshiD Of Jesus" has
reached his sixth edition ind was Sc.
lccted by his publishers for sale in
The British trade. The other is For
the Life That Now Is." witch Is now
in its second edition.
The subject Of this brief sketch Is n
married man. he having induced n
young university woman named Miss
Ellie Forest, to have him. and five
children have blessed the union. Mu.
riel. the eldest, is Il sophomore in
Ober!in university: Helen Is u senior
at Wheaton academy: Arthur is n
freshman ut the same academy. while
Margaret Is In the siXtllc grammar
gladc. Baby Ruth is at home, being
but five years CT age. The family
home is At Wheaton H., n suburb Of
Chicago.
DIR. Lyon has the propc: conception
OF his work in order 10 make it sue
ccssful. lie said to the writer that
1t Is the greatest work In the world.
He believes he has chosen wisely his
LIES calling and is happiesl when he
Is busiest in the Masters service, In
his early young manhood he was al,
iracted by the law and the opportu.
mites it afforded for political advance.
ment. He was college mate OF
\ United States Senator William Ken.
yon. OF Iowa, and they were fast
friends. Kenyon's ambition was to
become minister OF the gospel.
! Lyons great hope was 10 succeed
Senator Dolliver in the rnited States
senate. The whirligig of fortune gave
lhese two gifts TO these two men, but
the tickle Jade switched the gifts as
did Little Buttercup the babies in
"Pineiore." Or. Lyon became the
eloquent preacher and evangelist and
the wuuld-be preacher achieved the
United States Senate.
DR.. Lyons fathers people were old
Inc Democrats from Maryland who
are the most Democratic OF Demo.
Gratis. His mother came from old
New England abolition stock she be.
ing niece Of Ethan Allan, the hero
Of T!conderoga. Thus he inherits the
best FROM the north and the south.
He has slight physique. but con.
Stitution Of iron. Had he not hr
could not stand these nerve wreckin.
campaigns which he so successfully
conducts from one years end TO an
ether. His Physicians toll him he is
cutting shcrt his chances of life by
his intense work. Bu; rs the cvangc-
list said yesterday. at does not make
so much difference how long one lives
as how one lives.
The more on thint:s of It the trucr
this is.