The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-23
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Powell aud great things are expected
from tbIs meeting.
compIimented Press.

Powell aud great things are expected
from tlIIs meeting.
compIimented Press.
DR.. Lyon paid the Fairmont news
papers very high compliment during
his preliminary remarks last night
and stated that he had never had bet.
ter treatment from the press anywhere
than he had received in Fairmont. He
spoke in the highest terms OF the
manner in which the meetings were
reported. He dealt at some length In
this connection on the first paragraph
Of the will of ]. P, Morgan, in which
the great linancier consigned his soul
10 God, which twas published in the
West vlrginian yesterday with special
reference to it's bearing on the Lyon
meetings.
The intention in this connection
was 10 point out to the busy business
man that man like ]. Pierpont Nor
gan, engrossed with the biggest bust
ness problems of the day, found time
L. think of the salvation OF his SOUL
and that he actually made it the para
mount object of his life anG even re-
ouested his children to do the same
That part of the Morgan will which
is one OF the most wonderful testl;
monlals ever penned of faith in tbe
efficacy of the saving blood Of Jesus
Christ, is as follows:
:" commit my soul into the hands
Ct my Savior In full confidence that
having received 1t and washed it in His
most previous blood, He will present
il fauItIess before the throne OF nv
Heavenly Father; and entreat my
children to maintain and defend at all
most prerious blood, He will present
sacrifice, the doctrine Of complete
atonement for sins through the blood
of Jesus Christ once offered and
through that Alone"
DR.. Lyons tribute to the press was
fully appreciated since the public IS
very stingy as a rule with conpli-
ments for the newspapers. knocks
arc more frequently received than
boosts. Since this meeting began the
West Virginian recognized in 1t the aD-
sorbing local news event of the month,
and nothing is more interesting than
local news and we treated ii according
~ for its full worth Hundreds OF SUI
scrlbers have been adGed to the paper
for this news alone and never before
has so many subscriptions been added
to the paper for the sake of any one
feature or news event.
The next biggest demand for news
of local interest was the new charter
It'll for which there has been coil
stant demand since It was passed Nv
the legislature. This VIC promised to
publish as soon as Il was printed anu
naturally a charter providing for Il
greater Fairmont and completely revo'
lutionizing the system OF government
of the city would be OF the greatest To-
cal interest, but the West Virgtnlan
las been criticized by one OF its lars'
est advertisers for giving so much
space TO these two publications. Gu"
reply was what we lose in advertIs'
ing on account Of the Lyon meeting
we gain in circulation,
DR.. Lyon text was taken from
Luke GIG, land Judas lscarlct
which also was the traitor. There
are some names that are never Spoken
without shudder" commented the
vangClist. Their very utterance
has the semblance Of the sibilence Of
the serpent's hiss SUCH are the
names OF Guy Faulkes, OF England; Of
Wallenstein, OF Germany; OF the Duke
of Aiva, of Spain, and OF Benedict Ar
mold, Of America. But supreme In It's
calumny stands the name Of Judas
IscariOt, the traitor. We find that
wherever IN the gospel the list OF
apostles is mentioned, the name of
Peters is placed first and the name OF
Judas is placed last.
Environment Not Factor.
Judas was man of great oppor'
tunitles. For three years he had heard
the sermans of Jesus. He was with
our Lord, as those great divine truths
flowed from his lips like pearls and
rubies from an overhowing casket'
yet Judas proved to be a traitor. More
over, he had seen the works of Jesus;
he had seen the storm stilled, the
starving fed, the sick healed and the
dead raised. Heihad known thegfel.
IowshID Of Jesus much Of the time for