The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-20

like 10 see all OF the Christians I'm thu
state lined up and start q soul savfne
campaign which would be one OF the
greatest things that could ever be ac-
complished- He spoke OF people rum
ming every time that there is q fre,
and said that the other evening when
the IRE alarm rang In Martins Ferry
where the blaze was. II ali OF the
Christians would respond to prayers
as Wen as to an alarm OF IRE, We
would get coed results.
He told OF how Peter won three
thousand souls for God at q single ser
mon. and said that that must have
oeen great sermon which could win
mat many souls In such a short time.
what people need in this generation
Is 10 learn to pray In order to be pre-
pared to meet God at any time.
You cannot be a Christian unless
you attend prayer meetings and OF.
Ter prayers to God for the wrongs
done. There are lots OF cripples in
this town who could be saved IL they
were only brought to this place. What
Sou people ought to do is to have a
helpless cripple at this service each
day, sitting by your side. There arc
plenty OF them In this town, and IN /
were to offer FIVE thousand dollars for
every cripple brought here this morn
ing l would be receiving calls to re-
serve half OF the tabernacle. Most OF
the cripples OF to-day are from child
hood. and need to be saved.
GOD can clean up all Of the drunk
ards in this city, as there Is no per-
son that God Almighty cannot save
IN short time IL they will only offer
prayers. God could make aristocrats
OF sinners In thirty seconds. All that
Is needed Is 10 get into the harness
and be ready to pray 70 God. The AZ.
ternoon meeting came TO a close with
Kew: Jones making a plea to the peo-
PIE 10 oner more prayers, as they. will
be answered by God at any time.
Sins Of Martins Ferry.
Sins OF Martins Ferry" was the
subject OF Rev. Jones' talk last even
Ing, and the sermon was the most
powerful delivered In this city for
some time. The different amusements
In this city were scored.
understand that the mayor and
city council regulate the laws of the
city, and at the same time they UNFOLD
the different forms OF amusements
and let the people rob the Lord of the
day OF rest. / had not been In this
town TOUR hours when I heard some
little boys cussing on the streets. A
1 was on my way to the tabernacle I
met loot ball players going to play on
sunday, one OF the days which ought
TO be rest for everybody. There are
hundreds OF robbers In this city to
day, and most people would laugh
when ! made that remark. There are
robbers in this city who would rob
the Lord OF the day of rest. Some OF
the robbers in Martins Ferry are love
~ folks, too" The playing OF foot
pail in this city on Sunday came In
Tor It's share of remarks, and the city.
officials were criticised for permitting
the game to be played
There Is one politician IN this town
VINO Is cussing me, but he had better
look out or he will be out OF a fob.
Keeping the Sabbath holy IA one OF
the best recreations The PLAYING OF
FOOTBALL in this city on Sunday permits
the young people to remain away from
the church" The speaker said that
the old Blue laws were the best ever
and that they ought 20 be enforced
at the present time. The trouble with
the young people OF today Is they ara
kept away from the churches.
ProhIbItlon-Bah.
You also say that you have prohi-
bition In this town but nothing like
that exists In this city. IN there
would be prohibition in this city you
would not hear the little children say
Ing on the streets: No. I was not In
a speakeasy.' and that can be heard
In several places on the streets. A
lot Of the cursing by children in the
city can be attributed to the cursing
on the streets OF the grown people.
No gentleman viii walk down the