The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-16
INTERESTING MEETING HeIp
LAST EVENING IN MAR
TINS FERRY.
forty-three Persons Hit the Trail at
. the Close Of the Meetina-Cold
Did Not Interfere.
THE CONVERSIONS.

Despite the cold weather yesterday,
me Two services held at the Bob
Jones tabernacle In Martins Ferry
were largely attended. the largest
croNd oeing present at the evening
service, when Rev. Jones preached on
SIN. At the close of the meeting
large number went forward and
shook the hand of the evangelist. The
Junior Mechanics of Wheeling and vi
einity We're present at the services,
marched In body to the tabernacle.
headed by the Baptist band.
Mrs. Allison Is attracting a great
deal OF attention during her afternoon
sermons as they are proving. very in.
the services each afternoon this week,
except Friday, when Rev. Jones will
deliver a special sermon to all of the
old folks and -shut-ins" in Martins
Ferry. All of the old folks will be
taken to the tabernacle in autos do
mated for that purpose.
Sin was the subject taken up by
Rev. Jones last evening. and the SER
mon was even stronger than the first
several days ago. The sermon was
taken from the twenty-third verse of
Judea. And others save w>-h fear,
pulling them out OF the fire; hating
even the garments spotted by the
flesh" Did you ever think over . 900
peoples souls have been saved since
this campaign opened and some OF
them are near to eternity. There are
sttll some to be saved before the cam
paign closes.
Sin is Mysterious.
Fire is most mysterious: there is
nothing more mysterious than fire.
I was just sitting in front of the fire
to-day and watching IL burn and won
derfng how mysterious IL was. There
IS nothing more mysterious than sin.
There Is sin on Gods footstool in
this world. There are many things in
mis- world which We are not aware
or. i can grasp hre. ! can grasp cleo
tricity. There are thousands of things
which we can't understand at all
Fire Will destroy. | am a practical
man, and when need a doctor I want
him TO tell me how many he has in
the grave. There is sin in the home
and town. The most reasonable
thing. like FIRE. Is sin. There is fire
in everything. There is fire in ice.
there is FIRE in everything.
You see a little baby playing at
the window OF home: there Is sin in
that bod What win break out some
day. Sin is laden in every human
being. Sin is latent in every human
nature. There is something downed
in every heart. Not latent, but active
sin. Some will swear. some will
drink. some will beat wife. and some
viii break their marriage vows.
= Sin Ruined Chances.
There was man down South that
could have been elected governor had
IN not been for sin. One time when
he was running for Office he met n
man who had a large following. and
n fit OF temper he drew a knife
and attempted to cut the man g
throat. The following that man had
kept him from being elected governor
of Southern city. Sin II human.
Sin Is like fire. IL will break out in
many places. 10 will wreck and ruin.
Some will commit murder: some will
commit adultery some have anarchy
in the body. Sin Is latent. and with.
out the grace Of God will break out
again. Fire was never certain. You
could not set fire to a certain room
and tell II to burn only that room.
Sin will wreck and rui nyour life.
II not careful rim will wreck the hu-
man life. Prentice was a great man
and he took to drinking and inside
OF a short time he was ruined and
sin destroyed him.
They say they want 10 open the
falcons In this city and they will
regulate them. They say they want
20 keep them right. They might not
got you but they might ret your boy.
Sin Will destroy the human body.
Fire will destroy. The town Florida
that was destroyed by FIRE some time