The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-22
SERVICE CONDUCTED LAST
EVENING IN FIRST CHRIS
TlAN CHURCH.
Special Sermon Preached by Rev. W.
n. Fields. OF Patriotic Nature.
Members Marched to Church.

Rev. W. H. Fields. pastor Of the
First Christian church, preached the
annual memorial sermon to the mem
beers OF Wheeling Council No. 1. and
John A. Logan No. 80, Junior Order
american Mechanics. and also Wheel.
ing Commandery No. /. Members OF
the Ladies' Auxiliary were also pres-
ent. The sermon was taken from the
fourth chapter OF St Mark and the
thirty-sixth verse. Special music was
rendered by the choir and the even.
Ing was memorably spent.
=, Headed by the Baptist hand of
Martins Ferry. the lodges congregat.
ed at the lodge rooms and tbsn
marched over the principal streets OF
the city. From the hall to Twelfth.
across TO Main. down Main 10 Four.
Seenth and then on to Market 10 the
FIRST Christian church. The church
nad Deen especially decorated for the
splcuous places.
The meeting was opened by the
singing OF hymn No. 1856. NV Coun-
try. tbs OF Thee" and the lesson
was read. followed by the pastor Tbe
olner portion OF the service was the
fEulhr church service with an esne-
cially prepared sermon by the nss
t9r In his address he dwelt upon
me personal interests which had n
tendency to overcome the spirit ~
nrotherhood. He said be was told
.nat mere we're fraternal organiza.
IONS ana places where men wouId
Join together for the common good
His sermon follows: e0''
%, \ story f. told OF n shinvre-l, 49,.
s'ars ago when all were saved but onc
"It 90 ne sea was stormy. and danger
w the idea Of going out 10 mel, tbts
ll.. because OF the danger 10 tb.tr
fo it,o my thought q was impossible
~" ~ a sea running as high as N
was In that terrible storm a. -. y
lung Fellow began e. call for votu,
sac tie 20 10 me wreck and try and
t'ioW begged him not 10 20 80
tHlnIr had been lost ~ sea ana a 49,,
80" % nsh gone for many years. and Eli
persisted. and az last rot enougb ~
tlah the boat and they launched AZ -
i-r, ,t,,osA' after lahorinE for quite a
.nE utnc against wind and wave thew
Hhed ne man and got him into fbs
t'al. Ana az they came near the sbs,..
mouth ana Irj sa Iat hls hands 60 his
mother. % BE- VIII Tbe igst 80, '''' '
Men. this was re- BROTHER liz 49,. ff..,.
are our brothcra- And 4, ~ men
VINO have called rho aaue 49,.
Lone ss1,n Tor have had a place az he
father 90 keep the wolf ICON. ~ 49,
I"r both or thcm nor have ATTENDED H..
80, b-,,to nut We belong 10 that
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father and Eve the mother '' '''
~ we had less aoIfishreaa We v.,,,ft
gu ~ happier And the .,s.f ' y
t.aNen would rejoice. and tho dsvits -
he'll would mourn WIS 1T
In that scene that read from tp.
book tonight. teaches a lesson tb., ~
world ever gefa from this IrrII-., IT,
fHr NE n Christ '"' III
Jesus was very weary from tt. f.-...
amount Or work that ffe had rs..- a
y Ihr0uFh Tor Some little time ST. Wa az
t"rfd Hie diecirlra fr get n boat ,tt
they would 60 over 90 tie ofte- go 'l
The lake And AZ they arc rratIor tt.I-
W4r across ono ~ those frrrfbrr -t,.r,.
mat come ur so sudd .rIr on lsEa g,r.-
I.' arose and their crnff wae Ir daDy.r
In The hack end ~ fnr boat uhr~ fr.-
went t0 Him In their hour rf dargs-
ana awnke Him say ur Master rar.sf
nor mat we perish And wr arc told
mot Jesus arose and commanded tha
Nind ard tho waves and there was r.
Fr.Hf calm.
Eut when Jesus spoke tho word M.
only f1 that chin thai held the dIerirfrs
NFrI christ. but MHrk fHfIe ur that fh.fs
were other litfle shire
In other words wnHf Jesus fI1 fsr
're he 90 Indirectly for q great many
fIffuarf arr.ea Tho aurffr waters OF frr
2 .aEe r1 that when fre storm Was over
300 'r. sind heEHr FL. Die aNay in rffIf
.'Na nmurErf ffr hills and the stars
e.rrr once more sr-Hsu the wind SWEPT
f' i' wee NOT on. but MANY Uftfa
s.-aI-frr frf,rs tat wiib ffsrsi.i
.'.re aboard .aIIrI int. The harhor f.-
f.FiH 'N" N... I"'| HH.I frHn. Tho rrr|.r
.' ..e deep eHf. home 90 last
IhFr. Hrr others who ere fr1.efIrr
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