The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-19

strong Physically. he was the
strongest man in the world, and spir-
itually the weakest. His setrength
did not keep him from falling. And
his parents. in raising him. seemed to
have made the thousand mistakes in
indulging him. Letting the boy 20
as he pleases means a free pass to
the jail. gallows and to hell.
The strongest man in the world is
the one who masters self The man
who prays is stronger than the one
who curses. He was counted on
Gods side and on the worlds side.
After the fearful Iroquois fire l
took train. hurried to Chicago. and
met many people on this train whose
loved ones had gone down to death:
and the wall that came from their
bleeding hearts as these loved ones
talked to me was. oh. to think that
he died in a theater. oh, IL they had
only died outside the playhouse. Why
must my loved one die in such a
place.
venturins Too Far.
Now, brother, IL the theater is a
bad place to die in. in the name OF
i
place to be in. The question is, How
did Sampson die? IL seems he want
ed to go to hell. He is like some peo-
pie to-day. We laugh at the mouse
near the trap, or the game near the
dead-fall. the fish near the hook; and
just as they are caught. so you ven
ture too far in sin. fool around places
of temptation. lie in the lap of pleas
m ~ 10
Would you expose an aching tooth to
the frosty north wind? Yet you trifie
with your own soul.
Hear mel There is no oath 20
binding as the. church oath. No OBJ
legation so sacred as the Christians.
II you can tribe with this. you can
trife with anything. ] know / am
on unpopular ground. but ! must press
the truth II II cuts. This Bible calls
the relation between Christ and the
soul a married life-this Bible calls
blacksliding whoring from God.
Listen! When you misstep. turn aside.
wander. what happens? answer. that
this happens In society when | leave
my wife for another.
Would You Break a vow7
II say to break the church vow
should be as much greater sin than
breaking all other vows, as heaven
f. higher than the earth. Would yosI
break lodge vow? II so you would
be blacklisted. expelled. looked on
as evil and spurned. Yet. you break
Christ's vow when you play cards,
dance, or go TO the show. Your are
smashing Gods law. Yes. you are
trifiing with Jesus Christ. said
I'D rather my daughter be dead than
dance or play cards. and a mother was
shocked and asked: Where Is the
harmT ! replied. 1t IL not a matter
OF whether she shufiles the cards. or
hugs a man or looks at a play. but.
hear me, it's her vow 10 God 20 which
she took, does she regard that lightly?'
What have you done with that bap-
tismal vow7 II r. a little thing 20
break tho marriage vow with the
Christi Let a wife take a false step
and divorce follows. Yet, let a church
member take a misstep. break your
vows. you whine out We're all poor
weak worms OF the dust All. that
shows you have wicked, corrupt. de-
fant. dlsobedient heart
samson trihed. not the only man
that did. lie lost out by trining. so
have you.
The Fall Is Not Sudden.
The sad fact ~ that the departure
IL gradual. lie didn't fall suddenly.
That tree fell last night In the storm.
We. but for months the little worm
had been under tho bark eating az tho
heart The poor girl whose virtue
was robbed did not fall last night. but
months ago At the dance hall That
poor drunk In the gutter did not faii
last night. but years ago az your house
when you served punch or wine
Samson. foollng around In the lap
OF pleasure. needed a good daddy and
nanny who would use the massage
treatment briskly upon him with q
clapboard or shinRie
Poor man Wist not that God
was gone" Yes. you break the Sab
bath AZ baseball. Sunday riding. look
Ing 81 the dance. and say only little
things. yes. only little things Dsvid's
look was only n little thing. yet led
10 murder Achan's theft. only a lit
tie thing. yet caused his body 10 b.
crushed with n stone Judas love ~
money. only little thing. yet led him
20 suicide. Samson IN Delilah's lap
only r little thing. yet he lost his in
nuence. power and soul IN spite Of
all our sins. wanderings and black
slidinRp. God does not give NJ up lie
followed Adam. tried 20 save Sam
son. looks for tho prodieai's return