The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-07
AFTERNOON MEETING FOR MEN
ONLY. WELL ATTENDED.
Meeting for Women Also Held-Even.
ing Service Exceptionally
Interesting to All
\ CONVERSIONS.

ker. Bob" Jones opened the fourth
week OF his revival at Martins Ferry
Yesterday by talking to over eight
snousand people during the day. and
ne also a a total OF n hundred and
t.enty-eight conversions for the day.
snlcn nov brings the total TO fifteen
undre and thirty-four in less than
Two weeks. The most important fea-
.ure OF the meeting last evening was
ene iact that several prominent citi-
lens OF Martins Ferry went forward
ana promised to lead better lives.
Two prominent members OF the police
force also went forward last evening
ana accepted the hand of the evangel
Isl Three-fourths of the conversions
Yesterday were men. which IL very
saa.iying 70 the evangelist and his
party. Counting the number that at
Tended the women's meeting. held in
me auditorium OF the First Presbyte-
ran church. yesterday afternoon
nearly ! thousand people heard
tne Jones party yesterday.
The collections OF the campaign for
the Incidental expenses of the meet
,nE ceased last evening. and no more
VIII now be Ike till the last day of
the campaign. when the entire amount
collected will be turned over to the
evangelist for his services during the
Iast nve weeks. Last evening there
remained but $40 to be collected TO
- eaC tAkrnrrt Vi tnt camDalKU. but
more tnan that amount was secured
last evening. as there were over four
thousand people present. despite the
inclement weather tat prevailed.
In the afternoon the large audito-
rum was crowded to its capacity by |
the large number Of men who were |
anxious to hear the great sermon.
Inc Sins OF Men," which Rev. Jones
has delivered in over one hundred !
own and cities in the last few years.
The most notable feature OF the large
crowd was the large number Of out
of-town men who were present. Rev.
Jones spoke at some length on dane
ing. gambling. adultery and booze. |
No doubt his talk will do a lot OF rood
IN this city. as when he was talking
on the booze question the shouts of
nose in the tabernacle could be heard
Tor quite a distance. The evangelist
stated that II was a disgrace for the
people of that city TO think Of allow
ing eighteen saloons to be opened
there.
He said that IL was the work of the
LIQUOR men in trying TO get saloons
Dack in this city. and said that the
taik OF Martins Ferry and Bridgeport
n Bellaire going wet. was all talk OF
the liquor trust. Cheers were given
each time that the liquor question was
mentioned by the evangelist. He gave
several illustrations of the harm that
mas been done by whiskey in this
country. He caused a great ovation
pie had helped the South By freeing
the slaves. and now the South was
going TO help the North get rid OF the
liquor traffic. He stated that the
question OF .propriety with the saloons
eighteen saloons hat would start up
in the city. IL the city went wet, would
take at least SIS. 700 out of the town
that could be used for other pos
When the meeting CLOSED a call was
issued LOT converts. and a large num-
Al the same time that the evangelist
was talking to the men, Mrs. Allison
was talking to the women in the First
Presbyterian church. and a large num-
per were also present at the meeting.
The collections taken during the day
very satisfactory and came up
10 the expectations OF the evangelist
and his party.
Evening Service.
IN the evening h large auditorium
was again crowded TO its capacity, and
many were forced to stand. as they
were unable TO Obtain seats. The city
and the members OF the Mar
tins Ferry fire department. together
with the city officials Of Bridgeport,
attended the services in a body, and
a special reservation OF seats were
for them. A strong sermon
was preached by the evangelist. and
as this Is the fourth week OF the cam
palgn. great results are. expected.
The evening services opened nv the
choir singing several selections. after
which Rev. jenkins. pastor of the
welsh congregational church. opened
meeting with prayer. Rev. Jones
several verses from the twenty-
third chapter OF St Luke.
When Jesus Christ was in the world
lie was God in body. simplicity OF
Jesus Christ was blood to me. Jesus
Christ AZ the cross takes a man not
Tor God and makes him 81 for the
and for God. Think OF the Son
OF GOD taking a man from hell and
making him ~ for God.
once when ] was holding a revival
IN New York. a nan came to me and
asked me n ] would come to the Bow
cry on saturday evening. my day OF
rest. ] aid ] would come. and he said
they were going 10 have a taik. and
there ~ going to be n lot Of people
there. In the rear Of the building was
a bum. a poor hopeless case, who said
ne had no other place to 20. He said.
hsve been a drunkard. and was sent
20 the asylum so that J could stay
from drink. When returned
and passed the first saloon. ! stopped
went In and drank some whiskey. and
forty days n nights ! have slept on
the whiskey barrels II looked like
n hopeless case. but I said. God can
save you as he n perform miracles.
There are men here In the grip OF
sin, an absolute wreck. VI thov get
in touch with God he can perform
miracles. ! represent n big God oh
mighty God.
Melvin Trotter Suffers.
Melvin Trotter. wonder how many
people there are hear 10 night thai
know Melvin Trotter. lie was reared Z
IN a saloon. His father was on one
side. and he n on the other side. lie
married a nice woman and had = nice