The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-06
REVIVAL SERVICES
BROUGHT TO CLOSE
EvANoELrsr RoUD SHAW DELIv.
Ehs PoWEAfuL SERMON TO
LARaE CONGREGATION.
Three Services Conducted sunday in the
Rtrst Christian Church-Party
WIN Leave City Today.

Closing a campaign that has been
golng on Tor the past several weeks
mon ringing with enthusiasm and plead .
lngs Tor the Christian and would-be
christian last night In the First chris
tan church. Holding three services
and working hard at each. the evan
gelist showed the strain last night when
mis- voice began failing him towards the
all, however. he showed that Character
isuc spirit which won him the hearts
OF his congregation and the members
OF the church.
With the 20 conversions last night
the total Tor the series OF meetings
was raised 10 150. while the collections
81 yesterday amounted 20 close TO $500.
the exact amount not being determined
last night. Pastor and members were
much pleased with the success Of the
meetings and expressed their apprecia-
OF thanks al the end OF the services.
SroWding around the evangelist they
continued To shake hsnda with him and
his co-workers. Mr.. and Mrs. Jordan.
lew meetings were characterized by the
Whole-headted attention Of the congre-
gation as was given last night.
Just az the opening OF the meeting.
the choir sang very beautifully The
Way Of the Cross Leads Home" \ large
cross ntted with red electric bulbs was
arranged and as the chorus was begun.
the lights m the building were put out
ana the lights on the cross flashed out
a wordless message. AT different times
alluded TO, and each time the cross
flashed its message.
Probably one OF the most beautiful
FEATURES OF the whole meeting came Just
at the close OF the service. As the In
Nitation was given two little girls
neither over ten years OF age came to-
the other- The two were sisters ana
the older was leading her little sister
10 answer the call OF the Christ that
Shaw.
Preaching from a passage % scrip
ture found In the twelfth chapter OF ST
Luke, beginning al the thirteenth verse.
he exhorted his auditors to forsake the
ways OF the devil and to enlist IN the
army OF Christ. His sermon was really
clustered around the three words. Thou
Putting IL off.
Down through the ages men and
ton and salvation. They have been
contending that they would some day
become followers Of the Lord and join
the forces OF Cod the Father Yet fhcv
put IL off and at the end are not ready
10 30. There are men and women here
tonight, AZ they were stricken thoy
would not be ready. The rich man said
ne would build barns TO hold his grain
and then settle down 20 rest God told
him Thou fool this night thy soul
shall be required OF thee" God called
the rich man a fool. Lazarus was found
sitting at the steps 81 rich man Yet
when that man was IN hades he prayed
amer Abraham 10 allow Lazarus 10 Dip
ms ringer In water and quench the burn
ing and scorchinE tongue. 1 believe
that N the people Of wheeling could be
dipped into "a little liquid heal fire We
would have more missionaries ana
workers
At the afternoon services. Rev. shaw
spoko 10 men and women on The Pace
That Kills" He said. There IL no more
uiitcrcnce between the gambler who
wears skirts aud plays bridge whist Tor
prize. than there Is the dirty old bum
VINO plays cards for a glass OF whisky
over downtown saloon"
The party viii leave the city in u
short time and 20 20 their homes tn
hentucky. and from there they will en-
Ter other fields. Tho bapusmal SER
vices viii be held next Sunday evening
Just before the regular service whom
the converts 81 the past series win be
Immersed