The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-06
Good Speakers Will Be Here
For MosIem Campaign Opening
WORLD FAMED CHURCH WORK.
ERS WILL ADDRESS PEOPLE
OF WHEELING.
First Week In February Set Aside az
Time for Work In Many Large
Cities in Country.

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Wheeling people VIII see part o.
the action planned for the great Mos
lem campaign. The Moslem cam
paign mas planned TO take up arms
against the strongest enemy OF Chris
tianity-the religion OF Mohammedan
ism.
And 10 this end the Worlds Sun.
day School association has planne,
this campaign. The idea is to con
duct a whirlwind campaign and three
speakers will be sent to our city who
know conditions TO the most minute
degree. They will tell Of conditions
as they exist in the land OF the Mos
lem. This campaign is 70 last 10
nine days, from February . 10 IL. Tn,
speakers will visit Detroit. Columbus
Toledo. Pittsburgh. Altoona, Harris
burg. Philadelphia, Brooklyn, New
York, Poughkeepsie and Wheeling
this city being the smallest and tbs
only one OF its class to be so honoreC
by the visit OF these able speakers.
Purpose OF the Campaign.
- hAAN btNNftu NuTlNllAnllN anl
Mohammedanism is on. For year.
the Christian Church has made a val
liant fight with marked results. but al
last the realization has come that II
the largest inroads are to be made IL
Moselm lands for the teachings o
Christ. they must come by way o
the child. Northumberland has nc
place for children. Christianity builds
lie EarN aFNnAuaNau No.. .NNuIA.-
An investigation is which FIVE hun
dred representatives and m~issIonariel
working in lands more or less Mo
hammedan, revealed the fact that il
Africa and Asia there are more thar
$4,000. 900 Mob ammedan children. prac
ucally all OF whom are living in tn,
most demoralizing environments. Tn
der the Moslem teachings, TO rear
pure-minded child is almost unknown
and impossible. There is a lamentabl,
lack OF children's literature. and /,
startling percentage OF i%lliteracy. ig
norance and superstition. Consider
Ing, therefore, the prevalent condition.
n crying needs of these helpless
children In Moslem lands, the World.
Sunday School association proposes a
once 10 organize the present Sunda,
school forces n marshal ia EN- for an
onward march against this foe.
rlSn or campaign.
To do this, men and money are re
CURED. The men have finally beer
secured who have undertaken thi.
arduous work. The speakers who ar,
coming to Wheeling will show tina.
now Is the appointed time To strik,
the blow VIII ich will mean death e
sin and life to Christianity in Moslen
lands.
The Speakers.
The men who are coming to speal
in Wheeling are world famed. BishoI
J. {. Hartzell stands out promi
nent tia any figure in the Mosleu
world. F~earlessly, Bishop Hartzel
gives this message: lsla.>ls the only
worldwide religious organization chal
Longing the Christian church for tn,
empire OF the world. All other falls,
religions which are at all ~aggressiv,
are practically confined TO races anC
sections of continents. This one. witt
its Arab language spoken by at leasr
i've hundred millions of people. II
which her gifted poets nave sung. hel
philosophers taught, and her histor
ians written: with the simplest creed
that ever was proclaimed: standing foi
social and religious fraternity amonl
all peoples, irrespective OF race OF
continent; with It's people inspired by
a passion to bring ~'infdelsr to their
belief. and urged on in all its wide
domain by its leaders, this mighty
aggressive force confronts in BATH,
array the Nazarene and his follower.
for the conquest of the world"
Rev c. t. Erickson Is perhaps the
best acquainted man in the world with
conditions In Albania. Rec. c. r
Aked, ID. d., pastor of the First Con
~gregational church, San Francisco
has the following TO say OF him: a
great man in our midst. Driven ou.
OF Albania by the Servians. recalled
TO duty by the provisional government.
OF Albania. and then asked ~ IN,
President OF Albania TO represent thi,
new nation to the people Of the United
states and Canada, Charles Telfort
Erickson has a story TO tell which tn,
world ought to hear. He knows hi
storm tossed Albania as few men do
In prison n in exile. amid the blood
red horrors of war. Mr.. Erickson hai
drawn near 10 the heart of the Alban
ian people"
Mr.. Frank L. Brown is the thir,
member OF the party OF able speaker
who will address Wheeling peopl,
Mr.. Brown has been for many year.
the efficient superintendent Of one q
Methodlsm's largest sunday schools
He Is field secretary OF the World
Sunday School Association. and Sc
rotary OF the Oriental Commissl-,
lie Is a man with a message.
thorough organizer: p Christian states
man. He formerly was a prominen.
banker OF Brooklyn.
viii Speak Here.
These able speakers will speak IL
Wheeling Thursday. February .. The,
VIII speak In he afternoon and thei
a supper will be given by the loca
committee In charge Of the prppari
lions. They will then deliver ad
dresses again In the evening. Effort
are being made to secure the Marke
Auditorium for the affair but al az
rangements have not yet beer com
1 Melted