The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-03
MEETING WAS ATTENDED az
LARGE DELEGATION OF
STRIKING MINERS.
sermon Was One OF Most Powerful
preached at the Martins Ferry
Hevival-creat Interest.


a large delegation of the miners OF
Belmont county greeted evangelist
Bob" Jones at Martins Ferry last
evening. the night having been Sc,
aside as miners night. and they turn
go out In large numbers. Three
Bible classes OF the Martins Ferry
churches carried large numbers OF the
men from Rayland. Yorkville and
Florence. The men formed in line al
the corner of Fourth and Hanover
streets and headed by the Florence
orchestra. marched In a body TO the
tabernacle. where special seats were
reserved for them. Several members
OF the miners union from Bridgeport
also attended the services. The mem,
Ders OF the Lady Maccabees and the
knights of Maccabees also attended
the services and occupied special
seats. At the close OF the evening
services. when the call for converts
was issued. large number of men
came forward and shook the hand OF
the evangelist.
The afternoon meeting was also
largely attended. Il being the largest
AFTERNOON crowd OF the week The
evangenst took for the afternoon ser.
mon. The Holy Spirit" which subject
ne has been speaking on all week and
winch he will continue to speak on till
sunday. Several large delegations
viii attend the meeting this evening
they being the Moose. Owls, Lady
Moose Circle. Eagles and vigilant
Athletic club. Special seats viii be
reserved for these DELEGATIONS
sunday will be great day for the
evangelist and his party. and record
Dresking crowds are expected to at.
tend. In the afternoon Rev. Jones
VIII talk to men only at the tabernacle,
and VIII deliver the sermon THE Sins
OF Men. At the same time that Rev
Jones Is talking TO the men. Mrs. Ali.
son VIII address meeting of women
IN the First Presbyterian church. In
the evening all city officials and pro.
fessional men will attend the services
and march in body to the tabernacle
AFTER the Sunday afternoon collec.
IONS. ~ Is hoped TO suspend the taking
campaign, II is expected that the
crowds that will attend the meeting
Sunday will be the largest since the
meetings opened.
Evening Service.
Inc evening services opened with
the evangelist reading the fourteenth
verse OF the fifteenth chapter OF Ephe.
SLAMS. Wherefore he saith. awake
thou that sleeps and arise from the
dead. and Christ shall give thee light
God can put more into a few lines
man any one who ever wrote a book.
You unsaved men and women, arise
from your sleep. God has a way OF
saying things. Here Is a picture OF a
man that sleeps when the sun shines
Human corpse are the most unattrac-
tive things. dead man. God some
times calls a man a dog God some
times calls men hogs. You need God.
Awake from your sleep. I once heard
OF a boy who went to sleep on the
plank of well from which water was
drawn. The mother looked all over
the place and at last saw the boy lying
on the plank of the we'll What do
n ~
in his ear? No she grabbed the boy
and took him into the house Some
men go TO sleep in peculiar places
God. on this earth. set the example
OF labor God is coming back again.
Many are asleep where the gospel is
being preached Many are asleep in
this world. and God Is coming. Men
and women are wide awake about ev.
crything but their soults II Is pos.
sible for man to wake up and never
get up. | once knew a girl who walked
IN her sleep. and many nights she
would get up and walk through the
fields about the home
Always Asleep.
you have church folks in this town
who never wake up: awake about
everything but their souls There are
many man walking In their sleep
Many man may wake up and never
get up. You are awake. but won't
out Of bed. thank God that there are
some folks In this town who wan,
God
A man NAV sometimes dream that
he is up, and still be In bed Some
people say they won't give their heart
10 God at revival You have had a
chance all OF this time 10 give your
heart TO God. but did not do H. Ac.
tors can't draw crowds like the reviv.
ais where the gospel r. preached A
man may sometimes dream he IL up.
and stu be In bed 7 have done the
same thing. I sometimes dream that
I am up IN the morning and az the
table. eating biscuits
There are many men in this town
who dream they are awake. but never
get up. There are many men in this