The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-08
NEW ERA ORA WING
IN MINE DISTRICTS
PYTHIAN
(Contiluea from page ID

as some OF those in the past. yet it
was one THAI was calculated to set
men and women TO thinking. The
Great Freedom was the subject and
the burden of the message was that
the blood Of Christ. If Christ shall
make you free, You are free indeed.
was the text used. II was not with
out effect, either Twenty-one per-
sons. men and women, heard the invI-
tation and accepted. More personal
work was done than at any previous
service. Especially was this true
among the Pyfhians. brother working
with brother. and many of the con-
yerts who struck the trail came from
their ranks.
SIR. snyder closed the series "a
store meetings and young peoples
services ar Broad Oaks Friday. These
meetings have been interesting and
well attended. y number of de-
cistons are reported
Hazel-A.ias Night.
The shop meetings under the di-
rection of Mr. Taylor are growing IN
interest. Some of the shops are
planning TO attend in body and next
Saturday night has been set apart for
Haze1-AtIas night, and everybody from
manager down to scrab boy IS plan
ming to come out. The only ones
who cannot attend are the ntgn.
watchmen.
A glance at the program for next
week shows 4 busy week On Tues
day night the hosts who favor ma
tionaI prohibition come in body
and there will be special music. On
Wednesday night the Masons will at
tend On Thursday night a delega-
ton from the New Fair Grounds will
be there On Friday night Bridge
port viii hold the boards. and as
noted above the HazeI-Atlas CLASH
works have Saturday night.
sunday morning the sunday
schools will attend IN a body. They
will meet at the First Methodist
Episcopal church and start for the
tabernacle and the schools vii! fall
in line as they march down Pike
street This is expected to bring out
record Sunday morning attend
ance. Sunday Afternoon viii be
meeting for men only. A Losing
Game" is the subject.
Sunday nigh; the United Com
rnercial Travellers will come in a body
1 The objectionable Sin /"
Monday. night will be especially
for the colored people.
One Hundred Men Come Forward.
One of the features of Friday
nights service was when about 100
men came forward and by that action
gave public expression of their con-
secration 10 the issues of the cam
paign. the giving up of many things
their work as Christians and declar-
ling henceforth they would lead more
consistent lives as members OF the
church Many of the most prominent
men of the city were among the num-
Der and a score or more of them
gave their testimonies as TO what had
led them TO take the step. 1t had
great influence upon those who were
The sermon of last night in part
follows:
John. S:3s. IF the Son therefore
shall make you free. We shall be freed
indeed
the Jews did not understand il. They
said, We have never been in bond
age 10 any man: we We're never
slaves How can We be set free
Christ answered .Whosoever lives in
sin Is a slave Of sin
seed Freedom.
Many person needs to be set free
woman ought 10 be set free from the
curse of novels that have ruined her
intellect. that have soiied her heart
and made her dreamy good for moth
ing in her home and society. pity
from the depths of my heart any hus-
band or child who has novel-reading
wife and mother. Many a young man
needs TO be set free from the desire
Of obscene pictures and demoraLzing
books.
-tCnristO will set you free from
10 some who would give your right
eye or your arm If you could be free
from sin that has bound you with
hands stronger shan steel. There vas
a time when you thought your sin
was pleasant. 1t was your delight
when you first did it. But It has be-
come your pitiless maSer
Sin Crews.
'.S.n grows It gets strong. II gets
h:S. When lust hath conceived. II
brfrsetn forth sin. and sin when Il is
finished. brinseth forth death Alas.
how many there are who have learn
tonGling some sin until it has wreck
ed and ruined them and cast them
into perdit;on.
He Gives Freedom.
Christ will set You free from
the fear OF death. l used TO be afraid
of death do not want to die now:
/ want 10 1--we as long as God will
let me. I looked upon death as my
portal enemy st the thought OF
death l shuddered and my soul was
wrapped in a mantle of gloom !
knew death is ahead of me. but
Christ has taken away from me the
fear of death. Life Is like a tale that
stold. il soften forgotten. II is like
the mist of the morning. il appears
for a little time and then vanishes
away. However rich we may be. how
ever pcor. orr dust shall mingle to-
gether. and the place that knows US
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