The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-06
PREACHESFIRST
SERMON ON CITY
DE- CLARENCE L. ALLEN STARTS
bEhIES OF LECTURES ON
WHEELING.
L-Arge Congregation was Present. and
Cons1derable Interest was shown
-speaks' OF Settlers.

ra 6ri cl s,ss; E Allen pastor Of the
series OF sermons last night on the gen
eral theme, Does Wheeling Mean Bus-
ineI Wn preaching ON ,hs subject What
~ M NJ pr. Allen used a. his
and the men OF the city said unto Eli
rnA behold pray shee. the situation
OF ms city Is pleasant as my Lord
Beginning his sermon. and likewise
the series. pr. Allen said in part:
on an autumn day in the year 1870
three brothers. having left their east
"rn home to find another I'm the wiIds OF
the west reached the peak Of a Hill from
which they viewed one Of the most en-
trancing scenes thty had ever looked
upon. Before them swept "a great river.
IN the distance lofty hills raised their
uuent stretched away to the setting sun.
The hills We're clothed with the fine
verdure Of the dying year. In the river
before them extended a point Of land To
which they went ON a rude raft. ENplo-
ration revealed that BE- was an island
lying like gem 300 tho bosom of che
river. They determined TO make this
beautiful spot their home. soon a Clu~-
ter Of rude houses surrounded "A uttI.
fortress upon the banks of the stream
and the foundations ot a city were laid.
since then u has grown. The terminus
center in which u great American com
nonwealth Vas carved out mid che din
or war. this settlement has come To b-
one Of the most progressive citi.s Of the
land. The single street-fa inCrca sod
nearly one hundred and fIfty fold. Th.
fortress has gone. The raft has been
displaced by busy steamers. The crude
school house has como To be "a dozen.
one chutch society mas income nearly
three score. The smoke Of tho Indian
lire has been blott-d out by that OF
scores OF mills aud factories. Wheeling
j. now city To- be- reCkoncd with. with
"a glorious HISTORY and a bright future.
What h. Wheclu- Not these mater
ID
house IN which Wheeling lives. Thee
are the Earb that Wheeling wears. These
Wheeling. rcpo-e~. wheeling il a city
and that leads us To the consideration
~ one OF the most interesting lines OF
luvcsfigauuu that can be entered.
Here the speaker laced III" develop
wen' Of a city through tho four stages
ut growth. First q fortress. place or
safety. Second. a business center, pro-
NidiuL the necessities of lie. Third, "a
rllr. vher. tho comforts Of life are
looked after. streets paved. water. hEht.
Iuel and the safeguards ot health re-
Ear,.ed. Fourth. a comm unity looking 10
tho moral spiritual Jnoracter of the
Two matters of great local interest
age to n' mention, %. Ftr~i. OBJ. peculiar
suburban populauou. No loss thsn ufty-
els settlements about Wheeling that
1oob 10 US as "a conf,r W. are not 10 re-
cur markets. oar interests but as COM
tributiug tu our moral Wrliar, sud OF
90 them As Wheeling goes so may
they 20. This i~ '.r moral re~p"u-lnli-
lty. second. On, foreign people who are
coming Go u-. They must learn our Lam
lsuae,. become American citizens tif
they ar, tp u, hNpuvutted GET th" word
American com, before DO, hlpuguI and
tusy are 'o learn our particular Nmrri-
can spirit btnrr,, f-s they trt "a menace
nor n l.Ir. They must Boz. % uelI--tUt
v. must make them so. ~ nat I- Wheel
irgr Not ANYTHING material But Wheel
ing U.s. th, gu1rlDi'r vl tn" people wh"
live here. ", must see Co It shat this
sEararf,r I~ right. On can only Dee rIgnt
a- 10 I- based upon the teachings ut ana
bears Oh, ut, OF Jesus christ.