The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-22
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1.pors REV. LEW
r-~ coJ[ANDS.
Delivers Stirring DSonfse IN sone
Church Yesterdays BITTER Afralsh
msnt Of eruany.


Forge our &C "''o ''' "''H
weapons by subsloinE anu oE 80
Scribing the LthcS loan, ANS
philanthropy bu. euoei'ee'
So declared tn Rev l.. t. Le"e'tE".
pastor of the Ste FVeSoS 'e.''" euo, ,,,
at Elm Grove. q se.N''on VIM a.. ~ ,,,,,
dr.d nsrsons the morning service
,..st,rd.r Ia discourse ringing WIN
,,riotIsr, IN he start. RevN Lew
III, i, co,,on with many other pas
- ,ybelns district churches. re
..oa osneclly To the second Liberty
1a.n in k,,iuS with the request or
nuns;dsn+ Nison and the proclamation
rr,.or, Cornwell that yesterday
49, ohs-rv. as Liberty Loan Sunday.
mr. 1sy.lyn selected his text from
,,.ian -.c In the same day shall
49, IorCshave with razor that Is
hired III is by them beyond the river
nv the ps Of AssEria-
rs hon by explaining his text. Tho
,.oan-h,ed instrument. the razor. has
-. in usefulness with the ages.
,..i, In Biole times the beard re-
msIneIncut save In seasons OF mourn
49,, - the razor is a suggestive SYM
AAI
~, ..y tongue IS q sharp razor work
49, 49,. .cei,fully." In other words. +.
.ne ded TO clean the face but was
r.sI used for deadly iucision.
God shavss Nations.
idea needed to have soma of its
.-perities cut off," Rev. Lewellyn
apninued. Cod sent three Assyrian
IS sennacherib Eserhaddon and
Souchadnezzr. These three sharp IN
>ions which cut down the glory or
dab are compared to so many sweeps
the razor across the face. 1t is
alled g. hired razor because God TOOK
ha Assyrian kings with whom no hal
10 sv,npas thy anu paid them in palaces
and spoil.
"If Gods judgments are raSor' we nae
he's, be careful how we use them on
others. Don't sling about the Judgments
of God-rhey are razors. Some OIL 'he
most wicked prosper: many OF the most
ho,est fail Some who carry heads
crecr are humble: many 'attired In seeoy
clotbes SLOUGH hats and unshined SHOES
= 70 nrord. Ones misfortune may De
f,tberlv discipline to help him prepare
for Heaven. Whom the LORD loFeth ZIG
Eo,1owinS no his illustration OF the
that God sometimes snaFes
natinns Rev. Lewcllyn asserted that IN
81 Cod shaved our nation. We n'u
allowed Sabbath dissertation. ana oP,,
nression. and hlasphcmy. ana 1rauo 8nu
innurtty." he added. The SCUM nao KS
aims but 80 did the North. ana likewise
the East and the West. We hao peer
warned but did not heed. AT length the
sword Of war cut from lake 10 suIL anu
.-o,, coast 10 coast. The pride or the
- ~ towards. went forth. In 50
the sharp instrument was encaseo a"u
nut away forever. We hoped
The Leap INTO War.
I'm the month Of July, 1914 GernanS
ond Au,ria-Hungary were vibrant WIKI
a ." excitement and hope. In
Anynst came the leap into war. It's adj
.,oc,tes crowded the Streets the throngs
n-h;ch listened 10 their hzrangues inter,
snnrsed them with fiery odes dedicated
~ hloodshed. The fever It its heght was
da,irious intoSication. Bernn. Vienna
ond budapest were hanucinated. f.ha
1ass wares Of troops poured tnFous'
,hair streets and houltyards. Inc Ger
NAN emperor appeared on the palace oa =
,ony and looked and acted ike aeH'l
,,nd He was tho splendid Incarnation o.
t,,ltur, mili,arism and invinclotllty u
go blend Then came Belgium
;,,,-o-,.l stand. Britain's uncon
nmerable espeCttlon,ry force. the rally
~ rho french at the Marine. Won MUCK
re,reet defeat and disaster. Since thel
awful DAYS Of agony and suspense!
ON Of this travail the armed FORCES
of no republic have come and they. 100
have begun their pilgrimage over lane
and sea, through camp and naval depot