The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-19
WILLIS TALKS To.
MEN Of WHEELING
BIG CROWD HEARS BIG MAN
SPEAK OF THE BIG ISSUES
OF MEN,
Thirty-Second Anniversary Of Y. M
C. A. Sees Splendid Series Of
lcntcn Services Started.

A man in every scat Of the Court
theatre and SOME standing yesterday
afternoon heard Ex-Governor Frank r.
Willis, Of Ohio. cXpattato general prln-
cipleS for the uplift Of humanity, The
occasion WAS the first of six lenten
meetings for men TO be directed by
the Y. NJ. c. a.. and it marked the
{. A. in Wheeling and The thirty-Ssc-
nnd wear in Y. NJ. c. 4. work in Wheel
ing for John E.. Lynch, one Of the
lonsest.in-serrice y. N. c. a. secre-
taries in the United States.
The address of the Ohio statesman
was said 10 be one OF The strongest.
broadcast and most thoroughly man,
io-man speeches ever delivered to local
laymen.
lie began By saying he vas glad 10
he in West Virginia and that lor the
past year and a half a great many
West Virgnians had been visiting
Ohio. This brought laughter. He SAID
he thought that within two years ONO
would have walked uD sufficiently 10
fall in the lead Of West. virginia IN
tho march for national prohloltloni,
The range of the speech was vide.
In il were touches upon patrlotlslnl.
prohibition. honor due TO womanhood'
work of the Y. NJ. E.. A., Abraham LIN.
coin, lie change of thought in regar1
10 the wild oats theory"
I'm illustrating tonic with an Abra-
| ham Lincoln story. Mr.. Willis said lie
! had had the habit for several years
, of investigating the authenticity OF
/ I.incoln. stories. and that he had found
| that about fvc-siXths Of them were not
of Lincoln origin.
Lincoln Avoided Vulgarlty.
and Abraham Lincoln never told Il
vulgar story for the sake Of Vuigarily
in his life. know because ! have IN
vestlgatrd. True. he became quite
pointed in his illustrations some
| times
Mr. Willis gave account OF an inter
CStinc investigation he conducted a
short time ago. In reading the slorE
! of an. European battle he was impress
, sed bv the term, IAN army OF mil
! lion men" Hc wondered how big an
jarmy there was in the world dong
work for Christ so he counted the
statistics for the men in Sunday
school. Y. NJ. G.. A. and general rell5-
, ious work. Then he interviewed mil
| tary officer upon how fast men
march :.
Take any city street" said Mr..
Willis 10 some friends, Take a given
noint on any city street. How long DO
YOU suppose it void take this orlhE
of men working for God to pass:
One man guessed two days. another
week and Still another rentured a
! month.
Prom scientific count. one year and
half replied the governor. and
while they were marching others
would have been enough recruits 10
take another month in marching past
the point on the city street.
Dr. Dickey Presides.
Mr.. Willis was introduced by Dr.
John L. D.ickey. who presided. The
inspiring Homer Rodeheayer song ser
vice was led capably by Attorney e..
S. Morrison. The chorus OF $50 on the
stage was at its best.
The American Girls Trio, Misses
Grace and Virgie Hyatt and Vera Mil
ller, Of the Redpath company. drew
! forth encores with their catchy and
sacred selections with voice aud Sax
aphone.
Next Sunday the speaker Will prob
ably be Rev. Daniel L. Marsh. of the
Smithficld Street NJ. Z. church. in
! Pittsburgh. Rev. Ely. a Presbyterian
: minister Of Philadelphia, will speak At
one of the later meetings and IN
! March. Rev. George Shelton. Of Pitts
bIrch. a prominent Presbyterian. Will
address The men. Dr.. Shelton Will
ispeak hero al mems mass meeting 10
ho held on Friday night at The First
| Presbyterian church.