The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-03
REV. RA G. MCREART DELIVERS
ANNUAL SERMON TO LARGE
GLASS.
Class OF Thirty seven to Finish at
Exercises Thursday Evening
Glass Night Tuesday.

Rev. Ira g. Mctr"ary. pastor Of the
Second United FrrShyl @rian church. de-
livercd IN inspiring sermon I" IN" 81
graduates of Wheeling high school At the
annual harcalaurcat" S"rNIr''S NJ III"
church last evening. The auditorium "t
the church was crowded To capacity hE
; the members at the congregation. the
class and their friends and other stu
dents If the school. The members al
tho class were lhcir gowns and caps.
! Rev. M,-,rcary took FIR his text the
/ twcntv-srcnnd verse Of tho first chantcr
of III" hook ~ James. -" \" Doors OF
! th- Word" II was a true telling 81
! tn" secret nf successful living and in
Ilcr"StiRg 1" all
In part. he said:
The world today is waiting fir our
young mon and young women. hrcat
enterprises ar"- awaiting leaders. Ill
cantic problems are waiting IL hc solved.
Hard servcic must t." rendered h'''"r"
this old world "t Ours IS brought back
into harmony with Gods will. The pres
rnt hour is big with possibilities. Never
has il been equallrd III all the world :
history Marvellous indeed arc your o.
port unitics. Heavy ais" are the rcSr"n-
sihilities that res, upon you. rhr world
Is Whiting LOT Npu llN'p'iHit"' hi''''''-N 49,
PATIENTLY As YOU look out upon the
future you should desire 10 live Il s,ir-
ceSsful life 4 life that Will mean 'unSt
for Yourself. most for tho world and
most for your God. NmthnC short ct
, such q desire IS worthy those ~h" stand
i where. you stand tonight The secret
Of such Il successful Lie. ] believe. - L"
hr found in obedience tn the "Nhurlat!"n
Of the text "Ec W doors OF the word.
The term word" here refers I" tho
revelations which God has given ne IN
the Bible. TO he doors Of tho word
means without question I" put TIN. pre-
c-pts Of thu; book into practlr" IN the
life. II means {" heed it's warnings. I"
accept its invitations. 10 obey it's COM
nands.
"Doers Of the word
In order that W" may br doors OF tic
word It IS necessary first Of AL that ~"
know thu: word. To know III" word II
must ~ studied. How little d" ""
really know about this book. som" "t
us have been taught Ia read ami study
, !, from our earliest years and "; how
littl. If /, have VIZ really mastered. We
should nut forth our best effort I" he
come acquainted with til" hook.
But t. be doors at the word "" must
not only know tn" word. W" must also
believe tn" word. That you may obey
thu word in ilI" right way you must be-
leve thac II is-what it claimS |" h". tho
word Of tho living God. Through il 'i"d
is speaking to- you. II contains his own
mcsSag" fur you
! Believing the Bible.
/ Then we must hcli"N" that III" teach
! ing of tho EihIc Is The best for human
life. This must necessarily follow If
We believe tina, the Bible is Gods book.
I He is tho 'iniinit" TiUd and everything
> that ne gives To his pcrpl" Is III" best
for them.
And then above all else. wr must he
lieve Him VINO is the center "f this hook
even Jesus Christ. ii "" arc t" II" doors
nf the word. Here Is a book that re-
Wolves about a man. II I'll points Il"
HIM He WAS the perfect main. IN" man
Of Galilcc. He was Tn" divine rEln. God
manifested IN the flesh. II" MAS ahs"'
luicly pure. We must h"lrir" Him I" u"
Savior uf the world. W" must ais" l"'-
IIevc Him and accept Him as "ur own
personal Savior. only as "" h"l'"'"
Him can We understand lh" tm"k.
know there arc those viii" say rrar
il matters not what you l'Ii"v" )" Ions;
ns YOUR life is right. Eul Let M" say
that unless you believe something ."'d
believe III" right thing y"ur liz" cannot
hn right Germany il giving us an "X-
ample Of what happens L" men w'""
their faith in Gods wnrl Is destroyed,
Tho Foundation for their 1r"scni fright
fuln"Ss has been laid in years past Wh'u
their teachers and leaders haN" h""h
taking AWAY their foundations Of Faith.
Without faith it is irp"SSIhI" I" rl"r%"
Goa. Lay hul'l upon ih"$'' 'rnal N"r''
ti>s with a genuine faith and you "iIl