The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-25
GREATEST ISSUE
IF TIL: Bic WAR
Subject Of Inspiring Sermon Delivered
By the Rev. DR.. Clarence Eugene
Allen Last Night.

paste: 0t F"Ggth Street M"th"dlSl EplS-
c"I'ul rhur"! delivered an ahic nh IN
&plriuE S.rlH..u az the services last nlHM
au "Thr Greatest Issue "f III" War,
and took his ;rvr from Matthew ?7: -.
reading. "What shall I do then with
Jesus which Is called Christ:
.lnr. Allen said. II part:
'N"v"r since III" h""r when II vas
Hrs: asked vas This question so M
T"rtanr Il II - Y.,ry. And It ~ equally
as personal u" thea. In spite of all
hat IL truly sab ab"t.t The regeneration
IF human srcI";y Ga mass III" SIEn!h-
can"r "i ih.' l"\l is sc"u whcn "" CON
sidrr that no mass can W. moved up
ward without touching individually
thus" concerned. Each on" must StIil
h'ar ana answer this question for him
self. And the spiritual condition %
each vii! ~ determined b. lis answer.
We arr, engaged III III" Interest war
;hat eyer burst uaon the world / DO
not propose now Ia discuss the various
.r;uSrs % thu var. but IN present one
hat H@p"nrs 10 m" 10 be absolutely
Fundamental. / max" the assertion
boldly because h'.:"%r It IL time We
were giving il NOR" considerations In
my opinion there * y" deeper cause Yer
this war than the rejection by the Mill
;anl party O; a powerful nation or tho
dolly of the Lord Jesus Christ. THIS
war Ia :hr cnnSUn,at" fruit Of III" ration
ism Of Germany. Tho VENERABLE" editor
Of one OF tn" leading secular papers or
our country has shown thai nc kaiser
makes no a'lusinn To thc Chrts'-and
surely nc hrStial forays Of his troops
indicai" that hey. too. ar" possessed or
the devil II IS not beyond rcaSnna Me
conviction tia; the offer "f worldly do
mrnion made 10 orr LgTd by SATAN has
been accepted by til" kaiser. and tho
evil or" is now trying I" deliver
+W" thus 50" 'ha! this is NOR" than
n s;ru@gl" for tn" establishment Of
democracy. That. with al, Il naples.
is involved hu, m"rHly h""aurc it IL Il
part Of tho larger HhrStinn. The Who'll"
welfare Of man Depends upon the nc
ccp:ancc or the rejection g: the Christ.
! wish tn 90 further. II depends upon
tho acceptance or rejection Of him az
tho Son OF God. tn" greatest iSSu" or
this war. therefore. is spiritual. Ihr
nrcscMi c0nr!ic; may easily be recognized
rS a battle bet wC"n the forces or good
and "vil--unSrcn forc"s-and not merely
material AS h1S boon said. God is Of
forinc Jesus Christ once again tn man.
and upon their attitude toward him de-
ponds the future.
/ az am no, raising tho question Or pa
trinfism No one has the right To judge
tho motives Of his fcllow-rH"n. Thank
God that Judgment rests win one IN
nrj,clv carab.c Of pronouncinG II. Yet
IN 4 very real sens: the conduct Of P""-
Me in this crisis r"yenls their patriotism
in its relation 10 the interests Of the
whole world think II worthy Of our
consideration whether or lao; men ana
women who in the fac" az n world
TRAGEDY, can give themselves to friv"IiiE
and the so-callrd popular a'nuSrn"htS
have an adequate conception al i'' "'''
nal fitness Of things Yet even III re-
Sprct IL these things the progress OF the
war may bring us !" our senses. III
relation 10 the question az the text. how
ever, il seems to III" that ;hcrc can lie
m doubt. Since tho whnlc world has
hc.n prungcd into war through n power
lusr born Of a rejection of tho christ.
dn,.s Il not become an Imperative mai
ter Of world pa triotism that each per-
son face seriously his own acccp'ahc"
or rejection of the Christ. nm not
Judging anyone; ! am merely raising Inc
question in it's bearing upon thr present
crisis as worthy oC sober consideration.
We arr all loyal citizens AMI Il OFT at
,itud, toward the issue Of ;hc text has
:, hearing upun our patriotism We want
IL know u.
"ln my cXpcr!cnce--and il 10 ones rH-
ncricnc. harlnunixinE with Bible truth
that give him authOTity-;hc only right
solution OF the matter is IN" acceptance
ui IcSus christ as the son OF 't"d an"
IT," Saviour nf the world. rms Is more
than An ethical conception. Thcr" ar"
,,,;;i,,,,,les If people vino do u"; accept
l. ,l,. chris, whose lives nr" beautiful III
;Irir mora! quality. Nrd there are mhnI
vl,a arc so we'll sat :Sti"d with this moral
attainment that They seek no TURNER.
Sar,,, Of those gladly acknowledge ihht
their moral CharH.r"r is derived from