The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-13
CHURCH GOING
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7:45 o'clock the seats In the gallery
were opened and church goers pro.
ceeded to sit there unit It was COM
fortably filled II was shortly after
1880 O'Clock when Rev. ]. Ebert
Wells, pastor Of the Diamond street
NJ. E. church. addressed the congre.
cation. stating that he was delighted
TO see such large turnout at the first
service and he had no doubt that all
those present would be delighted TO be
there. He trusted that the large as.
semblage was prophecy that they
were going to come every night. He
hoped that would be an index that all
would continue to come to the ser.
vices. The man or woman who would
not come until next Sunday, he de-
clarcd. religiously would be lean and
lank" indeed. He stated that 400 song
books had been placed on sale, these
to be used during the evangelistic ser.
vices. Persons dropping weekly en-.
velopes into the collection plate from
other churches were assured that they
would be sent TO these particular
churches.
Rev. C. F. Eddy, pastor OF the Pala-
tine Baptist church, read the Scripture
lesson from st. John 1877. Rev. Mr..
Lawson then preached the sermon dis.
cusslng paths and by-paths aad urged
a getting back to the religion OF our
fathers and mothers and back to God.
He declared that all are drivers OF life
motors over the highway OF life and
all hoped for the time when the soul
would return to home sweet home.
He described in detail the paths, by.
paths and blind alleys Of sin that en-
snare, humans. We have them in Fair
mont, he declared, and while these
rough spots do not break auto springs
they break the human heart The way
he said was the one which leads to
the home Of the soul.
Jesus, the man Of God was the way
and not the way that many women
have fallen upon-the by-path the
price Of which is character. God pity
the man or woman who. does not atfil-
late with the church because OF hypo.
critics in the church, because the first
man is even smaller than the hypo.
critic. Rev. Lawson flayed intellectual.
ism and the effects Of this poisonous
doctrine. which flows from the learned
in many institutions. He was glad to
see Germany the nation that was hon
ey combed with 1t routed.
Thousands Of boys and girls are so.
ing down to sin on various by-pathes
in this twentieth century Of ours"
was one Of the statements he made in
his sermon, which had as It's central
theme, u Am the Way"
Ushers were organized at the church
last evening for the purpose OF hand
ling the future crowds. Personal work
ers meet at z o'clock in the Sunday
school room each evening.
Splendid congregations greeted the
pastors Of the churches on the East
side in their morning services yester-
day. A growing interest in the special
meetings has been shown in the in.
creasing attendance at the many cot
tage prayer meetings held during the
past two weeks. Ten conversions have
already been reported by the workers.
The afternoon was q busy one. A
large corps ofiworkers gathered in the
Diamond street church. The singers
for rehearsal formed one group; the
volunteers for visitation formed an.
other. 1t was aimed by this visitation
to reach every home and extend per-
sonal invitation to the meetings.
Meetings will be held every evening
at 1880 o'clock, excepting Saturday in
the Diamond street NJ. E. church.