The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-16
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church and Sunday school but failed
until he changed his boarding place
and came over where his friend lived
where his influence could not be over.
looked.
The friend then came readily enough
and was converted. The problem
solved was that no matter how long
was required, something was really
done in the end. Too many are ready
to quit before work is finished. Well
not attract the attention Of the whole
country until we all go out Of Fair.
mont Christian men and women. Are
we Just playing a big meeting? God
pity US II we are playing at this Job
We must stir Fairmont as she has
never been stirred before and to do SO
we must be real Christians in order to
lead others to Christ or both will fall
in the darkness. We don't have to be
scholars to lead people to Jesus. A
young, uneducated boy brought both
his father and grand father to aSrevival
where they were both converted. The
old man, nearly eighty, came limpins
down the aisle. The father, a saloon
keeper, went away and closed down
his bar, though he had told his son to
.Shut up your nonsense" when the
subject was first mentioned by the
simple lad.
Rev. Eddy spoke especially regard.
ing those who swore He said 1t was
bad enough for an unsayed man to
swear but when a supposed Christian
did so, he should be forced to give up
his job and go down in a cellar and
after asking forgiveness Of his Lord
should then go to his church and ask
for a six months probation member
ship to try himself out before he came
back again for good. Rev. Eddy said
there was q lot OF swearing in Fair.
mont. He said Il one wanted real joy:
to lead some one to Christ and gave
as examples the following stories: A
blacksmith had long been known as an
infidel. One night some one greatly
interested in his soul rode into the
shop and spoke to him about the mat
ter, saying he was deeply concerned
about him. It SO worried the black.
smith that he spoke to his wife and
she suggested the next day that he
ride over to his neighbours and find
out something more. AS an outcome
of the matter and through the genuine
interest OF the neighbor. the black.
smith was converted. There was q
mother who had two daughters. both
caring more for cards and dancing
than anything else. The mother
begged her daughters to give their
hearts to Christ but they only replied,
"Stop talking about 1t, mother. I'm
tired of I'll" One night the mother
could stand Il no longer and went into
her room saying she would never come
out alive II her girls did not give their
hearts TO God. She prayed long and
agonizingly and her daughters outside
worried q great deal about It. Final
ly, one Of them said. Il can't stand this
any longer Is awful we can't hays
mother dying and believe she will Il
We don't do as she said. Let's 90 In
her foom!" IN the end the two daugh'
ters did as their mother 30 earnestly
desired, Mothers" said Rev, Eddy
"are you concerned like that about
your daughters. or are you depending
on the personal workers and preach
ers to do iti'
ia father sat Sunday after Sunday In
church and listened to a pastor preach
sermons at him, The pastor knew b.
his face that he was not saved, One
night he called On the man and came
straight to the subject Ia his heart
After he had finished explaining the
necessity for Christian living, the man
said: syou are the first preacher who