The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-16
That Principal Cause of
Our Troubles Declares IN
ion Meeting Speaker.
LARGE AUDIENCES OUT
Meetings Last Night We're
the Best Since Sun
day.

In his sermon last night at the First
M. E. church, Rev. W., j. Eddy, pastor
OF the First Baptist churcn, said only
eleven people out Of nearly 1000 in
this city, wanted any training in
evalgenism, in the class which Rev.
Yoak formed some time ago. He also
stated emphatically that the trouble
with Fairmont lay in the fact that she
doesn't think 1t necessary to know
Jesus Christ. Rev. Eddy believed that
God closed the war when He did be-
cause the American people met His
conditions and showed the Germans
what should be done. He felt there
were conditions to be met In the city
and that the time had come for action
He said II anyone came to the meet.
ings In the church just out Of curiosity
or merely to hear Prof. Heaton sing,
he was coming In the wrong spirit, AMI
should change his spirit Immediately.
Rev. Eddy told several human interest
stories about intimate home conver.
sionss which brought the tears to many
an eye last night and the largest crowd
yet to the front at the close OF his
sermon. s
Services last night began with the
song, "Sweeter Every Day, ," which was
sung in a dozen different ways. First
the Presbyterians sang It alone and
the song could scarcely be heard.
Then the Christian church sang 1t
alone and the sound was a wee bit
louder. Next the Baptists sang 1t
quite loud and the Methodists OF First
church came out good and strong with
the NJ. 3. south about the same capac-
Iity. The Lutheran church possessed
q Sweet voice in the rear which sang
on regardless Of little company and
the Methodist Protestant church with
the remark made by Prof. Heaton-
Now you'll hear some singing" Joined
in heartily. The no-members;of.any-
church made a good showing with one
unusually good mans voice gently
leading The entire congregation then
hummed the chorus at the request Of
Prof. Heaton, who has invented more
ways OF singing than was ever heard
Of before.
This director next announced that
Ellis Love Keeps Ne Singing" was
one OF those songs which only had to
be started and It would go by itself.
The end seats sang It alone and then
began most enjoyable pointing game
which meant that wherever Prof. Hea-
ton pointed that was the place where
each line should be sung. Each part
Of the church won q chance In the fun
and real music rang out from every
corner. 1twas only matter Of q half
hour until everyone present was in tho
best Of humor with smiles passing
fast down the aisles.
Rev. Bloomfield stepped suddenly
out into the front Of the church ana
took Charge Of the prayer, all stand.
Ing. He informed God the: he be-
lieved this to be the best service yet
and asked that the meetings have a
greater grip each day. "Jesus Is All
the World to Me" was agreed to, mu.
sically by all. followed by the scrip.
ture lesson which was read by Rev.
Goodwin. After the offering and q
song by the choir, Rev. Good asked
that prayer each morning at 10
o'clock be continued and that all per.
sonal workers meet at the close Of the
service to receive instructions for bet
ter and bigger work.
Rev. Dr.. Eddy announced that the
neighborhood meetings would begin to.
day at three o'clock and that there
would be twelve Of them; four in the
Fourth ward. two In the Fifth ward.
three in the Sixth ward and three in
the Eighth ward. Friday at three
O'Clock service viii be hold In the First
Methodist church with everybody In.
yited.
Prof. Heaton sang "out Of the
Depths He Saved Nc, = With usual rich.
ness and power Rev. Eddy preached
tho sermon for the evening, which fol-
lows IN part,
I'VE have gone far enough In these
meetings TO asume responsibility and
wa can't accomplish anything unless
No do.r Ray. Eddy used the text
''And he brought him unto Jesus" !" say.
ing that II was necessary to get down
to real business. and save some one for
Christ, He told q story about q young
man who tried to bring his friend to
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