The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-04
.S|NTY-ONE YOUNG
PEOPLE MT TRAIL
At FIRST CHURCH
Sunday School Night at Re
vival Proved a Splendid
Success.
|DR. BROOMR|ELD TALKED
Moeh Emphasis Upon I'm
portance e~ef Leading
q Children to Christ.
DR.. BR00MfIELD TALKED

Childrenit to Christ.
"Big folks put things on billboards
that little folks should not see and
there ought to be vigilence commit
tee here," sai6 Rev. J. G.. Broomfield,
D. D., pastor Of the Methodist Protest.
ant Temple, last night in addressing
the large assemblage incident to the
observance Of Sunday School Night in
Frist Methodist church, where revival
|aervices are being held.
It was capacity attendance, the
church seating 1900 people. Everybody
appeared to be accommodated, how
ever and no person was forced TO
stand.
Secure your passage on the D. r. r.
urged Rev. Broomfield to his many
youthful hearers. The d. R. R. is not
a typographical error for the P. r. r.,
but 1t is the Doing Right Road the
line that is heavenward. He pointed
out to the youngsters that their first
sin was disobedience, whey they clam.
bered after the sugar bowl or pot Of
jam in the cupboard or to help them
selves TO the molasses in the pantry
when thay were told not to do It. DR..
Broomfieli's heart to heart talk as it
resolved itself proved to be quite hu.
morous at times.
Last night was a great night for the
kiddies and youngsters and probably
was the next greatest service to that
OF Sunday night. The greater portion
lof the down stairs was reserved for
the Sunday School, members and all
| Of the cQopefat ting chuTc Tches had dele
Il iens rfehsti X sEs .3
i ISete1f leading 81. ( II sfegarsts Ehefe
we're siytysone children Who lit the
trail To date this makes an aggregate
LOT 1876 converts and two renewals Of
faith. There were converts from ali
of the seven cooperating churches last
night.
Among the numbers sung by the
chorus last evening were: Leaning
ION the Everlasting Arm" 1--WE Shall
See the IIlng Some Day" AJesus In
, cluded Ne. The chorus sang, Harvest
Time Is Here" and Prof. James Hea-
Iton, who is in charge Of the chorus
singing, rendered, 20 Tell Me More,'' ?
! as a SOLO. Several unique features
were pulled last evening by Prof Hea-
|ton. Every kid was told to yell his
or her name in unison at a given time.
jAs q result there was a liberal res
(ponse Of what is commonly known as
noise. While the hymn, Eve Shall See
the King Some Day." was sung, some
lgirl was told to carry the song through.
No particular one vas designated for
the duty but as the big chorus drop
ped out Of hearing a sweet voice took
up the air end finished the verse. II
was feature Of the service.
During the evening prayer was Of
fered by j.. F. Cole, Seymour McIn-
tyre and u. Walter Barnes.
on Wednesday evening the Ladies'
Missionary Union Of the city will at;
Itend services. A special collection
will be lifted for thisiwork.
\ DR.. Broomfield preached the ser
lmon from the text. Mark x, IA; "Suf-
lfer the little children to come unto
me and forbid them not Of which is
the kingdom Of heaven"
He said he believed the Methodist
, church would have lot to answer for
lin eternity because 1t appears to have
once been the alleged exponent Of the
theory Of a young man sowing his
iwild oats. He warned the boys against
using tobacco and said, "that while
not all the men whom l know who use
tobacco do not use whiskey all the
men I know who use whiskey use
Tobacco. He appeared to think that
the one leads to the other. By calling
a chap to the platform Or. Broomfield
demonstrated his various points, point
! ing out the diglts as represents the
home. the school. the state society and
THE thumb represents the call Of the
living Cod. AS an argument Of youth
full connection with the church the
speaker traced how the late President
IWilliam Kinley was converted when
q boy and became President Of the
church. on the other hand he traced
the life Of Leon Czologez. the Polish
anarchist, who shot President McKin-
lley at the Temple Of Music, Buffalo
on September s. 1901. when he was
about to shake hands with the assas
sin on Presidents Day, at the big ex
position. He developed the fact that
Czoogosz once as a boy visited Sum
day School IN mining town Of Penn
sylyaina, but was laughed to scorn and
not treated right because he was a
foreigner. Tss showed the difference
between two men and their early train
ling.
/ He criticized a mother Of Fairmont
,for having led her child away from
1.-THE altar after It had given It's heart
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