The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-25
LiYMEN'S NIGHT
!; AT NJ, {. REVIVAL
+: WELL attended
w :. EuKENS PRESIDED AT OPEN
ZIG EERvICE FOLLOWED By
WALTER FOX AND A NUM-
BER OF OTHERS.
aWnat Christ Means to Do" Subject OF
Sermon OF Rev. Rees Last
Evening.

I,asmen's night was observed nj IN"
Methodist Episcopal union revival ut IN"
Fourth Street church las~niGht- The
opening service was presided over ny W.
T tLukens of the Fourth Street 'hur'H.
Mi. Walter Fox of the North Str"''' con-
rraRation, read the opening scriptures
ana Arch Piepsr. Central church. Offered
the invocation. Five tW"-inihHH
speeches were made by tn" t"i!""'HS
named men: J. Ellwood Hughes. truF'h
Street church: NJ. +. Kelley. "'tl'
church. w. L. Criswell. Chaplin" Str""t.
and s. S. Jacob. Jr.. Fourth Street. Tho
GENERAL theme Of these addresses WAS
"what Christ Means to NJ and were
n,4de in the nature Of testimony. MVS.
George Ernest and Mrs. John S"Yh"ld
presided at the organ and piano and Mrs.
Rees led the union choruses. Mrs. ls'cS
sang In beautiful manner Closer
Still
Or. Rees will preach on tho subject;
satan Came Also" tomorrow night.
This sermon is one that the public IS
urged particularly to hear
Evangelist Rees announced his text
last night in jeremiah $50 and MS
theme I'm Dungeon. Jeremiah IN
d,&seon vase used as type or sinner
in sSpiritual darkness. IN this DUNGEON
waS the "mirey clay" Of which David
sn1a,es when he SAYS. He took me- up
out Of the mirey clay and placed my
feet on a rock and established my S"-
inaa" THE man in sin he said Is
blind TO the beauties and SlorieS or the
snjrttual world Just as one down IN an
underground pit is blind TO the beauty OF
the world above him The sinner rs IN
thes darkness Of doubt and fear. me
sinner does not believe the Bible De-
ca,fse it condemns his course or lne' ne
does not believe in hell because ne Is
travelling that road. The sinner says
the Bible is contradictory. hut the con
tradiction is not in the Bible nut IN Tue
life Of the sinner. God the btoie anu AN
nature arc in agreement. but the sinner
is out of harmony with God. nature and
the Bible, therefore. from his STANDPOINT
none Of these agreeing with him, ne
thinks they are at fault
~The man in the dungeon Of sin says:
II do not believe anything cannot I'M
deEstand' You know that electr'cltE
lights this building. what is electricity:
Edison and the greatest experts laoS'
when asked what electricity - ana say
.ssk US something easy. HOW u"'S It
grain Of corn grow and untold ana pro
ysaueeo Do YOU understand that: How
50e. miles distant and observation-disclosures |"
thesrstning ear and conversation caFV''u
or Jas though w" te.'t apart:
ITO vou know how mind controls mat
teri When N!cod.muS came To Jesus
and .marvelcd' saying how can these
things be- jesus SAID We speak ~"
things VIC do know The wind hl"wetH
where it llSteth and thou nearest u"
sound thereof but cannot tell whSHr"
il cometh nor whittier 1t S""th: :" -
every one thai is born OF the spirit God
! gave this world three great gifts. HIS
Son The Holy Ghost and ThS EIeh.
tyThe Bible is honored by tn" best mon
Of sail ages. Judge Jcre Black. III"
greatest American juriSt of the past
ages. had an alcove built In his mann
moth library Of law books and in the
fopr, OF q keystone this aic"v" held IL"
+sfblo Tho foundation OF ali law. MI tn"
masterpieces OF art and music owe their
foundation 70 the Billie. it was passage
Of Scripture thar inspired tn" nta;orio OF
the Messiah. Ruhen's Descent from the
Cross, Raphaels Madonna.
1.-THE sinner IN darkness is III the dun
geon Of fear. n" says; n" can't pray. NJ
CAM ask :, blessing b.. can't speak OF
testify. ask him why and he MI! ten
Won, he did not believe III It. when III"
fat is. il is sin. sin is of I'll" dewitt and
the devil cant testify for Jesus. In N"
dungeon of sin there is no happiness.
There is no peace 10 ;h'" wicked. satin
the Lord however 'rh" PRIMO Of Peace
cap give YOU 'peac" Xix" river an"
anchor YOUR soul in L haven Of rest.
"Are yor happy: Why do Tou srHnd
money for that which is non bread: The
man who is out of harmony with God -
constantly seeking for something 70
happiness Is happiness found in MAX
ing money: Monied mon say money eau