The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-22

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sophy, Old Doc Ethics, Old Doc Moral
! ity and Old Doc Science said Rev ).
l.C. G.. Lawson, pastor of First NJ.
=. church, last evening in addressing
| vice in the Diamond Street Methodist
! Episcopal church. They are paying to
the foregoing doctors instead OF call.
ing upon Jesus Christ. the Great
Physician.
There were six converts last even
ing, which makes total OF twenty
three thus far
At the sane time Rev. Lawson took
a fling at the women who although
attired in silks. satins and fineries
and have no religion in them, saying
he would soner see a woman in broad
cloth or less expensive attire, who was
a devoted Christian woman any time,
than the others. In passing he intimat-
cd that Christians should he more in-
trested in soul saving than lavish
dress.
Diamond Street Methodist Episcopal
church last evening was filled on the
first floor and number were on the
gallery. The attendance ranged be-
tween the 200 and 500 mark
Commenting on the large assemb,
large, Rev. j. Ebert Wells. pastor OF
the church. last night said to re,
preventative of The West Virginian:
II think it's fine. The interest is grow.
| ing. The music is exceptionally good
and the people in the choir are doing
faithful work. /"
Naturally the chorus singing at
tracted .hc usual attention, one OF the
features of the past few days lus been
the orchestra that has been added
"That Will Be Glory was carried by
the congregation with great spirit as
was Someone Is Looking For Yoh,
which is becoming more familiar to
the church goers. Among the other
hymns rendered during the night were:
Il Would BE Like Jesus sit Ia
Jesus, Tho Fight Is On"
As sequel to the sermon, 1.-THE
Dying Soul, upon which theme Rev. \
Lawson preached on Monday night he
took last evening as his theme, THE
Doctor at work on the Dying Soul
The text was taken from ST. John
v, i to inclusive, which deals with an
impotent man, who came to the pool
at Bethesda to be healed, but was OBJ
llged to remain behind because Of the
multitude assembled, but who jesus
later made whole because of his faith.
In opening Rev. Lawson emphasized
the fact that bitter medicine given by
the physician usually does the most
effective v'crk In applying this to
sinners he declared that 1t was nee
essary to hold them in order to gel
this medicine down. When It's down II 81
does the work.
at makes no difference how often
your mama is on the church roll OF
no differa:ce to which church you <
belong unless you are doing your bess
to help It your not a member. 2 Then
the word picture of the impotent and
neglected mandy the ancient pool
was drawn. He was pictured as being
by the pool waiting for something TO
turn up"
TOO many people have got into the
fashion OF saying: Il will come into
the church some day, not today. but
finally will get in. Thousands never
get any further than the church door
Other says, I'll attend when can but Y
they can't IL they won't. Mu1utudas
never get any further than the church
porch for years waiting there for some!
thing to turn up. Maybe they don
like the idea Of becoming q member
of a church that has q debt but Will
wait until the debt is cleared of Per;
haps they do not like the preacher
or some aged folks in the congIegp
ton. They don't belong to God They
belong to He'll. They should come II
from the exposure. They are freezing
They have no food. They have mot
tasted of the bread OF life inside the
church" 81
Perhaps am lowing at people
night who have been on this porch
4thirtyeight years. Do you want 10
be made whole I? Sinner, listen; do yen
want Salvation ? The drunkard In time !:
will suck through the flask himself
his business, his home, his family
his soul. God wants you and me
let go OF thees things If you do tell
the doctor about 1t.
DO not 90 home tonight to ne m
that old door mat OF sin. Thousands
are lying on this miserable; back pore
OF sin, when there is q big pool Of s ";
walton. You do not have to 90 to
store to get prescript ton sGlle
Jesus Christ would come To Ealrlpnt
would he be found In any Of the
churches? Usually he was found
the wilderness and by the preciHs toiis
mountain side. Accept the prescfli,
ton OF Jesus Christ and take u your
bed and walk
In closing he told q story N N iiidll
al druggist gave q prescription a
which chcloro form was substt tIted for
calomel and as q result Tnan,e
became dangerously III Only ~
keeping the woman In q con iln0sis
walk could her life be saved applying
this in religions way ia t9it 81,
hearers that sinners had sleIt 6iif
enough. I'VE ara; preacl b N6I'
we are praying for y0n. IsS VIII
you die . he said n conclfS ldli