The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-11
Revival INTEREST
Continued from page one.)

call at your homes and collect because
We don't know where you live" One
thousand dollars was pledged the even
ing before to take care OF the expenses
Of the eyangelistic meetings.
Rev. Lawson was welcomed as the
preacher for the evening and he be.
gan by remarking that his voice was
Somewhat weak, and everyone would
have to be sim as a mouse to hear
what he had to say. He tru$ted God
would put a worthy message in his
words so that everyone would be help.
ed. He preached on the meaning OF
1.-THE word world" and described many
OF the uses Of the world. He said 1t
denoted Goddess order of life-that
it stood for life without God.
What are the possible uses OF this
world? What should men make out
Of it and what does it mean to you!
Christianity has thrown the world into
new perspective. We know that some
day we shall pass away-that all
things pass; but we have the worlds
problems to- solve Just the same. And
we can't solve another mans prob.
Ions. We can only solve our own. II
we can't work out our own salvation,
no one else can. Many people say:
ooh, LII take a chance There Is no
such thing as taking a chance-it Is
simply taking the consequences. 1t is
cowardly to evade the responsibilities
which come to us in this world and
we will be punished II we do. If not
in this world, in the next. We're tried
here on earth so God can find out II
we are Fit for Heaven. II the world is
used right, 1t is the ante chamber OF
Heaven.
Rev. Lawson's voice may have start.
| ed out weak but soon 1t reached high
pitch and until his sermon ended, did
| not break or falter, growing stronger
every moment. He told the story OF
q man about to die who was not q
christian. The man called his family
about him and babe them all farewell.
II shall never see you again." he said.
For l am doomed to He'll" Do any
of you want to ,die in that awful way?
Think OF the sadness OF such a fare
we'll. God said the world was good
and we all like to live here. How we
hate to give 1t up-how we cling to
earthly things! There was a man
once who was born in a coal mine and
never came out until he was forty
years Of age. When he looked about
he said wonderful how wonderful"
| He looked all about him and then he
said, PRAY tell me where am" You
| and who live in the underground OF
sin will say the same when We come
Iout and see tho world and get a
glimpse Of Home Sweet Home-to be
with God forever. When we realize
what God has done for us, life will be
wonderful indeed!
There was once a little girl who was
.about to die and she said to her father
\ Father put both your hands in mine
before / die" The father did so and
the little one passed away. From tina,
day he walked with both hands in the
hand OF God. You in your darkest
hour will be glad you have done the
same. Many a wife has spoiled hel
husbands chance Of spiritual things
God pity that woman and God pity tn:
man who has prevented his, wife from
seeing spiritual things. Rev. Lawson
emphasized his words by pounding the
pulpit as each word was spoken. DOM
stand between your husband and God
Get out of the way, fathers and moth
ers. Don't stand in, the way. You't
die for your boy but don't influence
him to sin by following sin yourself
4 He will follow IN your footsteps. !
knew a man once who loyed his only
| son dearly, but he was not o Chris
titan I said to him: a1t's q wonder
God don'tstake your son away-don'
4 you know he will follow lip your foot
steps?" It was not long afterwardl
until the boy did growrill and soor
\ after died. What that father wen
through. was awful. He met me at thu
j door and threw both arms about m,
neck and cried: ooh, my boy has jus
4 gone-and I'm going to follow. In
\ going to live right from now on"
A God has plan for every life. Ust
j everything here on earth, but dom
kabuse anything. Young people Otter
say want to see life" Go and SCI
4 It. You will find great cities full o
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