The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-24
WHAT WILL De
THEL0S5,' TOPIC
At REVIVAL
PACKED HOUSE GREETED REV
REEFS AT METHODIST UNION
REVIVAL YESTERDAY
EVENING.
MUSICAL PROGRAM WAS SPLENDID
LY RENDERED And THOROUGH-
LY ENJOYED By THOSE
PRESENT.
LAYHN OF CHURCH WILL AD-
DRESS SPECIAL BUSINESS MEMS
SESSION TOMORROW.

sermon on the topic What will Re The
Loss" The song service which pre-
cecdcd tho discourse was particularly
impressive. Mrs. Rccs led the largo
union choruses, junior composed of the
younger singers and senior comprising
some Of the best singers in the city. Mrs.
Recs and Miss Helen Dinger. contralto
soloist Of the church. sang a beautiful
duet entitled NO disappointment in
Heaven" MT. Lccch, basso Of the vest
cd choir, sang imprcssivcly You ask me
how I gave my heart To Christ Mr..
John Seyhold and Mr.. william Inbody.
rendered excellent violin obligatos 10 the
congregational singing. The church or
ganist, Mr. Mctcalf. played tho organ.
The services tomorrow night will be
Of especial interest TO business men.
There will be five two-minutc speeches
made by laymen of the church in the
fore part of the meeting and DR.. Rees
will preach on the topic "Jcremiah's
Dungeon and Yours
The rcvivalist has the rare power Of
applying truths found in the scriptures
to modern manners Of life. He does not
dwell long on scriptural questions as
such but applies what he secs there to
modern conditions. Tho pedagogical and
"super-religious." is RELOCATED to a minor
part and the practical, applicable truths
Of the Bible emphasized.
Evangelist Rccs said in part:
Mary S:36-"What will it profit a
man if he gain the whole world and
lose his own soul?" Or what will the
loss be If a man gain the whole world
and lose himself?
This is great question, propounded
by the greatest teacher. more than
eighteen hundred years old. and yet no
mind has been fully able to grasp its
intense significance. We learn here. as
in other part Of the Bible that man has
a soul, spiritual and immortal, apart
from the clay which composes the
body. You may call it mind, will, rea-
son affection or spirit. just as the ocean
washing the shores of different coun-
tries has various names; it includes
them all. The Scriptures reveal its
Independent creation and existence;
that we may understand something OF
the profound meaning of our Lords In
quiry, let US consider the value OF the
soul.
The value Of the soul.
First. it is valuable because OF Its
spiritual nature Matter in its most
refined combinations and beautiful
forms is matter still. and subject to the
laws OIL SuIi uPilSA tNS"S' $500
flowers that bloom fair and fragrant in
the morning. when they withcr they
are carclcssly thrown away. So the
wear ones that bloom at our tiresides
and cheer our homes fade AS do the
flowers So that matter in it's grandest
and majestic combination is corrupt
iblc, chanEcable and passing away.
Second it is valuable because of the
wonderful powers with which it is en-
dowed. Thought and reason belong to
it. This cannot he predicatcd Of mat
ter. You may arrange and combine II
in outlines the most charming, but you
cannot inspire it with reason or make
II feel or act. But the mind ransacks
the great storehouses Of the earth,
forcing nature to disclose her secrets
and the earth to give up her treasures.
Third, il is valuable because OF its
acute sensiblities. Numerous, varied.
relicate as arc the nerves Of sensation
stretched through the human body. no"
imperfect arc these to be compared
with the harp Of a thousand strings VI
bra1ing in the soul; capable of enjoy
ment surprising that Of the angels
capable Of punishment surprising that
of the fields.
Fourth, it is valuable because Of the
immortality. IF this spiritual nature
MAGNIFICENT capacities and acute sensl-
bilitics are all immortal; who can estl-
mate the value Of sOulo When !auncn-
cd out on the sea of eternity. 1t is the
infancy Of being that hlushed with
the ROSY dawn Of tho morning 10
which gray evening Will come.
Fifth, il is valuable because OF the
price paid for its redemption. Who can
tell us? Devils, yc know not for your
punishment is never at an end. Angels.
that wait on God. thou dost not under
stand. for thou didst never sin. Son
Of God. thou dost know. for thou dldst
nav the price Of its redemption.
Sixth. It is valuable because ii is all
We really have Observe the text. What
will 1t profit man if he gain the Whoie
world and lose his own soul?' surely
! the scpl Is all we really have. You an
swer. IT have my home and other prop
erty.'' Most of us have lived long
enough to know that property is one OF
the uncertain thinGs-that 1t sometimes
takes tho wings of the morning and goes
away and docs not even leave its ADDRESS
behind; it sometimes goes up III the
flames and smoke and comes pack In the
cinters and ashes. All we really have Is
the soul. But you have not been living
today and the last week as If it were
true: tnFTe ~ IOlllIhS III GIL bi'' "O1'N
truer than this.
The world.
GeopEra phcally. VIC know it's size But
what is the world to you and To me: IL
is tho realization Of ones ambition. the
nCromnli shmcnt of our plans. II We gain
these what care we for the rest. it would
ONLY hr a burden.
There is the world Of beauty to delight
tho eve. of melody To charm the ear: OF
learning 10 enrich tho mind; Of wealth
to crafty luxury: Of fame, To stimulate
ambition Arc these of no value? If VIC
gain these and lose the soul. have VIC NOT
nta,ir 4 good bargain? Mas for nj! OF
lhnsr-thcy ar" only transitory and
nothing is really valuable that is not
lasting. 1t is possible, for one to gam
the world in III" sense Of having the Gle
mruts of wealth. learning and fame. In
thiH we could say. hc had gained the
world
Az we approach thn last part Of this
fox, nm frank 10 admit here magma
lion rowrrs and shrnks before such
trsk. inconccivahly mnmcntous. dread
fully infinitc-A Lost Soul. What Ian
eual:n is equal 10 the TASK? Who can
understand tn" depths Of tho full sig
nrficnncc of II lost saul? Lost for an at
trmpt Ia gain the world. ard of the
many who make ihn attempt how exceed
inglv small the fraction Of it the most
successful gain.
IF YOU could only. realize the deceitful-
nous IF sin and IN" awful undcrcurrcnt
that * carrying YOU farther and further
away from safety, J believe you would
appreciate that wonderful and glorious
fact that the Son Of man Is come 20
Seek and 10 save that which was lost"
T., &c h,- SiIn knpr; n o.
at the door If your heart. pleading for