The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-22

NlNIu 3loII anu IN 1N-N q l-N4I way
that It vislbly affected them. Folks
who don't want 70 be converted m
Fairmont had best keep away nom
Billy LoMance
y want 10 be your humble LEADER
said LeAIance 70 want you to have
confidence IN me, I'm not going to
use any slap-trap methods but I'm go
ing 10 be all above board.H LeMance
on si5is name shall be called
Jesus" He then swung full force
into a discourse on names and their
meanings. Sometimes parents named
their sons after great men and they
turned out fools and did not live mp
TO them. ~ once knew q Grover
Cleveland laughed LeManee. and
he was the biggest fool in our school"
LeMance announced hero that he was
once asked to explain how he hape
pened to 30 70 school with Grover
Cleveland that he looked too youns
for that, He explained that the Grow
er Cleveland he mentioned was'a boy
named after the original Grover
LeMance last night didn't walt for
appreciation following his stories. He
Tapped and oyeriapped them 80 cley-
erly that his audience soon realized
they must pay strict attention or tner
would miss something. The result WAS
a continual thrill. he called out
striking names all wrong such as
"Goodenoughu "Prettyman" Toogood.''t
Whats In name anywayg' exclatm
ed the evangelist. I'VE don't want
a name which Is associated with bad
persons OF course and It = true that
names do remind us OF ali sorts Of
traits, good and bad. The biggest,
best name in the world Is Chris.
'tian" ana how many here. getting
right down to business have that
Manner No one was more definitely
asked, however. The evangelist mere
ly prepared his audience for tonight.s
work. ~
Every man born belongs to the
Christian clan and should protect the
name, Why IL q man down in Ken
lucky speaks Ill AZ family name
something happens. I've tried 10
break those people of looking ut II
with such murderous ieanings but it's
Impossible ething surely happens
quick. Arc we protecting our namea
everywhere? Do we do as the world
does and let everything else slide
When we, hear the church spoken
about disrespe do wo say any
thing? When we 80 after the iabor.ug
man and try TO get him into the
church what does he say7 He says
get your church right first There's
some truth in ii too. Pay moro atten-
ton TO YOUR CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Billy LeMance told soma fine stories
last night-all thrilling ID the last exc
treme. He told them quickly IN
tense, rapt manner and he drew pics
lures which were painted true.
He told OF meeting different types
of Christians on his Journeys about
the country. Once he sat next q man
on train. The man was memorizing
Bible verses. Great world
he exclaimed Great times.
Great to be religious. was converteu
sometime ago and the things gTow-
ing on me. Do you love the Iord?''
"Wefi, IL didn't said LeMance
with dry humor, "I'd be a most niser-
able man sitting next to you" -'Why
that man wonld have made It so HOT
for me I'd have had to move said
LeMance.
The evangelist told OF a travelling
man who WIS a preaching Christian;
land don't YOU think travelling men
Aren't Christians for some OF them are
the very hottest kind. This particular
one prayed at meeting about the
"Morgantown Bunch He said, sOh.
Lord. help this bunch to quit kiddin'
Observation-Disclosures the greatest lvId-
ders about themselves I ever metz
! A revival meeting was IN progress.
A doubtful brother had been urged to
give hts heart to God but he refused.
After much persuading he was let
alone with the final thrust, @Well,
just remember this, Gods goin' to
get you'll little later the persistent
worker for Christ came up behind the
doubtful one and slapped him roughly
on the back fairly forcing him out OF
his seat and he went flying straight
to the altar without stopping. "There,
didn't tell you God was goin' to get
you!" exclaimed the worker.
LeMance told other stories-one
particularly OF a runaway engine. His
listeners enjoyed every word he spoke.
At the close OF his sermon he bade
his audience goodbye, an standinr
in this manner-"come arm
shake hands with me II i have 10 say
goodbye to you till next Sunday, II
you go to church only ON Sundays.
want to see you tomorrow night
though, instead. May the grace OF
the Lord Jesus Christ be with you,
Amen!"