The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-13
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,E|1IRBILIY SUNDAY.
Other Activities Leading
y Up to Meetings Are
Under Way.

Rev. William Asher, who spoke
n4 the First Presbyterian Church
! yaatarday In the absence OF Rev.
{ Stoetzer, at both services, remark
ed humorouBly that he had given
Adam s. Lane a special invitation
to be present in the front seat but
that as the front seat was vacant
} he supposed Adam WAS hiding be-
hind some Large hat. Mr.. Asher
said earlier In the day he hoped
the trouble amonk the various per-
SONS, ushers and choir, mentioned
by Adam Lane would be remed1ed
shortly before he deemed 1t neces-
sary to cancel the Billy Sunday
campaign because OF the trouble.
Last evening Mr.. Asher gave the
yaauirements of a Christian. a
must be willing to learn and
do before he can attempt to be
hristian. Mr.. Asher spoke from
text "Prepare to meet thy
4 &" and referred to the deaths
IN the city the past few weeks as
asWRrning to mankind. He spoke
in effect as follows:
ssIt Is foolish to have your heart
and mind on things Of the earth
to the exclusion OF any thought
about the bigger, better things. a
man ls not expected to understand
eyerything In the Bible but he is
axDected to have time to devote
to the main thought OF the Bible,
and should not be Indifferent to
!. this great book. Until you have
the honest desire to know more
about the Bible and know the rela-
ti6n of yourself to God, there Is no
.hoDe of an eternal life for you.
There Is hope now for any man
nd. matter how wicked IL he will
give himself to God and live a
7 sdifferent life. The gambler, drunk
lard, prostitute and other sinners
4tSSp.jbe pardoned for sins and live
Is new life, II he or she wishes. All
that Is necessary is q desire to
SKnow and to do.
Mr.. Asher believes the trouble
with some people lies in the fact
\ nat, they have no backbone. He
saws IL these persons have made up
t1eIr minds to sin at any cost and
4 utterly refuse to be converted no
aing can be done Tor them. he
ave as three reasons. why man
5 hind should get ready 10 meet Coo
ftrst, every person cannot fall to
meet Him ut the judgment seat;
second, it would be terrible TO
meet Him unprepared; and third
Il means infinitely much TO meet
Him thoroughly prepared.
Dances and card parties are to
be tabooed at Falrm0nt for a six
week period, starting January 2,
while Billy Sunday is present in
hPts city. 1t is understood there
IN q be no arbitrary rule against
ban room parties and card parties
but the best people in the commun-
Z fty and the best people in the
churches will be expected to see
that such things are not done. So
I ciaIIy prominent persons can inter-
eere with the success Of an evan
rgalistic campaign by 'persisting In
y YSoefal functions" says William Ash
Sar. So without making set rule
n such matters, all social func-
tions, as far as possible Will be dis
Icontinued throughout the six
!. weeks, Is expected by the Billy
Sunday party.
Following the meeting last ev-
en4ng at the Presbyterian Church
fhe following women we're select
al to investigate in the various
stores as to the number OF women
T employed and other statistics re-
uuired: Mesdames W. a. Law
Ter, Wilmoth Eardley, J. 81. Thom-
as, G. e. Jenkins, o. T. jenkins,
81. P. Robinson, F. J. Patton, Carl
I Yost, Wilbur Shinn, f. A. Grose
Tsnd Tom Robey, Mrs. c. E. Jen-
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