The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-11
ICALL TO CHRISTIAN MANHOOD IS SOUNDED
BY SPEAKERS At MEMS WORK INSTITUTE

liner religions even as Germany lost hers.
| The loss Of our religion will mean ma
! uonal oblivion as bad or worse man
that which has befallen Germany. by
! clean religion. which will make polltlCs
clean. II can be averted. 1884
DR.. MCDLhald again took Inc loot
and in few words introduced Dt
| Black. the president of Washington ana
Jefferson college. Washington. Pa Dr.
| Black used as his subject, Ihe Ne"
| World Call for Christian Manhood.
| He started his address by short dis
course on European and American pom.
tics; IN which he stated that President
| Woodrow Wilson is the greatest dlpio-
mat that America ever produced as Wit
messed by his work at the Parls peaCe
| conference. He then heartily scored me
peace treaty end the league of nations
! draft after II had been accepted ny
| England France and smaller countries.
In coming t. his subject, Or. BLACK
raid that the call Of the %G51d To-Day Is
Call FOR Christian Manhood.
This statement" he said. might
! sound as though there Is nothing new III
it, There is something new in H. now
ever. II is a call for men who would do
| IN every case as Jesus would have done
! This is we'll nigh impossible. but every
man should try. Ho should let his
Christianity control his everyday ac-
TONS towards other men. &,
! coming to this world that will surpass
the religious change brought about by
i the reformation. The world today de-
mands change from It's Christians. ~
demands that men be more generous.
more generous than they ever were -,
| fore. Not so very long ago We pointed
with pride to the fact that PrespyterlanS
| had given a million dollars IN year 10
States and Canada together from all
| denominations had donated twenty-siN
millions TO this work.
During the past year we have learned
| that America now must pay her snare
Of the war debt. over twenty billions or
dollars, 1t cost the world zoo bll!iohS
All OF this expense could have pech
saved il We had spent few more dol
lars few years ago GenerOsIty nov ss
cause It will prevent utter chaos mere
| and abroad. "a
prayerful and that We offer our time er, 10
| religion. We have been lax in this. The
J Christians have quit praying. II we
hadn't the awful struggle in Europe
might have ceased sooner. Prayer ana
| time given TO religion now Will prevent
| disorder in cur country.
The last thing that the world GO
mands from US today is informed men.
| We can no longer produce lcaoers from
| men who have smattcrlng OF reaoihss:
! thought today must be mentally equip
! ped for big job. 1t IS our Joo 10 give
| this to our young men.
| IGNORANCE is the mother OF Bolshe-
vism In order that that awful blight
| shall not fal! upon our land we must
prepare by giving freely, willingly and
praycrfully for the American college,
which alone can save the day"
The meeting broke up after the sing
i ing of "All Hail the Power OF Jesus
| Name" and a benediction pronounced
by Or. Samuel NJ. Gibson OF the FIRST
Presbyterian church.
MONDAY Luncheon.
The noon meeting was preSidou over
by Rev. Lester b. Le%ellyn. pastor Oh
Stone church. chairman OF mems work
| in the synod OF West Virginia. FOLLOW
! ing a luncheon. Rev. Walter l.. Whallon,
u u. moderator of the Ohio synod.
spoke on the Value OF Mems Organized
| Work in the Churches"
At D. III. yesterday the institute
session was held. at which Rev. j. r.
lcyenhcrger. moderator OF the West
| Virginia synod. pastor OF the Third
Presbyterian church. presided. At this
meeting the reports OF the mems work
| in the prrsbytcrieS IF Wheeling and 81.
Clairsyillc were read by Rev. l.. y. Car.
son of Warwuod and Rev. J. W. Noel
OF bridgeport. Both reports were high
~ satisfactory.
TWO conferences were held later In
the day The first at 2:45 was led by
Rev Weir at which he took up the
plans for organization OF mems clubs.
with particular emphasis laid upon the
advancement Of the organizations in
| the local church.
At 1 D. m. Rev. Mcdonald spoke on
| MEMS Organizations and the Things
| They Do" He spoke particularly of the
! CONGESTION Of the mems work with the
| Presbyterian New Fra movement.