The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-09-27
'CONSC|ENCE IS
TIMELY TOPIC.
DR.. GEO. E. LoCKHARf G11Ax1 -,
IARaH AUDuNOE AT IN W.
TO1IA T"AT11 on HT03.
ESFn0 FOYIQ.
Meeting. VIII H Continued Haah 0G1.
day at tho Theatre-Au ~
Invited to Attend.

A large attendance was present at the
Victoria theatre last evening to hear Dr..
George r Lockhart pastor Of the
Wheeling Baptist temple deliver his "a:
dress on Conscience In Common Life,
Mr.. Thomas ByCott rendered several voI
cal selections. DR.. Lockhart in part,
said: p
"A great amount Of time and strength
have been expended in diAcussion1 a. to
the real nature and origin or tho faculty
Of human Iifr that we call conscience.
All tho various theories may be reduced
To two general Viewn. First. there Are
those who believe that Coincidence
tho voice or Cod speaking directly IN
the soul or man -
Tho nHiuralIntlc view ~ the origin
~ r"nrri"nro In that ConH"ionce repre-.
rrntn tho drpnrit Of the sanctions OF
nnrIrty an they have been made from
IImn to Iimn through tho EsnnrAuons
md that coincidence In one 81 tho insVu-
mrnIn which noCioiy uroH Tor tho SAKE
,,f prrnrrvinE itself ngainHi utter disin-
IcrniInn md doniruciinn. no that Whan
u ,nnn 'nbryn HIS cnnH"lonrr, aH wa say
hc In merely oho yinR. IN mo WORDS or
This cIann 81 thinkorH. tho requirements
81 r""iniy.
inject 10 this DAturHIiHiiC View TO- that
III, Eroatcrt achievement ~ consriabca
IN the worldr hiHtory hnVo always bsen
made 10 direct defiance Of requirements
~ y,
ulIinn"a L" rh"ro requirements long
IIn' 81 mobile nnIiyrr hnh tho hoAth OF
, J,rur wlInrrr Ia this fact. there 11vo
wlIn"rn 10 tho nubIimIty and nWfulnesA
uf tho moral law Whom "nnSCIencs be-
,nnon nwooi. nnfi Hnh piInblo thing, "
lmnnrn It's vitality There In Gooh
deal moro thnn 1" tho thunder "f Aount
ininl
W. Mood ihon L." romombnr that oons
r'l"nur IL tho Und IiVon ana Vod-suh-
Ill - h. 80 ~.
| rrnII"pn. md ihni when va tranHgrsys
I and 80 Int" paths which wa know TO %
| wI"ug, wn do II avery tim" al our peru,
| '"ttr"I'n'o In tho salt that krops so
! 'l"iy TI"m T"iIlnE. W" "f mis- hhnsIi-
Z ton hnVr wrIl nigh loot hlRhi OF This
| fn,I 'nnn, I,n.o IN U"IuInnn IIfs IL a. q
l"w rbh Ia hu'"Ilia at this pTebnnt mo-
| mont
Inhn the 'nhc ~ our buSinaps lie,
= men pIr '"unInniIy tempted 10 Violailn9
Ih,r. srna' 81 What IL IlghI Hnd Just
| nnd h"n","bIo MANY mon. not all ~
| ANY ni'""r. ",o .II"r up"n iha 'nInTnon
| - = In that Ir"i"I "nhrplTilual I'lalt0Ns
nhIpd hnV" ""ihi"r 4" u" win huslaees,
| riot ~ U,"u /" IL bunln"n" ", mANo
| ,n"naY "nh ih"i D." IL n"i I.IniT.d nsGsa-
| rniIIy /" I"inr IL' ru""il"il "f '"UsbloH1
| IuI chat I- IuoIu"r-f ~ In nsfnlr W
! mako d"II",' ir Ih-i all ihafa - ~
| .IPhi 80 ton h"ur ~ toll snh labNtT
~, all kn"~ Ihni ihnt Ia MT Tho ssssNfe
' 'f -
/ hmrIu.ar vhcIho, " DO IL tho baOhJ ~
| ~ the uI"rr 10 "fn'r ~ ~ the utaohlns
| vhnirvtr vnut burlnnnn. rsnnWhsT TINS,
! IhuI hurIn"HH la only a nFmh"l ~ greas
| Gri, liunl reality that "v"iy n"' ~ huels
| urrr yuiI poTf"TW Ia moral ana HplFIts
uaI act nui IL "ih"T wnTdr yoUT buei-
ucaa Ia tho 'hnunoI through which you
| como int" m"ral and spiritual contact
with vuur fcIl"wmnn. that IL all
/ \ man may bn mn" different than
| he rcnIIy Ir IN burinorE. Ho may he
hifrcrcni ihnn what hc In In church.
| roth mny no hypocrltcs. but when
man or woman hrn AZ their pleasure
! program. they shake down to jus: exact.
! " what 1h"y arc. II you want 10 know
| yourself morally. cvacuate your amuse-
| mcDt program md II will toll y)u Just
| what you are The education OF con-
| science Is necessary II II II kept from
/ being scared and cnllousscd. sensitive
/ conscience IS the only working con-
| science that q man can have.
| The movie today by it's clever mecan.
| ism sluces through tho mind more than
! often. three or four dime novels In the
| space Of an hour and half. moral muck.
the like of which could not be merchan-
| died on paper. or printed In the public
! prcss. There arc movies and movie men
! who arc honestly trying TO train tho
/ conscience OF tho public but a man iosel
. out consistently in the training Of his
| conscience II hc is careless Of the ideals
and goals Of his pleasure program;
/ The life that is lived at random dlSsi.
| patcs Itself The law is incxorable"
These popular peoples meetings con-
: Quoted in tho theatre by the wei know
pastor Of the Wheeling Baptist temple
! have struck a responsive chord with tho
public and will he continued each Sum
day night. The pastors church Is not
sponsoring these Sunday evening gath.
! rrings. nor liz he receiving remuneration
! for thIg public work. A number of pub
| lie spirited citizens have subscribed to-
ward tho expense fund and a silver Of
| fcring is taken each evening to AID IN
=, tho support