The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-30
KNAroR FRANK G.. CANNON AND
DIR. JAMES MeGOw, DELIVER
FAREWELL ADDRESSES
IN THIS CITY.
uauy New Members Have Been TAKEN
Into Organization and Public
Suhscr ibed Literally.

;cnship conference held II this CT! UH-
der the auspices 81 the National Reform
Association took place On Monday night
n the Sunday school room OF the Fourth
street Methodist Episcopal church.
An appreciattTc audience OF rcprcscn-
attve men aad women who heartily en-
Torso the aims aud project Of the StSso-
:latlon. attended.
Mr.. IL. 4. Ogden acted aS chairman OF
he meeting and introduced former SEN
Itor Frank q. Cannon. Of Utah. aud pr.
lanes 5. MrGaw, Ilcld secretary Of the
Reform Association, thu speakers ol iHe
evening.
After a hymn had been sung By those
present Mr.. Ogden called up"a Rev. l.
:. McCreary, pastor CT The Second
United Prcs5 ytcrlAn church. loc prayer
and the paslor called down L blessing
upon those present and on the ossoc'a'
lion in It's CndcavoCS 10 ChrlSttanl1G the
aat,on and tho nations OF tho world an
der the leadership OF the Prince OF
EeaCc. Jesus Christ
Mr.. Ogden then opened the meeting
with = short preliminary address, ~
which he touched briefly. hu; p"lntcdi!'
apuu the subject OF the meetings t"at
nave been held n Whve..ng for the past
few days.
20 realize the tSct THAI the principles
u the Christian religion are the f'rm
,oundation OF every we'll conducted
state.
senator +. =. Cannon was then intro
auced by Mr.. ogden and repeated
the text he had used At The IuesunS sun
day night. IL people cannot carry =
nation 10 God the nation Will sweep the
people 70 the devil
The speaker said that tNc world had
now come to the parting OF :hc ways.
They must either choose Christ and 1--we
or choose the evil one and perish.
NO nation has ever fallen that has
been right with God" said Senator can
non
1T would have been presumption Tor
us to have come TO wheeling as mat
ter Of personal salvation" said the
speaker. We are after the salvation OF
tho nation.
y consider King Albert OF Belgium
tho fairest flower OF chivalry. Alone.
he and his country stood IN the, path OF
the Hun hordeS as they swept toward
their goal, France. l was in BISium
during the war and the scenes were ter
rible.
But remember. before King Albert,
there was the wicked King Leopold. who
tortured and made others suffer atroci-
ties that later on. fell on Belgium.
Every effort has its antecedenc cause IN
history.
Tho moro I study Christianity the
moro am convinced that God has writ
ten the law and we must obey. And II
We 'disobey. either as individuals, peo-
pies, or nations, IL We transgreSs. the
punishment IS sure, and II fits the crime.
The day OF choice is At hand. Let US
choose quickly. We will not always have
the chance as IL will not always exist.
@The ecclesiastical rulers OF days gone
by, were cast down.
Political rulers have been cast down
And now comes the rule OF Demo-
crazy. by the people. and Just as sure as
Il rs without the leadership OF Jesus
Christ il will degenerate and be cast
out. Because the people are no moro
fitted 70 rule themselves. without God,
than were kings or popes.
As Mr.. Ogden has stated, our only
stability for business Is Christianity
and Christianity IS the best insurance
policy for business.
We have reached our age oc choice.
I believe We must choose now. " n
Jesus Christ and 1--we, or against Him
and perish
-This nation can choose Jesus Christ
IAN confess Him or hiking and our nation
ing OF Hts law"
Dr.. James S. Meow then made a
short address.
1T Is always best to close confer
nnce with q message 10 the United
States OF America" said the speaker.
The word Of God was not Intended for
within tho walls OF a church. II IS in
tended for man in all relationships. in
dividual. family. church, business and
social relationships and fully one-h;rd
OF Gods specific message is to ma
lions.
TT has not been preached. has been
neglected, and for that reason tho world
has been plunged into a satalysm OF
war.
THAT Is why the National Reform
Association has men and women preach
ing the word contained in one-third OF
this message, the gospel for nations.
throughout the country.
Rev. McCiow then stated that God in
tended to give every, man from chief
Justice to policeman Christian govern
mont and said: by the preaching OF
HIS gospel 10 the nation We wish 70
bring every man and woman under His
flag and the nation will be transformed
and enthrone Him, whose right il is. TO
rule al nations"
Rev. Clarence r. Allen, pastor OF the
Fourth Street VI. L. church, then spoke
Of the works OF the association and
stated no had attended the meetings
with delight and satisfaction. Rev. Nc
Csreary also eItoled the work or the
organization IN few we'll chosen words.
Cards were then passed about solicit
tng new members and funds for the as
soctation. Mr.. Ogden. tn" chairman.
with = few well chosen words. closed
tho meeting. Rev Allen prouounced&a
benedlctiou and the final meeting Of the
Christian Citizenship Conference OF
wheeling, closed
AZ the morEing session, which was
held IN conjunction with the regular
monthly meeting OF the Wheeling Min
istcr!aI Association. Senator Cannon
and DR. McCiaw were the speakers and
their remarks were along the line OF
the ideals OF tho National Reform
Association
Senator Cannon. spoke Of the necessity
of q mobilization OF the Christian Cit
zenship OF the United States 20 stand
behind the mon who elected 70 office
and see 10 II that those who are Chris
ttans do not forget their Christianity
In politics.
DR.. McGaw traced the history OF the
Kingdom OF God throughout the record
OF Scripture. picturing IN draInat!cc
and effective manner the three fold
bearing OF the Gospel as for the indl
y1dual. FOR society and the nation. lie
emphasized the treme ndous significance
OF a religion which worked Itself out
from tho Individual through ih" IN
s,itutloEs OF which the individual -
q part