The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-13
IHH MEMBERS ON
IMPORTANT BOARD
q ction Taken at Sessions
OF Baptists On
Wednesday

lion last evening. THE D0e t H iat
go of tie raising Of funds for
I'll beneyo1ence work in the state
isiid ave are elected every year TO
servo three years, making 10 al
storether Who make up this board.
9l1hs new members are: Miss Ethel
Jemers Charleston; Mrs. n. b.
wood, Huntington; Rev. ]. W.
Graves, CIarksburg; hey. I y
,l,Ioiinson. Charleston, and 9. A.
8sehutle. Salem.
AZ least 500 men aud women are
sspending pleasant days in the city
stfsndiTlR the West Virginia Bap-
dit General Association which Is
being held all this week. The AS
sociation closes after Friday nights
injecting. Baptist homes in the
/ city have been thrown open to the
visitors and everything possible Is
being done to make the visit en-
ioyGble and profitable.
Today is the biggest day Of the
week with banquet to be served
81 the M. e. Church, South to all
elementary teachers, at 6 o'clock
sTAis evening as an important mum
Der on the program an elaborate
pageant will be given showing the
proEress of Baptist church work
during so years. Mrs. II. E. Good
man Of Chicago has charge Of this.
A large banner hung In the
street at First and Fairmont point
"a the way to dozens of strangers
,tEhis morning who crossed the new
bridge to the south side in search
of the First Baptist Church. Inc
tbanner read: West Virginia Bap-
list Ger ..al Association. Oct. 10
IA. \.
The day was cool and invigoFat-
ing and everywhere the streets
held men and women CARRIED and
gowned sedately-Rll churchTard
bound to attend various all day
sessions. The PalatIne Baptist
Church on the East Side is coop
Grating in a wonderful way and
she visitors who stay with Bap-
list families on that side are view
si9gsthe new bridge with interest on
their way to meetings on the west
side
Prof. j.. G Adams of the South
arn Baptist Theological seminary
ct louisville, Kentucky was the
main speaker this morning to a
provided main church room. taking
tie place of Prof. ]. R. Sampey
who was not present, Prof. Adams
spoke QuiskIy and enthusiastically
and sometimes sarcastically when
Tue touched on religious beliefs Of
Ipersons with which he did not
.grea He is slight in build with
-axtraIneIy alert bearing. Prof.
Adams spoke IN substance as fol-
towhl
There are several kinds Of un-
y believers Including the atheist,
and many are the individuals who
Spprosch the Bible with eyes and
sars closed" Prof. Adams inter
ranted himself to ask for Bible.
ID want a Bible I feel lost with
out one. / want my hands on 1t. "
a copy OF the good book was given
him and he pressed 1t between his
palms and tapped 1t In friendly
manner many times, holding 1t
NbaEQuSua ulS 6ullE6 duOA SSSt AZ
continued:
II have no fear the word of
Cod will abide forever and woe to
those who do not respect this word
for they shall be ground Into dust.
! Yet some there are who reject this
book entirely and out Of the diff
ferent groups who do SO, pick
II. q. Wells. suppose you have
read his recent book. He Is a
cree lance and to him nothing is
holy or sacred. He says our Bible
itS old arV1 must be thrown In the
ast can and q new one made which
is up to date. He wants to have a
new book which shall tell US how
TO live and keep clean
1.-THE human race, too says he.
has got to have some place to go
1T don't know where it's going
hut It's got to have place, 1t
doesn't matter where. Reminds
me Of the lines 4 don't know where
r going but I'm on my way
''AIr. Wells feels there should be
committee appointed Of represen-
tative persons in this world who
shall make a new Bible. He does
not say 80 but one infers Mr.. Wells
himself could make that book, II
ne were not too modest.
"There'B another class OF people
who read the Bible according to
their own beliefs and these sort
can prove anything they like by
the Bible. One man says he can
prove the world is flat by means
OF the Bible or anything else he
wishes.
tThen there are those Of us
who chsrisA this great Book, who
ReeiSit Is q handbook Of the real
/. life and that 1t is the best thing
ii al the world! These people
interpret the Bible spifitually.
'Ghey consider the Bible the
4 naIsauthofttH the official word Of
God on all matters pertaining to
religion. Gods word to the world
and tSey do not aTtly to It false
Btandards.
sgrhere is one thing which Edit
On has done am entirely against
urst approve Of his latest task
4 Sas proving whether or moi
afeSapirits, whether or not Il
ossible for our loved ones to
t@municata with US. Edison
ayB he's going to install a very
daltcate instrument, so extremely
dsIieate that IL anything in the
shane 81 O spirit comes within rea'
SonGblei distance, this instrument
iiI Riater the fact. It will be sc