The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-05
EVANGELIST AT WESLEY HALL
MEETINGS GETS POPULAR DE-
C1s1oN OF AUDIENCE.
Never-to-BeForgottsn Sunday 1naugur-
atss Last Week of Evangel-
iStic Campaign.

The las, week Of the ",anC"IiS'lc
camra.g being conducted IN IN" Wesley
A. r. church. South Jacob street. pc
tween Thirty-seventh and Thirty 'e,Ehth
streets. had u big start Yesterday. Ntt'
the sunday school ami m"rn'h| M"'-
shin came the two never tu-hv-i"rS"''&h
services of the afternoon and eight.
\ large audience OF men heard 'Nld
lln.i the 25H-puund heavyweight. IL hts
famous v,rhHI combat with Ola Man
sin Three Rounds Without Gloves, III
the Southern Theatre. Til" biz h'a
hit some mighty blows, certain ones
bringing loud cheers from the men ana
he handled his opponent without gloves
too. When the third round Of the
Vicious attack had been finished. the al
ready ,uttering victim fell To the floor
completely knocked out That was INC
decision Of the witnesses. who. In TINS
case were the referees.
The uuskN Evangelist Hall said ihft
the strongest man WAS tho man VINO
!.Nru NEST In accordance with the ideals
OF thu, Bible Tho fOur-SQuaIc man was
reid UP ~ the ideal. Full Development
OF iAr phySiUal. mental. social and Spn-
!tuul faculties was declared n"'""SirN'
"Drvs lupm"rt Of any single iL'hi'E -
a. :ur sacrifice Of the others. SAID k'N.
hail. He appealed 10 the strength :"
character in the m"n. urging them !"
linz up with tha peupI" OF Hou an" 's-
tahlish Christian homes.
The Devils Fowls" was the .n'er-
estinK subject OF the niS!; sermon. I"c
ryauyelis, started off talking like n
farmer: "TherH are three things "sH'h q
tial 10 a good crop--the Sow'r' IN"
Nt.tn do
why our churches are not crowded, and
why people are not more Interested IN
.nl,at;on. Some don't like the seed.
Some don't like the Sower. They don't
lax" the preacher. they Say. lie doesn.
preach Just right: his talk is too plain
and straight 1t VAS advised 10 never
tolerate the man who compromises with
sin. DAME Webster WAS quoted:
when n man preuchcS. | want h:nf 70
preach straight AZ me-" But We never
lar much complaint about IN" soil
which Is the human N-art." Injected IN.
Hall. "Thcres' t." secret OF The whole
business The devil may preach the
truth. but IL it falls upon the soil of a
good heart. It will prosper. Jesus said.
Receive the word Of truth IN your heart
50 the fowls Of the wicked one can not
get IT.
Warns Of Skeptieism.S
intellectual SkeptiCism was FAMED rs
on. OF the most ireaChcrou5 or the
devils fowls. We are living in an 0Er
Of unbelier and skepticism," admitted
Rev. Hall. The great need is. rs Presi-
dent Harding has said. The churches
must come back TO trst principles. the
fundamentals OF the Gospel Of Jesus
Christ" several Of the bones Of con-
tertlon" nibhled on BY skeptiCs were
we'll scrapcd by the doctor. and finally
ground into powder. such as: The Gre
alton OF man. Where did Cain get his
wife," Jonah and IN" whale. hell and
heaven. and eternal punishment. The
evangelist disposed Of them in easy
fashion.
There IS nothing eNcitable or srnsa-
;lonal about tho preaching Of Or. Hall.
As he said. lie talked 10 their intellt-
gence, not their cmotious. lie APP
peaIed to their Intelligence I" reach
their emotions. Nobody could enjoy
tn" presencr os Cod unless he had AN
affinity ror God. Every soul will even
tualiy go. where ne by affinity he
longs" The challenge was to get night
with God" A goodly number responded
and cane 20 the altar.
limo Of Opportunity.
Rev. y. VI. Barlow. pastor Of tn" WeS-
lev NJ F. church in spiri;Cl appea :