The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-15
HAVE FIRST HAND.
RELIGION URGES
.REl.DRMTGBEIE
Big Congregation Hears
Sermon at First
Presbyterian


nevertheless live; yet not l, but
Christ llyeth In me: aud the life
which l now live In tho flesh N
live by the faith OF the Son OF God,
who loved me and gave himself
for me.eGalatians 2.20.
On this passage OF PauNs letter
tuethe churches Of Galatia, Rev.
CHARLES Baird Mitchell, bases his
sermon, Religion, What Is Ik?'' de.
livered at the First Presbyterian
church yesterday morning before
an exceptionally large coagrega.
tlon for the summer season. u
According to Df, Mitchell re.
ligion can not be second hand
matter, something defined by some
other person OF bounded BY any
particular creed or church code.
but rather the first hand exueri.
ence Of the soul Of the Individual
who seeks the way Of salvation
through Jesus Christ, the Savior,
y Religion is personal, The rel
ligion Of Jesus Christ Is Christ him
self. Those who are true follower
Of the religion OF the saynor, daily
bring the Son Of God back into ths
world through their lives.
Paul had a first hand experience
Of the soul. His was one Of the
great outstanding experiences ofI
the ages; but there Is none IN thisl
day who is denied an original ex.
,neriepea in Gods grace, Il. he truly
desite7sucha thing to come into RisI
"How:s your religlon?" asked Dr..
Mitchell. as It first hand or al
cheap second hand substitute?"
BUY second hand automobile
i you wish, but be sure your scS
ltgion is first hand. Have an or
iginal experience In the grace oli
God"
Speaking Of Panl's employment
OF paradoxial expressions, such ar
the text Of the morning, Mr.. Mitch.
ell said that paradox was. often
used to stand truth on It's head to
attract attention. He declared
truth should be able to stand, on
its. feet and have recognition, and
that truth should not have to dol
acrobatlc stunts to hold the atten.I
tion Of the people.
Union Services Closed.
Closing Union chruch services
were held on both tho East and
West sides Of tho city yesterday
evening. Because Of the recent
rains the grounds Of the old Normali
campus were too wet to hold thnI
services Of tho West side churches
there, so they were held IN the
Central Christian church with Rev.
r. Brown. OF tho NJ. E.. church,
South, preaching. There was no
special music other than tho con.
gregational singing.
The services on the East sIdej
were held in tho Diamond street
NJ. E. church with Rev. j. C. Buck.
ley Of that church In charge. Rev.
G. F. Eddy, of the Palatine Baptist
church, is now on his vacation but
Is expected back in time to conduct
the services in his church next
Sunday. However, in case he docs
not return, Rov. Mr.. Buckley in
vltes the Palatine congregation to-
worship in his church.
Most OF the ministers in the cityI
are on their vacations now or havs
had them and two more weeks The
churches will resume operations On i
their usual large scale. Rev. ]. Ell
Gordon Of the Central Christian
church has not taken his vacation
yet and he expects to attend the
National convention Of Christian
churches to be held at Winona
Lake, Ind, the last of this month.
He will be out of town only one
Sunday, August %.
Rev. r. 7. Brown, Of the NJ, e. |
church, South, understood this
morning that the needed stone for
the new church on Third street and
Fairmont avenue had arrived andl
would be unloaded today. Ee ex.
poets that the work on the new
church will be resumed tomorrow,
The Feast OF the Assumption Is |
being celebrated in the st. Peters
Catholic church today. There were
services this morning at seven
O'clock and later {at nine O'Clock.
There will be another service this
evening at seven-thirty. The Feast
Of of%$Assumption Is a holy day oh.
served in all Catholic churches.
Activities in the local churches
this week are few because Of the
number Of pas$ors out OF town.
NJ. e, Church, South.
Mrs. Jessie D. Wilson Is enter,
tanning the Women's Missionary SOL
ciety on Tuesday afternoon enc
evening at Avalon Cottage on the
VALLEY ricver. A number will gc
IN automobiles and the rest wifi