The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-10
DR.. 8, N. MARTIN
TALKS On LOVE
STIRRING EvANGELISTIC SERMON
AT FIRST CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
Pulpit Orator Uses Torcsful Illugtra-
lions IA His Discussion

DR.. s. VI. Martin. conducting the
evangelis,ic services at the First Chris
tian church. delivered an impressive
sermon on love" last evening in the
church auditorium TO large congre-
CATION, taking as his texts: Now
thanks be unto God, which causeth us
to triumph in Christ" Cor. 2:l4. and
And now abideth faith. hope, charity,
these three. but the greatest OF these Is
char!ty''-l Cor, 1913.
DR.. Martin spoke OF the great love
shown by God in his sending Christ Into
the world to sacrifice himself. showing
the love Of the Father far all the
world.
He expressed the word triumph as
meaning enemies, which he named as
follows: the world. the flesh and the
devil. He spoke OF the love of these
three, which when all was ended result
ed in sin. The love OF the world, the
love Of the flesh. tho love OF the devi!
were all resultant in SIM" he declared.
He then referred to sin. saying. The
love Of sin, the power OF sin. the guilt
Of sin can only lead away from Heaven.
To repulse the love OF sin. one must
undergo a change OF heart; to destroy
to lose the guilt OF sin. one must be
baptized"
DR.. Martin then referred to the next
enemy to be overcome. tho grave, which
is overcome by confession of Christ
He spoke OF the coming OF Christ and
the great needs OF expressing love 10
Christ.
And the next thing we should do IS
to express our love TO our children, and
our parents, An expression OF love may
mean much sometimes and not only
should We practice II in our homes, but
, express our love of God at any and all
times. Our love for our church should
also be expressed at all times"
DR.. Martin then spoke of his father.
He declared up to the time he was
fourteen years OF age. his father had
often given him severe whippinBs, Oft
lines for what he regarded trivial mat
ters. He declared one time his father
was telling something. and he contra
dicted him, which resulted in his being
ordered into vacant room. where he
waited the coming OF his father.
He said his father came calmly Into
the room, and instead OF meeting his
father in violent mood, he was calm
and quiet.
My father came to me and told me
to sit down. Then he sat down close
to mo and said, Son l love you, and 1t
hurts me for you TO do these things
That was the first time my father had
ever told me he loved me. and II meant
that We forever more look upon each
other in other ways. From that time
until his death We were happy and I'M
derstood," he said.
Rev. Martin then told the story OF the
daughter, who, thinking her mother did
not love her, as her mother had never
shown such signs, had run away from
home. Being destitute, she gradual
drifted into sin. However the mother
heart was still warm with love and She
pinned for her daughter.
"One night the maynard daughter
entered q place, and saw new picture
on the wall. Under It was written
; Mother loves you daughter. - come
home She looked at tho picture more
closely and saw It was picture OF her
mother Moved by the expression
Mother loves you daughter she started
hvmcward but her fear OF sin stopped
her. Finally she gathered her nerve
and went 10 the door where with tremb-
ling hands she raped for adm!ttance.
A guard met her at the door. and asked
who she was. She told him this had
been her home in her youth and tho
guard exclaimed. This door has not
been locked since you left. and 4 guard
has been waiting every hour in tho day
TO welcome you home
80 love had won another great bat
tic with the girl. We should All love
and express ourselves. not only to our
friends but to God and the church." he
concluded.