The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-06
GRANDMA" ANNA SMITH, MEMBER
FOR SO YEARS ESPECIALLY
HONORED
Home, Sweet Home" 10 Theme OF Stir
mag Sermon by Evangelist
W. w. Hall

Everybody took Il trip back To- the
old home last night. 1t happened nj
the Wesley NJ. r.. church in Soutn
Wheeling. where Evangelist w. w. nan
IL conducting the greatest revival ever
held In that church. 1t was Old Home.
coming Night" The Oldest members OF
the church were there. Mr.. loes asked
how many present had been members
- the church for forty years or longeI'
Thrc" women an done man stood UP.
Sutriany hnnored among them was Mrs
UGrandmaJ Ann Smith, 50 years nIG'
who had been Il member Of W es!ey
church FOR o. years She was given an
ovation.
Fry. tiregory Blakely. pastor 81 Wes-
lev church some Twenty-Five years ago.
aud now pastor Of Edgwood NJ. r.
church. was present and offered the
prayer.
The CONGREGATION joined HEARTILY in
Jesus. S~avious. Pilot Me" I'm Gong
Iiomr." The Home Over There" and
others. Tender heart-strtngs. were VI
hrHted as the strains or Home Sweft
ITume" pervaded the auditorium. The
chorus sans "A touching piece, Dream
iur nr Home" and the LoeS singers
sung a beautiful number, IF Heavens
u Home"
Rev. Barlow and others declared that
DR.. Halls sermon on home sweet
Home" was the greatest they had ever
Hedlu upon Nntl i'JNN
heard a good many" added the pastor
1t was indeed Il masterpiece. The evan
gelist was at his hest. He had the peo-
pie laughing one minute ana cu!!Hs inc
next. taking them from one plane Or IN,
spiratiOn 10 4 still higher altitude OF
runiure as bv his persuasive oratorY
and vivid portrayals he depicted thc
scenes OF modern home life. what theN
arc and what they should be-. ,,o
After reading Il passage from ny mI
-, = 1,.z,h, 1NhN lJnll hAPln' II
want 10 talk to YOU about the hone
dawn here. The Home up there will
take care of itself. only as We take
care OF the home down here Will me
Home up yOnder be appreciated by us
Referring 10 the foundation text OF the
message, he said. fortunate Is the boy
or girl who hears from his or her par
ents these words OF wisdom. Home
ought to be the ]sunnieEt spot on earth:
No place IS 50 sacred. We think or
mother and she makes us think OF home.
We think Of home and II makes us
think OF mother. The TWO arc insepara-
bic"
Henry W. Grady. the famous i'eor-
ria editor. stood for the hr$t time on
"c"nsyl~ani" avenue IN Washington.
and, gazing upon the golden-domed capi.
iul huiluIng. he said. as a feeling OF
awe swept through his being, there s.
the home Of my nation But sometime
later he stayed over night In the home
~ ~ tOlNu lcSbs z AHIi o'A ~ ''' !"
"run country. down South. Before re-
tiring. the bible was opened and family
prayers were offered. Mr.. Grady OK
pe"leuCed "A now conviction. was
mistaken he unused. ON here IN these
country homes are raised the men and
women who shape the destiny Of our
nation And he was right. Gods ideal
nation begins with he hhme. What a
tremendous responsibility rests upon
us fathers and mothers VITO govern the
home life Of the nation" Rev. Hall
said that the success OF our nation does
not depend upon Il congresses. polit-
!cal parties. military strength or wealth.
important and great as they may be.
But Il rests with the powers that
WELD the sceptre about the fireplace.
II anything ZOOS wrong there. II goes
wrong everywhere. A man rises no
higher han his garnet and falls no
lower than his cellar"
The sneaker remarked that he had
beard Of men and women who talked
like angels IN church hut talked like
devils At home. "Ths church life rises
no higher than tho home life." he thun-
dered.
Tribute to womanhood.
The ruling spirit OF the home was de-
clarcd to be the wife and mother.
Woman is the most beautiful and won.
derful creation OF God" was the tribute
paid To the fairer sex. The browning
work Of creation IL woman" Attention
was called 10 the fact that she does the
work and goes over the same routine
day In and day out. Their p patience and
devotion was eloQuently eulogized. TIL,
preacher told tho young people not to