The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-04
EASTER
SERVICES BEGIN
Interest Indicates Success
Of EVangelistlc
Campaign

Of Eyangelistlc
Campaign
gdANNINGT0N April 4-specia
.Saneelistic services for the twc
weeks preceding Easter began 1:
the First Presbyterian Church herr
sunday night and have made re-
tarsable progress already, 1t Il
said Beginning with tonight, the
Rev. j v Hcontz, pastor OF tht
church wi1t be assisted by the Rev
q u. Moset o. Fleming Memoria
Chapel Fnfmont.
f.ast nigt. the Reverend Mr
Koontz deltyered a mastery SET
mon from the text found in Acts
~ 81 describing the meeting o.
Felix and the Apostle Paul. Tht
tbieet of his sermon was, PRO
7etfnationj or the Danger Of De
When Paul was brought before
Felix, said the speaker, the Apps
ne told him things he had never
thought otlbefore; and he discussed
such things as Righteousness, judg
tnent and Temperance In such
way that Felix grew very uncont
Portable.
christianity has to be very rude
sometimes saidSthe Reverend Mr.
Koontzs aGhristianity comes int
the high and the low places; to the
high and the low slnners.n
Comparing the situation Of Feli1
with that of people today, thu
speaker said that Felix had come
SSto the watershed Of his life. HI
was forcsd TO decide for the right
or wrongi It was the dividing o.
the road for him. Just the SAINT
way, he, declared, people today come
TO the dividing point and are forced
10 declare themselves for or against
! GOD. That moment IN Felix's
life saidSth he Reverend Mr.. KoontZ
was scarcely different from any
other moment IN his life, and yet 81
decided his life or DEATH
He put before his audience .
question asking why people do mol
want To- decide questions OF such
Importance. Perhaps, he said, 1t {.
becausewe wantSto get away from
q disaereeable subject.
III that be true, he said ''ther
want TO ask you In alls common
sense, IS that the right way TO loOs
al it77 no illustrate his point, tn.
pastor asked whether, II a mar
were in business trouble; II there
were danger that he was insol.
vent. he would refuse to examine
his books because he feared he
might find something d~ispleasing
there Or, he said. Il a ship you
were on would spring a leak and
the captain would refuse to loob
Tor It for fear II might prove dis.
couraging, would those sailors and
the CAPTAIN be very highly thought
The speaker expressed the desire
that his eongregation might expert
ence an awakened consciousness
because, he said an awakened con
srtousness like pain, warns us Of
danger WHAT he asked, ''has
IL done for Your
IF you are trying to stifle you,
conscience, he pleaded, I'm Gods
name do It no more. When your
conscience Is dead your case Is
hopeless
Speaking OF the timeliness OF sal
vationy the Reverend Mr.. Koonti
fRid that 1T is foolish In people tc
Z iit until the medicine bottles be
10 rattle before seeking Chris
5asnity or TO wait until the doctor
agiyeh up hope before seeking
The cause of all this procrastina.
ton he declared, S. that we allow
the thing Of the world 10 crowd
out the things Of God. we have
time Tor hnlis, and parties, and col
k4ege, and 9 lot Of things like these
said, but we haven't time fol
lhings pertaining to our salvation
# a thing Il right, said the pas
tor, any time isSthe right time ir
which to do IL. Delay means wronr
decision BY decidtng4you receive
81 the blesangB offered by God
Why do yon ppstpone2" he asked
Is q dangerous thing to de
lay he said you don't know
whether tomorTow Is Yours or not
no prove the Idea, he told Of q
youth who. when asked to 20 tc
the altar and make It right with
God replied Not tonight. DOM
bother me any more now. II / fee,
the same tomorrow night, nj co.
The boy took pneumonia the mex
6day, said the Reverend Mr.. KoontE
and grew rapidly worse. on the
evening Of the seventh day, while
the family was expecting him Il
tdte. hefgrew restless and mntteret
n hts deiirium His words were
Sthese, m go. Don't bother me any
more tonlght,
sly to YOU, crtedsthe speaker
dat men ought not 10 die In that
way. Men ought not 10 60 out into
eternity no better preparad!H
Splendid music q being furnish
bed each night. and interest Is grow
Ting better with each meeting: The
Reverend Mr.. Moser will be here
during the rest Of the week, ant
one ofthe most eventfnl series hello
In local churches this year Is ex
pected The evangetistic services
begin each evening a 1880.
ATTEND FuNERAE
MANNINGTON April
large number OF ManninEton PEG.
PIE aFe At FArmington today to al.
tend the funeral Of II s Hatzel,
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