The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-14
PASTOR SCORES
THE CARD INDEX
Claims That Salvation
Does Not Come That
Way

ham at the United Brethren
Church last night, isn't worth a
snap of my finger. 1t won't help
you now, 1t won't help you IN the
future, and It won't help you In
eternity"
Opening the revival campaign at
the U. B. Church with heart
aearching sermon TO the members.
Rev. Cunningham pleaded for a re-
vlval Of the old time religion, the
religion that is felt, and that
makes a change In the life OF the
ono who possesses it.
Rev. Cunningham told Of a man
he knew who said when he got re-
ligion he wanted to keep 1t a Sc
cret. He said he didn't want to
mako a fool OF himself like some OF
the others. Ono day while the SER
vice was going on the congregation
heard a noise Of shouting out in
the woods, and this same man
came shouting into the church,
telling to all the world that he was
saved. That" said Rev. Cunning
ham, "Is the religion that makes a
man different y
A man must do away with his
sinful practice, he said, before he
can live a Christian life. II God
forgaye your sins years ago, each
and every sin you have committed
since that time is marked up
against you. The man who is liv-
ing below the level Of real
Christian life he declared Is
bound to go down into eternal
darkness.
Self.righteousness, he said, will
never take you to heaven. The
fellow who says II don't lie; |
don't cheat; don't steal;" is a
moral man, but he isn't a Christian
unless the blood OF Jesus has
cleansed his soul of sin. 81 liant
get used to tho method" he said,
"of getting religion by a hand
shake. don't believe a man can
sign postcard and get salvation
that way"
Neither can a man be an idol
worshipper and be Christian, he
said. I'VE have Idol worshippers
in our midst. Did you know that
there IRE 80 Joss houses in the
Unitd States? Joss houses Of
the Chinese" But he declared,
there are idol worshippers no far
ther away than Warrington.
ANY man or woman who places
worldly possessions before his
God, is an idol worshippeT. II he
thinks more Of money, or stocks.
or other possession than he does
of his souls salvation, he is an
idol worshipper."
II you want to be a Christian,
he said, you must get rid OF the
hatred and malice in your heart
! toward your fellow man. There
is nothing between God and a
mans heart except the mans sin,
and that must DO got rid OF be-
fore he can receive salvation"
Discussing the things that the
members might do to bring about
, a revival in tho church, Rev.
Cunningham said that first they
must clean their hearts Of evil
and then be ready to do anything
that God wants them to do.
There's no use for YOU to pray,
he said, unless you are willing to
do your part Of the physical work
II you. will tend to the physical end
Of the revival. God will take care
OF the spiritual end Of 1t.
Addressing the unsaved, the
minister said that Christ had new
or imposed himself upon anyone
who did not want him. He gave
the impression that the unsaved
must want Christ in their hearts II
they were to have Him.
The son service last night was
excellent, and William Hawkins
created q favorable impression
with his song leadership.
Wednesday night Rev. E. H,
Waters Of Grafton Is expected to
be present to assist with the meet.
ing. TIL quarterly conference will
he held on that evening.
Services begin each evening at
1880 with live song service.
u. & o. Officials Hero
S. G.. Williams Of Wheeling
division freight agent for the B. &
o. railroad, and r. B. Campbell,
also B. & o. official, were here
yesterday In the interest of the
company. Mr.. Williams visit was
n special one for the purpose OF
calling on local shippers over the
line. He said the outlook for a
general business boom was I'm.
usually good.
Personals.
Misses Josephine and Mary Moore
were guests at the home OF theil
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. The
ophilus Moore, on Llewellyn Rur
FOR tho weekend.
Mrs. ]. J. Allen, who has beer
Ill with influenza at her home, 20.
Main street, Is convalescing now.
]. W. Shank, of shank's Garage
has gone to Oklahoma, where hi
will be Joined soon by his wife ant
sister. Miss Matte Shank. Mrs
Shank Is at present a patient a
Terra Alta.
Mrs. T. L. Devore OF Rymer let
Yesterday morning for Logan, o.
to visit her mother, who Il, Ill.
B. Ash OF Begun is confined t
his home with rheumatism.
G. B. Turner, General supertn
tendellt Of the South Penn OH Com
pany, 7. W. Hauley, division super
tntendent, w. r. McCray, distric
superintendent, F. P. MCGEE, dis,
trlct superintendent, and J. +
Black, superintendent Of drilling