The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-17
ELLISSUBJECT
{ JAMES SERMON
sys Hell Is Real and
Not Merely an
Idea

the Methodist Episcopal Church
81 night by Rev. H.!A. James. The
atrnoti was one OF remarkable
rength and carried a great mes.
age with II.
Speaking Of the everlasting hell
Fhere eternity will be spent b;
bose who do not confess them.
elyes to Christ, Rev. James said :
Nell II q place at the end OF every
rofane word; after every act OF
lultefation: at the end OF every
left. How can We escape hell?"
following this Rev. James pictured
be ark and the people who were
we'd from the great flood. He dc,
Jared that those who went into
e AMI were in the hand OF God
Seople, hear mel" he cried. ~
ould willingly give my life to God
Is Instant II | knew It was his viii
d that II would be the means Of
aving some Of you"
We cannot take our riches ia
bternits he said. 1.-THE rich mai
|who dies cannot take his money
[with him. Be saved. Safety first
Hell is q place OF bodily suffering,
aight here-on earth we have bodily
fuffering, but the body goes into
nccnsciousness In hell the suf
aring Is forever and forever. We
bike our memory to hell. We will
p able TO remember the sermon
card IN this church this evening;
re songs sung here; the sermons
Rev John Beddow. There is one
hing that will make hell horrible
rd that Is remembering" he de
Jared.
story with q strong point was
led to illustrate. IF another man
myself were walking down the
failroad track" he said, "and l be
|lieyed in hell and the forgiveness
|pf sins by Jesus Christ but the 9TH
Pr man did not; if.a train woult
|come along and kill US both, |
would he as we'll. of. as he, even Il
e were right aud there Is no hell
1HEREE right, and. there is q
en- tHd Jesus christ-then the 9th,
man wouldSftnd himself In helli'
Rev. James told another story Of
Prominent bariker,iof New York
~ who was convicted Of embez.
snient and sentenced to prison
ietures Of the banker were print,
u IN newspapers all over the coun
ry. HIS little daughter. who was
tending school, had never been
Nd of the sentence and disgrace Of
er father One day school friend
sowed her the picture OF her faith
IN one of the papers and told
e. that her father was n thief
he little laughter said It was no,
te. and that her father was not q
e and was not In prison. Bin,
~ knew her fathers picture, aul
ae terrible news made her i'll. The
eacher, learning OF the girls con1I
Ion, excused her and she went
tome 10 bed.
Her condition grew rapidly
worse andaa doctor was called,
Her heart was broken. The doc.
tor said that the, child's lito might
|be prolonged. but he could not
|saye II. Daily her condition be.
Fame more serious and at length
petition was sent asking that
ier father be allowed to come
aome. When he knelt at the bed.
de OF his daughter she lovingly
Expressed her faith and confId-
snee III his Innocence. She was
|wil .ing 70 die, inter that.
REV James stated emphatically
That he'll SisN real.'"It is not a Fix.
|uratise place, he said. and illus.
|trated IN different ways, "If !
|draw q picture OF this lamp on the
liable. he said, andathen hold the
|Iamp and the picture out together
which would be the more real ?
The thing itself. of course" he
declared 1.-THE thing itself is more
zeal than figure OF It, and
ban Is reais,' he Continued. at
|is place where there. will be
|puuishment with everlasting suf.
|fering In hell he should be tor
1ented with fire and birthstone, :"
e said. IAN what does HE'LL
Ind FIRE spell? Not grave, or
|fomb, but hell and fire-and that's
| aiI they will spell. You can't get
anything else out of them"
~ thy foot offend thee, cut
| Il or II rs better for thee to en-
ter halt into life than have two
| feet TO be cast into hell; into the
hire that shall never be uuench.
|er lie quoted,
Conforming Christian Science,
| Roy: lanes said II was endanger.
|. Ills city. He said he could
NOD understand how people OF
good Intellect could belive in II,
|end that While he condemned
|lhristian Science he was not do.
|ine Il 10 fight the people who dc
|beiieve in e, but to save them,
| he emphasized the idea that
|christian Science Is contrary to
the teachings OF tho Bible, and
said he could find no authority for
the belief in tho Bible.
Tho speaker took some time "a
|liscuss the laws OF the Bible and
|the laws OF our own great nation.
||,The nation takes no pleasure in
,utfinr me behind the bars" he
aid. ehut II ] touch an electric
ISire ! expect to be shocked; IL ]
6ut my hands into the fire I ex.
nro, 10 he burned, We know the