The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-10
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FOR DEDBDEHCY.
Of YlglHT0DAY
DIR. King D enounces Those
Who Dance Their
Heels OFF"

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clande II. King congratulated them
on being there and suggested that
they continue to lead out In sup.
porting revival campaigns instead
OF dancing their heels off as some
Others are doing, thus contributing
to the moral delinquencies OF the
younger generation"
Turning then TO the girls OF
teen age, he told them he felt
more u home with them than with
older folk: He defted them to
prove that they were having q bet.
ter time than he was and urged
that they keep their a1nusements
clean and 10 have a good time in
harmony with Gods plan
Facing the crowd that filled the
church, he then plead with them to
remove any obstacle that might be
in the road to their bringing the
Spirit 81 God into Fairmont.
The sermon proper was from the
subject, "Sin,s and the text was
taken from Psalm I51:4, Against
thee. thee only. have / slnned."
Telling % David's greatness, hfs
inflnence, his, power and success,
sDr. King described briefly the great
mans fall into disgrace because he
had sinned q great sin.
He tried 10 cover It up; to hide
1T said Dr.. King, "but he couldn't
do Y An insignificant preacher
came along, and said Thou art the
man. No man." said Or. King,
tcan get more pleasure out OF life
than the Christian who enters into
the life for what he can get out OF
il. DON you be fooled by the light
laughter OF those who are trying
10 get theirle njoyment out OF things
God doesn't approve Of. Their
sins win find them OUT
Asserting that the devil has en-.
travelled himself In the guise Of
Christians and church members and
good people, and that we would
have 70 realize our sins are not Just
against ourselves and other people,
but against God before much
change Will be made in our lives.
pr. King then said that there were
only two kinds OF people-tnot saint
and sinner; but sinners waved by
grace and sinners not saved.
Sins are OF three kinds, he said,
sing OF thought, sins OF word and
Sins o. deed. YWe have all three
kinds Of ain In our so-called polite
society and they try to cover them
up by calling them something
else!i In scathing terms he then
told how society called adultery
t'gallantry;n profligacy Sowing
wild cats, = dishonesty "close trad !
Ing. stinginess or selfishness care
f1lnessi .A man who is dishon.
esp he said Us a robber. A man
Who deceiyes Is a liar. You can't
cover them up"
Withregular Billy Sunday harsh.
ness he denounced the evils attack.
ing life In Fairmont, naming polite
card parties the bacchanalian
dance, and other things. There
are lots ot things that are worse
than these he said, "hut when
you have these parties and dances
in your homes you are preparing
yotr child TO feel at home in the
he'll pits sot the underworld"
Fairrnont @Wlde Open"
he said Sone didn't have TO go to
New York to see things wide open,
for ii was so right hero at home.
With disgust in his voice DR.. Kink
said that the practice Of parking
corsets and engaging private rooms
at the modern dance was started in
nell and intimated that the woman
who would Sdo that might do worse
n given an opportunity.
The common belief that a man
- his own worst enemy" he said,
SIS wrong. IL you sin it doesn't
hurt yourself half as much as I'll
does God 1t Is a sin against him
becarse He wants your whole
hearted help in His work. Hs
doesn't need and cannot use any
halfway business"
Declaring that sin cannot be
lodged and that It is before us all
the time, he told the g!rls that the
ltttle, mean, 'tonery" acts they
committed took the bloom from
their cheeks and the pleasure from
their lives, ~ never found but one
man who said he never sinned,"
said Dr. King, "and l knew he was
"a response to the invitation,
nearly 800 filed past the minister,
shook his hand, took their seats in
the space provided for them, and
bowed their heads in prayer, se.
tltng the matter Of their relation
with God between themselves and
God.
The problem at the First M. e.
church IS now how to care for the
grsae crowds who come each night.
The house last night was almost
filled To capacity, there being about
/ 800 people there,
The girls OF teen age, 800
strong, occupied one section OF the
auditorium, and another was given
to the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs.
AZ tho Odd Fellows marched, in
they sang Onward Christian Sol.
diers and the refrain was taken
up by the entire house, accompan.
led BY Mrs Durham at the organ.
Another feature Of the service was
an original song by the teen.age
girls rendered TO the tune OF "The
Battle Hymn Of the Republic"
The singing evangelist, G. a.
Bonneys had q splendid program OF
song last night, Of which the great
est feature was the male quartet,
when Mother prayed sung by|
Aiessrs. Diemer, Smith, Hartrick,
and Orr.
announcements
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