The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-22
LOSES
Joy OF Living.
Birmingham Asks Prayer
and Songs for Those
Who Sin

MtNN1NdToN. March 22.A
Watch, and Pray" was the subject
d the sermon by the Rev. D. W.
Cunningham at the United Breth.
rem Church in Main street last eve.
ming. 1.-THE mission Of the Lord to
this World" said the speaker, was
70 bless and save the bodies Of the
people here. All of US have great
Opportunities for doing good. There
are people who can be helped by
pur songs, and by our prayers. The
refusihg to make the world a bet.
Ter place to live in by helping 9th.
ess is5a direct ain in the sight OF
our Saviour he said.
THE man who came to Christ
after he had been hermit for come
time was miserable" he declared.
sHe had no Joy, no happiness, and
no gladness In his life. All was
sids m his heart. He had lived BY
himself and was considered a ter.
y'or ~ the people around that part
al the country. There arc some
l.eoilla WHO have been made mIser.
able by the deeds that other people
aaxe done. And communities have
spfefed by tllefr deeds" the Rev.
~ Cunningham stated. "Whon
I ms nan came IN the night and saw
Christ no ran to him, for he was
Interested IN tho teachings OF
Jesus, and In his own condition. In
all probability this was the ONLY
opportunity that this man had 10
come 70 Christ, and he had heard
Of the uplifting and saving that
vassHis. He had heard that Chr ist
Htls able to take away sin and
bring him into a life where lie
plight enjoy living without ain.
Tonight, in a great many places.
here Is rivalry, and tomorrow Will
Ne a sad and gloomy day for a great
many people," he said. There a7o
great privileges for people to come
% Christ these days, but many OF
them don't want to have Christ as
their Saviour, and theyldon't want
70 give up a life Of sin for''the &C.
eentRnce OF Jesus. They don't want
tkSgb TO church. and try to lift up
thes community" declared the Rev.
etend Mr.. Cunningham.
sThis Man" he continued, hwant.
ID Ito go 10 Christ. He was a great,
Inner but this did not keep HIN
away from Jesus. TIe had been
possessed of the great power Of the
devil. There ure some people who
do not believe that there rs q God
and "a devilfn their true sense" he
caid. They believe that God Is a
ereat Influential power. and that
sAe devil is only in us while we are
on the earth. But this man with
an the power of the devil in his
body, ran to Christ and accepted
I'm. There needed to be great
change In his life, and there needs
10 be a great change made in the
lives OF people today" he said.
.sNhat men and women need to-
day. said the speaker, sis the say.
Ing Of themselves in the name or
Gods This man came to Christ and
asked that he be saved, aud Christ
cast ill the devils out OF him and
ifltoNthe swine"
And some swine today are as
good as some people," the Reverend
Mr. Cunningham stated. "You can
get hog drunk once, but you never
viii be able to got tho same hog
drunk again. A man told me once
Of q hfg black hog coming around
from the back yard to tho road,
Mere IL rolled over into the mud.
Down the road came a man who
had been drinking heavily. Tn1
man swirled and rolled over Into
the mud where the hog was, ana
as soon as the hog could get out OF
the piacetit started away. The hog
rot q few yards from the man,
granted and ran back to the rear
yard The man had sank lower
Than humanity should ever get" he
said. and then told of a man who
lhad naAe "a hog drunk once, but
when he tried It again tho hog
lrefus a toieat the food the whiskey
Ewas tn. "a man gets drunk once,
land chen a hundred more times
he said
eonce, when I was preaching. IN
q town, q man who had been mem.
her ot q church for several. years
asiSedSme why he could not he
saved BE played, went to church,
and always paid the pastor. and he
could not understand why he could
not be saved. l asked him what
was wrong and he told me of all
HE VALUABLE property that he. had:
big farm, property in the city,
md money that didn't know OF.
;sn he asked me whether II he
I'd cot anything In the wrong way,
Re would have to return 1t to be
saved. / told him that he would.
Then the man went on 10 tell ms
that 4 he would give back all that
he hid got In the wrong way he
wou1di;be a poor man." said the
Reverend Mr., Cunningham. 1--WE
want to- remove everything that
sands between US and God.' he
continued, "and give thanks for
what We have" He added, at
ma ke no difference whether man
finds religion at the altar, or in the
home. or In ones place OF bust
nes but II does mako a difference
In tlie MANS life after he has found
r9iirion e Short experience meet.
~ was held following the sermon.
TIE Regegenfl Mr.. Cunningham.
AZ suflefing from severe cold
Ihst evening" but believes he viii