The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-17
MANESS URGES
). ]. /. HIGHER .G::'.|: LIVING VII
Fairview Pastor BeIittIes
Lack of interest in
Church Affairs.

FAIRVIEW, July 1.-THE Rev.
R. L. Names, pastor of the First
NJ. E. Church Fairview, delivered
an able and Appropriate sermon last
evening on the subject, High
Places The text Of the sermon was
The Lord God is my strength, and
he will make my feet like kinds
feet, and he will make me to walk
upon mine high places
In the address. Mr.. Maness said
IE"God has given us freedom to act
as we will. Nothing is com pulsory
in His plan Of salvation. but if we
! accept Him as our savior, there is
| a reward. God will never compel a
man to be Christian against his
will. To be Christian as God
wants US to be, we must ascend the
higher places. There is difficulty
ir reaching the tops, but there rs
pure air and clear vision ince the
peak is reached.
! 1.-The high places referred to,
said the pastor ARE the best things
of life. It is not an easy thing to
be Christian. There are obstacles
j to surmount, problems to face and
solution to be found But we can
! never be true men and women IN
less we solve those problems and
l SuIuuOL tuS OUSLdSlSS "AASA oSSSs
our paths.
"The trouble with the church to-
day." he stated, sis that it is not
seeking the higher places, but is
| content to remain in the swamps OF
I life. Members are too intent on
pleasures and other affairs OF the
world even to attend the church
! services. The church therm ometer
| works quite the opposite to the or
binary thermometer for measuring
| temperature" he declared. In win
ter the church thermometer rises
! and in the summer the mercury
falls
4 Mrs. Fox III
Mrs Calvin Fox of Main street
was taken to the Cook Hospital yes
i terday afternoon where she under
went serious operation. Mrs. Fox
has been quite i'll for several days
and upon advice of her physician
she was taken to the hospital yes
terday.
School Inspection
i The board of education for Paw
Paw District is on tour Of inspec-
tino of the district schools today.
The Rivesville School will be Wis
tied and the ground laid off for the
erection of the gymnasium and
class rooms for the coming school
i year. Dakota, Hite, Sugar Lane,
4 Parker, Pharaoh. Quiet Dell,
i Jones, Baxter, and Hoodsville will
4 be visited today, while other school
in the district will be seen tomor-
:. row. Fairview and Rivesvil1e
4 schools are having an addition
i built this year to take care of the
increased enrolment. With a gym
nasium at Rivesville, it is believed
that this school will make quite a
4 good showing in basketball thrs
coming season as their main han
i dicap heretofore has been the lack
OF building in which to practice.
1 Personals
The locals took the measure of
the Fairmont Black Sox, a baseball
team, here yesterday afternoon IN
a one-sided contest.
The picnic by the various local
Sunday schools in the Ice Grove
i yesterday afternoon was a decided
4 success according to prevalent re-
4 ports last evening.
The Rev. I. S. Tyler preached at
the Ballah Chapel at Grant Town
yesterday evening.
i Fred B. Cannon of Fairmont was
i visiting friends in Fairview yester-
day evening.
Leslie Tenant of Rush Run was
al Fairview visitor yesterday eve-
ming. -.