The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-25
FIELDS [A5HES
TURKEY PRICES
AS EXCESSIVE
Advooates Abstinence TO forcs Down
Prices - Scores Buy-AtAome
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A. Dtsgusting-urges Return OF
simply Charity.
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TN his Sunday morning lecture 10 his
Mems bible Glass. Rev w. II. F1eldS.
paS,ur of First Christian Church. de-
rlnred the spirit that was commensurate
ing that portion OF our year when the
trend Of thought should be inclined to-
ward Him whose coming was Gods best
gift To man.
"1f We manifest the true Christmas
Spirit." he asserted. 1--WE will give with
the thought of helping folks less for
tunate than ourselves. and not in ex-
pcc,ation of reciprocal action on the
part OF those to whom we give"
Rev Fields advocated abstinence from
turkey as means OF bringing down the
unreasonable price Of 80 cents pound.
In substance the pastor said: THE
lesson today concerning the man who
Imagined that worldly possessions were
the best and greatest things In the
world shows us what an awful mistake
this man made. Earthly riches or rise
in power never completely satisfy.
zone Of the richest men In the world
declared that true friends were what he
mos, desired. His wealth could not pur-
chase these.
wransling Oven Eseatss.
a man came to Jesus to request him
TO gee that his elder brother make an
equitable division Of an estate. This
division OF estates probably causes more
wranglIng among relatives than any
other thing
Jesus. who was NJ this time Cons!d-
cred a Rabbi, had power by His decision
/" effect the settlement asked for In
'"ad of this. We find that He speaks a
able to this man. He told him of a
inner whose ground brought forth
pl,mtifully.' A farmer has more 20
thank God for than any man in any
walk or calling in lifl.
This farmer, we find. was only
thinking Of his material comfort. He
had no thoughts of God. Have we any
such men today? This man was think
Ing Of building bigger barns rather
than filling the outstretched hands Of
the hunger stricken.
do we find such men today? To my
mind there IL nothing more dlsHuStlny
than Il selfish rich man.
wheeling Rich Men.
wheeling has men with riches
enough to alleviate all our cases Of
want without impoverlshing themselves.
There seems to lie mad scramble for
wealth these days.
Even this blessed Christmas season
Is becoming tainted by its commercial
ization. The spirit Of giving 10 others
that need because God gave His Son to
the world seems t. have been forgotten.
and we are giving In expectation Of a
return.
The world has como TO place whore
tho thought Of gouging seems TO dom
ina,c If we would refrain from indul-
gcncc IN turkey We might find less than
80 cents Il pound would he asked.
Buy At Home ana Get Soaked.
81 find by referring To catalogue
from n house I'm a nearby city that
Wheeling merchants charge more for
their goods than this other firm. sun
they say. BUY At Homes
I'VE must have more serious thoughts.
Some men say. "Flclds. YOU talk too
much about dying" We'll. it won't hurt
US to think more about "ihe beyond"
than We do. Gather In wealth and
knowledge, hut don't lot It obscure your
vision Of tho future.
Food and raimemt are essential hu,
they are far from being OF most I'm
portant In He,
Seek first tho kingdom Of heaven md
nil these other things shall he added
unto You. have never beon wealthy:
| have often been broke. but never have
known real hunger or want since |
put my faith in God"