The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-24
1HURGHSHOWING
/ GREAT INTEREST
sampaign Getting Into
Swing For a
Revival

~ Ln6 OutIeu bTeIuEeE
Thurch heard the sermon by tina
ev d. w. Cunningham last night,
md spirit OF enthusiasm gave In
lication that the meetings are get
ing INTO full swing.
The Rsyerend Mr.. Cunningham
'ook his text from John, $40: And
Ie viii not come to me that ye
hight have life" His theme foi
|he evening was The Rejection Of
ptyine Life"
\ The central thought OF the ser.
bon was that people, for various
Eeasons, refuse to accept the life
|ternai that Is offered by Christ.
u bringing out this thought, the
teverend Mr.. Cunningham sketch
"a the fall Of man through the sin
II Adam, and the effect Of this SIN
pm humanity. Because God was
sorry for man, he said, and because
He wanted man TO have everlast-
Ing life, Jesus came to the world
iIapart life"
Tonight" said the speaker,
there ought to go out from every
eeart thanksgiving for the gift OF
|yerfasting life. Every man saved
br unsayed, can thank God fos
|esus Christ without being hypo.
|ftticals
Discussing the reasons for PEG
PIE refusing to accept the life OF.
.ered by Jesus, he said: There's
bnly one thing that will keep a man
but Of Heaven, and that Is personal
IN. Some day you can be saved
through progression Of character"
be- continued, "and some say that
ou can be saved through educa-
ION into the kingdom. II that be
ue then Gods saying that "a man
lust be born into the kingdom Is
wrong"
Espeaking OF the various ways in
kfich modern churches define "be
E saved" he said that he liked
Thought Sot being born anew.
Regeneration. This thought was
Etrated by the picture OF a thief
6SSdown IN the scale of humanity.
generated and born anew through
bhrfst.
T6e new life Jesus came to i'm
was not for the rich, OF the
1t Alone he declared, "but II
ssfor all" Following this. he saIn
tat folks sro mistaken when they
siieye that they can connect
Themselves with some church and
hen do as they please. II say God
Esqufres you to be pure in heart"
selcried. when a man knowing.
does a wrong, then he must
knowingly repent the wrong. Sin
d the heart and life and the Holy
|pirit will not mix"
Speaking OF the persistence Of
yetan, the Reverend Mr.. Cunning.
lam told Of an Irish preacher who
aid the devil reminded him OF a
hog. When a hog see a corn.
ield he said, 1T wants in. and
WI not stop hunting a weak place
he finds one-if there Is one.
md then you have to drive him
lut. The devil Is like that. He
tunts out a weak place in your
beart and In our life. II you turn
i'm out and strengthen the weak
lace. he Immediately begins
earching for the next weakes:
ttseafs
Speaking of the joyous feeling
tf1en converted, the speaker said,
Firm glad for the Joy that comes to
gshen we give our heart TO Cod"
he objected to the custom Of tell
|ng people that they did not have
% feel their conversion; that al
here Is to It Is Just to make up
ines mind to live right. There
Init q man or woman under the
.ound OF my voice who has accept
ID Jesus Christ" he declared. who
nj eyer forget the time and the
face
AS a further illustration, he told
Z a EnanIwho decided to live a bel.
kr life. He swore, and determined
3 quit that habit. In other ways
. was q moral man. "But he didn't
let anyioy out Of t." said the Rev.
srend M. Cunningham. There
was something lacking. Later on
his man came to the altar and was
horn anew. Then he said, That Is
what was lacking" He was salts
He'd.
Stressing the work OF the church,
HE Reverend Mr.. Cunningham said,
I'Theren never was a time when the
church needed more to roll up its
sleeves, and fight to the last ditch.
I'VE need.to come TO God by repent.
knrs and faith, and turn away from
H~an You can't give up all 9th
Inns and stfl hold to one. When
.bd does 0 thing It is done clean,
5mpIete, wholly"
When2the invitation was extend
and personal workers asked Ia
eoiunteers the Reverend Mr.. Gun
singham said he would a thousand
mes rather a man would be a
Hacker 10 his country than to his
bod.
! Ihe Beft1c8 lhsI ulRnL was Sptrts
Ia. and great interest was shown.
those Ia charge Of the campaign
're greatly pleased. and hopeful OF
Ireat RESULTS
| Tho Reverend Mr.. Cunningham ia
Iomewhat handicapped in his
Ireachine by q severe cold which
had when he came here, but he
holding up sextremely well.
rerrsces begin each evening al
"a. The song service Is lively,
nd IS proving q very pleasant fea.
15ro OF the services. William Haw.
Inns Is 81 charge Of the singing
hon RENT-one nleelyfurnlshed
Y room In easy walking distance
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