The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-23
TYLER DELIVERS
CLOSING sermon
Revival Ends
After Successful
Meetings


large audience Of It's sincerity. He
took as the subject OF his discourse,
THE Character OF Christ" and used
as his text, st. Luke 1870, which
"For He came into this
world to seek and save those which
are lost"
He said in part: 1.-THE character
OF Christ is studied because It is
sIngularly fitted to call forth the
heart, to awaken love, admiration,
and moral delight. The more
ChrIst's character is contemplated
as exhibited In the Gospel the moro
arc we impressed with its genuine
ness and reality. First OF all Christ
was a teacher who filled all the
necessary qualifications OF the pro
fessionaIly trained. His illustrR.
lions were clear and never once
did He talk over the heads Of HIS
hearers"
The character Of Christ was fur.
tber described as sympathetic.
sublime and beneflcient. "But He
spoke to the point" declared the
preacher. "He did not try to excuse
their mistakes as is so often done
today. Woe unto you scribes and
Pharlaees' declared the Master
when He looked upon the hypocrisy
of the early Jewish church, You
think that Bro. Lawler and Billy
Sunday speak rather plainly to
those who engage in sin, hut they
can not hold a candle to the grea:
est OF all preachers. our Lord and
Savior, Jesus Christ"
There was no class OF human
beings SO low as to be beneath his
sympathy. He not merely taught
the publican and sinner, but with
all his consciousness of purity, sat
down and dined with them. aud,
when reproved by the malignant
Pharisee for such companionshtp
answered by touching parallels OF
the lost sheep and the prodigal son.
and said: Il am como to seek and
to save that which was lost No
personal suffering dried up this
fountain OF love in his breast"
Following the sermon. the Rev
n. B. Lawler announced that this
would be the last service OF the
series Of meetings and invited all
present to worship next Sunday
morning.
Church Announcements.
Ladies' Aid of the NJ. f. Church
will meet In the basement OF the
church Friday night at 1870 o'clock.
Fpworth League will meet in two
divisions at both the NJ. E. Church
and the NJ. E. Church, South, Sun
day night at $3.50 o'clock.
An organization Of tho Kings
Daughters will hold It's first meet.
ing In the NJ. E. Church Friday
night.
Miss Selma Lenhart OF T.yceNm
fame will give a program In the NJ.
E. Church Monday night.
The Ladies' Aid Society will give
q chicken sumner in the dining hall
Of the First N. f. Church Saturday
night, beginning at $3.50 o'clock.
Double Glass TOURNEY.
Both the boys and girls OF the To-
cal high school will engage in a
basketball tournament which vii.
he staged in the local gymnasium
Saturday night, beginning at G:3nI
o'clock. AL classes With both
sexes entered will compete for n.
silver loving cup which was won
by last years senior class. With
the boys. the senior class has a lit.
tie the best of the dope since A.,
Ammons. r. Ammons and Paul
Michael. all first team men. are in
this class. The juniors. however,.
with ABE" Wilson and Newt"
Michael as shining lights, will give
the upper classmen a II for their
money. The Junior girls have the
edge on all opponents while the
sophomores loom up as the second
strongest contenders. The fray
promises to be an exciting affair,
full Of thrills and spectacular shoot
ing. Coach Conn will referee tho
bows games. while Miss Parrish
will handle the whistle in the girls
games.
"oid.Fashtoned School,"
The boys md girls Slee clubs CT
the local high school, under the d.
rectIon OF Miss Louise Boehm, arc
planning 10 stage a musical pro
gram In which the fun and hume!
OF the old.fashioned school will b.
emphasized so rs to delight ana
please those who attend. Tho en-
act date for its rendition has not
been set. hut will likely be given
Saturday night, April s.
Personals.
Mr.. W. D. Yost. president OF the
board OF education. Paw Paw dis.
trict. and who has been very Ill for.
the past week. is much improved
today and is able to again assume
his business duties.
Thomas Montgomery Of the Ma.
rion Construction Co. announced
today that all finishing touches had
been put on the Dakota School
Building and that It would be ready
for occupancy Monday.
Potts Inghram OF Washington
street is suffering with a severe at
tack Of influenza
Miss Elizabeth Inghram, former
ly a student in the FaIrmont Nor
nal School. who was forced to give
up her studies there because OF al
nervous breakdown. is planning to
return TO that institution FOR the
spring term.
Local teachers are planning pro-
grams for the closing Of school
which will take place Tuesday
April 4.