The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-14
'N0SER SPEAKS TO
H SCHOOL PUPILS
Students Asked to Put First
Things First in Their
Lives

MANNINGToN, April IA
large number Of the high school
students attended the special SER
vice. in the First Presbyterian
Ghugch last night, and thu REV.
p NJ. Moser chose a text I,ractlyI
Applicable to the young folks:
Seek We first the kingdom Of God
and His righteousness. and all
these things shall be added unto
Snu.H His subject "a "FjrsL.
ThiRgs First
i Life is principally made up Of
assiFe for three things, he said:
things to eat, things to drink, and
bhinsssto wear. Most of the PROB
eniss OF life are caused by things
Looming in their wrong order, IL
was stated. God said, seek ye
4irstfthe kingdom OF God but most
81 us seek all these things, clothes,
things To eat and drink, before we
seek God That is the wrong or.
deg he declared. and always
CAUSES trouble.
Speaking OF nations and people
who Ihaye forgotten God. the Rev.
srefi Mr.. Moser said that one ma
HpnlIhad. already fallen and is
breaking up; another is now fall
ms and the great commonwealth
Of tie United States is %tottering
on the verge Of moral choas. he
cause the people are drifting
awayefrom God. They are not put.
ftng4tirst things first, he repeated.
Shaking to old and young alike.
q the Reverned Mr.. Moser said that
the primary fundamental OF life
should be first seek Gods saliva
ton! In this sense he illustrated
by falling of a high school boy.
who Slept IN" on Sunday morn
tngs. "He was SO busy on other
nightsi in the week., said the Re> /.
Mr. Moser, that he Just HAD to.
have some rest on Sunday. Or,
maybe, his mother didn't cali him.
OF fnayoe some other reason The
truth of Il is, he added, that this
boy vas putting first things las!
.rThe great trouble with the
world today he said, is that we
have the wrong. order Of things.
The business man works in his Of
flee I'LL week and plays gols or
something on Sunday. because lie
says he must have his recreation.
Reersation has It's place, but God
should come first" he declared.
,HeAlaid much emphasis upon the
words OF Jesus when He mention
ed the care God gave to the SPAR
rows, and how He clothed the
grass that ia here today and gone
tomorrow. "Then,, how mich bet
ter ara we than they" he exclaim.
ed. eve should seek first the
Kingdom Of God, and all other
things will be added.
Gods words were an individual
command for each Of us. declared
the Reyerned Mr.. Moser. God
said.tsee Ye'; not me, or the other
fellow, but YoUi" "You cant side
\ ,stepEth issue" he added.
}.Speaking directly to the high
school pupils the Reverend Mr.,
Moser ssid: "You may do your
very best with the things the
world can give you; you may have
dozen diplomas hung on the
walls of your room, but you will,
never find peace OF soul until you
take God, into your ltfe.'
The first thing is to seek God,
Y Baid the speaker. The second Is,
Move thy neighbor as myself Put
Seur neighbor before yourself.
Third and last is yourself. lie fol-
lowed with a suggestion as TO wha:
this program would mean TO the
wprldsit put into execution With
glowing words he painted 4 picture
o. the happiness and peace and
fellowship we would experience II
Gods plan were followed.
& God says IL you seek Him first,
Z there Is plenty Of time FOR the
other things Of life. declared the
Reyarend Mr.. Moser. Man spends
most OF his life securing the
things that keep life. and 1t only
takes a. moment 10 get into Gods
kingdom. He went on to show that
ne Il logical for US to take tine
shortest duty first; that 1t is the
most important duty. and since it
e 10 easy OF accomplishment.
should ne attended to first. That's
what Jesus meant when He said
What shall it profit a man II no
gain the whole world and lose h!s
own soul?" said tile speaker.
Tonight will be the last special
saryieet o. this series, and the Nio.
menis Bible Classes are expected
to attend In a body. Two special
delegations have already been we'll
Represented, and the women are
expected In large numbers.