The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-05
REV, ", \, FIELDS
IN PULPIT AGAIN
AFTER TWO MONTHS
POPULAR FIRST CHRISTIAN PAS
TOR PRDACHES SUNDAY oH
WHAT a DAY"
CONGREGATION Much Delighted az FhS-
tors Progress Toward AeeoS
cry Of Els Health
(sY W. s. srANToN)

TT Is good 10 be with you again. ms
statement. characteristic OF he s,
plicity OF the beloved pastor o fi r
FIRST Christian church. was fne , liz
that had been made by Rev. w: H. fpSIIu'
for nearly two months. from MS pu.potI;
This minister. who recently retu."eu
to this city after an interval spen,
cleveland. o.. for the purpose or reS'lns
and regaining sufficient strength 10
undergo surgical ordeal. stated tna,. nS
was now feeling so we'll that ne ha .
about decided to torego the p4eaSu''
OF an operation. o,,.d pr
Fields. and his hearers left the church
feeling that the bread OF life mad oeen
broken for them after they had hstehed
10 his sermon on What Day ~
inspiration for which was loSn9 ' a. , ra'
second chapter OF Acts. in which Is re-
counted the sermon OF st. Peter on the
day OF Pentecost.
Rev. Fields began his sermon ais,
course with q mention OF great Gays az
Cnr' secular calendar, and their signin-
canoe. ,,a.,o. Dsy
when we shoot off our fire crackers We
have our Thanksgiving Day. whlcn na'
heen set aside by presidential proclama-
ton as a day upon which We are 10 re-
turn thanks TO Almighty GOD Tor MS
many blessings This day Is not. as
some seem to think, day when we ca.
turkey, or attend footoaii game, out
one on which we are 10 give THANKS 10
our Creator for His many mercies TO-
ward our country
Then there are what we may term
individual days" that bring 10 our
memory some great event In our lives
There is the first day We went to schoo !;
the day upon which we were graouateu:
the day upon which We chose husoana
or wife, and the day when we stood pc
fore the congregation ana cohtessen
arl
DAYS are mountain peaks In the Journey
OF life.
Coming to the sacred narrative. we
have the day when the Babe OF bethle-
hem was born; the day when Christ was
crucificd. ana the day when He came
forth from the tomb, a conqueror over
death. Between the time OF the kesur-
rection and the day OF Penticost there
are some important events In Bible MS.
tory that seem TO lack the attention OF
which they are discovering. There was
the day when Jesus walked to Emmaus
with two OF His disciples: the day Wnen
He appeared 10 His followers as they
Jesus met His disciples on the shores OF
the sea Of Galilee. AS on this morning
when the disciples who had been tisn-
ing all night and had caught nothing.
and were tired, wet and hungry were
encouraged and strengthened by Jesus,
so has humanity all down through tho
ages found solace and comfor, when
they approach the Christ in prayer.
Greatest Of All Days.
What would the life. the death aid
the resurrection OF Christ mean to NY
were It not for the day OF Pentecost?
This should be the greatest day for re-
joicing the church has ever known-tt
Is the day when the church was FOUNDED
on this day Peter threw open the gates
Of the Eternal City to his congregation.
1t Is the church's birthday. The discl-
Piles, in compliance with the parting re-
quest Of Jesus. had assembled at Jerusa:
lem TO await the hour when they would
he endowed with power from on high.
The Holy Spirit descended on them. and
they preached 50 that every race there
represented heard q full gospel sermon
in It's own tongue. Since that day men
have undergone persecution and death
for the sake OF their belief In the story
told by Peter. what more fitting than
10 close this sermon with the song:
II love Thy Kingdom. Lord.
The house Of Thine abode:
The Church our blest Redeemer saved
BY His own precious blood"