The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-02
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Revival OF Religion Is
Greatest Need At Pres
ent Time, He Says

The fourth sermon of the. Union
Evangelistic Campaign now being
conducted IN the First M. E..
church was delivered by Dr..
Claude H. King to a large crowd
last night.
"If you were to ask what the
people Of this community need
most, they would reply 'Work." he
said. but while there is a great
deal Of financial distress now what
we really need Is a revival Of re.
ligion, because soul distress is N.
.finitely worse than physical dis
comfort"
Rev. King made II plain that
many folks in our churches are
Just where the devil wants them
because they are Indifferent. He
begged the members Of tho
churches taking part in this cam.
paign to drop everything that will
interfere with their work in this
meeting. He insisted that a return
OF business prosperity would not
mean so much to Falrmont as a
revival of old fashioned religion.
AS a mark Of the difference in re-
ligious conditions today and years
aog he reminded the audience that
our forefathers had within them SO
much OF the spirit Of God that
their very presence rebuked sin.
The sermon proper was based on
the wells that Abraham sunk to
find clear. refreshing water, sug.
gesting that we must Dig wells OF
salvation from which we must
drink. He recalled the wells OF
salvation dugged by the men who
founded our republic; wells that
have become filled and choked
with rubbish. He begged that these
wells might be reopened and no
longer neglected.
DR.. King painted a vivid pic
ture of the family altar in his boy.
hood home, where his father ana
mother, nightly read from the
Scriptures and offered prayer.
Tears were brought to many eyes
as he told OF the influence this as
ISOLATION has had upon his life.
mo matter where you go" he
said, "you can't get away from
such teaching. 1t will influence
your life for good, and the mem
DRY will ever act as restraining
hand. But what will the children
and grandchildren OF the present
generation have to restrain them:
What can they look back to with
pride?"
In contrast to the family altar,
he then asserted that many pa
rents were so conducting their
homes today as to allow the worst
IN, human nature to gain the as
celdancy. I'VE have allowed 1our
homes to becomeS the breeding
places for harlots and libertines,"
he said. Eve have allowed things
our fathers would not have allow.
ed. WE ARE NOT giving our boys
and girls a half chance"
Every generation must dig its.
own wells Of salvation. but we
don't want old fashioned religion.
Just because it's old fashioned.
What we need and must have is
genuine, sincere religion.
In conclusion, Dr.. King begged
that the wells that have been dug.
by this generation be cleaned
out, N order that the pure water
OF life might be enjoyed. In re-
Spouse to the invitation several
came forward and were instructed
in regard to the decision to be
made.
Despite. the rain last night a
large audience was out, and heart.
lily took part in the snappy song
service. Mr.. Bonney somehow
gives his hearers some OF his own.
vim and enthusiasm, and also has
a vast store OF original ideas which
q vast store OF original song seryic
The feature Of the song service
last night was the singing done by
sixteen young girls In the front
row in the balcony. : Their singing
was as good or better than any,
thing heard thus far in the meet
ings. Z.
Today at 4 o'clock Mrs. Bonney
desires to meet the girls Of teen"
age IN the M e. church.
From. 1880 till 1 o'clock the
daily prayer meeting will be held
in, the Y. NJ. c.. A. in the room to
the left as you enter the building.
The next meeting for the chill.
dren will be held tomorrow after
noon under the direction Of Mr..