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that q man cannot believe Ia future misery ee
e.a3os 9esss sna5e p:s a,r. man. char
Actef n hls heaven n his he'll. !. Is not = thing
that we can ad,ouIn 70 tho fnture Il thnz
sese present ",th has,.n ~ nefe MN y Seh " 1s
right there. both ut in the same pew 10
geIher. II i only an e1pedient By Which Te can
nnf wlll be hereafter. What Is thern e1t1aneous
to uan = sell that can make him miserable or
happy Tel me. Haknttt teta the philosophy
hu,a, health and sickness, have nothing 10 do n-
tz.n.ically With . mana happiness or usscsJ
when ! man hiss a good heat be Is N
& u Sssn ws i here ID r. H. III ~
of death 70 change a mans moral condition.
docs death AFFECT mans moral character OF
o1ogy or OF psychology, but The teaching Of al cx-
but simply The body. What s .ner: IN des1h to
II MN tAkea he'll into eternity
W. xl.a him, be Tlll b. n aea Il rn he he
why lcay not these conditions eternailJ remain
iIed7 Now, l want to quote TWO or three pass
ases q Scripture to show that .ha. IS impossible:
he might D sa;asr tcee1nes il one II & snss tn Il
Chr'st-'' This Is the optimism Of cnrtsslaultJ-
the devil will be defeated 40 viii be conquered:
; s1sIy s' eaii1 fss!I dpay CONG 6oas @
;s:nfs q T. % a. ears, ' s9a tslnss under esr!s,-saS
The Michigan state Tniverslty, in this week. n
dt,<udt's, sdda, "and every creature in Cots
Christ Il Ieri 70 ihe elo1y Of Col, the Father
Here, under tie eanh, Is In the original "ilales
The worl translated hel--anl ! read "at
things IL heaven. 10 the sarth, ami n,nss under
the ear1h not hell, Ac, ",Ann having msde
peace by The blood q the crosa hy Him to secon-
arr things on earth or things IN heaven Az IN
Adam Al! died, even SO in Christ shat all be made
alive" What meaE,, II it has any %ean!ns.
| was lost and Is found: WAS dead and
is alive" Go YOU and md one piece Of silver that
l. lost: Be careless a'ent the n!ne1y and n!ne Go
| and nine who are al pasture in the fold
brethren, friends, Il had IN ny heart any hon
nal punishment, and Tint The God whom have
called upon In your presence tonight could have .
heart so cold and Indifferent TO- any OF
eha5sn- s had sn'pciG%n .%,, tns,
child was k:sl In sin without scndlnx Out
that blessed spirit which comes down 10 US to-
night to wln and woo our lore;-l should m tnIr
could worship no God Why Is God limited hJ
this brief lifetime Of ours. We live and VIC livs
rsnle II cloud Of superstition that has been nsnies
down BY the church frutu The medl1yal ages
My argument for the restoration Of All men II
this optimism Of the New Testament, hut IT Ii II
the very nature Of revealed God and Christianity
Either ihis Is 70 Or atheism is '[ue; Sox: zoe.
ness. 80, The other view robs II Of righteous
ness: this e1alts it. docs this View more
mpaaI9e iea Il me 'na sn.re R''e
~ @ honorable 9an me1noef 6t our Sasionk Congress
in nd reeensy sse zone M M madosnaienyM ;ainss Ia
Nouday-throN9h the preaching Of the Rev. Bl
Hammond, an orthodox u!niater: When vas
sent,e,l Two OF three Of his meetings lie hA
hundreds OF lirlie children before him. :,
neses 70 snuade.s ac1s neaS
tnst man tc'l little children that they we're COZ
lemEed; that they were under the wrath OF God
unless 'hcy Eer sae{ aetc @ ns
and CIT and sremhle. saw little children niros
: c1azed there BY this horrible heathen!sh preach
Ing. no wonder that m Intelligent woman: H.,
,,ccts,se Of an entlrss bet! has never srt terrific
mans heart; Il s.n.ly teEIl1es MS . neryea . Il
not their rnstncat1on- ! wish TO say. and 70 =
ust rs boldly 81 can that III truth cannot sa'
l. 4 man, terror and error never WILL"
!; Dear friends, in Inc name OF God xhose cha
! acter lorc, whose character dare not mIsreps
II sen1, call ,ou to Ills love and It's service. n
a have no rsme, nor even one on earth, Ia which
). ian thrraten, certainly not God's-h'lt u u
&c ;lane of Ills lnutte mercy, In the name Of His
e teaslng tender love, IN the name OF His lnani
\ roc.lness revealed ln Jesus Chrtst, ask you
y virtue assure yon that II man lives In vlrt
II rn has the favor of God, he llyes In heaven a
:, !iyts IN peace. torrwatu every nan In II
q congregation, ! {"rcwara every you
= tuai. to whc,n have spoken these plain, eaEnr
n .nnlid wossia Of truth, as hold them, that r
IS tRnn0t fst11e with SIN you cannot tribe with &c
a There hare been times In your life when hell y
\ i-osoinR to sou whatever, whether u wtre true
Is false; brit tfeEe have fecn times when he'll b
E ''get hoIi OF JON as the Psafns1 says tn
!; secret day OF cyil That night Of icentiousness
f. 4ie1,auchery; that memory Of -FOUR mot hers INT
70 est and ihnt mothers counsel; that night WI
, you seemed to feel. fresh upon your hot checl
4 loGr mothers warm lips. that comes
y lose-whcn you hare sald, AZ you turned ~
d from your dehanchcry nnd your d!sobe'i!enGe q
= stct1ed my heast against the counsel et my mott
tIe and the prayers OF NY father That y VIM VIM
Is want you TO lo-to open your heart to all nur
+ anil Ecntlenesa and klndnesk 70 steel It agstnsf
+ uprtGhteousness4 sin aud iepEaytty, Aud may
z Almighty TIE uncesspR In his tenderness, unee
a. ing Ii his mercy, nnceas:Ex N hts wAtchiulnt
y Ind let his tcnedictlon and blessing come ut
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