The Russellville Democrat., 1884-09-25

interest In this important matte,
will talk about ii and pray over it
Agitate>uhe matter--stir up the PEG
pie. Excite them If you can. ThaI
is what they need. There are mer
here who must be excltcd or they
will be lost.
Don't raise objections now and be
gin to say; ooh don't believe in
excitements.' II is perfectly absurd
to object to religious excitemcnts
because it is just as natural for men
to become excited religiously, as
any other way. / know there are
persons who viii become wonderful
" excited over a political contest, OF
base ball game, and at the same
time object to man becoming ey
cited over an escape from ! ass.is
Where is his grounds for objec-
ton. He has none. Ii there is
ssything in the world that is calcu-
lated TO excite men, it is religion.
Think OF it, Here is a man with
ano immortal soul that must live
with God In heaven or devils IN hell.
He stands upon the very verge OF
damnation. The sands are lastly
crumbling from beneath his feet. !
see him sinking gradually down.
He will soon reach point where he
will fall suddenly over the awful
abyss of woe and be eternally lost.
The black smoke from the bottom
less pit boils up around him and the
forked flames of damnation are seen
rising up in the midst. The poor
man seems wholly ignorant of his
danger, as he gradually moves down.
ward and Is almost lost to sight in
the gloom that rises from the lower
world. His friends are alarmed and
use their utmost endeavor to arouse
him to sense of his danger, but in
vain. There seems to be no means
of rescue. No help, and yet he still
moves downward. My God! What
shall be done? Suddenly ray Of
light from the upper world darts
down upon him. He is aroused. He
sees his danger and casts about for
help. He looks away to Christ and
in his extremity cries out, "Lord
save or I perish" Jesus steps upon
the scene, scratches him as brand
from the eternal burning and the
poor man is saved from death and
hell. Is it any wonder that this
poor man and his friends become
excited and with cloud voice give
glory to God?'' No indeed, it is but
natural that they should do so.
This picture is not overdrawn.
There are many sinners in this town
who are exposed to like dangers and
will soon be lost, If not rescued by
the power Of God. Among the sew
eral hundred sinners here, some of
them will die soon. Will they die
unprepared, and who will they be?
1t may be your husband, your wife,
your brother or sister, your child or
your friend. 1t may be you my
dear unconverted reader. God only
knows.
Oh may God help US to see the
imminent danger to which our trinds
are exposed and the mighty respon
sibility that rests upon us just now.
The Lord help christians to become
alarmed for their friends and the
Lord help sinners to become alarm
ed for themselves, And may we all
work and pray for the salvation Of
precious and immortal souls.
Now then ask are we going to
have q revival In Russellville that
will bring salvation to the people?
We are, It we can secure "unity Of
feeling and concert of action upon
the part of all christians There is
nothing that can defeat us, no power
that can overcome us if this end is
secured. God has promised and
His promises cannot tail. Then l
appeal to you, my dear sisters and
brethren IN view Of Gods faithful
ness and His power. l appeal to
you in view of the uncertainty of life
and the certainty of death. APP
peal TO you in view of the Judgment
and the length Of eternity. appeal
to you in view of the JOYS
of heaven and the miseries Of hell
| appeal to you in view of the love
of God and in the name OF Christ
Finally, appeal to you in the inter
est of immortal souls and ask you
to unite and let us work together for
their salvation. Will you do it?
And now at the close OF these letters,
let me appeal to the unconverted
friends whom / love and whose sal
walton | desire above all things.
Some of you are getting old, and l
hope you will not think me presump
tuous for appealing to you in this
way. For feel an interest in tie
salvation Of all men and l am spec
tally concerned for the old who are
out of Christ. Some of you are in
middle life, just leaving the burden
and heat of the day, and you need
religion to fit you for your work and
enable you to raise your children in
the fear of God. Others of you are
Young. just stepping out upon the
great arena of life. But my dear
friends, you are unprepared for true
greatness or real happiness without
the religion Of Christ.
How true are the old proverbs
ITO be great is To be good and "Be