Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-18

Uldn WdnIS UO D0 peTleClly bst1A duQ QulHtS
and a rested man wants to be up and at
something.
''You say, what will do? 1 was sitting
down in my room this afternoon reading
Sam Small's sermon that he delivered here
the other night l was reading out part OF
it aloud to my wife, and l choked up and
had to stop for some time. l saw that poor
fellow, with his nervous system all wrecked
and his family in tears and his friends in
despair, and just under such agony the poor
fellow went up to his room, and he said,
Lord, Lord will surrender right now and
forever He arose, and the Lord had given
him rest.
''Now look at him finding rest. Every
night when l say to him, Sam, amt you
tlredF he says, No; l declare it's astonish-
ing. don't get tired, don't. 1 am just as
happy when am at work as l can be- Oh,
brother, there isn't happier man in Amer
lea tonight than he
II will tell you another thing. want to
see some grand young men of Cincinnati.
One good boy came up and knelt here last
night; his eye as bright as q diamond, and
he has got power in them God save that
young man. Boys, there is q great future
before you If you will let the Lord take
hold of you He will do great things for you.
Come, come come.
Zone of the leading beer fellows in this town
said to fellow-merchsnt: I'VE used to make
beer out of hops, but its got to be in such
demand now we make it out Of corn They
just grind uP the corn and let it sour until
it's good article of slop, and then they bot
tie it up and the hogs drink it.
sits astonishing how a hog will drink
slopl 1t is thstl The only difference is,
four-legged hog wants .hisl in a trough, and
the two1egged one wants it out Of bottle
OF keg. Come, brethren, take His yoke
upon you; be submissive to Him, and if you
have to go cherries and freless and hungry,
He will take care of you
"a friend once presented young girl
with Beautiful casket 1t was iniaid with
pearls and diamonds and precious stones. 1t
was a beauty. 1t was gem. The girl took
it home, and as she saw what beautiful
present it was she said: oh, how beautiful
1t shall adorn my parlor table, She set it
on the parlor table and it was the most at
of beauty and joy, and she prized it highly
for its beauty and elegance. One day she
was showing it to a friend, and her thumb
accidentally touched secret spring in the
casket and the lid flew open and she saw that
the richest treasure was on the inside.
Brother, religion is beautiful casket; it
is filled with all the beauties and characters :
tics of Christ 1t makes a man an adorn
ment to the whole community, and then
when death comes and the man touches the
secret spring and the casket spring flies
open and he is in heaven with God and angels
forever. Let's have that casket at our house
and keep it there to adorn and beauhfy our
home, and when the hour of death comes
let's touch that hidden spring and see the
beauties aud the splendors of heaven. God
help every man tonight to say, want to
be that.'n
Sam SmaI's Talk.
Rev. Sam Small talked sfrom the Epistle
of Paul to the Philippians, third chapter,
eighth and ninth verses:
''Yea, doubtless, and I count all things
but loss for the e1cellency of the knowledge
of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom 1 have
suffered the loss of all things, that I may
win Christ.
Sand be found in him, not having mine
own Righteousness, which is Of the law, but
that which is through the faith of Christ,
the Righteousness which is Of God by faith"
'In reading the life of the apostle, and
the profoundness of his faith, we are i'm,
pressed that he stands upon bis faith as
upon an immovable platform. A mere
faith in the historical account that is given
of the teaching and resurrection of Christ
will not suffice for the soul It is of no
profit to me if !, In the presence of the
mountain Of my sins obtain temporary re-
lief from my SINS if l strive not to remove
that mountain through the help of the Lord
Jesus Christ. 1t Is of no benefit to me if at
one time I feel my faith strong, and when
temptation comes it " kens, and then be-
comes strong when tenn. ton is removed.
1t is permenancy of ia l that we obtain
not through earthly strel: ,th that is to ben-
eft me- The sins of mankind ara to be
lifted by the permanent faith that is only
obtained through Christ.
'If there is one thing that the Christian
worker needs, it is the power to help his
erriDg brother over his difficulty, for it is
often that the seeking brother who comes to
the chancel rail needs lust the word that
can come from that one who has strIven and
succeeded For when the sinner looks back
over the mountains of sin that has whelmed
his past life, it is often that the poor seeker
is discouraged from the attempt to take the
next step upward, because of the overpow-
ering sense of his sins, and it is then that
the power to help him over his difficulty is
to be exercised, that he may accept the am
nesty Of Christ
"The sinner to-day is outlawed from God
because of his rebellion and sin. Now if
you want to come under the general am
nesty extended to finite man you must
strive and seek and repent and ECU will re-
ceive the full reward of your act. We are
not called to have faith based upon law,
christ and you come into tbs fold of God
upon the power of free grace. A living
faith constrains q man to do the works of
Righteousness, while dead faith makes his
works as naught. Oh, that you may turn
to the blessings of free gracs and live the
true life.
''Now there is but one question that
comes to your minds and that is shall do
the works of righteousness as best know
how, through the light that obtain through
Christ Jesus? If it was not for the promise
given me Of pure grace, would to-day
have been in the evil of my ways; But the
time came when the light of the better way
was shown me, and 1 hesitated not mo-
ment when conviction seized Ile to accept
it and go out and proclaim my faith and
love and belief to the world Now, come
forth and do one manly act, at least. Do
not be afraid or ashamed to acknowledge
the Savior who has done so much for you-n
The earnest and straightforward appeals
of Mr.. Small brought many to the chancel
rail, and q service Of song was INDUCED in
by those who fingered long about the altar.
Sam Jones and Sam Small have been in
Cincinnati for a month and the result Of
their work has reached to wonderful proper
tions. The work was begun in Trinity NJ. E.
church, but soon it became necessary to
transfer the meetings to the Music Hall, and
daily the immense auditorium has been
filed to overfiowing. Sam Jones' special
sermons to "wivesn to the ''young ladies'" to
the "workingmen,n have called forth audi
ences remarkable in their nature and num-
bers.
To see an audience Of "wonen only" fill
ing the hall with brightness and color, and
also the great gatherings Of men only
whose striking features was the somberneSs
impaired by their palmer attire, was to wit
ness the two extremes Of mighty assemblies.
The singing of an audience of 5000 women
holds peculiar feature of sweetness and
strength that cannot be forgotten by those
who are so fortunate as to hear it More
men and women have talked about the two
Sans and criticised them pro and con, and
more men and women have attended their
meetings than during any revival in the past
fifty years.
Or. Joyce said to the reporter that over
$50 names have been obtained Of those who
had come forward and promised to unite
with the churches Of their choice A great
many names have not been obtained of
those living at distance and in the suburbs
of the city. The doctor said: "Ihe news
ma naru of Cincinnati haya haan q vast hahn