Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-28
UNION SERVICES.


in Jesus Christ.
The Congregational Church was well
filled last evening to hear the sermon bv
Rev. A. c. Herrick, of Calvary Baptist
Church. He chose for his text the words :.
" Sirs, what must l do to be saved, > a Dor
ton of Acts xvi, 30th. Place before vour
minds four men-two Jews and two Greeks
who had been in the city of Phillip sew
eral days preaching the new religion
Their first convert was Lydia, a seller of
purple. Those four men sought to bring
before the minds of the people Jesus Of
Nazareth. While travelling through the
streets slave girl possessed of am evil
spirit followed them, crying aloud, These
men are the servants of the Most High
God, which shew us the way of salvation, y
Paul, being grieved, turned and said unto
the spirit, " | command thee, in the name
OF Jesus Christ, to come out of her." and
the spirit came out of her Immediately.
She had been employed by her mas
tiers as soothsayer, or fortune-teller,
and when they realized that their hope
OF gain was gone, they caught Paul and
Silas and took them before the rulers
charging that they were Jews, a detriment to
the city, and were teaching unlawful Gus
toms. The populace rose against them.
their clothes were torn from them, they
were scourged and beaten. thrust into the
mnermost dungeon of the dark Roman
prison, and their feet made fast in the
stocks. AT midnight Paul and Silas PRAYED
and sang praises unto God, and all those
within the prison walls heard them. Sud
denly there was great earthquake, the
very foundations of the prison were
shaken, all the doors flew open and every
ones bands were loosened. The taller.
awaklng from his sleep and discovering
the doors OF the prison open, drew his
sword and would have committed suicide.
thinking the prisoners had escaped, had he
not been constrained by Paul, who called
TO him III a loud voice, saying "Do thy
self no harm, for we are all here When
the jailer procured light he came trem
bling to Paul and Silas, and falling before
them, said, in the language of the text.
''Sirs. what must l do to be saved?" Paul
answered him, saying:
RELIEVE IN THE LORD JESUS CHRIST"
The soul without Christ is in a lost condi
ton. Lost means gone dead, nevermore.
remorse. 1t has reference to the soul. in
regard to the future world. Lost is a fear
ful word. We know what il is when
spoken OF the man who plows the billowy
deep, and when applied to the soul how
deep and mighty is that word A man is
lost who is blind in regard to the things of
God, who is travelling on the wrong road.
How many here tonight are in the kings
highway, the way TO eternal happiness. or
on the road to eternal death? 1t is hard TO
get people to realize that their soul is in
this condition toward God. Jesus came
into the world to seek and save what is
lost. What shall it profit a man if he gain
the whole world and lose his own soul ?
Jesus through those three years of suffering
was seeking your salvation. He loved us
when we were sinners. If You desire TO
know the value of your soul. read the New
Testament. The jailer referred to realized
the value of his soul when he cried, What
must do to be saved ?" You must realize
that you are lost, that you are blind, that
you are on the wrong road, travelling in by
and unbIdden paths. Have you not real
lied that fact III the last few DAYS. during
the holding OF these meetings, that
You ARE WANDERING FROM GOD.
That you are lost, that you have soul to
save? Have you not repeatedly asked
Yourself, What shall | do to be saved ?"
To all such, like Paul of old, we say to. yor1.
believe in Christ and right your WAYS as
best you can. 1t will be remembered that
the lacerated backs of Paul and S:las. and
made amends for their cruel treatment to
the extent that laid within his power.
The minister said he did not think much
OF man who will not seek to right the
wrongs that he has done. Zaccheus of old
SAID: One-half of my property will |
give to the poor, and to those | have
cheated | will pay four-fold" What shall
do to be saved? is question that is sorely
troubling your hearts. Why don'tvou come
TO Jesus? You are like a ship at anchor.
You are tied down to some besetting sin.
You must weigh anchor, tear yourself from
your sins and come to Christ. if Won
would save your soul no matter if it is
IKE the taking out of an eye or the cutting
oil OF your right arm. We must give IN
all our sins. This amusement and that en-
loyment you must give up and seek the
Lord. We must he willing to do lust what
Christ directs. If we love Jesus Christ.
how easy is it for us to obey him? Seek
Christ and you get
THE FORGIVENESS OF ALL YOUR SINS.
IL some of the sins of some of this audience
were written upon the walls of this church
we could not get them to come in here
Tor all the wealth that is in yonder vaults
OF the State treasury. No matter how dark
your sins, God can and will forgive them.
II you could go out of this church tonight.
feeling within your hearts that all vour
past sins We're obliterated, oh how happv
you would be. That happiness is within
your reach. Oh why longer delay. Christ
will give you power to overcome Your sins.
and you will gain eternal life Those pre-
cious gifts are given to those whose souls
are saved, and He will also give YOU
strength to bear the trials of life. The be-
ginnings of that which is to bring about
the grandest results are always the most
difficult and severe. So in regard to sin.
1t Is hard at first to give it up. One by one
the angel of death will come and say to
each OF US, your time has come. Are you
nI-pnarp12 Won al,