Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-08

ense that he has bought piece Of ground |
and must 90 and see il. What blunder-
inc reason Is this. Isn't it likely that he
would buy land without even looking st
it: and that he would 60 out after supper
to examine il anyhow.
But the second man gives more abb |
surd reason than the FIRST: He says that
he has bought five yoke Of oxen and he |
has to 90 and prove them. There's an
excuse for you; man buys five yoke OF
oxen.-quite an investment in those days
without even trying them, and now he
wants to be excused from attending this |
banquet in order to go out in the dusk |
and darkness of the evening and try |
them.
But the third man gives the most alb
sprd reason of all. He says: II have
married a wife and therefore / cannot
come"
Why, ordinarily a young married |
couple would think it great pleasure to |
attend such banquet as the one to which |
he is invited. He might
TAKE HIS WIFE ALONG,
but no. He has wife and can't come.
Now, there's not boy in this congre-
cation but will tell you that these ex-
cuses are all lies. Yet / have been |
preaching for fifteen years and holding
enquiry meetings, and in all that time
have never had better excuse than these. |
| have heard the same old excuses so many
times that know them by heart, and now
am going to answer some Of them. You
ask a man why he doesn't become a
Christian, and he will bring up the Bible
as an excuse, and say it's too mysterious
for him to understand. Well, it may be
mysterious to the sinner, but can you af-
ford to doubt that it's divine work. It's
too dear book for that. Think how
many men have lost their lives, how many
have been burned at the stake, and shed
their blood for it, and you will
see that you can't afford to do away
with it. If, out of one million books you
can find me one which has done as much
GOOD as the Bible, 1 will accept your ex-
cuse. If you will bring me better book
will give the Bible up. If could I'M
derstand the Bible like any other book,
if there was nothing mysterious aboutit
might write Bible, any of you might,
and we would soon have such an abun-
dance of them that we would be lost In
endless confusion on account OF them.
am glad there are heights init
WHICH CAN NOT SCALE,
and depths which cannot fathom. The
Bible is mysterious, but when you are born
of God you get the key to it.
And there's man in the middle Of the
hall who says he believes the Bible, but
that he don't believe he has been elected
to be saved. He believes that if God in
tends him to be saved he will be saved,
and if he doesn't mean for him to be saved
that be cannot be. Just apply that doc
trine to your everyday life. When this
meeting is over just remain seated,
don't attempt to go out,
and if God has decided that you
will sleep in your own bed you will 20
home even though you fly through the air.
Don't eat anything and if God has de-
creed that you shall live you will live
even though you starye yourself and try
to die. ! tell you that as long as you are
unssved YOU have no use for that word
election"
And I'll venture to say that there are
500 young men here with this excuse
They say its such hard thing to be
Christian. That's the biggest lie that
was ever forged in hell. l admit that the
Christian life is a warfare but its not q
hard life. Compare the life that you lead
with Christ and the life you lead with the
devil and the thought at once strikes you
| that the devil never gets you out of mis-
| fortune when he has got yOu in.
Mr.. Moody then drew fine picture of
Al 4 -, ha ha h
served God for fifteen years and the MAJ
who has
SERVED THE DEVIL.
that long. He then asked if there were
any Christians in the audience who would
testify that they had found God a hard
master. Several stood up and declared
that his burden was easy.
He then called attention to the excuse
that there were hypOcrites in the church
and said that there were hypocrites in
every organization but that no one would
think of leaving his lodge or business be-
cause there were hypOcrites in it. He
then referred to the excuse OF too much
excitement in revivals and said: That
excuse may be according to your principle,
but if it is there are plenty of quiet
churches yOu can be converted in-gO off
by yourself, 90 to the graveyard, that's
nice quiet place, 90 anywhere you choose,
to be converted but don't stop till you are
converted.
Some will say 81 am not lit to come TO
Christ. Remember that there's not man
in this house who can come to Christ with
as few sins as you have to-day. Think of
that. Your sins must all be forgiven if you
ever receive the Holy Spirit, and the sooner
they are the better. You can't make
yourself fit. You must come to Jesus just
as you are and let him wash you in his
blood
Another man says 'I'd like to come but
Idon't feel like it. What would you think
if friend should invite me to dine with
him and, l should tell him, 81 would like
TO very much, but don't feel like it,"
Why them would think me crazy. Re
ligiOn don't require feeling its determiHa-
ton; that what you want. But
THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON
is one which you won't own yourself, so
I'll say it for you. You lack moral cour-
age. You are ashamed TO become fol-
lower of Jesus-afraid people will laugh
at yOn. Do you believe it i
is right to serve God? Then do it, no
matter how much you may be laughed at
Mr.. Moody then concluded by relating
some very touching incidents to prove the
necessity of salvation, and after an earnest
and powerful prayer he announced that
the meeting was dismissed but that
second service would be held for those
h. 4 % 4 hnlf
the congregation remained, and g !
most impressive meeting followed, over
seventy persons asking the prayers of the
congregation. At the conclusion of this |
meeting an inquiry meeting was held at
the NJ. L. Church and prayer meetingat |
the rink, both of which were we'll attend |
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