Wichita eagle., 1888-02-23
THE EVANGELIST, G. W. WILSON,
AT THE NJ. f. CHURCH.
Last Night, The Gift is Eternal Life.
Come, Oh, Come.

to that of any other since Mr. Wilson has
| been preaching here. The evangelist took
! for his text last night Life" He said
| this subject Of life is one that interests US
| all. God so loved the world that he gave
| his son to die for it, and whatsoever be-
lieves on the son shall have eternal life.
Mr. Moody said after he heard Harry
! Morehouse preach from the sixteenth verse
of the third chapter OF John; that he
| never wanted to preach from that verse
again. He said he had seen Harry in Eng
land; he was a mere boy, and had come to
him and said, Il want to come TO this
country to preach" Mr.. Moody said he
did not want Harry to come for he did not
think he could do any good here. But he
came, and Mr.. Moody from his
church and told the elders to let Harry
talk in the morning and if they thought ne
| could do anything to let him preach in the
evening. In the evening he took for his
text sixteenth verse of the third chapter of
John: For God SO loved the world that
he gave his only begotten Son, that whose
ever believeth in Him should
not perish bnt have everlasting life"
He preached a powerful sermon and the
next night and the next, and the next he
preached from this sixteenth verse of the
third chapter of John. Every sermon was
something new about the wonderful love
of God. When Mr.. Moody came back he
asllek how the boy had got along. Why,
they said, this boy has fired the whole city
preaching the love of God.
Love is manifested in sacrifice God so
loved you that he gave His son to die for
you that you might not perish. People
have done God an injustice by saying sin
came into the world to glorify God. That
is a mistake. Jesus did not come
to glorify the Father by sub
stituting his righteousness. he came
In order that you might be saved He
came voluntarily to save us, because God
loved us. You do not believe God loves
you. You are ready in general way to
admit that he has some affection for the
race, but when it comes right down to
yourself you do not believe that God loves
you and wants you to have eternal life. A
man in this house told me last night that
he did not believe that God loved him.
asked him why he thought God did not
him. Oh, he said, because | have sinned
against light, | have fallen away; | am
lost, lost. Well, / said, thank the Lord.
Uaughter). Now that man is on the right
track when he feels that he is lost; he will
then seek eternal life and find
it. God wants to save you
because he loves you. Oh the gift of the
Son is the greatest gift; it is the gift of
eternal life. Why do you suppose Jesus
suffered and died, and that His gospel is |
preached in all the world? Men endure |
hardships to preach it to all the race. 1t is |
because God loves you.
When the prodigal was away from his |
fathers house he said | will arise and go !
to him and ask to be servant. He was
humble then and was willing to be a ser
want. That is a sign of returning love- |
We are willing to serve those we love. The |
father did not say now you 90 out in the !
stable and work your way up; want you |
to prove that you love me. You !
went away and sinned against me |
and now l am not going to
make you a son just now. No, he did not !
do that way but he went out to meet him |
and fell on his neck and said, my son, you |
have come home and / am so happy And |
he told the servants to bring him clean |
clothes and to throw away the filthy rags
He prepared a great feast for him and there
was great rejoicing. The son who re-
manned at home thought it strange that
feast must be made for his brother and
none for him. The grandest thing of all
is that the father rejoiced when the last
one returned. Sinner, there will be re-
joicing in heaven if you return tonight.
God so loved, not hated. God so loved the
world that he sent angels to inform the
world of Christ's coming. Jesus did not
come to save angels but to save men-to
save you. Some of you believe that Jesus
is the savior of the world, but you can be-
leve in your heart that he is your savior
My savior The sweetest words IL our
songs are Jesus loves me-" Oh, how
precious Jesus loves Inc. A mother had a
beautiful daughter and she was betrayed;
she got away from home and she said. OH
there is not a person in this world that re-
spects or loves me; how lonesome and sad
l am. Then she said, will 60 back home
and make an appeal to mother; | don't
think she will look at me. but will 90
home She came near her old home and
she said, now, perhaps mother is dead.
She went out in the graveyard in the night
TO see if there was fresh grave by that OF
her father. There was no fresh grave
there she then went to the old homestead
in the darkness of the night, she said to
herself. will lie down at the threshold
and die. When she came the door was
open; she went up to it and her mother
met her at the door and threw her arms
around her and said oh Mary / am glad !
you have come home. / love you SO, my
child. Then her mother told her that she
had kept the door standing open ever since
her daughter had gone away. The door
was kept open so that Mary could come in
when she came home. The sinner is away .
from God in sin. but Jesus still loves
lim. If you will only return, he
meet you and clothe you with eternal life
Oh We body you have now will die-if you
will come to Jesus you can Five forever
f you will come to Jesus tonight there ,
will be JOY in heaven because sinner has
,een saved Remember this, all life is in
iod. If we cnme to Jesus he will give you
IN immortal living soul.
He that believeth on me shall never die:
lie shall have eternal ::fe. l remember
hat good old wife of Peter Cartright :
She was grand woman and always
eemed TO have more spirituality than the
,rand old Peter She said, Il do not know
What God keeps me here for, ,
,ut it makes no difference, l am ,
yoing to live and serve him ,
brewer. She just seemed to rejoice in
he hope Of eternal life until;she suddenly
passed away. Glory to God l know that ,
viii never die. l am happy tonight. .
Bless the Lord. This is the last time :
AN ever have the opportunity to aDDeal TO .