Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-21
NO ALLIANCE WITH SIN.
Revival Services Conducted Last Evenin
by Rev. DIR. John Harmon.


by Rev. DIR. John Harmon.
The Seventh-street NJ. E. Church South,
was well filed last evening by those inter-
ested in the revival work now in progress
The services were conducted by Rev. DR..
John Harmon, of San Francisco, assisted
| by Revs. Christian and Winton. After a
short prayer and exhortation the audience
sang:
Jesus, lover of my soul,
Let me 10 thy bosom fly
While the pillows near me roll,
While the tempest still is high.
After singing the song the reverend gen.
| tleman exhorted all present on the subject
| of prayer and the necessity of giving their
souls to Jesus. He called on those present
| to arise and ask for the prayers of the
church. They must not be ashamed of
Jesus. TImidity gags the church of God
Ditfidence is the wife of despair. A large
number arose, and among the requests
made the following were noted:
g ask the prayers of the church for my
sister, who lies dangerously ILL.,"
" ask the prayers of Christian people
that all pride shall be banished from my
heart"
9 ask the prayers of the church for my
wife, who is an invalid and unable to at
tend church"
" desire the prayers of all good Christ
lans for my own salvation and that of my
husband and family"
Pray for me. Pray for the conversion
of my children and the sanctifcation of
my own heart"
II want the prayers of the Christian
people for myself and loved ones. God
grant that we may hold out faithful and
reap our reward"
q ask the prayers of this church for a
| lady who lies tonight on the banks of the
river of death"
" Pray for the youngmen of Sacramento
Pray for the young women of this com
munity."
Pray for me, that may be permitted
t. meet my loved ones who have crossed to
the other side"
" Pray God to bless my husband, to con-
vert him to the Savior"
" ask the prayers of the church for my
self, stranger in your city, and all others
who are strangers within your gates"
THE SERMON.
DR.. Harmon is an eloquent speaker, and
uses forcible and argumentative language.
He said it may appear sometimes that God
is unjust in his structures against sin, but
when We learn to know that it is for our
own good we love him all the more There
must be no alliance with sin. 1t is neces-
sary that the congress of heaven should
pass high tariff in order to shut the pro-
ducts of the manufactures of hell. If YOU
desire to raise a strong healthy child YOU
place before it good diet God presents
to you the fruits of the sky and
forbids your going into the orchards
of hell. God must forbid and SAYS YOU
must not do these things. You must plant.
sow, and fence about with the sharp barped-
wire fence of the ten commandments so as
to shut out the living herds of sin, the
| cattle of hell. You must not only &C.
| cumulate gold, but you must protect it
from the thief and burglar if you would
grow wealthy. You must lock that heart
of yours with the ten commandments or
the emissaries of sin will steal away your
wealth and leave you poor indeed. God
forbids all alliance with sin, ali friendship
with lust and wrong. An alliance with
sin is destruction of the soul. MANY years
ago physician in the city of Washington
recommended for a patient, a minister.
three toddies day. The minister refused
the prescription and the doctor said: 81
thought you were man enough to touch it
and let it alone" The reply of the man of
God was: l don't think any man can
kiss the devil three times day with sugar
on his lips without falling in love with
him" God will surely destroy the soul
that becomes the dwelling-place of sin. De-
clare off forever all allegiance to sin. Say
farewell forever to the dance and ballroom
and welcome heaven.