St. Paul daily globe., 1889-12-13
SAVING SINNERS BY SCORES
Progress of the revival at the
Clinton NJ, f. Church.


Last evenings revival meeting at the
Clinton avenue NJ. E. church was fully
as large and enthusiastic as have been
the previous ones. MessrS. Potter and
Miller united in singing, after which
Rev. Morgan, of the committee Oh eX-
tension, announced that it had
unanimously been decided to con-
tinue the reyivals another week.
After reading the account of the rich
mali and Lazarus in Abraham's bosom,
Mr.. Potter said: "This parable or his
tory-l say parable or history, because
if parable, it fOretellS what may be,
and if history, it tells what has been,
describes to us what we must meet.
God said to the rich man that his broth
ers had Moses and the prophets, and if
they would not hear them they would
not listen though one Spake from the
dead. We have, not only Moses and
the prophets, but the four gospels and
the epiStles and the revelations" A
vivid description was then given of the
luxurious home of the rich man. Then
the earthly condition Of Lazarus was
portrayed. zone day the newspapers
of Jerusalem announce that the prOmi-
nent rich man hat died They were
full of the praise of the departed. His
benefactiOns were recounted and fully
praised. He had given large sum to
found young mems club on the south
side of Jerusalem. This club was fully
equipped to damn young men. On the
west side of Jerusalem he had built
ried men. The wives of these
men could testify how their hus-
bands had been there damned.
Down in one corner of the same news
paper was little item that, strange TO
say. the beggar Lazarus, who used to lie
on the rich mans doorstep, had died at
the same hour. As the rich man lay in
his bed at midnight, his sickness seemed
to slacken, but then Death came and
grapped at his heart-strings and they
snapped asunder. The paper said it
was paralysis of the heart. Lazarus at
his death hour was not relieved by the
soft hands OF kind attendants as the rich
man had been, but his soul was carried
to paradise and the rich mans to hell.
Many of us have at midnight been har-
raSsed by dream of our own destrHc-
ton, and have awakened all in trem-
bic, thankful that it has been only a
dream. This should be fOrewarning
to us of what shall happen if we do not
repent. The rich man did not awaken
to find his torture dream, He was in
torment and cried aloud for mercy.
God says to him: "SOn, remember this
book sp-aks of deathless word" | be-
lieve it is remember" Jesus here used
it. My brother, if you seek to put your
puny wisdom called advanced thought
along side of the word of God, some day
your memory will be your torment.
When you cry to God for mercy, He will
answer 'Rememberr Some of you
who have sins that for all the world you
would not have disclosed to the public.
expect somehow to escape the wrath of
God. He will only have to answer to
you Remember" The murderer. car
Tying the memory of his sins for years,
finally has to confess to the authorities
because the load of his memory is too
heavy for him. / would not speak on
this subject of eternal punishment if it
had not been spoken of by Jesus. 1t is
not pleasant. But the Bible emphasizes
it.
There is another side to the picture.
Lazarus rested in Abraham'S bosom. /
hear young convert say ! rejoice in
the Lord Later on in life l hear him
say Nothing shall separate me from the
love of Christi At death he shouts
Victory q brother, come tonight and
gain citizenship in that eternal city, and
unite with the heavenly host forever.
Between life and death ask you to set
tie this question.
After the sermon was ended many
rose for prayer. In all thus far one
hundred and thirty-nine have come for
ward in response to Mr.. Potter'S invita-
tioDs,