The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-03-22
SPECIAL MEETING.

SPECIAL NETTING.
The Congregational church was
veil filled Friday evening 70 hear
Evangelist Merrill. and all were edi-
fed.
81 have been asked If I believe in
spiritualism ; I say yes. I believe it 10
Of the Devil, for there are powers Of
evil % well - good, and we are to
prove everything and see if it be Of
Christ"
Mr.. Merrilps talk was founded on
Gods love-"not that We love Him
but that He loves u.s." "Ye are my
witnesses" said Christ; I'VE are not
to argue people into the world simply
to witness for Him-tell them what
He has done for you"
Did you ever Try to define love or
home-it isn't q easy q one would
think. Turn to your Webster and
zee how hard that great man tried to
define love and yet failed. The
mothers feeling for her child is the
nearest perfect representation. A
mother will work her fingers to the
bone and concentrate every effort for
the good of that ld-because she is
paid for it? No, because she loves
him.
In q church in New York in gas
Jets over the pulpit il spelled out
these words "God is Love''-s man
dispondent and an outcast saw that
through the open door and went in
and was saved through getting that
fact burned into his heart.
Why will people not believe that
God loves them. m my act ss though
they thought be hated them and wan
ted to take everything away from
them. As we cannot take into our
lungs oil the atmosphere that envel-
ops our world-as We look at the sun
{ those rays that come IS. 600, 900
miles) We cannot take in all those rays
but We can be filled and delighted
with it; % We can be and are eneel-
oped with Gods love, God hates sin
but he loves the sinner and he tries to
separate the sin from the sinner. II
there is one here tonight who has
been shining against God al his life.
God loves him. God never changes,
if he could change be would not be
everlasting, eternal. As We see q
mother watching over her sick child
night after night, We think is it pos
si6ls that Gods love is no greater than
this and vet He says it is.
A mother, whose boy was to be tried
for murder, went to the court with
him and stayed until the sentence for
his execution waa given. Her quest
for his body was denied her, a. the
law required criminals to be buried in
the cou yard. Shortly after she was
taken i'll and died, her last request
being that she might be buried by
her boy. Loved him in spite of bis
criminslity.
"God 90 loved the world that He
gave His only begotten son that who
soever believeth on Him should not
perish. but have everlasting life. y
The state Of New York permits the
execution of . child at the age Of
eight years. have supposed the fol-
10 sing case A little girl is to be ex-
ecuted, some one comes to me and
s.vs. ssYoup child In q chpistian and
ready to die. will you give your child
As . substitute in the hope that thu
little criminal may be reformedr How
that took hold Of my father heart ;
and yet this, and more than this, ID
what God did.
Do you know that it is the love Of
God that binds this world together l
This world would be an intolersble
place If it were not for this. People
ask me 'where is hell?" I reply sit
In zhaxa thu loua of God Ia ahuf ont .