The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-01-04
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GLBANINGS BY THE LOCAL
CORPS OF REPORTERS.
WHAT THE SCRIBES SEE AND HEAR
Rev. Powiclk's Admonition in an
Interesting Sermon to His Con
gregation Sunday to Prepare
to Meet Thy God"

The sermon on Sunday evening at the
| Methodist Episcopal church was suited to
the beginning of the new year. The text
was from Amos IV-l2: Prepare to meet
thy God" Great preparations are made
to receive earth's great ones. When ex-
! President Grant returned from his tour
around the world all Philadelphia and the
surrounding territory turned out in honor
of the occasion. But when the Blessed,
and ONLY Potents', the King of Kings,
and the Lord Of lords appeals coT rcaog-
milton, the giddy multitudes are needless.
One of the strongest proofs of the Bible
doctrine of moral depravity is found in the
general religious indifference which char
acterizes society. Even among theoretical
practical atheism. Men so often deny in
their life what they hold in their creed
The beginning of new year is a good
time to begin the needful preparation to
meet our God AS we stand upon its
threshold and think of its unknown posi-
blities and contingencies, the admonition
is doubly impressive. Many in the large
congregation will be in eternity before the
close of the year, hence all should be pre-
pared. Two thoughts were dwelt upon
| with emphasis, First, meet Him, we must
1t is appointed unto all men once to die
and after this the judgment. We must all
appear before the judgment seat of Christ,
for there shall be a resurrection both of the
just and the unjust. This truth is the
moral balsncelwheel of society. However
men may ignore it in health, when sickness
comes and death stares men in the face
they are made to feel as never before, that
they are accountable creatures and the
gospel affords their only hope. Worldli.
ness and infdelity may do for men when
they are well and strong, but every min
lister receives calls for help from such cases
when they5come to die. The ''age of rea-
son" afforded no comfort to its author upon
his death bed. The second thought was
that some special preparation is necessary.
Men areldrifting along with the current
and expecting some how or other to drift
at last into heaVen-but they will be disap-
pointed. No man expects when pay day
comes to FIJI his pockets if he has done no
work, but many expect in the day of Gnal
account to get an everlasting fortune who
have made no effort to win it Men know
that nothing worth having can be gotten in
this world without effort and they ought to
know that the same is tru in spiritual
things. Ask seek, knock strive, agonize,
sre the scriptursl terms which represent
the thought and intelligence and effort re-
quired on the part Of man to prepare to
meet his God. This work is commenced
in repentance and conversion, but must
be continued throughout life. "The work
of faith will not be done, till thou obtain
the crown" Jesus. the sinners friend, will
forgive the past and provide for the future
if we will do our part "Then prepare to
meet thy Cod" At the close of the SER
mon a prayer meeting followed, at which
one person bowed at the altar for prayer
Services will continue every night during
the week.