The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-14


Church We are not as particular AS
her denominations, but | think we
are just rs good. We take all we can
get: heard follow a.king once. He
SAID: 4 never joined any church in nv
life but the Methodist Church. and if /
had not been L fool would not have
joined that | have often heard the
expression. DO the Moody converts
stick" do the Jones converts stjcko'
Now If my converts don't stick any bot.
ter than yours, brothers, will leave the
church and go out of business.
God makes new man OF you when
he naturalizcs you. America makes 4
new man OF you when she naturaliZes
you. Here is n fellow WHO says, Lord,
come down and fell me with thv grace. ,
He is like Il fellow who has Jug full OF
molasses and says to some one, .Fill
this Jug with air Will you You fool.
you pour out your molasses and the lug
Will ii | up with air by itself You sin
ncrS pour out your meanneSS and YOU
Will HI up with religion by your self. If
you VIII give up sin. the flesh and the
oeVll, God will take care Of you. and if
you don't he won't. No man ever knew
what salvation meant until he reached
that point when he would rather have
salvation than anything else in the
world.
"!lcre is picture, sisters. Yolr
husband kisses you good bye and goes
TO the cruel civil war. One year. two
years, three years pass. She looked
1T every incoming mail and looked at
every newspaper report OF the battles.
Her all consuming desire was to see nor
husband come hcma. The question is.
Will Jesus ever come TO every heavily
laden soui?-
History says that Penelope was the
most beautiful woman tie world had
ever known in thu world Her hus.
band, Ulysses, wcnG to the wars and
for Gears his faithful wi.a waiteI aud
and watched and lougcd and locked for
hini. but he did not come
Ten years passed and fifteen She
hau almost given him up. Other suit.
ors began TO press forward and She said.
wait until weave this piece OF cloth
| have in the loom. She would weave
AL DAY and unravcl at night what she
had done during the day. At tho ex-
piralion Of twenty years Ulysses came
nome from shc wars and found true TO
him the most faith tul wife and LOVING
wifc on record.
This intense desire is not all Meet
the LORD on half way ground. The
meeting place Is Calvary, half way be-
twct n hcav, II and earth. man can
travel faster on his knees than in any
other way, when he means business.
love to see IL sinner who says he is pray
ing all the time. Being in Christ Jesus
prcsuppOses that.
Tive me your attention, you preach
ers. Have you got do as you. please
society in your church? Members who
say, Il want to dance. want to play
| SCI, fD tl.N. I. M
at this. y. NJ. c a. lot not paid for
and naked and the church members
building fine theatre. brethren, if
you wanted To sell Il lot Of these do-as.
you please members what would YOU AK
for en-? They are like eggs in warm
weather, worth ten cents per dozen and
LOT tho same reason they won't keep |
cant go III ten feet of YOU bat what
hear chains rattling, YOU belong 10 the
devils chain ganl.
want to go 70 Il dance | do You
go, old gal. In thu next world it's too
hot To dance. Some old sisters think
when their husbands get a little money
they can rule creation l love to take
one OF these big dogs and hold him out
and see him kick himself to IL ath don't
care, old sister, if your husband did tell
you to 60 10 dances and theatres. Whom
waves OF damnation you will wish Won
never had a husband, you will.
Brother, get match box and put in
1t ali OF these do as you-please members
They are small potatoes, and stringy at
that. never let my children gang with
the crowd that is going TO parties, etc.
The prOudest ever was Of my Oldest
doughtcr was when she said: 'Papa, |
nave an invitation to go To a dining.
Daughter, do you want to gO?' Il want
to go papa, II you want me TO go, and |
don't want To go if you don't want me TO
60. That is submission
did you over see an old colored
brother in typical Georgia town. with
an ancient mule. trying to go by ono
store and the mule wanting to 90 home.
Tho old negro will pull with one line
until the bit is clear out of the mules
mouth and IS under bis ear. Tho mules
head is pulled toward the store. but his
body is going towards home.
brethren, on Wednesday night watch
your members. The Lord is pulling
their heads toward prayer meeting, but
their bodies are going to the theatre.
Did you ever SEQ q dog following two
men? You can't tell which man owns
the dog until you get to the forks of the
road. Then the dog will follow his mas
ter. Some of you, when the road forks
to the church and the theatre, will 90
to the theatre. You are the devils dog,
you old rascal. Sister, how long would
you keepa cook who didn't listen to YOU
any more than you listen to the Lord?
II sec in the newspapers that resolu.
ton Is being offered in tho Nj E. Church
to Methodize dancing. l don't know
whether it's true or not. The Southern
Mcthodists wouldn't dare to do that.
When they do I'll leave and Join the
salvation Army. will, so help me
God. There is more religion in the Sal.