San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-16
THE BAPTIST REVIVAL.
Rev. John Bass Shelton breaches
to a Full House.

to a Full House.
Bro. Shelton announced his text,
Ezekiel, XI, AZ, "The mlry places
and marshes thereof shall not be
healed" and spoke as follows:
"The greatest blessing ever Of
fered man is the gospel.
"First-There are some men
whom the gospel does not bless.
"They hear in vain learn, but do
not practice; feel, but do not de-
eide; resolve, but do not perform.
The miry places are made more
stenchy by more rain; so with
these mems souls. They mis-
use the gospel. 1t min
giles with their corruption
as mire with marshes. They see
with blinded eye and understand
in carnal manner. They receive
the truth but not the power of it.
1t becomes food for their sins, even
as rank sour grass is produced by
the stagnate water Of the "miry
places" Their carnal security
feeds on the fact of having heard
the gospel. 1t makes them worse
and worse. The more rain the more
mire. The more grace misused
the wreckedness of the heart. The
more unsanctified knowledge the
greater the capacity for evil. The
more false profession the more
treachery. Some of these men We
have known.
am going to point my finger at
them tonight. You know them
and so do l. Bad enough to know
such men are in the world, but
how sad when we have them in our
midst. The first l wish to point
out is that man sitting right over
there. Not that man by your side,
but you. You are the talkative
man. You are living in sin, flooded
with knowledge but void of love.
Fluent in expression, but destitute
of experience. The second l wish
to point out is that cold-hearted
critic sitting in the rear of the
church. He sees and knows the
faults of every Christian in this
town, dwells on them and Is as
false as Judas himself. Then there
sits that "bonton" Christian who
receives the orthodox truth, but
lives in the world, and loves
the world more than God. There
is that poor sinner who feels
impressed to move but never obeys
the gospel. You feel the wooing of
the spirit but yield not to the ex-
tent to receive spiritual lie. There
sits the mere official in the church,
always ready to pass around the
collection box but has not grace
enough to lead in prayer when
called upon, attends to religion in
a mechanical way. Judas was both
treasure and traitor, both apostle
and apOState. His defendants are
among us.
Lastly, such persons are in ter
rible plight. They do not know
how dreadful condition they are
in. The ordinary means Of blessing
men has failed with them. Instead
of proving a SAVIOUR of life unto
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death unto death, in some
instances the very best means has
been used. A special river Of gra-
ciOus opportunities has flowed
down to them, but it visits were
in vain. No known means remain.
Their ruin appears certain. They
will be left to the barren marshes.
Their doom will be less tOlerable
than that of SodOm and GOmOrrah.
The tender cord Of gentle love
which bound the family circle to-
gether has been broken, and yet
they will not yield to the warning
hand of God"
At the close several souls accept
ed Christ and four joined the
church. The crowds are very large
and many have been led to Christ.
Services every day at and 7 30
p. m.