The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-17

pecially young man, and he says can
not become Christian because there are
SO many things In that old book that i
cannot understand. Well want to say
in the first place you don't know any
thing about il. There are very few men
who have read the Bible anyway. OF all
the skeptics i have seen, / have never
seen but one who claimed to have read it
through, and / doubted him. because he
could not give but one verse in the Bible,
and that was, "Jesus wept." You know
it is very easy for men to talk about what
they don't know anything of.
As for the mysteries in that book I am
glad they are there. am glad that there
are heights and depths that have never
been able to fathom, and length and
breadth that no man has ever been able
to find out. II could take that book up
and understand ii all it would be pretty
good proof that il did not come from God.
1t is easy to talk against this book, but
did you ever think how dark this old
world would be without it? Millions of
men have gone down to the grave because
of their loyalty to it. They have tried to
stamp it out, but God has raised up wit
nesses for it. thank God / live where
this Bible is read. Anarchy, nihilism,
socialism, would sweep this whole coun-
try, your property and your life would not
be safe, IL it was not for this old book.
III you do not like the Bible it is because
it condemns your sins So If you see a
man tomorrow talking against the Bible
you may know he gets hit. Throw a stone
amongst a group of dogs and the dog that
gets hit goes of yelping every time.
n,x< L<... a.. o. ~s.l.. n
says, Mr.. Moody's excuses don't touch
me at all. don't know as i am one OF
the elect. II am elected to be saved !
will be saved, and IL i am not won't.
have nothing to do with it," Now you
have nothing more to do with the
doctrine of election than the government
OF China. There Is not one line about
election put before the unbeiever, your
word is "whosoever." Why don't you
carry the same argument into tempora.
things? Tomorrow don't go to business !;
il God has decreed you shall succeed in
business, you will. II not, you wont.
don't know that | am right in my
theory, +ut imagine that when Christ
appeared to John in Patmos In the spirit
on the Lords day he said: John, l
want you to write some messages to the
churches and He went on to
write them v; and then He said: Before
you seal up the book put in an invita-
tion so broad that the whole world may
feel invited; and so the last invitation let
down into this thirsty world is, ''The
Spirit and the Bride say come, and let him
that nearest say come, and let him that is
athirst come, and whosoever will let him
take the water of life freely"
Now there Is a young man up I'm the
gallery who says "Mr. Moody don't touch
my difficulty, tell you the reason don't
become a Christian. You want me to
put on one of those long faces, look
right straight up and down and have
no more pleasure until ! get to heaven.
l am going TO have little fun In this
world and then am going
TO make sure OF heaven be-
fore die. | will make all can out of
both worlds. propose 10 give loose rein
TO my passions and lusts and have n good
time" Now believe that the biggest He
ever uttered in hell is that the devil Is an
easy master and God hard one. 1 would
like to drive that back into perdition; and
Il TESTIFY now that my
God Is not hard master,
and the devil an easy one. | take up that
old book and I read, "The way OF the
transgressors Is hard" and looking
around me see that 1t is hard. Go down