The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-03

Evangelist Schiversa addressed large
crowds yesterday afternoon and last
evening in the tent on Linden street
In the evening all were not able to gain
admission to the tent.
In the evening Mr. Schivers addressed
his large audience upon the words,
"Rejoios that your names are written
In heaven. and said: II have few
reasons why speak upon heaven to
night The Bible Is full Of 1t; almost
every one Of you have someone dear to
You In heaven. have a mother there
who saved me from the jaws Of hell,
and ninety nine out OF hundred be
leve there is such place as heaven,
Everyone wants to 90 there.
Where is Heaven. / don't know. Ii
is near enough for God to hear the
poor broksn-h hearted sinner.
Il Whisky Jake here2 l am told of
Whisky Jake who drinks \ gallon Of
whisky daily ard says he likes
Schiverea Well. let me tell him that
Schiverea loves Whiskey Jake, and
God would save Whiskey Jake's soul If
Jake will hut call upon him and in
stead OF being Jake the wiskey keg he
would be Jake the gentlensn,
WHAT IS NOT IN HEAVEN.
There Is one thought. Sin cannot en-
ter Heaven. so you must be free Of sin,
and that must be settled In this world
let go sin and get Heaven. There is
no sickness there and the doctors and
undertakers will enjoy one long vaca
tion. No disease there; no sickness.
No pains OF the broken hearted mother
caused by her profigate son; there will
be no pain to the husbands heart
by tho wifs's unfaithfulness.
This afternoon / looked into the face
Of beautiful woman, the wife Of one
Of the finest men In Scranton. and /
know her to be unfsitful to her hus-
band 1t 10 bad enough for man to
be impure but my God for woman 1t
is thousand times worse. The expo
sure is sure to come to the surface. 1t
is bound to come. BE sure your sin
will find you out"
There will be no libsrtines 10 heaven
none Of those infernel things who ruin
the pure girls, hut there will be here.
after and great retribution. Thank
God there is no death in heaven. Look
at this widow in front of Inc. and the
mother there with tears trickling down
their faces; there 10 hardly one but that
the grim monster has visited them.
All Of you have some one In heaven.
Do you love them enough to want to
meet them again?
What is in heaven? Eternal rest,
and all men need rest. There is eter.
nal rest, eternal joy and eternal peace.
There will be no children in hell; all
the children will be in heaven, Do you
love children? Do You want to &C
whore the children are? He'll will be
lonesome, so heaven will be a place oil
Joy. The loved ones and angels are
anxious to know your decision. Lei
them know that you have determined
for heaven and they will rejoice that
your names are written in heaven.
THE AFTERNOON ADDRESS.
Yesterday afternoon Evangelist Sehi
vsrea preached upon "Chrisr, the Sin
ner's Friend" and showed. first. How
Jesus proved himself to be friend o.
sinners. He was O friend to the hun.
cry. He was q friend to publicsns ant
sinners. He was friend to the blind
He was a friend to the fallen and un
fortunate. He was q friend to th,
widow. He was friend to the uuolear
and the leper. and for all these he died
Secondly, What kind Of o friend wal
Jesus2 He is not like the people VIII,
declare their love for us while we cal
entertain them and tomorrow we misi
them, and can easier Hnd q needle in
q haystack than find them when W,
want their help and love. Jesus love-
all, whether in joy or sorrow; sobriet,
or alcohol insanity. His love is mo
only unchangeable, but reliable anC
faithful. He 10 friend who will Civ.
faithful counsel.
At the end OF the sermon the evan
gslist asked those who wanted th
Friend to lift up their hand. Severs
did so. and accepted his invitation {,
walk down to the platform where b,
prayed earnestly with them.