Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-05-23
ZONE THING THOU I.ACKEsT'
sermon By DR. BrOught0n At The
First Baptist.

DR.. Broughton, at the First Baptist
church last evening. read for his first
lesson part of the 10th chapter of
Mark. He explained the chapter as he
read, and said there were Pharisecs
TODAY trying to keep their children
out of the church and out OF
Christ. He thought men often sub
stituted their judgment for Gods.
But some day, he said, they will be
surprised when they wake up in judg
mcnt Christ loved the little children
and had them brought to Him and lie
blessed them.
After speaking some time on his line
DR.. Broughton asked how many would
volunteer to 90 to the barkecpcrs today
and ask them to be saved and, il ncCcs
sary, to pray for them in their places of
business. Fifteen or 90 arose in response.
For his text DR.. Broughtontook a clause
Of the 21st verse of the chapter he had
rcad-"One thing thou lackest" There
was one thing lacking" he said, "in the
history we have Just read of the young
man who came to Christ He realized
that Jesus was the Savior, and he knew
there was something else for him to do
to be saved. He had been moral man
and had kept the Commandments. Note
the words of the young man,
Good master, what shall do
that may inherit eternal life' We
get salvation free. All we have to do
is to believe. This young ruler could
not see it in that light. He thought he
would have to do some great act. Per-
haps that is what some of us are irving
to do tonight. We should simply believe
Christ and obtain salvation. This young
ruler said he had kept the Command
mcnts, and, probably, truthfully, for
Christ did not say he had not. Is there
Zone in this house who can say they have
not sipned:
"Whcn Christ said to the young ruler,
60 thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast
and give to the poor and thou shalt have
treasures in heaven he went away sor
rowlul, for he had great possessions
Does not it seem that as this man lacked
only one thing that he would be saved
But no, he licked all in that one thing
You may feel tonight as though only
one think is lacking, and yet on that
hangs the destiny of your soul. The
thing the young man lacked was not
wealth. tor he was rich. Money is not
what you lack. Some Of YOU are selling
your souls for money. Money is the
weakest thing in the world. There arc
three things that money cant buy--o
perfect home, happiness, and life.
'One other thing this young man die
not laek-he had moral character
lSome Of you may think if you live {
moral life YOU will be saved; that won,
save YOU. Another thing he did moi
lack, and that was reverence for Christ
lSome of you have reverence for God bu
reverence alone will not save your soul
God be praised for your reverence
But what was the thing he lacked
will tell you--he lacked simple, child
like obedience. Christ knew his weal
, point, and He struck Lin there. II
means the same thing to you. Will vo
give your heart 10 Christ tonight an
. obey Him! o, ifevery soul here coul
feel the Importance of it you would com
, to Christ tonight"
| Perhaps one half of the congrcgatio!
remained for the after meeting and thcr
l were number oi professors.