The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-10-30
A BIT OF EXPERIENCE.
Mr.. NutmJu Tells of III, First
Sermon.
Losing IIi- NoJr- lie Wa Bothered.
Four Piur- go jhc QuIr;--Givc "a
Portion OF Life 90 Christ.

Portion OF Life 20 Christ.
Mr.. Gatman had a very interest
ing meeting at Y. VI. c. \. Hall
last night. His text was from the
latter part OF the 18th chapter of
the book Of It. Matthew During
the sermon or talk-it may be de
scribed "a a taIk-Nr. Yatman
spoke Of the frequency Of persons
giving their hearts TO Christ at the
close Of their lives. after squeezing
from life all Of the sinful pleasures
and lust there was in it. They
could. on their death beds. look up TO
God and say. Here it i, Lord;
I've had all 1 want Of it; You can
have what'- left The speaker
asked if it would not be more salts
factory to the dying person to feel
that at least a portion of his life
had been devoted TO Christ.
Would He not appreciate it more
il He had been received before.
Mr.. Yatman spoke OF his CONVEX
sion and certain physical ailments
resulting from overwork in the
Lords vineyard: how, in his efforts
TO make his meetings successful in
Virginia he had gone beyond
the limit laid down by his ply
sicians and had become Frustrated
in consequence. He described his
Journey by train to his northern
home and of his near approach to
death and his prayer to God for
another chance to work for Him
among the sinners below. And God
heard his supplications and an
swered it. So vivid was His APP
pearance. so distinct was His voice
to Mr.. Yatman that when he reach
ed his home and was told by the
doctors that he could not live, and
when his wife repeated it he whis-
pered to her: Don't believe them ;
| will live. Even then, when death
was so near and he was far from his
wife and children, to him there was
a consolation in the fact that por-
ton Of his life had been given to
Christ Continuing, the speaker
said: To secure salvation you
must put away every sin that
stands between you and Christ.
'Ahr you say, but it is harder
than ! can bear. 1t would cost
me too much. Let's wait a
bit My dear friends, it will
cost you a great deal more not to
do it. Cast out sin even though it
be like drawing out your right
hand, you must put away every
sin between you and God, and
when it comes to religion or re-
vivals do whatever God tells you
to do.
Mr.. Yatman told of the call he
received from God to leave mer-
camille pursuits and enter the min
istrv. He was the only minister
in the family and it was pretty
hard for anyone to realize that 1t
was true. He applied for a license
to preach and it was denied him.
He coaxed until finally they told
him to go off somewhere in the
country and try it if he was sue
cessful the first time they would
issue a license The speaker then
described his experience III the
pulpit and his embarrassment
when the wind blew his notes
away and at his loss for something
to saw. He finally gathered him
self together and told his hearers
that the Gospel OF Christ meant
thirty-siX inches to the yard,
twelve inches to the foot and
four pints To the quart.
His congregation began laugh
ing at him and he wondered.
fearful OF what ne had done then
he repeated To himself what he had
said until he did not know whether
there were two or four Pints to the
quart. but he made Il bluff at 1t
and. looking at his hearers, said
again: That's what the Bible
means. friends four pints to the
quart" That afternoon there was
another meeting. but it was quite
unsatisfactory. until one prim old
lady got up and. clapping her
hands. said Its all right, its all
right there's four pints to a quart ;
heard them say so this morning
From that moment his course has
been a successful one.
Tonight Mr.. Yatman will give a
talk to the people at Eva Planta-
ton.