The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-09-26

bnaG Jhere would be the funeral or
souls preached here tonight. 1t
ought to be the most serious hour you
ever spent.
More than any one in the audience
he wished to remain here longer, but
the meeting at Gainesville, Ga, his
home, began today, and tomorrow
afternoons service would be the last
here. The past seven or eight days
had been days of great personal
pleasure to him. The hours have
gone by rapidly. He thanked God he
came into our midst.
He came tonight to every one in
the audience with a plain, simple
question 1t is about this: Why
will you continue in sin? He didn't
ask how it is you were born sinner.
He didn'G ask how it is you came out
to this meeting a sinner. The queS
tI0n, honestly put, is, Why will you
leave this audience tonight sinner?
He would spend the hour helping you
to answer this question.
Will you look the truth in the face
and say the reason you are sinner
is that you don't know what sin is?
You have known what right is and
what wrong is. You are condemned
from your own lips You cannot say
what sin is.
Can any say they are ignorant of
the consequences Of sin? All you
need is to keep your eyes open. See
the crimes committed about you and
you see sin will do its work and will
ruin the family, the State, the nation,
the world. If sin will harm you in
this world it will harm you in all
worlds. Have you not read, The
way of the tranSgreSSOr is hard?"
Instances of Gods visitations upon
sin were cited. How can we escape
if we neglect such great salvation?"
He believed the Bible. He believed
that good man goes to heaven when
be dies and bad mai goes to an aw-
full hell when he dies. Every man
who has had power with God and
influence with men preached eternal
punishment for the wicked and eter-
nal joy for the good. Can you say
you do not believe this truth?
Men will say, if | don't know these
things will | be lost? You can't
plead ignorance. Some men think if
they are perfectly honest in thei;
views that settles the question.
Whatever your convictions, get them
in line with the Word Of God. II you
are honestly right, all right. If you
are honestly wrong, all wrong.
Will you say you are Indifferent?
Indifferent to life, to death, to the
bar of God. Oh, the stolid indiffer-
ence of man to the truth. Will you
sit back there while Winston is stirred
and mothers are praying, and say you
are Indifferent?
Will you say you live a sinner be-
cause of procrastination of this mat
ter? Not man has made up his
mind to suffer eternal damnation.
He don't intend to die in his sins.
He says, Tomorrow! Going to be
religious after awhile. Listen to the
pleadiDgs of a voice you may never
will not prOcrastinate another hour.
See your danger and say, now and
here | run up the white flag and sur
render to God.
Will you say your trouble is incon-
siderateness? If you will go to your
room and think who you are, what
you are. and where you are going, for
ten minutes, you will drop on your
knees and pray to God.
Is it because spiritual apathy has
gathered over your soul and you sleep
over a question that is enough to
| awaken the dead? The devil admin
| listers opiates. There are men here
| who will shut their eyes apd will
never open them until they open them
| in hell forever. God have mercy on
the men we can't wake up. Oh,
neighbor, wake up. Let's arise and
| fly for our lives
| You say you are not aSleep-yOu
hear the pleadings. He could press
the question further still Il it d
| conquered peace that defies the thun-
| ders of heaven and Sinai? You fee
all right. There may be deception
about that feeling that means deatf
to the soul. Talking to men here
who will fight their last battle will
God. Preachers, are you praying
Mothere, are you praying?
The history of this town will show
that Sam Jones tonight preached tn,
funeral of lnen who turned their bacl
on God fer the last time. Oh, say i
shant be you.
Neighbors of Winston, North Caro-
lima, hear me! This is the highes
tide that ever struck this town.
stand and plead with you to go Ou
with this tide into the ocean of God
love. If-you fail to 60 out on it yo
will be stranded on the beach O
damnation. My message is delivered
| Worn out in body. l stand and be
you to give your heart to God.
This was powerful sermon, an
was preached with very great eal
nestness. At the close, quite nun
Der signif1ed purpose to surrende
, to God, and thousands OF churc
members said they intended to lea
better lives.