The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-22
TO MEN OF THE TOWN
Evangelist Brown Tells Them What
1t Is Right to Do.
THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH
While They Unite to Better Their
Condition Financially. He Urges
Them to Unite to Crush the
Gambling Vice.

Evangelist Brown took as his subject
last evening the text the The wages
of sin is DEATH" and directed his re-
marks specially to the working men.
All men are working In some field or
another on this earth where God has
placed them Some have lighter tasks
In q worldly sense than others, but
spiritually they have the same task.
to work out their salvation in fear
and trembling. and great is the re-
ward In life everlasting; but, IL neglect
ed. the life is spen foolishly-the
wages of sin will be paid to them.
God is a sure paymaster and he will
as certainly pay that which has been
earned as He lives and reigns- Death
does not mean Inconsistencies, 1t
means separation-separation then,
from God. that is the wages paid to
the sinner.
What is a sinner? Men say a
transgressor of the law is sinner; an
unbeliever Is a sinner. and so he may
be. but let me tell you where the word
comes from. While in England years
ago / saw in q museum an ancient
crossbow: the handle was of iron and
brass. the bow was of steel. wrapped
with raw hide. The combined strength
OF two men was not enough to set
that bow. 1t took strong men to han
die weapons like that. said an cid En-
glish guide. and they had to knew how
to use them. In those times man was
tested every year in shooting at a
mark. The target was a ring as big as
a mans head. They hung it some dis
tance away and then every man had
10 arrows to shoot. Those who shot
all through the ring were given med
ais those who failed were sinners.
That is where we get the word and
all who miss the mark in this life. who
fail to accept OF Christ's salvation, are
sinners. and their wages is death.
"Sin is, doing your own will, crime,
foolishness. refusal to pay debts, living
beyond your income. Every man knows
right from wrong; savages have a
code of things which are wrong for
them to do. Working men have united
to get higher wages, which is very
wise thing for them to do. No doubt
ii has helped make smooth a road that
was rough. and am glad of it. 1 like
to see men receive fair wages, for 1t is
their God-given right. and I thank God
the men of this city are well paid. You
have united to get better pay, but men
of Anaconda. II you would unite and
crush out the foe that oppresses you
most-the saloon and gambling hell
within a year every laborer in Mon
tana might own his home.
Salvation Is a gift, offered free to
all. and without conditions, until once
accepted. and then the conditions are
imposed. but His yoke is easy and the
burden is light"
Posters were circulated yesterday.
inviting people to attend the meetings
to-day. which are styled an all days
battle. the first gun being fired at 8
o'clock. and the contest will be con-
tinued all day. from the church bat
teries during the morning hours. but
in the afternoon and evening the
forces will be massed at the Auditor
ium. Prayer meeting will be held at
the Presbyterian church at Q o'clock,
led by DIR. Brown and Elder Barnaby.
The usual services at the churches
during the regular morning hours. In
the afternoon at 8 o'clock a meeting
for young people and in the evening
at 1880 a gospel song service, followed
by DR.. Browns address.