The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-29

SHARES of the Devil and How lie CLOSES
Over E.iI-pr. Illusions sermon.

Over Esii-Dr. Illusions sermon.
The pastor. Rev j. T.. tuison. preach
"a moining ana night at fine-Sueet bap-
tist cnurcn. At Al A. ~, the text Was
rom the 10Th verse OF the 3th lsaifn' y e
that love the Lord. nate evil
Nr. hudson sad. tine only possible cure
for SIN was love OF God. ne mort We
love cod. the more We Win nate that
which is opposed tcGOd. lhe Apostle
says, "Anhor mat which Is evil We ought
TO hate sin because Of what IL -. nln
hates Goa Sin breeds haired, malice,
envy, and many evils. sin never mas
enc kind thouent SIN is pollution, the
mother OF degradation. HOW suah6c
people love aiA. .
sin IS an active and deadly poison. II
paralyses all our hopes. Every SIN We
commit rs "a wound 10 our nooic nature,
is a dash Of filth into our spiritual races.
We should hate sin because OF "h Wiz. J..
has done. Take ITS history. IL ruli rum,
our FIRST parents. 1he whole tarth,
theirs. every blessing theirs, driven
forth before the aasldns SWORD OF tne
angel to dig a bare iFlng from tiIe
ground. IL mas cursed the cafin' ING
earth was beautiful 10 look upon J..
was good, God sO-prOnounced u; !,
know the Garth S. pretty, now tnat M
nature is lovely. but sln mas nll,d II
with briars and ih0rns and thislIc7' ~
has brought Affections and soircNs mo
our lives IL cruclnel our saviour,
harmless and good, Goi's only son.
lie Was tle only one 10 whom We cDuld
look and SIN has Killed. him. Sin has
commit the horrible crime of SUICIDE
10 has murdered God.
We should hate IN because OF what
Il ir stil doing 10 Is seeking our de-
strucuon. IL is our implacohie enemy.
It's aim ~ 10 destroy us ana 10 90 70, J.
threatens as. II threatens ms with the
frowns of the world, with the scoih ana
Jecrs OF DIR companlt 10.
Sin docoivos us. II II fails BY threat
10 dccciyes us. IL promises US great
gaia. 10 tells ms there IS no h1fm IN
tAlg thing. there is no harm ~ that
when the very death itself s. hidden be-
Meath II covers the cold steel with soft
velvet IL hides its hiueous form be-
ncafh beautiful silks and satins. Sin
alluIes us. If IL cannot deceive MS in allurcs
us 10 our ruin. IL comes IKE lovely
damsel. with ITS flowing golden locks.
handsome form. its diamond fingers, Its
silver slippers in an its lOvelicst and
most charming environments and leads
us. We should hate sin for what II VIII
yet DO. 10 is seeking the dethfonement
Every sin has for its end the pulling
down of Gods throne and the erection
i'm it's place. the throne Of the devil.
Every SIN we commit IS q vote against
God and one for the devil. We should
think of the untold evil that 10 VIII yet
brins about of the million q souls That
30 Will yet destroy. Of the misery and
sorrow IL viii yet bring in the human
family. of the millions Of fomes 10 Will
yet an with gloom and darkness. We
haste 10 nv from the warning sound of
the rattlcsnake's rattle and We should fee
from all sin and should hate 1t for al
il Is yet 10 do
Al night thc text was from the 2sth
verse OF the lst chapter OF philippians.
and iu nothing terrified by your adj
vcrsaries, which Is 10 them an evident
| token of perdition but 20 you Of saliva
tim and that of God" hr HutsCn said
there We're tokens to-day IF things 20
como and that while there was nothing
I'm the way Of superstition or foolish
imagirations. he desired 20 speak Of.
Coming events cast their shadows be-
fore them" and we did have in our lives
experiences which taught MS that there
were tokens. Christ said to His disciples
forth. they knew that summer was nigh
and that when they saw those signs,
they would know that the Kingdom OF
God was at htnd.
ut Is said" the speaker said. THAT
when Jerusalem was DESTROYED the last
time not a single Christian persisted.
/ They saw these signs and remembered
| spoke of that seise and said one Of the
great gates OF Jerusalem. q gate which
n would take twenty men 10 open.
would. moved by some unseen hand. open
wide. And to-day there were tokens.
Tho sermon was one OF great
thoughts and care, and set forth that in
our early lives our consciences, telling
us OF our wrong dOings We're tokens
of perditlo" TO us unless we repcnted.
that when We were leading a life OF
shame. "a life that we were trying 10 hide
tokcn Of perdition 10 us unless We turn
cd from n