The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-07

gaagcs dropping IRON your tongue you
may discuss laws and literature. you
may have q pen Of unequalcd polish
and power. you may have 70 much bus
mess tact that you can get the largest
salary ip a banking house. you may
be az sharp as Herod and as strong as
Samson. and with as long locks as
those Nhieh hung Absalom. and yet
you have no safety against temptation.
Some OF you TOOL, forward 10 life with
great dependency. I know A. see
Il IN your faces from tine 10 time. You
say: "All the occupations and profess
sions are full and there's no chance for
me-" Oh young man. cheer up. will
tell you how you can make your for
tune. Seek FIRST the kingdom Of God
ana his righteousness. and all other
things VIII be added. I know you do
not want TO be mean In this matter.
You viii not drink the trimming cup
OF life, and then pour the drcgs on
Gods altar. 10 generous Saviour yor
will not act like that: yon have nc, the
hear, 20 act like that. Tha; IL not
manly. That Is not honorable. That Is
not brave. Your great want is a new
heart. and In the name OF the Lord
Jesus Christ ! tell you 30 to-day, and
the blessed Spirit presses through the
aolemnltlos OF this hour TO put the cup
OF life TO your thirsty lips. OH thrust
II not back. Mercy presents it-bleed-
Ing mercy. long-suferlng mercy. De-
spise all other friendships. prove re-
erennt TO all other bargains. but de-
splse Gods love for your dying SOUL
do not do that There comes n crisis In
a mans life. and the trouble IL he does
not know Il IL the crisis. ! got a letter
In which a man says 10 ne:
u start out now 70 preach the Gospel
n righieouHness and Temperance 10 the
people DO you remember me. an
the man who appeared AZ the close OF
the service when you wore worshlplng
In the chapel after YOU came from Phil.
adelphla. DO you remember al the
close OF the sermon a man coming up
10 you all a.tremble with conviction.
and crying out for mercy. and telling
you he had a very bad business, and
he thought he would change IL? That
was the turning point Ia my history.
] gave up my bad business. gave my
heart 10 God. and the desire to serve
him haa grown upon me all these
years. until now woe Is unto me- II /
preach not the Gospel"
That Sunday night was the turnln,
point Of that young mans history. This
very sabbath hour will be the turning
point IN the history Of n hundred young
men H. this house. God help us. once
stood on an anniversary platform with
a clergyman who told this marvellous
story lie said:
Thirty years ago two young men
started out 10 attend Park Theater.
New York. 10 see play which made
religion ridiculous and hypocrltical
They had been brought up IN Christian
families They started for the theater
10 see that vile play. and their early
convictions came back upon them. They
felt Il was not right 10 20. out SIN they
went. They came 10 the door Of the
ihealer. one Of the young men stopped
and started for home. bu, returned and
came up 10 the door. but had not the
courage TO 80 In lie again started for
home. and went home The other Young
man went In. Ne went from one degree
Of temptation 10 another Caught in the
whlrl Of frlvollty aud sin. be sank lower
and lower. Ne lost his business posi-.
ton. lie lost bis morals. lie lost his
soul lie died dreadful death. not
one star Of metSy sh.u.ng 80 q. isiand
before you to-day said that minister
TO thank God that for twenty years |
have been permitted to preach the Cos
pei. am the other young man"