The record-union., 1895-02-06
EVANGELIST SHEPARD'S DISCOURSE.
That of Last Evening Was Getting
Out of Egypt"
Increasing Attendance Mt the revival
at the Sixth-Street Methodist
Church.

Very GREAT interest is being manifested
IN the revival services at the Sixth-street
M. e. Church. Three or four hundred peo-
ple are in attendance each evening, except
Saturday. at 7:3O, and Tuesday, Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday at 2:3O p. NJ.
The three Methodist Churches OF this
city are united in these services.
Getting Out of Egypt was Evangelist
Shepard's theme last evening at the
Sixth-street Methodist Church. He
dwelt upon the concessions which
Pharaoh made to Moses, as recorded in
the Book of Exodus.
One thing l admire in Pharaoh, said
he; he was tremendous schemer. lie
made a concession to Moses. He and
his people might sacrifice to their God,
but they must do it in the land. Just so,
when the devil sees that. person IS
bound to be Christian, he says: "If you
will be a Christian, be one; but be one III
the land THAT is, i'll the world. Make
profession of religion; join the church,
offer sacrifices to your God, but stay in
the world. Be worldly Christian, re-
main in the territory OF the devil.
The trouble with SO many so-called
Christians is that they are still mixed up
with worldly fashions, worldly pleasures
and worldly spirit. L feel sorry for
euch people. They are neither the one
thing nor the other. They are like the bat
whom the mice wouldn't accept because
he looked too much like a bird. and the
birds wouldn't accept because he looked
too much like mouse.
a certain teacher was well yersed in
bugology. Some OF his students thought
TO test his learning. So they secured
head of one kind of bug, q body of an
other lPOS of n third and feet of "A f0nrfh
Uniting these they brought the creature
for his inspection. ''Well, boys" said
the professor, Il believe this Is hum
bug" SO there are humbug Christians
q bit of godliuess, bit OF the world, bit
OF self and bit OF The devil.
Some Christians wonder why they
aren't growing as others and being as
happy as others. The trouble is they are
like the men who pulled at the oars all
through the dark night, wondering why
they didn't reach the other side OF the
river, aud fearing they would be carried
over the falls. In the morning they
found they had forgotten to loose the boat
from the shore. Oh, Christians, get out
OF the land
Pharaoh's second concession was:
'Iou may 60 and sacrifice to your God,
only you shall not go very far away ~
Moses knew, and SO aid Pharaoh, that il
the IsraeIites did not go far away they
would not get much satisfaction, and
would be liable to go back. On, how
smart the the devil is! Don't get very
lar away-just over the border" Have
you any border-lne, Christians, about
why so many step over and go the dance,
or the theater, or the card table. or get up
some kind OF a tneater or frolic III the
church. They don't get near enough TO
God TO get much happiness from him, so
they step back into the world to find
vi n h
from heaven cannot have it spoiled by
any atiictiUn OF the world, and he does
not have the world pulling at him all the
time.
But the border-Iine, Christians! There
was a man on the border-Iine during the
war OF the rebellion. When the blue
coats came he belonged to the North
They were glad TO find friend, SO they
helped themselves liberally. Then the
gray coats came; so be belonged to the
South. They took what they wanted
from their friend, and went on. At length
mixed company of blues and grays
came, and demanded what he was. He
heSiJated. stammered, and finally said,
II amt nothln', and not much OF that"
Oh, Christians, burn the bridges and
go ahead, or die!
Pnaraohs third concession was: "Go
serve your God, ye that are men, but let
not your children CO." OF course he
knew that if the children were left, the
people would be Inclined to return.
Christian parents, are your children in
EGypU How many parents are re-
sponsible for this! Ungodliuess III the
lives oil protesting Christian parents
bears its fruit in the ungodliness Of their
children. And many Christian fathers
and mothers are lured back into the
world by their children who are yet in
the land.
The last concession permitted the
lsraelltes to go, parents and children;
but they must leave their focks and
herds. I'VE will not leave a hoof be-
hind" said Moses. About the last hold
which the devil has on person who is
bound to be 4 Christian is to claim his
purse. The world is lying in dark ness
because so many Christians have left
their money in Egypt. Every church
member should consecrate his means TO
God.
The finance question and the frolic
question Of the church would then be
settled. Let Christians say in their con-
secratiou TO God as Moses said 1--WE will
not leave hoof behind"
a large congregation listened at
tentively and responded enthusiastically
to the discourse. Mrs. c. II. Dunn and
Miss NJ. L. Blasdell rendered vocal
duet. and an alter service WAS held dur
ing which several consecrated themselves
to God.