The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-31
Mr.. HEALY'S ADDRESS
lie Takes the Revival Platform in
the Absence Of DR.. Brown.
TWAS AN INTERESTING TALK
Do Not Wait TIL Death Stares You
In the Face to Embrace the
Faith-The Subject Ably
Discussed.

large ana entnusiaStic audience
completely filling the large Auditorium
was present last night at the revival
meeting. Such an audience on a Mon
DAY night shows a great interest in
these services. The evangelist, Mr.
Brown. was unable to be present on ac-
count OF a severe cold and sore throat
The meeting was therefore conducted
by the pastors of the city. The sermon
was preached by Rev. George w.
Healy Of the Presbyterian church.
The speaker said in introducing the
subject that he never felt his weakness
and Inability to preach as last night but
py the help OF God he would try. After
rev moments of silent prayer, the
preacher announced his text from Isiah
65:6. Seek Ye the Lord While He Is
Near" The speaker said that had our
urst parents heard those words they
would have spurned the idea as fmpos-
sible- The trouble with them was they
were ignorant of Gods mercy. God
was Just the same then as now but He
mad not made His love known as yet.
First the speaker asked what is 1t to
seek the Lord? Negatively, ii is not
joining the church; 1t Is not praying
nor reading the Bible. These are helps,
put doing these things by themselves
is not seeking the Lord. The seventh
verse or the chapter explains the way
sake his way and the unrighteous man
his thoughts. and let him return unto
the Lord. and He will have mercy; and
70 our God, and He will abundantly
At bar of human justice, all a man
asks Is justice; but when a man comes
to the bar of God, IL justice were done,
every one OF US would be found want
Ing. 1t Is mercy that God gives to the
sinner. So the way to seek God is to
Iorsake our own way and return to
God. Then God receives us and justi-
hes US through Jesus Christ
The preacher then asked, when is the
Lord to be found? The Bible says, in
this world, II ever. After death the
work OF grace ends and when the last
breath Is taken, hope of eternal life is
gone.
God is not to be found on the death
bed. Many intend to seek the Lord then
with dim eyes to read the promises,
when the voice Is feeble to pray. Many
are going to walt until death is thun-
dering in their ears and then seek
mercy; burt is 1t safe? 1t is desperate
Devils in hell would be glad of the
chance that you people have This
plan OF seeking the Lord does not hon
or God. To serve the devil all our
years and then take Him at the last is
mockery. 1t is saying, Here. God,
God is not Knocked for Whatsoever a
man soweth that shall he also reap"
Then the gospel invitation Is given
TO strong men and the plan presup-
poses that those who receive the Cos
pei tidings will carry them to others.
ana how can man tell II to others
when he dies as quick as he asks for
the first time for mercy. Then the |
death bed Is not a convenient place |
Death sends no messenger to tell when |
he Is coming. He comes quickly and |
as thief in the night. Death has |
enough to look after without looking |
for pardon. With many death comes |
unexpectedly. The Bible discourages
death bed repentance. There is only |
one case in the Bible and that one ac-
cepted Christ his first opportunity.
But no one has a right to presume on
God from this one case. The scriptures
put 1t that now Is the accepted time;
now Is the day of salvation.
Seek We the Lord when He NAV be
found implies that there may be a
time when He cannot be found God
says MY spirit shall not always strive
with man." The still small voice is
saying, now.
In one of our western mountain
passes lived an old miner Near his
house was a railroad bridge. One night
when the wind was blowing he heard
a crash. The bridge had been blown
down. In 30 minutes the express train
was due. He lighted his lantern and
hurried up the track to warn the en-
gineer. In his haste he fell and broke
the globe of his lantern and the light
went out The train came dashing
down the mountain and the man
climbed up the side of the pass and.
as the engine dashed past, he threw
the broken lantern into the cab. The
saw IL and stopped the train.
So. tonight, i have tried to give you
/ may have thrown across
your path only a broken lantern, but
may God use the signal to warn you
10 seek the Lord now before II is too
ate.
The meeting tonight win be held in
the Christian church. when Ii is ex-
pected that DIR. Brown will preach. On
New Years night and all the rest OF
the week the meetings will be In the
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