The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-13
REV. sAM SHALL.
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There I. a Terrible warnins. ue says. in
Sudden Denths.

Now that Rev Sam Small's talk on tenn.
perance at Brandywine Summit on Thurs.
day last le still fresh In the minds OF vii.
mingtonlans. his talk at the Emory Grove.
Md. camp yesterday may be Interesting.
DIR. SmalPa sermon was taken from the
Book OF Proverbs Gs follows:
He that belng often reproved harden.
eth his neck ehnll suddenly pe destroyed
And that without remedy.n
Who Is tic author OF these fearful
wordsg asked MIR. Jones, Tho answer
comes back to us.n he continued, that 1t
Ia the Great God who made US. To whom
docs God address himself In these fearful
wordsf There are scores and hundreds Of
people In this audience who could rlso up
and say, God means me, Tor ten thousand
calls have come to me and wagon loada OF
seEmonH have been wnsted upon me-
'Jhis message should go like a jayeln
from the eternal world There have been
more sudden deaths 10 the past twelve
months than any other. More men have
been swept suddenly Into the presence OF
God than in any other year 1t 10 but q
fulii1tment OF The Word OF God. Just as
gospel calls and gospel warnings multiply
90 do sudden deaths In the same ratio
muftlply lcould stand on this platform
men from the cemeteries and let them
tell you OF their experiences and they
would wake up this gathering.
I'VE may laugh at opportunities and
turn our back to God but the time will
uOtnb Wtlbu you Will b1ek tnem. say 10
this audience, on lts.priigrimage to the cof.
fin and eternity. that have preached the
gospel to thousands and tens OF thousands
who have gone suddenly into the presence
OF God unprepared God pity the man that
turns HE back on the last call.
'While was preaching at High Bridge,
KY. a stalwart fellow turned with an oath.
saying that he had enough OF that and
left the meeting. In attempting to get
on train he was run over and killed.
hardly before the preaching was over.
III you keep the record of this congre-
CATION for the next sixty days you will see
things that are horrible to tell. It's fear
ful thing to die, but 1t ls tremendously
fearful thing TO die suddenly.
II can afford to miss everything else,
but can't afford to miss Heaven. / can't
afford to preach the gospel to millions aud
losa my own soul at last.
How poor,s frail man will run after the
world and society and break down his
healthl Death has an arrow In her CULVER
that will reach the vital spot at last.
Thank GOD for remadies, TOR faithful ply.
sic,aus to save the physical llfe What an
hour In the life of an i'm N ortal soul when
1t ls swung out whore God or man could
not reach Ill
Some Of you will say. i can be won by
tn, gospel OF love but cannot be fright.
ened II there ls anything In the universe
that must move sensible man II is to
know that he will die unprepared. Take
tup cuB
The people said, Scare US II you can.' A
third warning was answered., Chestnuts.'
They laughed to ridloue the horseman
who warned thsm. In thirty ninu,e es
more than 5000 people were sent before
the awful presence Of their maker and
Johnstown hac faded away Some day,
when you least think, the heaving, rolling
waters OF God will rush In upon you and
you will then calf for the rocks and noun.
tains Of salvation.
Out In Kentucky one dav graceful
little black pony was to be rafiisd. A little
boy WAS asked to take "a chance. He was
good little fellow and sunday school
boy and said that he did not think Il right
to engage In rattle. He was tau nted and
guyed by the crowd. who said he had no
money. 1he little fellows pride was
wounded and reaohing down in his pocket
he got two silver dollars and bought a
chance. They told him he had won the
pony. He mounted the animal and rode
OIL. Passing his parents home hls father
called out to him 20 got down. but the
poy said. 'Ihe pony is mine and he won't
hurt me-" Returning from his ride the
| pony tnok the hit In his mouth and dash.
cd over pieclpioe. When found the boy
aud the pony were mashed to Jelly
Il say to you. young man and young
lady, get down of this horse OF worldll.
ness. Some OF these days, when you 20
| To turn this black horse of woridlln ess
| back to God. he will take the bit In his
| teoth and rush to cath and hell with you.
That young man on the black morse OF
gambling and gaming should take the
warning and get down. To that In an on
tho black horse OF intemperance say get
| down before IL IL too late"