The news & observer., 1896-12-29
r1Re WILL WARNING
REV. o. "a. FUTILE HAS SOME
SHARP THINGS 10 SAY,
Emo Of l.is Three Years as Pastor Ct
the Central Methodist
Church.

Instant in season and out of season;
never weary in well-doing-that has been
the record of Rev. u. II. Tuttle during
the three years he has been pastor or
Central Methodist church, of this CITY
He has not only won the love and ad-
miration Of his own congregation, but
the confidence and respect Of the whole
people of Raleigh. And as he goes away
tomorrow to a new field the prayers of
Z the one and the good wishes Of the other
will go with him.
His stay here has been one OF WORK
never ending workout it was labor
of love. to this man of God, and he re-
ioiced in il. His efforts have been abun-
dan+lv blessed and he leaves one Of the
best church organizations in the State
alive, active and prosperous. HIS congre-
CATION recognize the great work Mr..
Tuttle has accomplished among them, and
annreciate it. There was hardly dry
eve in his large congregation Sunday
night, when he preached his farewell ser,
mon. Though only once or twice during
the discourse did he refer to the separa-
ton. yet it was uppermost in everybody
mind
The difference between the Christian
and other people, was the subject of his
sermon. He took his text from the 9th
chapter of 2nd Corinthians; Wherefore
come out from among them, and be ye
separate. saith the Lord, and touch not
the unclean thing; and | will receive
you"
IN the beginning Of his discourse Mr..
rT---a l1 b,I
last sermon, to say something pleasant
something that would make everybody
fall in love with him. But" he added,
''the Lord never let's me do just as want
to and feel tonight that it is my duty,
on this, our separation, for me to sound
a solemn warning and say something
that may be considered rather sharp.
God tells his people," he went on, ''to
separate themselves unto Him. They
must have no fellowship with sin, nor
look upon it with allowance. For such
there is no Heaven, no matter what their
creed. Your faith, your hope, your love
must be crystalhzed against sin. You must
conseerate yourself wholly unto God.
How much of your life Us an argu-
ment against sin?'' he asked. How
much of your conversation reproves vice:
You owe it to yourself, your neighbor,
no man dieth to himself. 1t is an awful
responsibility. Christ has offered a sacri-
dee that win save every soul. You can
not stand before God on Judgment day
with any justification, If, because OF
your negligence. q single soul has been
lost. Could you be happy even in Heaven
and be conscious that because of your
negligence some soul was shut out. Only
could you be happy in the consciousness
that you did all in your power to save IL
from its fate"
The preacher then spoke OF the influ-
ence of small things, saying that q mere
trifie often resulted in something great.
a word, an act, even a look may mean
the eternal loss or salvation Of an inn
mortal soul Never let an opportunity
escape to do good.
You can't work for God with any as
surance that God will bless your work
just as long as you have Fellowship with
evil-so long as you consent to the exis-
tence of a sin-be it be a national sin,
State sin or a sin of your city or of your
home. The separation must be com
plete.
IF you are q citizen of Raleigh and
yeu know the law is evil and you consent
to it and support it with your influence
you have no fellowship with God. | know
the whiskey traffic is wrong. have seen
it make brilliant men FOOLS make the
rich poor, break the marriage vows and
blight happy homes. You can change it.
If you cannot you can separate yourself
from it. pray God as / go from among
these people that He will give them grace
and power to destroy this evil. call upon
you to come out from among them. You
cannot have fellowship with God and
with the evil, though it be licensed by
your city, your county, your State and
the nation"
Mr.. Tuttle asked his hearers to apply
this same thought TO the ballroom. be
said if dancing never destroyed the virtue
of but one woman, il but one soul ever
lost it's moral balance and toppled over
into degradation, that would be enough
TO make God forever hate the ballroom.
God will have no fellowship with any
thing that causes the loss Of a single soul.
He will not stand on the side of the ball
room. the gambler, the card player. the
saloon keeper. 1t is murder, and God is
not a murderer, nor will he have any
fellowship with slayers Of men. Yet how
many members of this church are tonight
countenancing these evils that have rob
led 90 many young men Of their hope
and prospects, put 50 many souls into
prison. into wretchedness and poverty.
There are those now before me who
come up here and take Sacrament and
then 60 straight to a bar-room and take
n drink. You have a professional saliva
ton. but it is worthless and you won't
enjoy it.
Don't do that which you advise 9th
ers not to do. You can't.afford to be tam
pering with things that are soul-destroy-
ing You cannot afford to do these things
which may lead others to do wrong, to go
10 their destruction. II that liberty Of
vours to 60 into a bar-room land | have
known some of you to do it; I've seen
YOU, has led some weaker brother to do
the same thing then that brothers dam
nation be upon you. ! am my Brothers
keeper Remember this when you are
tempted to 20 into bar-room, to play
cards, TO attend dance, or to go to
theatre. You must deny yourself that .
thing or be condemned forever Look