The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-07-08
Spiritual aud Moral Inventory Taken OF
the Big Crowd at the Tabernacle
Last Night.

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Another large crowd greeted Evan
gelist MulAoy last night at the big
tabernacle meeting. Brother Queen,
Of the Congregational church, opened
the services promptly at Sis, and con-
Quoted a prayer and scug service for
thirty minutes, after which Abe took
charge and announced his subject for
'he evening, Spiritual and Moral In
ventory," from the text, Examine
Yourselves. Prove Your Works"
The preacher began his discourse by
saying, "God would have nothing 10
do with any man or church or institu-
ton that did not turn him in reve-
nue. He said that once in the his.
tory Of Time the Old.World had grown
abominable in its sin, and useless for
either the service Of God or humanity,
and He called Noah TO take its in
voice After 100 years old Noah fin
ished his job and returned his invoice
to the Lord with only eight names
enrolled on the right side For this
cause God swept the face Of the earth
with mighty food and gave His peo.
pie another chance to better the condi-
ton Of things and fulfill their mission
among men
Once God sent Abram down TO take
invoice OF two cities, Scdom
and Gomorrah, and when the
task was completed aud the chaff
separated from the wheat, God sent
down FIRE from heaven and wiped
Sodom and Gomorrah from the roll Of
the history OF nations.
"God bless you. friends God wan Is
revenue from His church and the
works of His hands. He comes to
the church and demands an invoice Of
your doings. He comes 20 Guthrie
tonight demanding an invoice Of the
people. He comes to the individual
under this tabernacle tonight and de-
mands that you make returns now Of
your life and work
When a merchant takes invoice Of his
stock he doesn't take into account the
goods he had on hand the day he
started into business, but the goods he
has in stock now, today-not of what
you had ten, twenty or thirty years
ago. but just what you've got in stock
tonight"
In conclusion of his talk the preach.
er told the story of balloon ascension
he had witnessed, how that the great
body of the old balloon tugged and
surged against the ropes like a thing
of life struggling for its freedom, that
| il might soar off and away into the
heavens Finally the word was given,
"Cut the ropes" The ropes were cut
and the aeronaut flung himself into
tho huge basket, and the crowd gave
way Ia see the great monster fly
heaveuward. Bat, no, not an inch did
il move The word was given Throw
out sand-bag,' IL was done. Bag
after bag was thrown out, and finally,
when several had been thrown out,
with the last one the old ballon shot
upward and away and in moment
was careering' among the heavens and
was soon lost behind the clouds
"Frieuds, you've got churches an this
city that are being held down in shame
and disgrace with old sand bags.
You've got church members here to-.
night whose religious experiences have
never brought them the least Joy or
consolation and whose lives have
never rendered anything TO God or
humanity because Of the old sand
bags with which they are loaded. In
Gods name, friends, east them over
board tonight"
The meetings continue with grow
ing interest, and the good work is al
ready beginning to bear fruit. The
people of Guthrie should turn out en-
massc and hear this great evangelist
while the opportunity offers.