The Indianapolis journal., 1896-10-12
REV. H. NJ, wHARToN.s SERMON.
Revival Services at COIIege-Avenue
BE ptist Church.

Rev. Fl. M. Mhartenj the well-known
evangelist preached at the College-ayenue
Baptist Church yesterday morning and
evening. In the fmorning he took for his
text Eph. V, g. BE We therefore followers
of God as dear Children He said in part.
Il want to emphasize three thoughts sug-
gested by this text-the dignity, the duty
ana the destiny of the Christian. First
the dignity OF the Christian He is a child
of God, and l. is his privilege to know he
is a child of God. If ! were to ask some of
you if you are saved you would say L
hope | am. Sometimes 1 think 1 am and
sometimes I think | am not Now. this
is no way for a Christian to talk 1t dis
honors God. My father tells me I am his
son, and l believe if, and so God tells me
if ! repent and believe in Christ | am His
child, and believe it,
THE duty of the Christian is plainly
stated here to be IA follower of God What
is it to follow God, to walk in His foot
steps? 1t is a blessed thing when the mother
can say to ,he children You should walk
in your fathers footsteps Some of you
fathers. If your children would walk in
your footsteps, would lead them down to
hell When boy. nay mother told me to
walk in my fathers footsteps and |
thought understood it. One day after it
had raiued, I saw my fathers rootprints II,
the mud and | tried to walk in them but /
gould not reach them. So God plants His
footsteps in the sea and rides upon the
storm To follow God is to initiate Christ
when He was upon earth. Follow Him in
purity. Some of you Christians try to see,
get to heaven. You come to the pastor
and you say, Brother Hari can / play
cards? Can ! dance? Can l go to the
ought II be like the coachman who was de
termined to keep far from the edge of
the pr ecipice as possible, Sometimes parents
-hn
forms of sin when young SO as to know
when to shun 1t. would Just as soon
by ra tt lesnake so that it might know aft
erward to shun rattIesnake
christ has set the example of truth.
Lack of truth is the wea kness of the
church. We hear good deal about inf
deity. l am not afraid of Inadelity 1t
accomplish little. Behold the man cry,
few persons cry out in fear, but someone
says. Let him try it, He bends himself
when he goes the way of ali other idiots
No, / am not afraid of infidelity but / am
afraid sometimes of the lack of faith of
Gods children. We need to walk in the
footstep Of Christ. Initiate His obedience
He was obedient in all things See what
He endured to do the will OF His Father
And we show our love by our obedience in
little things. The mother tells her child
TO pick UP a pin. The child refuses The
pin is very insignificant thing but the,
child must pick it up If 1t is obedient to
its parent 1t may say, Mama. 1 love you,'
DIT II IT persists IN refusing pick III,
tie pin it doesn't love its mamma
There is another footstep of Jesus in
which We should walk, and that is prayer
He was constantly in prayer We need
prayer during these meetings. We should
work like Jesus worked. and the kind of
work He was engaged in was saving men
and that is the kind of work Christians
should be engaged in now Go out after tie
lost and bring them to Christ Personal
work is what is needed. The last thought
is the Christians destiny " hither are We
going? We on cur way hcme'
Dr. Wharton IS from Baltimore and
with his gospel singers takes DIR. Barron $
place in the revival meeting. Last night
both rooms were crowded and many per
sons confessed Christ, Four persons were
baptized. Dr. Wharton looks more like :.
business man than a preacher He has
great 9ower with his audience He is one
of the most successful evangelists i'm the
country. He has just closed a great meet
ing at Columbia. Mo-, where hundreds
wtre converted. Mr. and Mrs Rush, his
gospel singers, sang at all the services
The meetings will be continued all week
Or. Wharton will preach at 4 and 80 His
subject this afternoon is Mothers $
Pra