The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-06

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of sermons at the Salt Lake theatre.
previous occasion and the eloquent
Londoner was listened to with close at
tention. The farewell sermon will be
delivered tonight at the First Congre-
gational church.
Nature and excellency of faith in
Christ" was the theme of Mr. Henry
Variey's theme for Bible reading yes
terday afternoon. The auditorium of the
First Methodist, where these meetings
are being held, was we'll filed, the
audience being largely ladies. There
was undated interest manifested all
| throughout the meeting, which was
highly helpful and instructive in its
character.
In Rev. xxi. those that head the list
who burn In the lake of fire are I'M
believers. There are women here who
think that they deserve as much pity
as blame. There are people who say
that they try to believe but cannot
This is utterly false. If they say they
Will not they tell the truth. People
actually pity themselves through unbe-
lief. Some people say that it does not
matter what you believe If you're sim
cere. What folly. If you were going
~ NiooS tllt OCedH you would not get
on board if you knew the vessel was
going to be wrecked. Every promise
in Christ is yea and amen. Do not put
sincerity in place of faith. There is
faith and confidence in the family. If
multitude were to tell him that his
wife had bad character he would not
believe them, because he had faith in
his wife. This is a grand principle, ex-
ercised beneficently everywhere He
that hPlIPVQfh icS ha nj CHI ha
saved: and he that believeth not shall
be damned"
Fancy young woman who has
reached 20 years of age renourcing al
legiance to her father and mother. or a
young man of 20 saving that he had
come to years to think for himself He
leaves home. The mother comes to the
depot. With tears in her ewes. she
bids him goodbye, but he sets at def
ance her authority. This will lead men
to suicide; it will break UP society.
This controversy between faith and I'M
belief is going on in the world today.
Believe in God: trust in him. Some
men believe in gambling, card playing
and sensuality. Here is a poor girl; she
has confidence in the theatre and dress.
1t is perfectly awful to think that peo-
pie are confiding in things that are ut
terly unworthy. Here is a lady who
has an attractive home. 1t is elegantly
furnished. Her husband has hand
some salary. She would he perfectly
satisfied to live 500 years. Shrink from
unbeief in God.
The exercise of faith is identified with
all spiritual blessings. YC. may have
the spirit of. God dwelling in you. If
God was to deal with him as he de-
served he would be in hell. Sin is a
hideous thing. and you have pleasure
in it, There are men who have heaped
up dollars the last IL months. who have
never asked an employee. whom they
have reDroved. if he believed in Jesus
or knelt with him in prayer. They hire
men to work: they are not interested
as to whether they are saved or not
Come let us reason together, saith the
Lord. Though your sins be as scarlet
they shall be white as snow: though
they be red like crimson, they shall be
as wool"
BE it known unto you. brethren,
that through this man is preached unto
you the forgiveness of sins. And by
him all that believe are justified from
all things from which We could not be
justified by the law of Moses" (Acts
xiii, 49, The first great thing needed
by you is divine giveness-forgiven
not condemned: unforgiven, con-
demned. Blessed is the man whose
transgression is forgiven and whose sin
Jesus died upon the cross. Through
Jesus is preached unto you forgiveness,
and by him all that believe are for
given. You cannot help it that you
sleep tonight a sinner: you can. help it
that you sleep tonight an unbeliever.
Possession of eternal life. Forgive
ness of sin is settled by God. He that
believeth on the Son hath everlasting
life He believeth what God said At
Z o'clock you may be a sinner. at
a forgiven man. whatsoever believeth
on Christ is begotten of him. He be-
lieved that Jesus was the Christ: he
was resting on him. You arc not saved
by your own act, not by faith. not by
being born again, but by Jesus Christ.
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The subject for today is Between the
Cross and the Glory
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Owing to indispositiCn on the part of
Mr.. Varley he did not lead the noon
day meeting at the Y. NJ. C. A. 1t was
led by Rev. Collins. The last meeting
today will be led by Mr.. Varley.
TOHN