The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-25
STORY OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN.
The Broad Street Meeting-Several
Asked for Prayer.

Friday nights subject was "The
Story Of the Good Samaritan" Christ
was on an Evangelistic tour. In this
great audience assembled to hear him
preach was laWyer-that is, teach
er of the Mosaic law, not civil law
yer. One who believed that paying
tithes and fasting twice week would
get him into heaven. He arose to
enquire the way of eternal life of the
Lord, but he as not in earnest about
it. He only desired controversy or
something of the sort. To- making
the reply the Saviour apparently did
not say what was expected, for he
told the lawyer that If he kept his
law (ten commandments to the letter
he should live indeed. As this law
includes the great neighbor questions
and the lawyer knew he had not loved
others as he had loved himself, he
asked the Lord to put the proper def
milton upon the word neighbor. So
the story of the Samaritan was told.
the roadside half dead. There is no
assistance nigh. The thieves have
escaped. The road is lonely and the
man must suffer. Bat by-and by a
priest lawyer) comes along and al
though his creed tells him he must
love the poor suffering mortal as he
loved himself and possibly the suffer
ing enfeebled man calling out to him
for succor, ne passed by on the other
side of the road pretending not to see
him and then, no doubt, stood in his
pulpit the next Sabbath and thanked
God he was not like other men; while
at the same time he thundered out
the law to his poor, superstitious peo-
ple-tO love their neighbOrs as they
loved themselves! This one is not
the only priest of his kind in the
world. Oh, for men who will put into
practice what they preachl
But the poor man is growing worse
Fever is coming on. 1t is the heat Of
the day. Broken bones are still un-
set and thirst has well nigh consumed
him. But Levite appears. Now
surely the time of help is at hand.
The Levite. represented the laity-a
deacon or an elder or, perchance
steward. Around him was drawn the
line OF caste most rigidly. He was
holier than other people. He comes
up to where our poor sufferer lay
and-looked upon him! That was
all. We are apt to condemn him Sc
verely for his hypocrisy, and yet there
are Levltes in Winston Salem today.
We see men and women all around US,
lying upon the roadside Of life with
their hearts going out in mute appeal
for succor and we pretend not to see
God will surely hold US responsible for
neglect of such duties.
The Samaritan comes along soon
But no help can be expected from
him. Why, he is a Gentile-a deg
And yet he from whom least was ex-
pected most came.
Sinner, tonight you have fallen 10y
the Wayside. Satan has been your
robber. He has left you half dead.
This priest represents the law to yuu.
La your suffering you look round for
help. Yousay: "If l can keep the
Ten Commandments [ will be alright"
So you reach out your weary arms to
the tablets of stone, but they pass by
on the other side and have not the
power to save you, because you have
not the strength to keep them.
Then you turn your attention to
the next passerby-the Levite He,
to us, represents the churches. Many
a poor one desires to turn over new
leaf" and believes by ioinging the
church, being baptized and partaking
of the communion, he will eventually
be healed. But these denominations,
these beautiful church edifces look
down upon US but nave not the power
to save. "Then where can W. look?"
Jou dsh. answer, W Gtle od uldi lCdH.
who gets down beside you on the
knees of compassion. He binds up
the broken-hearted, pouring in the
''Oil and wine" of Gods love, making
your heart of stone heart of flesh
He never leaves nor forsakes you and
bears you up with his own strength
all the way to the Inn (Heaven J
There he deposits you at the feet OF
the Inn keeper (God) and tells him
that he will pay all you owe Sinner,
don't you want Saviour like that?
There were between twenty and
thirty who requested an interest in
the prayers Of the Christian people.
Tonight the subject will be "The
Prodigal Son." Mr.. Price will sing
two of his own songs-"Fr0m the
Cradle to the Crave" and "You've a
Mother That's Praying, at Home"