Birmingham state herald., 1897-04-08


 are fulfilled you may look for His second
 His text was John, 14th chapter and S2d verse: If go aEdprepare place for you will come and receive you unto myself.
 Christ said: will have to go. can7 not be with you, but as surely as 1 am absent from you I will come again to re- eeive you unto myself
 He goes to prepare a. place for us He said what the future held for us it was a prerared place. Heaven is a prepared place fer prepared people. I know Jesus will return, because the Scriptures tell us so. There are SIS times in the New Testament that Jesus would return I know He is coming, because He said: If 1 go l will return. Of all the promises Christ has made there is only one not fulfflled and that is I will come again He said, will send the Comforter, and He came; true to Ghis promise, the Holy Spirit came. ,er
 Did you ever examine His promises? :? The reason you say some of them are weak, you have never examined them.
 The first thing in Christian life is to ask; second. to seek; third, knock. and 1t shall be opened unto you.
 know He is coming, because my life tells me so.
 Every loved ore and friend I have ever buried was only until Jesus comes. know He is coming, because the apos- ties and prophets all say He is coming Angels from the presence of God say He is coming
 It is a reality that Jesus was raised from the dead. Yes. Why? Because 800 or more saw Him. and when Paul wrote his Epistie he said most of them were living then, and no one disputed it.
 Great Bible students say He is coming again.
 My frie nds, every ore of you should be looking fer Him. He may come in a thousand years, or H 2 may come in day
 He tried to impress on his hearers that tonight was the accepted time. Christ said: In such an hour as you think mol l will come. ~s--1s s-s's-
 He said, hate death. Your Lord never talked about death as being your friend
 There are times when God will teach a family or community a lesson by talk lng some. man away or woman away Be sure. if you obey the law of God you may expect Gods blessing to follow you.
 You are not told to l1pk for dsa h. but to look for the return. of the Lord.
 me gospel has been preached in every nation, except one little place away up in the mountains, the Gates of Tibet. and they must open. There are to be wars and rumors-of waf-S..-st'Peor Cubaw Rus mors of wars. Oh, Europei Christ com ing Yes. He must come. How do I know drs coming@is near a hand? How do Know spring is coming? By trees budding. How do I know when Christ IS coming When. all the SC prophecies are fulfilled?
 He appealed to tl-e unconverted to come to Christ tonight; not put 1t off, but come to Christ tonight. at once
 His appeal was tne strongest he Ina s ever made, andshis sermon was the most powerful one he has prea ched. The con-. gregg ion was most ttentive throughou ti the sermon andsshowed a thoughtful and deep interest frs. the same. E After the sermon uj1i "a rIpohar avlyad the prayers of Christians in behalf of their souls salvation. The services throughout were very serious and though ful. It was a grand sermon and grand service. s
 Services tomorrow a t 10 a. m., and to- morrow night at 8 D. m. Services to- morrow night especially to the younga. Five united with the church.