The record-union., 1897-05-10

should not be given We have always
been taught that there was punishment
due to the guilty, and that they would
surely get it. AS we became closer
student Of the Bible we became con-
vinced that there were good reasons for
our early fears. God is love-" but He
is at the same time just, and he per-
mits men to be punished when they will
have nothing but punishment. Christ
opens very plain way of escape, and
here is seen the amazing love of God.
The Book is very plain in teaching that
there is a hell also, and some of the
clearest, strongest words are Christs
own. Hear Him: For what shall it
profit man to gain the whole world
and lose his own SOUL" Seven times in
the New Testament occurs There shall
be weeping and gnashing of teeth
Now, we see enough of here what is
weeping and gnashing of teeth; when
we go hence it will be a great boon to
us to go where there is no more of it.
There will be enough pay for us in
simply having escaped this place.
Again: They shall go away into ever
lasting punishment" For God so
Here is the Bible in a verse. and in the
verse is the word perish. We know
enough about the word to avoid it and
the place it refers to. Then once for us
the veil is opened, and we see men in
conditions. The rich man and Lazarus
lead us to Shudder at the thought of the
rich mans condition. Now becoming
Christian rewards us by helping us to
escape the doom of the lost. 1t is
enough pay to lead us at once to Christ
We befriend you to-day by holding up
this red light of warning.
Third-It enables you to live happy
Sin and misery are bosom friends.
They walk hand in hand over this
earth of ours. 1T was sin brought
misery and all our woes" and it is sin
that keeps them here. THE only thing
that keeps US from having a good time
is sim Now some may tell you that
becoming Christian means to bid fare
well to all of pleasures. 1t is a false
hood. Don't listen to such deception
Everything good in this world can be
shared by the Christian-none has so
good a right to it as he. Becoming
Christian isn't an invitation to fu-
neral at ALL The Gospel is good news
indeed to all who heed it's call There
is no bad news about it,
Having a good time and sowing wild
oats keeps some from becoming Chris
tian, but remember, all of life is not the
sowing. There come also the reaping
time. You shall reap as you SOW, and
you should SOW with reference to reap
ing. Now every calling or profession a
man enters it he does it with a view to
happiness. He enters the law with q
view of being happy in it and what it
vii bring him. The well-tried truth is
just this, nothing brings happiness like
Christianity. We crave happiness-the
heart yearns for it. Well, wealth will
not give it, nor will honor, nor knoWl-
edge; there is nothing that brings it
like sacrifice. The thing that makes
men and women face any foe and every
danger and go singing all the way and
every day is sacrifice for others.
The meaning of Christianity is sacri-
fee Christ wanted to leave His disci-
pies His joy and peace and He gave
them His beautiful example Of sacri-
flee. His life was one of service and
sacrifice. Ministering to others is the
of being a Christian and this
makes him very happy. Travelling up
and down. unselfshly helping and
blessing the sorrowing, cheering the
weak and faint-hearted, spending
and life for others-this throws
a spell about the happy life of the
Christian, and he sees there is nothing
so bright in all the world besides. All!
it is the Christians life that is the best