The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-02-27

ask Won to take the one pNnk "a lAe ~" |
pei that you do believe IN ana stl1Ae wv
for the pearl strung beach OF heaven.
Saws some other man, IL would atteho
70 religion II was quite sure about the
doctrine Of election and free agency ou.
that mixes me all UP" Those things useo :
to bother me, but have no more perple4
itv about them, for l say to myself, III
1cye Christ and live a good, honest usefui
Nfe I am elected to be saved, and II 90
not love Christ and live a bad life VIII
he damned and all the theological seihAi'
r,es OF the universe cannot make IL any
different" loundered along whl'e III 'iie
Goa OF sin and doubt, and II was as rough
- no Mediterranean on the fourteenth
NIGHT when they threw the gram over
hoard. but l saw there was mercy lof
sinner. and that plank l took, and nave
heen warming myself by the bright nre o"
the shore ever since
While am talking to another man
.ho,,+ S,s soul he tells mo, ~ do not te
| oo,,e - Christian because do not believe |
| there "a any hell ut ALL" All, don't yo"'
! 10 nil the rcople Of all beliefs ana no Dc
| lief at all, OF good morals and bad mofhis'
30 straight to happy heaven! 10 the no
| p and the debauched have the same desel-
T.tions At midnight, In n hallway, the
owner of n house and n burglar meet.
Tbev both fire, and both are wounded, Dut
the burglar dies in five minutes, ana 1he
owner Of the house lives week al'ef
, WIN the burglar be at the gate OF heaven,
xv.,tipy when the house owner comes 1h'
xx.,, ~ achauchee and the libertinc go
rioht IN among the families OF heaven! !
: wonder II Hcro6 Is playing on the panAs
n ~ tho river of life with tho children ne
!. massacred wonder II Charles 1uneAo
d and John Wilkes Booth are up there sheo.
e ing at a mark. do not no" oont'o,eIs ~
~ 1.hnI,,h I r,,,st say that for such niser
ohlc heaven I have no admirae1oh. ou'
r. tho Rihle docs not say, 'Bolievc IN pefoi
Z t,or md h. saved" Because NIL are saScu
according to your theory. that ouent NO. -
p keep you from loving and serving Ch1ls, :,
lie Do not refuse TO come ashore nenuSo a.
at the others, according to Jour thoofy' az az
oe Going to rct ashore You may have OH
ssa,ant theory about chemistry, about az
at tronomy, about the atmosphere, Iroin .nt'
be which others adopt, but you are noS' 'n<''e
We fore. hindercd from action.
d. Because YOUR theory Of light Is diresen
h. .-,,, others do not refuse to open you
on aves Because your theory OF air is dlne
nd oyt Won do not refuse to breathe Becau'
ar vour theory about the stellar sys'e.n
70 different you do not refuse to acknowieul
IL the north stnr Why should the TACT .n'
ots your theological theories arc oineier 49, -,
''' r. you have not n whole ship fastened
~ theological drydocks to bring you
10y, --h.rfaue. YOU have at least pun
80 "Some on broken pieces OF the snip,
hat But ooh 49,, III o,orc with 70
you soor looked, give your heart to God q
cid toin some church where the thcrmo,ne'
md. never gets higher than % IN zoe ME s.
IN but 90 ~. - 1910 that rnot
az como III -. On ,,,anv inc,
and afterwaru. Du' wv, co,na In q
ONO sistent Chrls a-arnle how q
"a of show them oS $50 = don >, believe
dom lessons snouio ~" >. Th.r co,ne In on
cry the Ola 1es,a,ns -. ,,,,, the t,<,ok OF
ltful mans- 1ncn 80 . -. A. Christ. VIII
eled Luke he1"sins Sr,,,r ~ the lost,
the You admis 10 " s,,,;+ othcr things,
cause you cahio' 49, =, .h.t Ne,i,te,
stiny are hRe n,nn ~ $3.50 IA tho Ne
III be mean tenPess IN" a., .,o,,c lahore until
after breakers, re, ISLE ~ - ~. trokes, ship
what can menu 'ho 1T ,.,.,t on IN on nh
,eliza hear nam 1ay - An what pn,