Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-03-30
NO. le

mother wept at the thought Of the anguish
of that bows mother. And yet there ara
millions OF mothers that have lost their
Sons. for these sons have missed the WORD
II Godi
again, will tell you another story. In
one Of the towns in the West where I was
preaching two little children had wan
dered into the woods-a brother and sis
ter All day men searched for them and
they were not found. The day following
these men could do nothing at their labor.
So they formed q line-a thousand OF them
all q few feet apart. and secured the
woods. Then when the word came down
the line that the little ones had been found
safe and well, how that town was stirred.
.And yet, I tell you, here are hundreds
and hundreds OF drunkards, young men
lost in vice, lost forever, and yet this town
Is never stirred. Think Of the young men
going down, down, down, deeper into vice,
while no one seems to be moved.
Except that man be born again he can
not see the Kingdom OF God.
"There Is not poor drunkard nor Q
fallen woman that God does not want.
They do not believe, perhaps, that God
wants them. Go hunt them up. Tell them
the Word Of God.
"A certain woman has ten pieces Of sill.
yer, and loses one. Does she let 1t go? Mol
She gets broom and raises dust and
commotion. She doesn't wait for the silver
to come back. Then when she Is success
full she says: Rejoice with me, have found
the piece of silver
"There will be a great Joy in New York
when the lost are found. Luke said: Then
1t got out that Christ wanted the lost ones
to come unto Him, the publicans and sim
ners. Then they came. What you must
do is to publish that God seeks the sinner.
If there Is any one that is tired Of sin,
bring you good news. The Shepherd is the
same. He Is still seeking you.
"a mother wrote to her infidel son, Go
to Moody and Sankey's meeting That
was in 1874. He said Yes and that was
all she could get out OF him. He would
meeting in Brooklyn CHANGED to be within
a block of his home. He came. He said
that he had no thought when he gave the
promise that 1t would be so near, but it was
y bore, anyhow. Next night he was con-
verted. Have you written your motherr
That's the way the Shepherd seeks.
while the Son OF God seeks, you seek,
too. 1 never knew one that was really
seeking that didn't find. 1 told man l
knew that 1 could name the day and nour
when he would be saved. 'Ho,' said he, 4
didn't know there was prophet In your
family Neither is there said l. I'm
no prophet, but 1 can tell 'When2' he
asked. The day and hour when you earn
estly seek God
Uou Ism gong TO save tne man tnitt IL
asleep. l saw a man at one OF our. meetings
who stood with his hands in his pockets,
leaning against pillar. DO you wish to
be saved? 1 asked him. I've no objec-
tion, he answered. Seek the Lord where
he may be found. Can the Lord be found
here to-day? Come, 1 ask you. Can the
Lord be found here today"
Eyes, yes," cried a dozen voices in re-
ply. The evangelist nodded his head In
pleasure.
"Seek the Lord where he may be found.
Seek as men seek gold. 1t won't take long
into the Klondike. If men were as anxious
to get into the Golden City as they are to
get into the Klondike they would be saved
readily enough. II they were rs anxious
for God as some Of them seem to be for
war just now, they would find Him easily
enough.
"You don't have to wait to be saved.
Pray now Lord, save me- II 1t is a heart
felt cry, you'll be saved. II out Of work or
u scouraged, cry out. God will hear you.
How do know, you ask2 Because have
seen thousands saved. 1t Is one OF the
easiest yet one of the hardest things I'm the
world to be saved. But it's easy when you
once make up your mind.
Now let US pray that all in this house
be saved. Let US continue in silent prayer"
Kneeling, the evangelist lifted his face.
still clutching at his breast the song book.
After n moment of restlessness, the great
audience settled in deep, intense silence.
1T was broken by the evangelist arising
and asking that a hymn be sung. Then he
spoke again.
Come with met" he cried; "come and
be saved. Let all that wish to know the
word of God come with me into that room
bver there. 1 will cc1nsel with them.
eff there Is any one beside you that
needs converting, speak with them. II
they be timid, bring them with you.
Come"
Arising, the evangelist moved down from
the platform, taking his way to the room
et the rear. The crowd turned, and dozens
OF individuals followed in the evangelist's
wake. There in that room they obtained
his counsel and cheer, and with smiling
'aces went upon their WAYS