Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-04-07

Saviour Jesus Christ. And yet-and yet Il
is so hard for people to realize what II
means to be lost-yes, L-O-S-T!'
The evangelist's voice thundered as ne
hurled this down upon the audience,
low murmur came In recognition OF ts
force.
ssWhat is it to be losti When came to
New York twenty years ago little Charlle
Ross had Just been lost. The whole nation
was moved as 1t had not been moved since
the war. They gave me the picture OF the
child, asking that ! searcn my c1ngIegdds tsIegds
of his mother came day after day, search-
ing for the little child. Many and many
mother vept at the thought of the anguish
of that boys mother. And yet there are
millions OF mothers that have iost thei5
sons. for these sons have missed the woro
OF Godl
"Again, will tell you another story. In
one OF the towns in the West where was
preaching two little children had wan
dered into the woods-a brotner ana sls,
ter. All day men searched for them and
they were not found. The day following
these men could do nothing at their iapor.
So they formed line-a thousand OF them
all n few feet apart, and secured the
woods. Then when the word came down
the line that the little ones had been FOUND
safe and we'll, how that town was stirred.
'And yet, 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 ne 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 it go? No!
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 great JOY in New York
when the lost are found. Luke said: Then
drew unto Him the pu blicans and Sinners
1t got out that Christ wanted the lost ones
to come unto Him, the publicans and sim
ners. Then they came. What you must
If there is any one that Is tired OF sin,
bring you good news. The Shepherd is the
same. He is still seeking you.
Another wrote to her infldel son, GO
to Moody and Sankey's meeting That
was in 1874. He said Yes and that was
60 IL it wasn't too much trouble. The first
meeting in Brooklyn CHANGED to be within
block of his home. He came. He said
that he had no thought when he gave the
promise that it would be so near, but 1t was
q bore, anyhow. Next night he was con-
verted. Have you written your mother?'
asked him. No. said he, I've cabled.'
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. I told man I
knew that could name the day and hour
ubn, l., yn,11l ha IN
didn't know there was prophet In your
family. Neither is there said I. Pm
no prophet, but can tell 'WhenP he
asked. The day and hour when you earn
estly seek Cod
"God isn't going to save the man that Is
asleep. 1 saw a man at one of.ours 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 today Come, I ask you. Can the
Lord be found here -daY?" 'sSa
"Yes, yes,'' cried n 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
to find Him. Look at the crowd rushing
into the Klondike. If men were as anxious
to get into the Golden City as they are to
get into the Klcndike they would be saved
readily enough. If they were as 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 it is heart
felt cry, you'll be saved. II out Of work or
discouraged, 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 In 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 q moment of restlessness, the great
audience settled in deep, intense silence.
1t was broken by the evangelist arising
and asking that hymn be sung. Then he
spoke again.
"Come with me!' he cried: "come and
be saved. Let all that wish to know the
word of God come with me into that room
over there. I will counsel with them.
"If 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
at 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
faces went upon their ways.