Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-09-07

years / challenges the acc years a..
fore Christ and also the IS centur leo
after Christ TO show me the equal OF
charity on large scale of George Pea
body This generation of MEN and
women is more worth saving San any
one OF the $50 generations that have
passed off Where shall we begin?
With ourselves. That is the pillar
from which we must start
Prescott. the blind historian.
tells us how Pizarro saved
] his army for the right when they were
about deserving him. With his sword
he made long mark on the ground.
He said: My men. on the north side
are desertion and death; ON the south
side is victory; on the north side Pam
anna and poverty; on the south side
Peru with all its riches. Choose for
yourselves; for my part l go TO the
south. Stepping across the line one
by one his troops followed, and
finally his whole army.
The sword of God ; truth draws the
dividing line to-day. On one side of
it are sin, and ruin and death; on the
other side of il are pardon and useful
ness and happiness and Heaven You
cross from the wrong side To the right
side, and your family will cross with
/ you, and your friends and associates.
/ The way you will go they will 60. IL
we are not saved we will never save
any one else.
/ How to get aved? BE willing to
accept Christ. and then accept Him in
stantaneo usly ard forever Get on the
rock first, and then you will be able TO
! help others upon the same rock. Men
and women have been saved quicker
than l have been talking about it.
What Without prayer? Yes. What
| Without time 10 deliberately think it
over? Yes What. Without tear?
! Yes, believe, That is all. Believe
what? That Jesus died TO save YOU
from sin and death and hell VIII
| you? Do you? You have. Something
makes me think you have. New
light has come into your countenauces.
Welcome. Welcome! Hail, Hail. Saw, d
yourselves, how are you to save 9TH
ers? BY testimony. Tell it TO your
family. Tell it TO your business AIS o.
ciates. Tell il everywhere. We utll
| successfully preach no more religion.
and viii successfully talk no more ? p
ligion than we ourselves have The
most of that which you DO TO bcnc7it
the souls of this generation you w'll
| effect through Your own behavior
Go wrong and that will induce othsrs
to go wrong. Go right and tAnt
will induce others TO go ricSt
When the great Centennial exhibition
was being held in Philadel phia he
question came up among the direct 5
as TO whether they should keep the : "
position orcn on sunday, wher a
director, who was man of ..e
world from Nevada, arose and said,
his voice trembling with emotion
and tears running down his cheeks:
Il feel like a returned prodig.iL
Twenty years ago went west
and into n region where we had no
sabbath, but to-day old memories come
back TO me and l remember what my
glorited mother taught me about
keeping sunday, and | seem to hear
her voice again and feel as / did when
every evening Snelt by her side in
prayer. Gentlemen, / vote for the OBJ
servance of the Christian Sabbath. -
and he carried everything by storm.
and when the question was put. shall
we open the exhibition on the Sab
bath?' il was almost unanimous. NO.
No" What one man can do if ne does
right, boldly right, emphatically right
! Comics 70 You that iffy one Wish
is to serve this gen Grafton. not to an
tagonize it, not 10 damage it, not to
rule it, but to serve it. ! would like
to do something toward hel ping to un-
strap its load, to stop its tears, to bal
sam its wounds, and TO induce it TO put
foot on the upward road that has at
its terminus acclamation rapturous.
) and gates pearine. and gar
lands amaranthine, and foun.
tains rain bowed. and domiuions en-.
throned and coroneted. for can no,
| forget that lullaby in the closing " ords
of my text David, after he had
served his own generation 10y the will
Of God, ftll on sleep What a love.
ly sleep it was Unhlial Ab.
salon did not trouble il. Am,
bilious Adonijah did not worry il.
= Prosecuting saul did not harrow ia.
Exile did not fill it with nightmare.
Since red-headed boy. amid his faith.
b er's focks at night, he had not had
such good sleep. At 20 years OF are
he laid down 20 il. He had had many
a troubled sleep, as in the caverns OF
Adullam. or pal ace at the time his en-
emies were attempting his capture.
But this was a peaceful sleep. "a calm
sleep. restful sleep. a glorious sleep.
After he had served his generation
by the will of God, ne fell on slecp. "