The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-25
The MODERN JUDAS
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Men Who Sell Their Souls
For Money.
REV. HAMILTON S SERMON
DANCING AND THE THEATRE
DENOUNCED.
WHISKY TRAFFIC AL O GIVEN ATTENTION
The Preacher Says People Are Daily Barterng
Away God For Money, pleasure or Pride.
Ananiases and Sapphiras Still
Among U.s..

A very sensational sermon was
preached last night at the Tabernacle
revival by Rev. Mr.. Hamilton, who
is assisting Rev. DIR. Simms, the pastor,
in revival.
Woe unto the man by whom the
Son Of Man is betrayed" was his text.
And speaking Of the betrayal of Christ
by Judas for thirty pieces of silver, he
said:
There are plenty of people today who
sell God for money-plenty of people
who sell principle, sell honor. sell all for
the dollar. All the Judases are not
dead. Oh how many people sell their
souls for a little money, then so down
on the street and barter away the cause
of Christ
Nor are all the Annaniases and Sap
phiras dead If men were struck dead
now for the offence of Annanias and his
wife-lying about what they give to God
there would be a great depopulation of
the country. They pretend to give more
to God than they really do give. Go
and ask them TO contribute something
to a charitable cause. What do they
say! oh there's been a dozen calls like
this en- me for help And he wants you
to believe he responded to all of them.
He did nothing Of theF knd-he's lying
He didn't respond to one of them. The
man who won't pay God his rent is
thief. That's pretty strong language,
but it's true
Speaking of the whiskey traffic he
said:
Il don't know that there's so much
difference between the saloon keeper and
the man who votes for whiskey. /
haven't much TO say about the saloon
keeper, but | do condemns you who vote
TO legalize the traffic; / hate whiskey
as | hate the devil.
Ale, Beer Cider-the A, B, c OF
ruinm
In your city there impurity stalking
abroad, and in broad daylight.
Yes. yoll say fon the back streets
No right on your front street in the most
public places. impure pictures, obscene
literature, dirty, foul stories repeated
from mouth to mouth The man who
tells such stories has a dirty. foul heart
and hes sowing the seed of the devil 2
People" said Mr.. Hamilton, ''often
sell their souls for pleasure. Don't sell
your soul for that which satisfies not.
There are people selling their savior in
the dance halls. at the theatre, and
around the card table,
Then he paid his respects i'm very Wig
orous language to the theatre.
From my observation of theatrical
companies | would as SOON think of put
ting down my money to keep a bawdy
house going ON wheels as to keep the
average theatrical company ON the road.
| know what I'm talking about MY
father kept a hotel for twenty years and
in it | learned a few things. You
wouldn't like to see your wife or sister
make AN indecent exposure of herself
on the stage, and yet you'll rush to the
box office for a ticket that you may
see others do it and the more there is of
it the better You like it,"
Then he took up dances and dancing.
IF | should tell you young women
what I've heard young men say of those
with whom they danced, when they
came from dance hall, you'd never put
your foot inside of ONE again. My faith
CT kept hotel and in that hotel every
Friday night there was dance. At those
dances my room was used as a dressing
room. So ! know what I'm talking about.
All men who 90 to dances are not gentle
men-Pm afraid too few of them are.
I'VE sell our usefulness our influence,
our savior for pride. We get mad about
something in the church. The people
don't welcome us as we think they ought
and we don't go amy more
"Or you may come to church, but God
says go-go into the highways and
hedges and compel others to come. Don't
sell yourselves for ease. Woe unto those
that are ease i'm Zion' saws the Bible
Cursed be he that doeth the work of
God negligently The danger is that
You sit down and go to sleep and drift
into destruction and oblivion.
"This is crisis in the history of this
church.
but if you are not right with God
yourself don't you talk to other people.
Your work is in your OWN soul first.
'Woe ITO that man by whom the Son
Of Man is betrayed.