The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-08

NO REST OUTSIDE OF GOD

ated by Evangelist Charles n. Critten-
ton of New York, the man whose name
is known the world over as one who,
when the spirit Of God revealed the love
Of Jesus Christ, gave up a fine mansion
on Fifth avenue and all the amenities
of society and life for home upon a
car which he had built for this special
purpose. Mr.. Crittenton inpresses one
with the idea of supreme helpfulness
and sincerity. His one idea seems to be
to do good unto others, and his very
presence and expressions all carry this
thought out fully. His words carry
conviction of earnestness and honesty
of purpose totall hearts. He has given
thousands of dollars for the founding
of rescue homes over the nation until
more than so of these now have an oDen
door to all the frail and fallen ones
upon whom society has cast its shadow
and who are without sympathy or help.
Associated with Mr.. Crittenton are Mr..
and Mrs. Moffat. The latter is one of
the sweetest singers that it has ever
been our pleasure to hear. Her voice is
not only cultured to the highest degree.
and with a marvellous volume ana
pitch, but she loses none of that pecul-
lar power of expressing sympathy pc
culiar to voices of the highest order.
The impression Mrs. Moffat makes upon
an audience is very profound and last
ing. 1T is a delight to hear her. It is
said that when converted in Los
Angeles some time ago she, in cOnnec-
ton with her husband who is also an
earnest worker in the meetings, gave
$4,000 for the erection of rescue home
in that city, and since then these con-
secrated ones have made their home
wherever Mr.. Crittenton has felt called
to work, and that without money and
without price. 1t is an inspiring sight
i'm this age of money to see these hap
Ply, cheerful and unselfish people labor
ing so earnestly for the good of human
ity, and very much of the time for that
very part of the human race who can
say mo man cares for my soul" That
was an inspiring sight to see the earn
estness visible upon every face when
Mr. Crittenton spoke in the Presbyter-
ian church upon the subject of Rest
His theme carried him far out into the
ranks of every day life. where he de-
picted the ever changing waves of anX-
iety, trial and ambition and where no
real rest can be found. The man with
$4,000 vainly imagines that he will have
rest and be satisfied when he has ac-
cumulated an hundred thousand dol
lars; the man with an hundred thou
sand dollars imagines the same thing
line shall have been reached but he is
much less at rest and far less satisfied
the more he obtains in wealth, and tits
the same with honor or fame. When
the politician first begins he imagines
that when he has reached the stage of
being mayor of Anaconda or Butte he
will be at rest, but then he wants 10 be
governor, and when that is reached he
wants to be president, and he will not
find rest in the presidential chair. AL
eXander the Great imagined he would
be satisfied when all the world lay at
his feet, only to find sigh arise from
his heart because there We're not other
worlds TO conquer, but himself was con-
quered by King Alcohol at IS. There is
no rest outside of God The society wo-
man tries fashions realm tasting IF all
the pleasures and drinking all the war;
led wines that her realm has TO offer to
discover that all this cannot give s1ts-
faction. Her soul is not at rest The
young lady who gave her heart to Gcd
and upon the bosom of her Radeenler
sWeetly rested from all the care. aud
worries of life realizing there the glories
of the eternal world, found the secret of
true rest. Mr.. Crit.entnn has the art #
making everything very clear and plain
to all who hear him. His thoughts ara
in perfect order and so arranged with
apt scripture quotations and appropri-
ate selections from the word that 1T
comes as a complete disc purse with
much power and logical acumen.
Mr.. Crittenton looked out u;5e., a
magnificent audience IN the FIRST NJ. E.
church and many were the expressions
of gladness that he mas come INFO the
community. At times the entire audi
ence was bathed in tears as he gave in
cidents connected with his work and
the cases where love overcame all diff
culties and won immortal trophies from
the grave of despair and DEATH Mrs
Moffat sang with wonderful effect.
Mr.. Crittenton's text was:
L thought on the way" Mr.. Crit
tenton spoke in part as follows:
The psalmist was one who had no
fear except of God; he had no fear of
wild beasts, nor of the Rant. Even
this man was tempted, and fell when
the opportunity came. Jesus was
tempted, so He can feel for shining
man. God never leaves those who
make mistakes, who are discourse ed,
and who have fallen. To them He
SENDS messenger. David, the king,
was rich and powerful, and he sinned.
Nathan, the prophet, came to him and
related parable of rich man who
owned everything heart could desire
ana VINO ROBBED Door man of his few
possessions. David thought this CON
temptible, and when Nathan asked
ntii WHAT shoulu De done to such,
David said He shall surely die
Nathan replied Thou art the man
David was trouble by the holy spirit.
He had sinned fearfully; in his despair
he cried 1 have sinned against the
Lord His was conscientious prayer
and God answered it. Conscientious
prayer, from the soul, and lip prayer
are far different.
Murder is not the worst sin: the
worst is lack of love for God for all
other sins follow as consequence.
David repented and received the peace
which comes with repentance and
wrote the psalms to comfort those who
would come after him
In Luke Is, the young man wanted
half of his fathers property The old
town was too slow for him; he would
go abroad and get rich quickly. and
give the old fogies some pointers. He
went out in the world and got into bad
company. He was finally spiritually
lost, and lost his all. At the loss of
l1iS money his friends fnrsooiy I,;,,,