The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-09-22
WHY
I Am Not a Chrlstian-Some Excuses
Answered-Lase Nights Sermon.

Mr.. Moore read text, Luke 14:1S.
Arr they all with one consent be-
gan to make excuse"
Many Say intend 20 be christian
but there is
TIME ENOUGH.
A few years ago at meeting In
Cleveland. o., a man, whose wife
was a christian attended night after
night; at last convicted by the power
of the truth, he said one evening af-
ter service, tomorrow night I'll con-
fess Christ. His friends rejoiced;
the next day while at his work go
foreman at the docks he went on
board large vessel, and not MOTTO
ing an open hatchway walked into
it, fell to the deck below and was
taken up unconscious; the injury
proved fatal and in a few hours he
was in eternity; unprepared because
he had said "Time Enough"
Some one has prevented Satan and
his imps in convention to decide a
successful plan to prevent people
becoming christians. The first one
said let's tell them that its all lie,
Jesus never lived and that the
preachers are all working for the
money.
That will never do said Chief
Beelzebub, there's too much testi
mony to prove He did live; even in
fidels our faithful allies admit that.
and the preachers, why many of
them don't actually get enough to
live decently and would starve
rather than surrender. Other plans
were proposed but rejected. At last
Diabolos, so-called, for his diabolical
plotting arose and said, LET us tell
the people that Christ did live and
die and came to life again, that
the Bible is true, that it is a good
thing to be christian, but then you
have promise of many years of life,
so go on and enjoy the pleasures of
the world and when older then
turn, for there's time enough yet.
Then Satan and his hosts raised
their voices in a shout of triumph
saying, excellent Diabolos you have
proposed the best way.
WAIT TILL TAM BETTER.
Ii | go in your home and find a
member of your family burning with
fever, l ask have you called a physi-
clan? Oh no! you say we will wait
until he is better. What would
we say? Sir, you must call help or
he will die. Now here you are, sim
sick, worse malady than any dis
ease that ever affected the body. The
great physician has provided the
remedy, yet you say wait till I'm
better.
WANT TO READ THE BIBLE MORE.
Now do you mean that? Many
sermons have been wasted on you;
that you need a savior you we'll
know; what He requires of you is
also known; then why not obey? On
Pentecost the people obeyed the first
sermon they heard. Are you as will
ing as those who cried out, "What
shall we do?" Let the Bible tell
what it is. Repent and be baptized
every one of you in the name of
Jesus Christ for the remission of
your sins and you shall receive the
gift of the Holy Spirit" Acts 2:2S.
CAN'T TELL WHICH CHURCH Is RIGHT.
This might appear like an excuse,
but in the light of Gods truth it dis
appears like darkness before the
noonday sun.
A church to be the true one must
have started at the right place. "Out
of Zion shall 60 forth the law and
the word of the Lord from Jerusa-
lem. Us. 2:2. Repentance and re-
mission of sins must be preached in
His name beginning at Jerusalem. p
Luke 24:47. Jerusalem then must be
the place, To be the true church it
must have been started at the right
time and by the proper persons.
''Tarry ye in Jerusalem until you
be endued with power from on high. y
This referred to the apostles; they
did SO; on Pe1tecost the Holy Spirit
came ana the cQurCn was OOrn. 1HeH
Pentecost was the time and the apos'
ties the divinely appointed persons
to establish the church.
TO be a true church it must wear
the right name, Matt. 1918, Rom
1916; that is, church of Christ.
ITO be the true church it's member:
must be known by the Bible name
Christians. Acts 1925.
To be the true church it mus
have the same laws that governed
the church under the apostles. -.
Tim. 3:16-16. That is enough; tina
which makes perfect meets all de
mands.
AFRAID CAN'T HOLD OUT.