Evening journal., 1899-12-04
YOUR SINS WILL
FIND YOU OUT
Moses Words as Applicable Now
as in Ancient Times, Says
Pastor White
STRONG SERMON AT EPwoRTH

PREACHED BY REV. WILLIAM l..
WHITE, PASTOR OF THE LEwEs
NJ. E. CHURCH, YESTERDAY
MORNING TO A LARGE CoNGRE-
CATION.
The services at Epworth NJ. z.
Church ON Sunday morning were very
interesting and helpful to the large
gathering of devout worshipers pres
ent.
A feature of the services was the in
spring singing of Miss Florence Wal
ton, of Philadelphia, who rendered the
solos. Save Me, o God" by A. Ran
degger, and Not Ashamed of Christ"
by Danlzs, in a very acceptable manner.
The sermon was preached by Rev.
William L. White. of Lewes, Del, from
the text found in the 14th verse, I'd
chapter, Second Kings: Where is the
Lord God of Elijah?" He said:
OF all the cities mentioned in the
Bible few had greater interest and
more Importance than that of Jericho,
the scene of the text. Here it was that
the schools of the prophets
were'- founded. Here it was
that the children of Israel passed dry
shod, over Jordan. It was the wall Of
this city that came down with crash
after having been compassed about for
seven days by valiant Gideon and his
band. Achan stole the gold of the
Midianites at this place and brought by
that act so much destruction to Israel.
Jesus called to Zaccheus to come down
from the tree which was near unto
Aericho, and here blind Bartimeus re-
ceived his sight at the touch of the
Christ.
Elijah and Elisha go from Gilgal to
Bethel, from Bethel to Jericho, and
from Jericho to the Jordan. BY the
emitting of the waters with his mantle
Elijah causes them to be divided and
they pass over. Elisha sticks close to
his master, because he has been prom
ised that if he sees Elijah being taken
up into the heavens, a double portion
of Elijah's power should be his, and his
mantle would fall upon the shoulders
of Elisha. He saw the ascension of
Elijah in the chariot of FIRE, sent for
that honored prophet, and. while be-
holding it,received the mantle of power
promised him.
~ Elisha returned unto Jericho, and, in
coming to the Jordan, while he smOte
the waters. called upon God in the Ian
guage of the text: Where is the Lord
God of Elijah?" The waters instantly
parted asunder, Elisha passed through
onto the other SIDE and when the
school of the prophets saw him they
bowed before him, acknowledging Eli.
sha as Elijah's successor.
Two thoughts desire to bring to the
attention of my hearers. First, the
character of Elijah's God; second, the
character Of Gods Elijah.
Take a look at the events which char
acterized Gods people in the days o.
Elijah. Omri had reigned for twelve
years, walking in the way of Jero
boam; then came Ahab, who for twent!
years corrupted the people and the deg
radiation to which the nation descended
in those thirty-twO years was the great
est that was ever known.
WHOLE NATIONWORSHIPED BAAl
The whole nation was willing to AM
did bow down before Baal and worship
him. Just at this time Elijah come
upon the scene. speaking Of his God
ard delivers the message God sen
him with He tells Ahab that he am
his fathers house had been troubling
Israel For punishment the heaven
would be shut up for the space of thre
years and six months, and there shOul
be famine, and there was. At the en-
of that time came Elijah again in tina
sOul-stirring prayer combat on Nj
Carmel, calls upon God for rain, and i
the prompt answer TO his prayer turn
the nation from the worship of Baal
his God, the God of Israel.
God was a God who would punis
sin. Baal knew nothing of punishmer
and reward, and the wicked and th
righteous were alike to him. No one {
his worshipers was capable of commi
ting a crime of sufficient magnitude
bring upon them the punishment E,
Baal. Elijah's God would not tolerai
Gin with the least degree of allowan,
and would visit punishment upon o
tenders even unto the third and fouri
generations. There is to-day dispos
ton among men to treat sin with il
difference, to look upon wrOng-doiI
with complacency. There seems TO
a subtle spell upon the people whi'
lulls them to fancied security in Il
thought that whether they do right
wrong. that the great God looks upC
them with the same degree of pleasuI
AS God manifested His wrath in a
cient times, however, so He will mar
fest His wrath to-day. Men may thil
like Ahab, and depart from God, b
punishment is sure to follow. All
wanted Naboth's vineyard. and
wife, Jezebel, says he shall have it. S
contrived TO have NabOth killed, a
Ahab took possession of the covet
vineyard. Then comes Elijah the re
resentative of God. and says to All;
that, as the dogs have licked up [
blood OF Naboth. so shall they also Ii
up the life blood Of Ahab and wick
Jezebel
Wicked men seek TO cover up tn
evil ways. Men are unlawfully fill
their pockets with ill-gotten gains,
the words of Moses: BE sure your
will find you out" are as applicable