The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-12

seek and save the lost. Does He abuse
those whom He finds? No indeed: but
He folds them to His bosom and weeps
for joy. To this congregation | say.
Where art thou?' Are you saved or
lost? Are you for or against God?
There are many whose names are on
the church register, and have been FOR
years. but who have never known God.
The devil fears no one who has not re-
| cived God into his heart.
The bible says one shall put 10000
| to flight but Moody said 1t would
| take 10000 modern Christians to put one
lively devil to flight.
Some folks say, Business is bust
ness; when you're busy. don't talk re-
| ligion.' Yes business is business, but.
| Christians. conduct business so that
Christ could look over your ledger and
be satisfied A man is not a Christian
when he makes domestic goods for
eign.'
When l became converted l wanted
to tell everybody. / prayed with men
on the street and people would stop
and say, Who's that chap?' oh, he's
the fellow who's crazy on Chris
tianity: his name is Crittenton and he
runs that big drug business I'm glad
| am crazy. for. I've an asylum to
which I will go some day. and it will be
ashamed
"A suave and gentlemanly Pennsyl-
Vanla man told me he had had a Won
derful experience and wanted to tell
mo of it. We made an appointment.
and when he came he told me a story,
indeed strange. He said I was an
honest intidel. if ever there was one.
My father and grandfather We're inf
dels, and | never thought of the Bible.
l was married to a beautiful young
woman and We We're blessed with a
daughter. This child was my idol she
became i'll. at the age of years, and
died. There We're no services at the
funeral. and she was buried in the
graveyard. When the clods fell upon
that tiny coffin l thought rs that all?
Is this the end?"
1T contemplated suicide, and when
about to retire, I fell on my knees and
cried out. 20, God. if there is God
show me in dream tonight, if there
is heaven to strive for and a hell to
shun.'
" To sleep I went, and dreamed that
l had harnessed my horses to the
wagon and started for town. A fear
full storm arose: the thunder crashed
and rolled and the incessant flashes of
lightning came so close together that
it seemed a continual binding glare.
The awful reverberations of the thun-
split asunder. / sought a retreat
sought a place where I could hide my
self from the awful storm. l whipped
up my horses and tried to race away
from the drenching rain and that awful
| upheaval. I looked for rock under
which to hide. and when | glanced
| heavenward. I saw the sky mass of
flame. I dreamed 7 leaped from the
wagon and tried to cover myself up and
| keep from the sight of God. | had no
| idea that ever l would find anything
| like that in the Bible, but when I read
| Revelations, the sixth chapter and the
| second epistle of Peter, ! was con-
WINGED.
This man found that God was not
| to be trfied with.
and women? If you are lost. He came
to seek the lost. Come to Him and you
| seek the lost. Come to Him and you
will not be thrust aside. You will be
! forgiven, without any reference to the
quantity and quality of your sins
| The following are the announcements
for the balance of this series of meet
| ings:
The afternoon meetings will be con-
Quoted in the Presbyterian church al
| 9 o'clock and in the Methodist church
at 7:30 O'Clock in the evening.
The first special meeting will be this
evening at 7:30 o'clock in the Methodist
church--an address to the young peo
pie Mrs. Moffatt will sing The Three
| Calls" and Building for Eternity.
Saturday afternoon will be chill
dren's meeting, and in the evening thu
subject will be "Consecration.
A grand union meeting is announced
for Sunday in the Margaret theater a
1890 o'clock. At $40 o'clock Mr.. CRIT
tenton will deliver his lecture on Res
cue Home Work. at the theater. Mrs
| will sing .'NoIlja COnroy'
At 7:3O o'clock Sunday evening. thu
closing meeting in this field. will b.
held in the Margaret. The subject viii
| be "SalNatiOn"