The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-06
SECRETARY MANY SPOKE.
Another Successful Afternoon Meet
ing at the Lyceum-Prof Wolds
Playing on Glasses a Feature
of the Occasion.

ldS ing Oll OldSSSS u Il SdLule
of the Occasion.
The report of the attendance at the
Lyceum meetings conducted 10y the
Young Mems Christian association dur
ing February shows that notWithstand-
ing the unusually bad weather ON two
Sundays out Of the four. two thousand,
three hundred men were present. The
addresses We're given by Rev. G. v.
Alrich, of this city; Todd B. Hall the
Baltimore detective; Rev. John Robert
son, the Scotch evangelist. and DR..
Maltbe ID. Babcock. of Baltimore.
Music was furnished by Bauer's mill
tary band the Ladies' cymbal quar-
tetre, and the excellent Association
orchestra.
Yesterdays service had one of the
best audiences Of the season. The
music lovers were delighted with the
novel rendition of familiar sacred selec-
tions on the musical glasses" by Pro-
fessor Charles Wold Of New York. Mr.
Void started out with the idea that
there We're undeveloped musical posi-
bilities in this curious instrument and
by great pains in the selection and ar
rangement of his glasses and diligent
practice. he has produced remarkable
and brilliant effects. An auditor sitting
with closed eyes listening to the
strange, wierd and almost ethereal
notes could almost fancy that it was
produced by supernatural agency, there
was such a far -offness" about it.
a brief and simple Gospel talk was
given by General Secretary George G.
| Mahy on the subject what Must |
! Do to BE Saved" Acts, $3.50. Reading
| this literally, Mr.. Mahy said it was
| What Must | BE Doing that | May
| Be Saved" This Roman jailer had Il
! mistaken notion of salvation. a notion
| vet very generally held by those who
We're ignorant of Bible teaching, viz,
| that salvation comes by doing" The
| answer given by the apostle to this
! question says in effect you can do
nothing, oh jailer. but believe on the
| Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be
saved"
| The Bible is very explicit on this
| question. Salvation is not a reward for
| doing, but a gitt, the great gift Of God.
! Romans, 6:23. says: The gift of God
| is eternal life through Jesus Christ.
| Titus, 3:5, declares: THAT it is not by
works of Righteousness which we have
| done, but according to his mercy hath
| He saved US" If man had had any
any power on earth to save himself
! God would never have sacrificed His
| Son.
This point was illustrated by story
of the life-saver at bathing pier who
stood and watched a drowning man
sink twice and did not leap in until
just as he was disappearing for the
third time, when a sudden spring
| brought him to the side Of the now
inert man. When rcproached after
wards for his delay, he said Il waited
until he stopped trying to save him
self" There is abundant room for try
| ing to be a better Christian after we
are saved. That is where the trying
comes in. So then they that are in the
flesh cannot please God, but when we
| believe and are born again. every act
Of loving service is accepted Of Him.
But though this man was wrong on
one point, he was straight on another
and that is his recognition of the fact
that he was in danger. The word saved
indicates this. No man ever cries out.
Save mel" unless some imminent
danger threatens him. \ good many
people nowadays would like to believe
there was no such word as lost in Gods
economy. Well, they must take the
word saved out of the Bible, too, for
every time you say saved you admit
the right of lost to appear. II
saved" is taken out of the Bible
Jesus" must go, too for Jesus means
savior. When Jesus is gone, the Bible
is not worth keeping.
| If there is a spark of the desire ir
your heart to ask, as this man asked
for the way Of salvation, fan that spark
into a flame! It is your only hope
Another good sign in this question /.
the personal pronoun "I." There are
two men here today with whom
talked. one of them, pointing to the
other, said; "There is a man that need.
religion. 1 don't"
A youngster who overheard hi.
mother say that she was going to Civ,
Johnnie some medicine, pushed Wini
in front and when mother came ur
stairs Willie got it and Johnni,
chuckled, but it was Johnnie VIII,
needed it, But what does a Scranton
young man need to be saved from?
First, from himself. There Is a wilt
| beast in every man that hoTrifies hin
as he gets a clear look al himself some
| times.
Second, from surrounding evil II
companionship This is called "th
world" in Johns eplste.
Third, from the devil. If YOU don
believe in him, in his personality. tha
is precisely the state of mind he like
to get men into.
What does a young man IN Scranto
need to be saved for?
First, for this life, The old idea wa.
Become a Christian and get ready I
, die and go To Heaven" The new ide
Is, become a Christian and get read
10 live, purely, strongly, faithfully
here. And at the end of a fruitful lif,
| enter into rest and reward
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