The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-14
ANACONDA News.
let LITTLE CHILDREN
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Evangelist Crittenton's Message
to the Youngsters.
AN IMPRESSIVE MEETING
We Must Make an Absolute Sacrifice.
III The Bible Plainly Tells Us What
to Do-The Message the
Same to All.
AN IMPRESSIVE MEETING

s$sAbout $50 happy, bright-eyed children
assembled in the Presbyterian church
to hear Mr.. Crittentons message to the
little ones.
SOf course, they We're a bit restless at
first, but as soon as Mr.. Crittenton's
address began their attention was riv-
eted to his words and it did not relax
until he had closed,
ADuring Mrs. Moffatts rendition Of her
solo, THE Little Stowaway," every
eager little face glowed with pleasure
and delight
Mr. Crittenton spoke from the text
'fIet the little children come unto me,
and forbid them not for of such is the
Kingdom Of heaven He spoke with
great fervor and evidently impressed
his Juvenile audience.
The meeting last evening was. as had
been previously announced, a consecra-
zion service. Mrs. Moffatt sang Since
I Learned to Trust Him More" The
text was from Chronicles, H.. Goth and
31st verses, BE We therefore holy" The
speaker read the commands found in
st. Luke. Thou shalt love the Lord thy
God with all thy heart" He quoted
many passages of scripture. showing
that if perfect peace were attained it
must be through conservation full and
free and perfect submission to the will
Of God. He said:
..When the spirit of God fills our souls
tllere is no room for the devil. for per-
feet love casteth out all fear of death
and also all fear Of the ills of this world.
We must give our time our talents and
all our earthly possessions to His serv-
ice. We must conSecrate our every eff
fort to His service, and God, in return,
will sanctify and cleanse our minds
from all desire for sin. We will be
transposed by the renewing of our
minds.
1.-THE Bible says you should never let
the sun go down on your wrath. So let
1t make no difference to you how they
abuse you, be ever shining light.
TASK God to let His love to shine
through you so perfectly that you will
ever be an example for others to pat
tern after.
Some folks say that the discipline of
one church, the creeds of another or
the ritual of another is too strong and
rigid. Look at the Bible; it is book
that is the strictest disciplnarian any
one has ever seen. We must make an
absolute sacrifice, we must say, In spite
of all | shall follow Thy rulings, though
and society and from all earthly ties
No man can ever see the face of God
unless he follow in His path, and in that
path there is no room for the devil. In
small, as well as In large things. We
must ask Gods counsel. The eye of God
iszever on us. whether we want Him or
not. The Bible plainly tells us what to
do. To the educated and to the litter
ate to the blind and those that see, the
message is the same.
when we go to progressive euchre
party, to the theater to a dance, when
we drink wine or any other thing, we
should ask God to bless us and render
our actions pure and holy. Why. you
say, that would be mockery.' Why.
then. friends, if it's a mockery to ask
Gods blessing on these acts, it is
anockery to commit the same, and God
will not be Knocked. If you SOW wine
you will reap drunkenness in your
homes. In Grass Valley, Cal, a hand
some woman came to me and, between
her sobs. told me that her husband had
gone into the wine business, and as a
result hCr boy of II was coming home
drunk nearly every night Sow cards
and reap gamblers. BE not deceived,
for God is not Knocked, for Whatsoever
we SOW that shah ye also reap
I'VE cannot clean our hearts, but God
can and will if we SO desire. In olden
times when anything was laid upon
the altar it was sanctitied, purified and
refined This applies also now. 1t does
not mean to so to heaven to sanCtify
ourselves, but do it here and thus win
heaven. when we cOnsecrate ourselves
10 Him the world and its allurements
and Vaccinations lose all control of US,
and we have no desire for it, but only
for that which comes from above.
Say 1t is no longer me, but Thee o
lord. Let me see with Thy eyes and do
Thy bidding with my hands
t#'sWhen you take that step it is one
stl1at carries with it great responsibility.
You must be obedient children, for God
collar but He wants to lead you by the
hand"
Services will be held all day in the
Margaret thea ter, at 1880 o'clock a. m,
at 3 o'clock and at 7:30 o'clock p. m.
AT o'clock Mr.. Crittenton will deliver
Ibis famous lecture on Rescue Homes"
and will tell how the work is carried
on among the helpless girls in our great
cities. Mrs. Moffatt, the soloist, will
sing Nellie Conroy' and Nobody
Cares
Admission is free and all are most
cordially invited to attend. The evening
meeting will close the series held in An
aconda.
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