Evening journal., 1900-02-19
WE ARE A NATION
OF BARGAINERS
SO Said DR.. Murray in His
Sermon at St. Pauls
Last Night.
THE FATE OF UEBELIEvERs

INTERESTING NEWS /
OF VARIOUS OTHER DENoMINA-
TIoNs.
Looking for Bargains" was the sub /
ject Of an interesting sermon delivered
BY Rev. W. L. $ Murray. d. d.. in ST.
Pauls M. E. Church last night
d.. Murray said in rart,
"Man is a born trader The instinct
lies deep within him. This is ilmstrat. /
ed in children at an early age All are
locking for bargains. There are two
kinds OF traffic, one honest and pro-
lgIessive, the other dishonest and de-
lstructive
The business men are generally lib
leral, but ali kinds of attempts are made
by societies and churches to get their
money and If it is not Forthcoming the
bcycOt is threatened.
There are two kinds OF bargains
good bargains and bad bargains.
"Esau made a bad bargain when for
mess Of pcttage. he sold his birth
fright
THAT was a bad bargain Judas mado
when he sold Christ. Think OF IT, The
/ Lord Of Glory, the Redeemer OF the
world. the cnly perfec, man that has
ever lived offered for sale What is
your price? Judas says thirty pieces
of siNer-ffteen dollars.
ITO any who are trading the prayer
meeting in which they were brought
up, for the card party or the theatre.
let me assure you it is a bad bargain
These who are changing thoughtful
/ and reyerent companions for the
/ Ithoughtless and irreverent are making
/ q bad bargain. Those who are barter
( ing the cup uf cold water for the glass
of beer are wasting their substance
and destroying their health. Those who
have traded the church service fer ex-
cursions on the Lords day have been
badly cheated These who have chang
/ ed self denial for self qualification are
greatly worsted.
But there is great bargain. II is
I offered 20 all. You may have t. Yon
will be more ala mere pleased with IT,
I There ere limitations you can buy
lcheaper ere have been great efforts
made to have the price Of the genuine
larticle reduced
q cannot bo done It Is the same in
all places. q. all seasons and 10 all per-
lsons. No enc has ever been able to yet
a corner on IT, L. Is absolutely one
price.
"salvation can be had by repentance
towards God ond faith in our Lord
! Jesus Christ and at no other price. If
You are looking for bargains, seek no
further. This is the pearl OF great
price for which the man sold all his
Possessions that he might purchase IT,"
REV. HUSTON'S SERMON.
Rev. j. j. Huston, pastor OF the First
/ United Presbyterian, preached an co.
cellent sermon last night. taking as
his subject, "Unbelief and Its Punish
ment'
Followingis an extract Of thesermon:
THE sin presented IN the text is
northumberland this is the parent Of
lall other sins. Take a paper and write
down all the sins that you know. and
think Of them, and examine each one
ia the light of the Bible. and sec if
unbelief is not the fountain from which
they spring. Unbeliei is the damning
, sin, because the Master said: He that
lbelieveth and is baptized shall be saw
ed; but he that beliefetA not shall be
damned. 1t fosters and encourages all
sins end disables a man for the per-
iormance Of any good work. Men Who
succeed in business must have business
faith, and the one who is growing in
spiritual things and advancing the in
terests Of the church is not the doubt
err, but the man who has faith in God.
in this Bible, and in the methods and
plans OF the church
1T is strange that intelligent people
are ever dOubters and unbelievers in
hrrH D. H,a11a a.r
T cases. Noah announced for 20 years
p that the food was coming. but the mass
- of people were unbelievers and perish
, ed. Unbelief will receive its punish
ment There would be plenty of food
o in twenty-four hours. was the an
p nouncement of the prophet but that
lord Of the king said that Il could not
be. and the man Of God answered. Thou
shalt see it with thine eyes, but shall
y not eat thereof And the next day
r the people trod upon him I'm the gate.
., of the city and he died The punish
4 ment that will be measured cut to al
g lunbelievers is death, and why will peo
/ pie be deceived in satan's nes? Come t,
p Jesus and receive life, and everything
that is good"
IN OTHER CHURCHES.
= a large congregation assembled a
y Scott NJ. T. Church last night whel
[, IRev. George Brilten, evangelist, preach
p led on Opportunity
Mrs. Freyer conducted the last Of
g series OF successful revival services a
1 1.-THE First NJ. p Church last night. Dur
10 ing the services conversions have ex
lceeded 100.
Rev. o. G.. Buddington preached
n sermon to Washington Camp. No. 4,
lel o. S. Of A.. at Bethany Church yester
D. day morning.
re Rev. John Shape, pastor OF Della
r ware Avenue Baptist Church. preacho
10 the sixth sermon on Voices Fror
Calvary last night
Rev. E. w. Long. pastor OF Green
hill Church, preached at East Lake N
le E. Church last night.
r Mrs. Rudisill, a returned missionar
~ to India, spoke al Harrison Street N
Id E. Church yesterday morning
Interesting revival services are De