The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-02-17
our American communities are suf.

churches of this country. | charge
upon free lovism that ii has blighted
inpumerable homes and that II has
sent innumerable souls to ruin. Free
lovism is bestial; it is worse--it is IN
fcrna! 1t has furnished this laho
with many thousands OF divorces an
nualy. In one county in the state OF
Indiana it furnished IL divorces IN
one day before dinner. 1t has reused
up elopements north, south, east ana
west. You can hardly take up pa
per but you read of an elopement.
As far as l can understand the doc
trine of free lovism, it is this-that
every man ought to have somebody
clse's wife and every wife somebody
else's husband. They do not like our
| Christian organization of society, and
l wish they would all elope, the
wretches of one sex taking the wretch
es of the other, and start tomorrow
morning for the great Sahara desert
until the simoom shall sweep seven
feet of sand all over them and not one
passing caravan for the next 500 years
bring back one miserable bone of their
| carcasees! Free lovism! 1t is the
double distilled extract o. nuX vomica,
ratsbane and adder's tongue. Never
until society goes back to the old Bible
and hears its eulogy of purity and It's
anathema of uncleanness-never until
then will this evi, be eXtirpated.
Behold also in this giant of the text
ana in the giant of our own century
that great physical power must crum-
BILE and expire. The Samson of the
text long ago went away. He fought
the lion. He fought the Philistlnes.
He could fight anything, but death
was too much for him. He may have
required longer grave, but the tomb
nevertheless was his terminus.
If, then, we are to be compelled to
90 out of this world, where are we to
90 to? This body and soul must soon
part. What shall be the destiny OF
the former l know-dust to dust.
But what shall be the destiny of the
latter? Shall it rise into the compan-
ionship of the white robed, whose sins
Christ has slain. or will it go down
among the unbelieving, who tried to
gain the world and save their souls,
bu: were swindled out of both? Bless
ed be God, we have Champion. He
is so STYLED in the Bible. A Champion
who has conquered death and hell, and
lie is ready to fight all our battles,
from The first to the last "Who is
this thai cometh I'D from Edom with
dyed garments from Bozrah, mighty
ia save ." IF we follow in the wake of
that Champion. death has no power
. ard tic grave no victory The worst
man trusting in Him shall have his
diving pangs alleviated and his future
;lumiGed.
, Tn tho ,iobt of This subject I want
, 70 cou vour attention TO a fact which
nav not have been rightly considered,
,,G that is the fact that we must be
T broryhr into INDICTMENT for the en-
. ,,lorm.o+ If orr nbysical organism,
r Sho,Idor brain hand foot-we must
: ,nsyer in Indictment for the use we
? have made of them. Have they been
, uscd for the elevation of society or for
! it's depression? In proportion as our
D arm is strong and our step elastic will
on, account at last be intensified
e Thousands of sermons are preached to
: invalids. I preach this sermon tc
n stout men and healthful women. We
| uust give to God an account for the
a riobt use of this physical organism
V These invalids have comparatively lit
: tie to account for, perhaps. They
:. conld not lift 20 pounds. They could
= not walk half a mile without sitting
: down tc rest. Yet how much many Of
:, them accomplish. Rising up in judg
: ment. standing beside the men ant
d wome1. who had only little physica
! energy, and yet consumed that energy
/ in a confiagration of religious enthu
n siasm. how will we feel abashed! Oh
: men of the strong arm and the stou
: heart. what use are you making O
n vour physical forces? Will you b.
e able to stand the test of that day whel
e we must answer for the use of ever!
h talent. whether it were a physical en-
e erry. or mental acumen, or a spir
a itual power?
It The dav approaches, and I see on,
who in this world was an invalid, ant
J, as she stands before the throne o
u Gcd to answer she says: ct was sicl
= all nv DAYS. I had but very littl
= strength. but did as well as I coult
O ir being kind to those who were NOR
q sick and more suffering" And Chris
II will saw: "Well done, faithful serv
], ant"
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