The St. Mary banner., 1901-12-14
OR. TAI.'l!AGnrS >l,,II,,MON
SUNDAYS DISCOURSE 5Y TIE NcreD
OIvH-.


Subject: The Persuasive W"r" : IT Calls
All People to G'sdness = What W"
Most Ncef-Ths Star of Fa:t,,-There
"a Pardon For All.
t'opyrFh' i|'' :.
WAsn1NGNoN;;, y. IN tn1' dlsconfse
Dr. 1aimage Gals az peo?.re to siadApss
and opens all the t2tfs OF "Ineet,an?:H,
texts. Genesis v; Is, Conc; revocation
lmperlai: tender and AL persuasive is
the WORD come. NlI hnndred ahu seN
enty-elght times IL 1t ionnd IN me rcIip-
lures 1t sfnds at the front gate OF lhe
6loie. as IN my hrst teIt' ihN''ihe ahts-
dliuvlans 'ntj Moan ARK; ara II staA's
at the other gate OF the blo,f, as IN ny.
second text. mvitinG the poH,ail9,lahs ~ ..
al later a ages mo the ark OF oavipIl s.s ;
mercy. tome - oa!v woru 1l iouI
letters, but It - the queen oi ~orGS. aa'
nearly the enire natioh OF hhgilSn 'o-
ocean INTO Wnlch emEie' teh ihons:'la
rivers or meaning U'her WordS d'INt.
Dut TINS beckons. All moons "l iet'tiit
natn that WoFu colHe: 'o,'et'HrS ~
wveeps ana sometimes III i9uGhS. sohle,
times 1t prays,, sometimes II tehntS ana
sometimes it destroys lt sounds ron
the door OF the cnnrtn ana ron Ihe Sc,
rashos OF SIN FoM tne ga'es OF hca'til
ana me eates OF hrH. II Is r'Enp-IlI ~
anu acelsscelst oi az az pow. !. ~ ,, .i'y
neiress OF most OF the luluEe; tnihI,
You may pronounce u 50 ina, an 1ne
heavens WIZ De neard IA its calehesS on
pronounce II 50 inat dli WE "ots 9 'lii'e
ana eternity shall revef9ecate ~ lts one
syiiaoIe: II Is Oh 'he Up Oh sa''it "n'
Prohlgate. Ii Is the mlghl'@s5 OF all so
hcItants eIther for 5000 or oaI.
,lo,oay l Weish aHcnoE hna . naa. III III VI
piAnhs ana SET san on ihat gIt11 Eoiu'
although ! am sure l Wi not OF, be e ab,e to
reach the farther snore. l VIII let down
the 1athomln2 Hhe ihlo MS sea aoo ~
TO measure rs depths, anu' tnoNSn l lie
togelhef All tne canieS ana cotua7e naFe
on Doard VIII not fe ape 70 touch n9:
tom. All the power OF the Uhr1S5'an Is, rtil-
glon Is IN that Wor4 come. me dlc'a-
torlal and commendatory. IN reilglon are
OF no avail. The imperative MOOD Is not
the appropriate MOOD Wheh we Wna.n r,
nave people savinsiv impressed ncy
may be e9aSed, nut f:I tEey cannot , ne ai.iF, =
friendly knock the door viii be opened.
but an at,emr6 to force open our coor @
would iand the assaoant IN PRISON. our
theological semlnarles., which I.eepp Young
men three years IN their curr'cniunl De
tore launching them lnto the ministry
VIII DO Wen II n SO snort 'ime .hey can
teach the candidates tor ine holy once
how to say with great emphasis ana lhfo,
nation and power that one Wora come:
That Thai man who has such ethcleney ', IN
Christian work. and that woman who mas
such power to persuade people to Quit
the wrong and begin the, right went
through series o5 losses bereav ements,
Prosecutions and The trials fi 9i , twenfy :. or
thirty years before they could make 1t a
triumph OF grace every time they uttered
the word come"
fou must remember that IN many cases
our come has mlghtler come TO
conquer before 1t has any effect at all
just give me the accurate census. the sta
tistics of how many are down in fraud. in
drunkenness. in gambling, in impurlty or
in vice of any sort, and | will give YOU
the accurate census o., statistics, OF Eow,
many have been s,ain by the word
"come." Come and click wine glasses
with me at this ivory bar" Come and
see what We can win at this gaming Ia
BILE" Come. enter with me this doubt.
full ,specuiation; Come with. ne and
read those inidel tracts on Christianity
"Come with me to place of bad amuse
ment.' Come with NE in 2 gay bout
through the underground life Of the
city" If in this city there are 10000 who
are down in moral character. then 10000
fell under the power OF the word ''come.' y
was reading Of wife whose husband
had Seen overthrown hy strong drink,
and she went to the saloon where he was
ruined, and she said, "Give me back my
husband" And the bartender, pointing
to maudlin and battered man browsing
in the corner Of the barroom, said:
"There he is. Jim. wake up. Here's
your wife come for yon" And the WON
an said: "Do you call that my husband? !?
What have you been doing with him? Is
that the manly brow, is that the clear
eve is that the noble heart that | mar
ried? What vile drug have you given
him that has turned him into a fend?
Take your tiger Claws off Of him. Uncoil
those serpent folds of evil l.abit that arc
crushing him. Give me back my hns-
band, the one with whom l stood at the
altar ten years ago. Give INN back to
me-" Victim was he, as millions Of 9th
ers have been, of the word come"
Now, we want all the world over to
harness this word for good as others
have harnessed 1T for evil. and 1T VII
draw the five continents and the, seas be
tween them-yes, it will draw the whole
earth back to the God from whom 1t has
wandered. 1t is that wooing and persua-
sive word that will lead men to give up
their sins Was sseDtlcism ever brought
into love, of the truth by an ebn:Iit!on OF
hot words against iahdeilty; Was ever
the blasphemer stopped n his oaths By
denuncia ton OF blasphemy? Was ever,
drunkard weaned from his cups by the
te-1Derance lecturers Cnrlicry of stag