The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-26


prising announcement to make to YOU
You are going to become one Of the
Lords sheep. "Oh you say. III is
impossible. You don't know how far
am from anything Of that kind.
know an about it have wandered
up and down the world. and I under
stand your case. ] have a still more
startling announcement to make in re-
gard to you. You are not only going
to become one OF the Lord S sheep. but
you viii become one now
Send out the Lifeboaf.
When the steamer Atlantic struck
Mars rock and the people clambered up
on the beach, why did not Mr. An
cient. that heroic minister Of the gos-
pei, Of whom We have all read. sit
down and take care Of those men on
the beach. wrapping them in fannels,
kindling fire for them. and seeing that
they got plenty Of food? All he knew
that there were others who would do
that He says. *Yonder are men and
women freezing in the rigging Of that
wreck. Launch the liieboat' Now /
see the oar blades bend under the
strong pull, but before they reach the
wreck a woman was frozen and dead.
She was washed of. poor thing. But,
he says. there Is a man 10 save And
he cries out: Five minutes longer,
and / Win save you. Steady. steady!
Give me your hand Leap into the life
boat Thank God. be Is sayed!" SO
there are those who are safe on the
shore OF Gods mercy. They are as
safe as though they had been a thou
sand years in heaven. kept by the
power OF God through faith unto sai-
walton. But there are some who are
freezing in the rigging Of sin and sur
rounded by tempest Pull away. my
lads Let us reach them Alas, one is
washed on and gone. There is one
more to be saved Let as push out
there for that one. Clutch the rope,
0 dying man; clutch it as with death
grip. Steady. now. on the slippery
places Steady They are saved,
saved. just as I thought, for Christ
has declared that there are some still
in the breakers who shall come ashore.
Other sheep / have which are not OF
this fold"
Finding Lost Sheep
The heavenly Shepherd Is going 70
ind a great many Of his sheep among
those who are now reiecters Of Chris
tianity. Some OF the mightiest advo-
Gates Of the gospel were once skeptics.
Thomas Chalmers once a skeptic. Rob
ert Hall skeptlc. Christmas Evans
skeptic. Charles g. Finney a skep-
tic. Paul, the apostle, once a skeptic.
But when once with strong hand they
laid hold OF the gospel chariot they
rolled it on with what momentum /
do not know how you came 70 reject
Christianity Il may have been through
the infidel talk Of some young man IN
the store or shop or factory. II may
have been through the trickery Of
some professed Christian man who
disgusted you with religion. It may
be that thirty years ago you lost all
faith By what happened In an oil COM
pany which was formed amid the pc
troleum excitement The company
owned no land. or IL they did there
was no sign OF oil produced. But the
president Of the company was a Pres
byterian elder and the treasurer Of an
Episcopal yestryman. and one director
was a Methodist class leader and the
other officers prominent members Of
Baptist and Congregational churches.
Circulars were got out telling what
fabulous prospects opened before this
company The circular had all the
hues Of earth and sea and sky. The
letters famed with all the beauty OF
gold and jasper and amethyst. limo
cent men and women who had a little
money 70 invest and that little their
all said. Il do not know anything
about this company. but so many good
men are at the head Of it that IL must
be excellent and taking stock IN Il
must be almost as good as joining the
church SO they bought their stock
and perhaps received one dividend to
keep them still. But after awhile they
found that the company had reorganiz-
ed and had a different president. a diff
ferent treasurer and different directors.
Other engagements or an overcoming
modesty had caused the former officers
Of the company, with many regrets. to
resign. and an that the subscribers OF
that stock had 70 show for their in
yestment was a beautifully ornamented
certificate. Sometimes that man, look
ing over his old papers. comes across
that certificate. and It IS so suggestive
that he vows that he wants none OF
the religion that the president and dl-
rectors Of that Oh company pro-
fessed.
Why Reject Chrlstianliye
But I do not stop now 70 know how
you came into rejection Of Christian
ity You frankly tell me that you do
reject Il. You DO not believe that
Christ IS a divine being. although
you admit that he was a very good
man. You do not believe that the
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