Missouri Valley times., 1901-01-17
TIE REVIVAL
Gathers Momentum With
Each Recurring Ssrvlce.

Gathers Momentum With
Each Recurring Ssrvlce.
Rev. Fred Harris pastor of the First
Methodist Episcopal church of Green
field, Iowa, former pastor of the church
here. preached i'm the morning an able
and inspiring sermon from Matt. 81:
The theme was in substance "rhe
Message OF john applied to present
conditions. After briefly setting forth
The character of the speaker, and the
conditions that called ont the man and
the message, the speaker clearly and
forcibly portrayed the philosophy Of
moral reiuvinatlon and social ev0lE-
tioa, emphasizing the great principles
that uEderlle and coordinate every
step in the process of individual and
general regeneration. The character
of the men aud the nature of their.
message ha,l ever been the same. This
was true as illustrated i'm the work of
reformers, scientists. Inventors, men
of every station who have pioneered
the way for any new ideas or achieve
ments. have been the exponents OF the
great doctrine of Repentance. 1t is
the need of this age-a genuine, heart
searching, change in favor of rlghte
BUSINESS, moral evolution aud regener
alton. The sermon was scholarly,
strengthening and soul stirring
The pastor talked in the evening
from Gal 6: I. Thems, "Moral Ilus
bandry' He said this world is IA fed
OF moral agriculture. where God seeks
to have every person sow the right
kind of seed, and the devil seeks to
lead everybody to SOW the wrong
God is doing all he can to aid msn to
a knowledge of the truth. His word,
His son Jesus, the Holy Spirit, chris
ian character, all are divine efforts to
illuminate man. The enemy is doing
his best to deceive men. Since his
first victory in the garden OF Eden his
efforts have been very successful. Mil
lions have been hood Winked and led
captive by the devil at his Will Truth
and error are opposites and funda
mental One fundamentally aud etern-
ally right; the other eiernally wrong.
Character is determined by what one
believes. No person is ever any better
than what he believes The fact that
men believe a lie, does not change a
lie into the truth. A fact is fact for
ever, whether it be fact in error or
truth. Some men accept error because
cause they are too lazy to investigate
One is just as bad IS the other, with
the chances favoring the former. The
effect of error is just as dangerous in
ignorance as in knowledge. Poison is
just as effective administered from
the ignorant nurse as the skillful
VILLAIN. Good intentions are not al
guarantee of safety Good intentions
are certain of surety only when guided
by the light of truth. We are giving
this world what we are. Profession,
creed, nor cant, can avert this verdict
We are sowing what we are AS a
man thinketh in his heart SO is hes"
furthermore "out of the heart are the
issues OF life" "out of the heart pro
ceedeth blessings and cursing' Ac-
tion is revelation, is manifestation, is
sowing. ! am what | want to be.
may not have been what | wish had
/ may not be what wish | was, may
not be what hope TO be. But am
tonight what want to be. Man NOR
ally is self determining being Other
wise man is mere machine, not a
man at ell. Don't be deceived about
that. You are sowing what you want
to sow. Your life, your children, this
community is determined by the seed
you sow. Reaping day is coming, per
haps it is already here. Oh what a
harvest, what shaatss of vice, what
bundles of sin, what stocks of lniquity.
what bins of desolation and woe
Eternal harvest viii! soon be here
What will this harvest be. JUsT AS
YOU HAVE sOWN