Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-12-14
FREEpoM FROM SIN.
takes TEXT frer> Proverbs and shsvvs
the Good snxct srd the bsa
Aa<ex Sxrsxsnx tsr vseter-
over the Seal.
rcopvrsxht. lscz. ny Louis Kiopssh. ~ II
WaShinstcn Nov IL

Washington. New IL
In <hss discourse DR.. T.lmags ce-
picts TIE struggle Of q man who de-
ss-es liberation from the enthran-
mcns OF evil and shows how he may
be set free. text. Proverbs SS:Sss
ssIyhcn shall swake3 1 VIII seek Il
Yet again
With an insight into human nature
sreh as no other man ever had Soi-
onion 81 these words Is sketehing the
mental processes OF man who has
stepped aside from the path OF rec
sita6e and would Ike - return
Wishing Cor something better, he
SAYS. when shall I awake When
shau 7 get over this horrible night
mare OF ini1uity7~ But. seized upon
~ an unc-soicated appetite and
pushed dowo hil BY his passions. he
cr.ss cut. Il VIII seek il YET again
J vvil sry a once morel~
About = uuTe from Princeton. y
=. there IS = skating pond. One Win
ter 6sy. when the sce was very thin-
q farmer hvirE nesr BY warned the
Young uez Of the danger q skating
81 thzz time- They eli took the
warning except one young man He
in the spirit OF hTava5o. said;
Boys. one round more. he struck
cut on his skates. the ice broke and
his Efelcss body was brought up And
in 81 matters OF temptation AID A.
lurens-t IL Is not a proion CATION
that Is proposed. but only Just one
more tn6ulzrnce. Just one more sin
Then cones the fatality. Alas. for
the ore round no-el y VII seek IL
vel again"
Our Ib-aries are adorned with ele-
CANT literature addressed 70 young
men pointing ont 20 them al the dan
gers sn6 perlls % lfe-complcte
maps OF the voyage o. hfe-ths
shoals. the rocks. the Quiclsa ncs
But suppose young nan II already
khipvrecked. suppose he is already
or the track. suppose he has already
gone aEtrsy- how can be get back,
Ihaf ia a question that remains IN.
answered and amid eli the books OF
the libraries ! find not one were %
that subject To that class % per
sons this day address myself
EoG compare what you are nov
VIII what you were three OF foul
years nVo. AID you are greatly dis
hea-fened- You are ready with ever
passion q vour soul 20 listen 10
discussion Ike this Re % 500
cheer. Your best days are YET Z
come ] os,~~ yeU the hand q wcl
come AID rescue ! PIT the silFc
trumpet q the gospel 70 my lips A..
blow oze long. loud blast. saying
-Wbosoever wiIl. let kiz come. an
le1 him come now The church q
God is ready 20 spread a bADuE=
uqon your return. and al IA
hi-r4rchs Of Heaven fzl into line q
taunered procession over your n
demption-
Years ago. and while yet Albe-
Barnes wzs living. ! preached in hi
Pulpit one night 20 the young ne
q PHILADELPHIA IN the opening Z
ny discourse I said. % Lord. IN
ne one soul fo-1izhtl- - The clos
O. the service Mr. Harues lntro6 ucs
a young man saying This Is IT
young nan ycu prayed for But
Bce nov IL Wzs too limited q p-aye
50 fa- As God may help ne ] pr
pose 10 show whas are the utS1acl
- yo1r return and how you are
surmourt those obstacles. The 1r
cs.Eculty in the Way Of your retu,
IL the force OF moral grzvitatio
Just as there is = natural law WIKI
brings down 20 earth Srything y
throw into the air. 20 there IL . &C
responding moral graviiario1-
never shall forget prayer ] heard
young lzn make a. the Young NeE
Christian association q New Y0s
Wsth trembling voice and strez1ni
eyes he said. % God Th0a lrnosss
how easy i n for me 10 do prro
and how hard Il is fOr me 10
rzgatt God help me- That za
knows not his owr hear who =
neser fels the power q EnorzI gr1
ftafl0z-
IL your boyboSd you had good as,
Gates and had eSsoessrex- Which rns
Impressed your During The izet 2
years yos have heard pure aBee6O'
ard impure a1eec0tes- Nhleh f;
easiest stuck IN pour memory7 \
have had good Ia bii1 and bad hab.
To which did your soul more ezs
yseidS But that rlorsl gf1ritatlon n
be resisted JuSt as you Ray pick
anything from fhe earth snc hold
81 yonr hand seward heareE, just
By The poser q Gods grace 3 fai
sod may b. Dfted toward peace.
ward pHrdoD. toward salvation
force 81 rnDrel grssitsfion - IN es
che q rs. bal zl<e power IL Gods gr'
20 overcome that force.
The next thing IA the Kay q y
rstErD IL the power u evil habit
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