Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1902-02-11
OF Persuasive Power and Earn.
est Plea and ElOqueHce.
$500 People Fill the Tabernacle
Anxious to Hear the Word
of God
FRIDAY NIGHT.

night the last of his series of SER
mons on the text, "he that believeth
not, shall be damed. " The special
text Of the evening was Matthew
23:33. The theme was, "The Ma
ture OF future punishment. The
preacher said it was folly to inter-
pose our opinions here, or our likes
or our dislikes. 1t is too serious
matter to be tolerable. What does
our Saviour say and what does he
mean? This should be and is the
whole course of the thoughtful,
earnest mind. Not even the in.
spred Apostle should be consid-
red The words of the gracious
Christ, who loved MS so we'll as to
die for us on the cross, only should
be admitted He shall tell us what
it is to be damned. First we note
what Jesus says in John 3;19. "He
that believeth not is condemned al
ready Sentence is already
passed, the trial is over. We are
not in state of probation in this
world. The grace of God offers us
deliverance, it is true, but the offer
is to these who are under sentence
of death, being condemned al
ready" There is a stay of execu-
ton, but the execution is not less
sure for that, unless we repent.
Just what is the final catastrophe
of unbelief, the great preacher said
he did not know. Nevertheless
there was much that was certain
and unmlstakable in the teaching
Of Jesus touching it. The parable
of the ten virgins Enthusiastically
teaches that the foolish, ,unbelieving
sinner shall be shut out of heaven.
The master represents himself as
saying to some in the judgment,
"'Depart from me, ye cursed, into
everlasting fire prepared for the
devil and his angels. And again
he speaks in Matthew 8:12 and in
Luke 1928 of the thrusting out of
some-the rich man said IN hell he
he was 'tormented in this flame.
In Matthew 25:4 and also in Rev.
20:4 there is held before the unbe-
levers the prospects of the compan-
ionship of devils and all wicked
persons. Matthew 25:46 teaches
the eternity of the awful state. To
be damned there, is to be con-
demned here; to be shunt out a
heaven, to be banished from the
presence Of God, and that with vio-
lence; to be tormented with remorse,
shame and uhappeased longings-
to suffer the companionship of all
evil men and all devils, and to en-
dure all this forever. It is mad
ness to waive these pictures aside
by saying "they are just pictnres'
The serious. Christ meant something,
by these figures. There must be a
great reality behind them. If he
does not mean by these most awful
and terrible statements some reali-
ty that is not less than the ever
lasting pain and degradation of the
soul, how can we be sure that his
promise of eternal life is, in Its
proper and natural sense reliable?
SUNDAY EVENING.
The attendance at the Tabernac-
lie last Sunday afternoon was the
largest that has yet turned out to
hear the remarkable sermons Of
DR.. Pentecost. 1t has been estima-
ted that there were at least 5000
persons present.
AS announced the preachers
subject was the TRANSPORTATION.
The significance of the trans6gura-
ton, in all of its most important
phases, were brought out in a clear
and lucid manner by powerful
mind. Many gems that Bible stu
dents had hitherto failed to see in
the divine word were held out in
blazing light to the eager listeners.
Could we produce in all its entirety
this wonderful conception Of won
derfully enlightened and elucidar-
ing seacher, 1t would be treasure
to those who love TO look into this
subject. But all who followed the