Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-08

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days. he feels that ne is running uB
aiae1 ceasoricus pair af eyes iE-
spired y a mind that presents moral
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9tns people away from church SO
lis esaEfte man who IS sup
fasad 10 represent public opinion.
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e5e5tiea d a.zsa: s5n..af il any
zz1rs nan II his community has ever
1eeardad The pastors of t.fs=cifv IL
Al lte1t ( think not.
wonder if there is a=slar5@ OF IL.
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Thou o bazt ~ sssa Midnight
9.eeary,
7ften poade.eai. weal aad weary.
z9g4r r.al5z yesane Of totailazie=I2re.
lay aside v5ar eney yelopedia and
sesfr fIomHptte Reviev vos-llo not
aa4e = study any more, for here
=as4es an editor wao solves tie aues.
=iea ter ven IGis veaf mou4Hfm de
lection that driving your peopls
way, and thls sage Of the accumulated
knowledge has come to your reseus and
E.th one stroke of his mighty pen bas
solved the problem that has puzzled tn
.!ergy for ages.
Sometimes | think perhaps it IS
the clergy. on the other hand WIZ
are given too much to worldly pleasure
and pursuits. Too many are found a.
the ball game, on the stock exchange
and at the theatre. instead of holding
up the blood stained banner of Christ.
If there is mistake on the part OF
the clergy, | think it is in exact op
position to what this editor says
Another thing that keeps people
away from church is the pursuit of
pleasure. On Sunday evening, instead
of going to the house Of Cod, they
may want to take a drive or it may
he more pleasant TO remain at home.
Other things are parties and the
theater Some have told me that they
go to the theater to gain a moral les
son and to receive instruction. If this
IS true: if You have a pure motive and
day night when we have prayer scr,
yieo here.
Friends, we are confronting a great
question. Why do you so? Why do
reu desire to witness that represented
on the stage that you would dread ana
shrink from IN your own life? VIII !
the curtain falls on the last act the
Young man is more vile and wicked
th&n he was half hour before The
NGung woman is not as pure as she was
before she Witnessed the representa-
ten of evil. But again | say, if you
must go to these places. don't so on
"Wednesday night When there IS a
prayer service at your church. and
=ont go on Saturday night when it
j keeps You up SO late that YOU cannot
- 10 church on sunday
Another thing that keeps people
away froa church is lodges This
.s q great town Ter l9dgas. ana they
7ea all fisAt So Iong as taev do not
/ eeme between yau and 1oHr church.
F}a church should come first. The
lodge is all right as far Is it goes. but
it Won't save You and tie church is
only thing ;hat WHY
There is a great deal ef talk now
about the Institutional church and
some say if the church would do its
duty there would be no need Of lodges.