The Savannah morning news., 1903-05-31

The service in the Park Tabernacle
this afternoon will complete the sec
ond week of the meetings. The Tab
ernacle has been we'll filled at every
service. and at many of the night serv-
ices crowds have been unable to md
seats. The sermons by Evangelist
Martin have attracted a great deal of
attention, and a large number of peo-
pie have come forward at the close Of
the different meetings, and professed
their conversion to faith in Christ. The
meetings will continue for three days
longer, closing Wednesday. .
There will be only one service to-day
at o'clock this afternoon. The sub
ject announced is Married Life, It's
Dangers and It's Present Day Evils. :"
Last night Evangelist Martin preach
ed on the subject. when the Lights
Go Out On the Road to He'll" His
texts were II Thessalonians 2:10-12,
They received at the love of the truth
that they might be saved, and for this
cause God shall send them strange de-
iusions that they should believe a lie,
that they all might be damned who
believed not the truth, but had pleas
ure in unrighteousness;" and Luke
14:16-20-24, Then said he unto him
certain man made great supper and
babe many; and sent his servant at
supper time to say to him that were
hidden, come; for all things are now
ready. And they ALL with one consent,
- hn Afscf q
unto him. l have bought a piece of
ground, and 1 must needs go and see
it, / pray thee have me excused. And
another said, l have bought five yoke
of oxen and l go to prove them; I pray
thee have me excused. And another
said, have married Wife, and, there
fore, / cannot come. For l say
unto you, that none of those men which
were hidden shall taste of my supper"
Mr. Martin said; 1.-THE texts tell us
plainly where the lights go out on the
road to hell. 1t is when one has been
convicted of sin by the Holy Spirit, has
heard and clearly understood the way
of salvation and then wilfully and de-
liberately gives false excuses for not
accepting it and being saved.
Right there the lights go out; right
there Jesus says, None of those men
which were hidden shall taste Of my
6upD6Ts IlRnL lDcIG hOQ says anu AOA
this cause God shall send them strong
delusion that they should believe lie,
that they all might be damned who be-
lieved not the truth, but had pleasure
in unrighteousness."
"Get two points clearly: First, ii does
not mean that God takes advantage of
a man in his ignorance. We hear much
of honest inhdels. Every really hon.
est infdel is going to heaven; for IL
he is really honest with God he is in
dead earnest to find the truth, and to
discharge his obligation to God, and
of this class Jesus said plainly, John Z:
II, If any man willeth to do His win
he shall know of the teaching, wheth-
err it is of God"
However ignorant or learned a man
may be, IL he is dead in earnest about
finding his duty to God and the way
to salvation, the Savior has pledged
that he shall find il.
Neither does II mean that the first
time q man hears sermon and fails
to become a Christian, God will turn
away from him and let him be lost But
II does mean that when one has been
led 10 see clearly the way of saliva
ton, receives the invitation and the
issue is brought plainly before him, and
he wilfully rejects for the pleasures OF
unrighteousness, pride, love OF the
world or secret sin. there and then the
lights go out, and the man IL doomed.
I'm the Old Testament as well as the
New, God gives warning Of this step.
Because / have called and ye refused,
! have stretched out Ny hand and no
man regarded, bat ye have set ct
naughf all Ny counsel and would none
Of Ny repr0Ofs. 4 also will laugh az
your calamity; ] will mock when your
fear eomeths when your fear eometh