The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-09

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 accompanying General Booth. sang solo and the audience was asked to join in the chorus, Hes Waiting Now to Save.' Colonel Lawley has an excellent voice of wide range. He has been with General Booth on his tours for the past thirteen years and bears much the relation to the general that Ira D. Sankey did to Dwight l.. Moody.
 A collection was then taken up mem- bers of the army passing around the baskets. While the offering was being made Colonel Lawley sang another solo.
 General Booth then arose. He began by saying that he had come to Birming- ham to see the glory of the Lord and to honor his Saviour, in whose service he had so long been engaged. "I hope" he said to have similar results and privil- eges In realizing the saving of souls here. He asked for the prayers of all Christian people that the spirit of God might att tend all of the services.
 My text" he said, lis found in the last chapter of Paul's epistle to the Phil lppians. and the thirteenth verse, q can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me-"
 In the first part of the sermon, the main theme of which was salvation" the speaker referred to the excuses men give for not living the Christian life. "Oh, man." he said, "are you not ashamed of your life and the way you are living In dlsregarding the sacrifice made for you so many years ago. You reply that you know what you ought to do, but are so circumstanced you cannot do it'l He then made strong plea for the sinner to turn from death to life, from sinful lusts and avocations to righteousness"
 The BacksIiders.
 General Booth then demonstrated with the backsliders. "Oh, ain't you backslid- CTS ashamed of yourselves? How could you turn your backs upon your religion and Christian experience and leave the fight to your comrades? Maybe I hear backslider say he knows that he ought to go back but could not" He then re- lated an experience with a young man who had backslden in the church and would not return. The young man was at a meeting and when pressed to re- turn to Christ arose and rushed out of the door crying, q can't, I can't"
 "The Apostle Paul was little man. but he said, q can do all things mot by himself. but through Christ. and there's the point. None of us can do anything by ourselves, but we can do great things through Christ. The apostle could not convert people unless they repented. When you go home read the third chap ter of John and look at the sixteenth verse very closely. Paul said. Come ye out from among them and be ye sepa. rate" Paul could not get people to heaven unless they repented and be- lieved, and neither can anyone else. Church membership alone will not save you.
 PauI's Difficulties.
 "The apostle could not keep out of trouble He had difficulties as well as you or I in the work for good. You will remember he said, And Alexender the coppersmith gave me much trouble" Paul was able to do the will of God, and to do his fathers will on earth.
 General Booth said there was a time when Paul was a strong enemy of God but he was finally reconciled He said that every man who was not saved was under the influence of some slave or evil passion, which chained him to darkness. These things. he said, would be put away when the light shon-.
 The general dwelt for some time upon the influences that prevented people from being Christians In referring to those who gave as excuses their business interests, he said, If l was in a business where I could not serve God I would chuck 1t up and let the devil have 1t. I wouldn't bother with it..
 He followed his remarks on Paul by saying he was able to forego the af- lection and love of father, mother and sis ter for Christ, to turn his back upon them all. Some people now, he said, would like to be Christ-ike, but some friend or rel ative, perhaps husband or wife, or brother or sister. influenced them, and they could not make up their minds in the teeth of opposition. In this connection, he said, T wonder how many wives will go to hell rather than displease their hus- bands or how many husbands will go to hell rather than to displease their wives"
 Paul. he said, had great earthly pros poets. but turned his back on them all Paul had visions of power on earth. repu- tation, and all of these things he sacri- feed to further the cause of Christ. T go on the sea and the crew of ships say they cannot serve God on the sea on account of the environments and cir cumstances, and I come on the land and people say they cannot serve God on ac- count of business or some other reason. Well, I just tell them, if you can't serve God on the sea or on the land you had better get below or in the air."
 PauI's Glory.
 Paul says he lived without condemna- ton, and that is a great thing to be ahla fo sav Pauls aim was the glory