Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-12-06
The Revival
All M. E. Church

LFMAHhFAnN AANAFAAHNA@Af" 49,
night took The subject expressed n
the second verse Of the Third Eplsle
of John; Beloved, I Wish above ali
things that thou mayest prosper and
De in health, even al thy soul pros
pereih."
We are accustomed 20 be concerned
about mems physical health. the!f
material prosperity. their intellectual
and social affairs but how little the
most Of men are interested In mans
supreme interest. the prosperity Of
the soul.
She speaker resolved the theme
into the searching question, lis II well
with thy soul," Then with earnest
declaration he showed how the soul
could not enjoy Gods lofty thought
and purpose concerning II, II a man
loved the world more than his soul.
II he loved the party, the club, the
worlds giddy dance and amusements
more than he loved the soul A great
man once presented his clownish ser
want with a valuable cane, on the con
ditlon that be should give # IN turn
10 the next person be met who was
a greater fool than himself. Soon
after, the great man fell MORALLY sick.
The physician was sent for, whose
service was futile. The attorneys
service was required TO draw up the
will AS a lagt resort. the minister
was called. The clown noted the
order Of preparations and seeing that
the man'g soul VAS placed last on the
list and that he regarded his eternal
interests Of little significance, the
knayish clown drew his " infer.
ence and FASTENED to bring the cane
which he thrust into his dying mas
ter's hand. saying. "Take back your
cane. You are q greater fool than H.
There are scorcs and scores Of men
In Los Vegas who are acting upon
a similar want IL wi9dom Scores are
against Christ and therefore against
the supreme interests OF the soni
There Ii no middle ground. no nen
trallfy. Every man Is for or against
Christ. Each must reap what he sowf
and what his Influence causes Others
to SOW.
Aaron Burr, In Harvard university
was the brightest student Of his day
making a grade Of 100 in all bis es
aminations. A great revival was II
progress 10 the university. Nearly al
the students were converted and en-
tered III triumph the kingdom Of God
Aaron Burr was nightly moved an
profoundly convicted and, nj da,
meeting President Withcrspoon, h
said 10 him, What do you think O
this anyway Do you think | ongh
TO yield or wait until this trt
mendous pressure Is over?' Withe'
spoon advised him To- wait. The ri
: suit was that Burr lost his high COZ
. viction. the life OF God was blotte
from his soul and never again ~
he have an aspiration for God and
!. holy life. His life v Q after was
: rapid descent into the deeper en-
blncker darkness Of sin and every 4
dication was that when the dos
swung out from the world for his exl
: he went with the damning blight
: sin upon him. The man who ADVISE
him wrongly must face him Ia u
judgment.
SO, In our influence, we are al cit
er for Christ or against him. We a
" called 10 take sides. There Is
neutrality. II We allow ourselves
be swamped In worldlIness ami d
/, stroy our influence for God and ho
:, living. We must meet In the Gre
). DAY those whom our influence h
wrongly led.
=, In responsc 10 the cy~angelist's rc
"a ing appeal. four adult young peor
came To the altar OF prayer and vie
ed to the Christ,
IL Services begin promptly at 2:3o a
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