The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1904-08-26
WITH THE CHURCHES.

ter Of Isaiah. Text, Zechariah IA,
7 and s. Subject, AT Evening
Time it Shall be Light" Bro.
Martin treated his subject in
thoughtful but entertaining man
ner, making some very beautiful
| illustrations from the Bible. He
said that John the Baptist, the
forerunner Of Christ, was the morn
ing star Of redemption and with
Christ came the light that grew
brighter and stronger until the
evening Of redemption, the time Of
the crucifxion, the light through
Him was in its highest glory. And
80, he said, with the life nf the
Christian, there are the morning
stars, the ilickering hut never fail
ing lights that gladden. his heart
here and there and at least at the
end Of the devoted life, faith is
strongest, the heart is made to re-
jOice and the light to the soul is
brightest.
Having been sick about four
weeks, Elder Mcdonald failed to
fill his appointment at the Chris
tian church on the second Sunday
but last Sunday he was here to fiji
his regular appointment. He
preached at II a. IN. and conduct
ed the Union services at the Chris
tian church at night. In the
morning he preached from the
text, Behold Stand at the Door
and Knock" He said there was
proof in the text that Christ is not
: only willing TO save every one but
that he was trying. He said God
manifested his desire to save us
and his love for the world when he
gave his son TO die. He said II any
had not heard Christ knock, TO
whom he had not been revealed,
their mistake was such as that oi
Eliah when he thought God only
revealed himself in a miraculous
way as by consuming the sacrifice
q in the test Of the true God when
p Ahab and the followers Of Baal
n were convinced, or in the earth
|. quake or the thunder. He never
d thought ui the hand oi God in the
n brook, in the tre~, the flow.
i er, and the dew, and ~ he bcam,
n -orOwipl and sad and prayed ia
" die but his eyes were opened. 5,
with you, said Bro. Mcdonald
when the hour oi distress comes
Your eyes will then h. opened an,
" Christ will H. revealed 10 you an,
n, you will hear him knock, but I,
n, turn them away you grieve Him.
e. AZ night Bro. Mcdonald prnclc,
i. to hrgc crowd. His Lesson va
ot the oist Psalm and text, BE sur
in your sin will find you out ~s
vi taken from Numbers S3;22. nj
he ssmon contained d-p thaght
~ and his CONCLUSIONS wur vel
u drought ou,. lie said thai III
hex, hal brn trc fpm the l-gir
ning u Tine until ue wur,k wei
spoken by Moss 20 the children L,
!, Israel after furty ySur IL sondel
. ing in The wilderness, and whc
:, they had ARRIVED al tlsc lrSon an
= h. had commanded ih-m to g
a oycr and take tl- land frum n
80 Canaanitcs, and usy nlatI~ a cuu
a promising prpPJsiisn, lea, the
sin had alra,ly kound them uut
!, they showed who're they ssood an
=, a lack of consideration br VIII.
4. they were commanded 81 IN, hen,
- there Moses gave uticrance to
!, truth a. old ~ timc, even Gill nov
He discussed the effects u sin an
said that all good dcc,ls may not
known, hut that crime would cv,
ir. come TO light. lie referred To n
~ magnitude, or degrees oi sin, sue
~ as murder. theft and drunkcncs
ne and stated that there were men
mt avenues through which sin was AZ
'ey closed. such a. public opinion
Ia. action, conscience, and the ciieC,