The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-05-05

grass was rich and the pasture good.
But reading between the lines ] think
! can tell other reasons for the choice.
That night when the great shepherd en-
campment Is asleep | see the lights
burning In Lots tent. hear woman
IN earnest conversation with her hus-
band. She is talking about like this:
Lot, what Is the good Of our living in
a tent all our liyesi We have lots OF
sheep and horses and cattle. We are
rich. We can do what we like. You
can let the Oyersecrs look after the
herds. Take life easy and have some
fun. Why not go down to Sodom and
minge In the society Of wealthy and
refined and arlstocratic peOplef Our
girls are growing up. They need a
coming out party. Oh, know there
are bad people living down there, but
because they are bad we do not neces-
sarlly have TO be very bad. Besides,
Lot, don't you remember those big
merchants OF sodom who stopped with
us last year on their way TO Damas-
cus7 Their wives were charming peo-
pie. They moved In the best society.
They asked me to come TO sodom TO
live, and they would introduce me to
their friends. Come. let US go and live
in Sodom The grass is good In the
plains OF Jordan. There we can find
good pasture for the fiocks and herds
and have lots OF pleasure besides"
And Lot and his wife went to live In
Sodom. whyi
why They Went TO sodom.
Can you find one circumstance, one
ground for hope Of spiritual develop
ment, that could have induced Lot
and his wife 10 go TO live in sodom
or Gomorrahl What Pompen and
Herculaneuin were TO the ancient
Romans these vile cities were to the
Inhabitants OF the east Their sins
were so vile and awful and debauch-
ing that no public teacher OF this day
dare mention them or write them for
print. Today as you walk among the
ruins OF Pompeli you see the most re
voting and disgusting pictures paint
ed upon tie walls. which prove how
the inhabitants OF the aristocratic sub.
urbs Of Rome glOried In their bestiali-
ties. Such were the inhabitants VI
SOdOm. They made no pretenso TO do
cency. They not only sinned, but they
gloricd IN their sins. They published
those sins everywhere. They practic-
ed them openly. Yet that was Tie
place where Lot and his wife, with
their two daughters, deliberately q,
cidcd 20 dwell after they had left the
sweet. holy fellowship " Abraham =
home. Ny brother. my sister. are your
companions today evil companions
Are they men and women who sin and
sin openly Are they inhabitants Of
the evil cities Of the plaini
Man. how is Z, about that clubl
do not say all mems clubs are bad
hut some certainly are bad. Ia YOU
club made up Of Christian members
! When you 20 there do you feel yOS
are honoung christi DO you ever heal
the lewd joke. tho vile story. th'
/ drunken hlccough. thepi Do you NJ
sOclate there with men who are nes
. lccting their homes and who are &C
; customcd 10 speak lightly Of woman
purity aud the sacred nobility Of moth
crhoodi Wife. how Is Il with your as
: soclatcsl For years you have bcci
; struggling TO get into society" WIS
, society," Tue society" OF Sodom o
, Of NAZARETH The society" o. wivc
: and daughters who are trying 10 max
) the world better through Christ or th
, society" OF avowcl worldllngsl W.
4 did Lots wife long 10 associate Wit
= the sinful inhabitants Of the cities q
r the plaln1 Why are you, O men an
r women. struggling to associate wit
people who care no more for yol
n Christ than Tor Buddha or Mohammc
: Or CoufucIus o. rlaiol Are your az,
|, c!aics today made up u gambllnl
n drinking. card playing dancing. Sal
bath breaking aud God dishonorin
sc,l n you are deliberately compal
. lonlng win such associates you OF
I, Ike lots wife. living with the wick,
= IN the evil citlcs % the plain.
I, war Ne Looked hack.
, Now We come To the great climax
|, these SYMBOLS Lots wife was bal
!. way couvcricd. She was in cxac,
= he same position as you were vi,
you lost your baby. You knrli by th
!, caskct AMI said, 20 God. give "a
I. back my baby God said TO 20
h Daughter, viii give you back you
/, baby n you will Gee that city q ~,
M l have taken your baby as bcautif
!. flower growing by tie sinful qua
mifrs aud he worldly destructive a
n asmal swamps have plnckci b
aud planted her IN the beautiful 90
., e. garden u heaven near 10 the a.,
!. % life, II you win live a. my ch,
/, aud turn your back upon tin you g
I. cone into my heavenly gardens al
!, me- ssain your dear cue a. rose
: Sharon % .our lips Thea you sal
= Lord. I W I comci I viii c0mcT'
a yol arc hGs lots wife because y
/, vcfv a tuv years $50 IN The surgin
\, % q great revival Il may have b.
N Ina yillsFc o. city church. TIC n
glcus movement a. a great tidal wa
A swept over that community and c.
\. ricd your l.Othcrs. your sisters, ~