Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-29

Heaven" taken in connection with
the roll of hero-martyrs in chapter
ii, men who had d~auntlessly wrought
for humanity and righteousness
through the battle of the ages. The
sermon was rich in illustration and
most pertinent in application; the
ideals and standards of military life
being forcefully used to emphasize
the high dutiees of Christian man
hood and fidelity. The speaker re-
ferred TO the time when he, a little
lad In the Quaker city, used to al
the canteens of the boys In blue as
their trains passed through the depot
grounds, and he counted 1t a high
honor that now after the lapse Of
years he al permitted to bring to
them "the water of life" from the
word of God. The large audience ex-
pressed keen appreciation of the elo-
quent discourse.
The Lincoln Park Service.
At 3 o'clock, the evangelist met a
goodly assembly at the park, and a
stirring service was held. The theme
was "The Battle Of the Ages" and a
strong appeal was made for men and
women to enlist in the great army of
the redeemed, which, in the name
of Christ and through His strength.
is steadfastly waging the age-long
battle against the sin and suffering OF
the world. Mr.. Hanson led the sing
ing with his usual force and genius,
and a male quartet consisting of
Messrs. Hanson, Thresher, McNary
and Larkin rendered special songs.
The open air meeting might be made
an effective feature of Christian work
all through the summer months.
Sunday Nights Topic.
what Shall 1t Profit a Man, If He
Gain the Whole World and Lose His
Own Soul?" These words of endless
import and tremendous significance
were used to carry the most practical
message which can be brought to
men. The supreme fact of life. said
the preacher, is the reality Of the
soul. And the fact carries its own
lessons of human responsibility and
the destiny consequent on the souls
attitude to Christ. Away with all
quibbling about the definition of the
soul. Let us deal with the fact In
a way commensurate with It's eternal
importance. What Is the value of the
Soul? There Is nothing within the
range of mans knowledge with which
1t can be compared. 1t is a treasure
beyond all material valuations. Christ
shows this by his question. If the
value of the soul be then so great.
we can begin to appreciate the awful
ness Of it's loss. Compare the care,
the effort. the peril men undergo to
save earthly things Of value. Then
look again how men lavishly expend
every material treasure to save the
BODY from harm or death, or to re-
gain the use of some lost faculty. A
New York merchant placed 81 1000.
900 with a trust company to be paid
the doctor who could restore his lost
sight. Such was his estimate Of his
loss through the failure of n bodily
organ. Men risk their own lives I'M
hesitatingly to rescue a little babe
from death in a burning building. II
these be rational actions, reasonable
values placed bv men on the value
of bodily life, what must be the yer.
dict of reason as tn the value OF the
imperishable soul Could one actually
comprehend the infinite peril In.
volved In the loss of the soul, the
mind might well give way beneath
the awful reality. A woman Of high
training, lost In the Adirondack noun
tains by losing her way n evening
had become a raving maniac when
discovered next day bv the searching
Marty. The terribleness Of being lost
from the presence of human cOmpan
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