Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-10
1.-The Shortness of Time

1.-The Shortness of Time
withstanding the very inclement
weather there was large audience
present at the services at the flfst
BAPTIST church Sunday night. Ihe
scripture reading for the evening was
The twelfth chapter of Ecclesiastes.
The subject of Rev. Ross Moofe's
discourse was "The Shortness Oh
Time and the scripture text INC
twenty-ninth verse of the seventh
cbapter of First Corinthians:
"But this l say, brethren, the time
is short
Rev Moore said that he prayed Coo
for a message for the CHRISTIAN ana
the unconverted: that it was alarm.
ing how you and are sporting WIN
life. playing with it as child does
tov" and in this connection ne spoke
Of the alarming uncertainty OF ma
terial things
ue said that while passing through
the mountains Of Galilee. while tour
ING the Holy Land, he saw nothing OF
the proud people which cnce lnhapl'eo
that country. and no more were 'le
preat cities to be seen only IN RUINS
4h.+ when the queen of Sheba saw
Solcmon's temple she was so amazed
and enraptured with its greatness
That she exclaimed: "The nall mas
never yet been told" But OF SOLO
mons great temple not one stone re-
mains to tell CT its greatness. All
these things only prove the shorthess
of time and the uncertainty OF mate
rial things. He said there were '"o
Yoints from which he desired TO ols-
.nss man in relation to the shortness
of time and the uncertainty OF mate
rial things. the first being
"What should | be-
TIC said that time is too short TO
recal1 our mistakes-they are pds'
,nd gene. The unkind word IS gone
mt not TO be recalled only to return
to sting you to the heart In TINS sh'i'e
time allotted to us we shouio pe
rhrist-like: be what Christ wants US
+c be-'ike himself. His one PRAYER
for ten years was tc he more hAS 'fe
blessed Savior. He said: wan
Won tc stand beside the Savior ana
coo how small you are: 20 see u
vc,7 are what Christ would nave So'
:, no. to see if you are like On rsf.
put if YOU are not like CHRIST ne !
nerciful and wiling to help yon 10 y
like him and t. save you.
."yhe greatest sin cf yonr hf', san
the sneaker. "is to desnise ami re'sc'
the Son Of Ced.@ 4e spoke q Ma
rr1ecn Alexander the Great 2ad oth-
orc as great conQuerors, hut the great
oct oononere.~. the great ST Eiete f1e
greatest hero is Christ. he conquefei
himself and had the power to take ND
his life aeain. He spoke Ct CHRIST )
nnserfsh sacrifices, forgetting MS
ov, desires II order te' upEft those
obor+ MS. 6. Il must be with US
Every person should he canquerer'
60 many things threaten fc Poii
now, nan g. woman. hut they must
he 7iFe Christ. they must stand ont as
heroes ana conquer2rs. BE a man OF
woman rising hy the gfaee q G2d a.
!, victor where hef6se thera had me-
fsi,,,re---laaf on overcoming life, the
+b;.,c W9icl Go' ws~ts and -'e t':ne
which veu should DO sta@2 hetore
the world as victor whc may haEs
faiIea today W. will not fat ;oAo@
,ow-de+ernined to coaQuer. and tbs
.n,v wav tc he strong man er wo
W. are w,o will y : vic 81. s !
ei-.o venr heart to God.
Rev MocYe next discussed VIVA
We Should pa." lie seid -he a~swei
was plain and simple-@o VT {'.a'is'
would have rou % do He sad 'ha'
the time Of life vas Sc she.t MAJ ~
erv person should give h!s 9s2'+ t
Coo tarly. and read the To- Eszsa e
the Twelfth chapter of Eecl si2st@s.
"Peraen3bs1 new thv Greet q r.
aays = ~ vep;h. w2i,e tse e"l davS
cone ne nor the vars 2raw
wber -her shalt sav ! have no RS
ure N hen"
"Remember Thy Create. IN ''9 d'N
Ct tbv vcuth." because tee t{G@ 8 {.
shcrt. Remember him befo1 VOW
life becomes cortaminated with y
righteousness. Think of man vast