Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-08-21

sistanndt' II IN the ipets5n of~Ree. Louis
McGeGaffa' who Served IS first Assistant
TOR sevteefa1 yeafs IN one or the largest
churches of Greater New York. There
were i've priests aha 10000 parish
toners in stHiss tkarge Father McGsan
preached sdntday bat ast. Joseph 5
Church, ana rhade'x good impression
Father Bertke has returned 10 ST.
louis hfs fofh1e1' hdtne.1rFaN g..
10 7ig1e Mwo z.na,,eldlH IN -
"The Fire" "oA
REV fRt Ross : MOORE MOORE rkatRed at tine
First Baptist church ia1ssts Hight on the
su Ii cffstsf 'fiiie FIRES and Ais text
Vas! Vas the 22d and gsd verssssof athe
Episttfie' 81 7JJu nde:s Ssr' o. 'Jd' -as 44s.=
"Ahd of some have compassion,
making difference :os'''Fne ar .aaf=
."And others save with fear, pulling
them out Of the Hire: hating even the
garment spotted by the ffesh."i' 7d'
TIE SPEAKER Said that to his mind
the Scripture di6ted was a wonderful
text At first thought and glance st
Seems Very commohplace,' bat we
1earn after all that ii has depth We
had not thought IF. It explains how
men are to Be saved BY pulling them
cut of the fire The general meaning
is very plain. The writer tells us that
as Christians every child of Ged is a
soul winner. and that every child. OF
God takes pleasure in Il telling that
story Of the redeemed. The text rep.
resents to us the common dutylof saw
ing souls from death =~',ll,s :.
He said that there were two mo-
tives which control every person
one is love. the other is fear. One
great mistake Of men, is that they do
not realize the danger of everlasting
destruction! It is hard to convince
some who consider themselves beyond
social and moral reproach, yet, we
must warn them of the common dan.
eer-loss of the soul We can. all
see. in, that one message of prophecy
that Christ came to : save the people
from their sins. He is still readY,Io
save us.
The speaker said that if 'the world
had not had need CT salvation.i there
would have been no Christ. that
there would have obeen no cross if
man had not needed saving. God
loves Sinners with an everlasting love.
hut there is something else besides
love Spoken of nih thai Bible. Yoas
must appeal to the people through
fear. You will find that the, Bible
c6nles Nfrh ".'War}ii ttgst thft shouf,l
touch any heart, hit some do not like
these WRITINGS, because Gods woia
convinces them of their.sin. Bit its
warnings are filled with love, and
eTert's time EGod44 points a-tlle
finger of warming ,lt'at a Il HUI
maffIBeing:.F behind ,that,lE hand is a
heart of love. ard if the, IWarnings'are
understood, the sinner would heed
them and not turn from the warning
hand, - "'''1
Men 9 are al liyii ra'' d1ni}godly lives. and
God says we must snatch them from
the fire And 'rescue''the perishing. If
saw a man asleep ihaa burning house
.! would hot do my duty ff'I did not
r1'eh to him and save him from perish
ing. Thus the warning to- snatch souls
from the 'burning g. to rescue the perish
ing i4d'nni sE t+f~ -5tt,s3. II ~ y
81 There is NO ereed to"wave, The red
signal if there is no danger on the
track. There is no need Of 4 Tight
house IF there is no danger on the
rocks There would be no warnings
in the Bible if there, were mo dan
gers:fi The man who laughs at the
warnings, laughs at the divine word,
as all scripture was given by lnspira:
tron. The; scripture, not only tells us
of the danger but it tells us of the
means Of escape He said be. was glad
lthat,, thes Bible told him not only to
hold before those present the qofrimofl
dangeMl but also ssaomllp eJlhle9sdl MIN to
feldsout 40 them the means ofIescape.
If We would says, save, souls we Just tell
some disagreeahle truths. DEATH has
been. passed upon all sen. Some may
stare and NOT like like it IT. but it is true:
A man may die in sin. but he will
wakslYg in hell in A.. those .S. sins, because
the wages of sin is death. and you VIII
.he paid for your sins. Yo5als fihdy serve
satan if YOU wilt but Athh the V age" ct
that serving is eternal death, ." The
Gift OF God is eternal life, through