The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-05-05
Calrnase
Sermon
BY Rev.
Frank De Witt Tslmaee. d. d.

sermon the preacher draws from the |
old story powerful lesson on the sins |
of modern society and shows the way
Of escape from such sins and their con.
sequences The text Is Luke xvii, 30. !
Remember Lots wife"
Truth Ii truth az all times. But truth
IL never more powerfully driven home
20 the consclenccs Of men than when
Illustrated by parable or symbollzed by
biography or eXempllhod by anecdote.
Christ always symbollzcs truth In a
very simple way. Today he appears TO
Us. as well NJ 10 the rharis-es Of old,
and says MEN. you know the history
Of Lots wife. with great opportunity
Of usefulness. yet she became false TO
her trust DO not make the sinful mis-.
takes she made. DO not have her doom
your doom. by yondcr pillar Of salt
learn that the wages ~ sin IA always
death Repent of your sins while there
IA yet time Repent ns John the Bap.
list cthortcd you 10 repent. Come and
bow NJ Gods mercy seat. and bow
now" May God teach M one and OIL
TO linger only long enough IN the plains
u Sodom and Gomorrah 10 learn the
mighty gospel lesson that there IA no
safety anywhere for sinful man out
side the protecting and forgiying love
Of Jesus Christ
Like lots wife. the most Of us.
whyi We are freed from the bitter
Temptations which. ~ pack Of hun.
cry wolves. follow IN the wake ~
merciless poverty. We have never
known what Il IL 20 arise IN the nom.
Ing and have nothing 20 eat We have
n-, - known what it 4 10 SILVER Ia
cold because We could not afford a
warm garment Tor our backs We
never knew what Il was 20 stargrr
about great city after the hOun OF
lmlduIghi lu a subwstorm because We
Idd nor know where 20 lay our heads
and thcu bad 90 apply 90 The police
station aud sleep with a bot ~ filthy.
ld'riy iumps upon The stone noors,
with our ragged shDcs under our heads
Tor a pillow We may not have been
able 10 count our sheep By the thou
sands aud our herds ~ horses aud
lHulc hy tie hundreds. ns lots wife
ldd We may not have servants "a.
bore aud messengers 20 do our slightest
bIdng hut Ike Lots wife when
she aud her husband separated frum
the Aluhamic household. We have al.
lVays had enough food 10 eat, enough
,I1tb.ug 60 wear aud comfortable
Iplacc ln which 10 slumbcr We have
never bcen Ia position where hunger
was rnawlug NJ our ,ltals and where
Temptation came snarlinF aud snap
ping NJ our heels IN our desperate
struggle Tor physical existence. We
never knew what u was 20 long "a
earn our br,ad by the sweat ~ our
brow aud never be able 90 crunch q
crumh
Deserve. rtty.
Even murder the worst % crimes
has degrees ~ iupltudc Cod pity N,
man who 10 placed In he awful post
ton ~ one who realizes that he has d
slay bis brother NJ do himself. Co
pity tho starving shipvrcckcd sailor
who cruurhrs upon the c,lgc ~ rhfl
IN the middle ~ the Atlantic occaf
watching h's companion ~ the oihei
side ~ he raft. who IL hunger No,
lac himself Goi pity him ~ be lap
forward as tirvr mlght leap upon M
back ~ n trembling favn hnd buric'
bis teeth lu the iurulnr vein ~ hi'
lfIyui aud drinks The flowing bluoi y
lHrndlsh giey Hs o. mountain lloucs'
would bury her teeth Loo the sof, M
~ n rabbit or " tat prairie dos tel
Z son. my friends. col has d.fcrcn
. lsuudapis ~ Judgment Tor sln y
makes great deal ~ difference how
a. be- condemns us Tor sIu u. on the on,
b hand. We. Ike lots wife, have imam
Z -Ial pl,nty and NJ on tho other hand
r We afv poor. hungry ouicusts, with NJ
!. work aud no means ~ earning 80
D.. lni NJ un honest livelihood To Mn ~
= pleasure nud iD lin because you DO IN
= now which way 10 turn Tor food M
= two cntlrr'y different propositions Il
Gods economy.
IS uh. TIE temptations that come Z
a some men on Account q their struggle
o for a physical cSis,cncel was neve
Z more Impressed with the awfulness q
4 such temptations than when rcadln
q this tragic story some ycars after ih
/ overthrow o. Napoleon q banquet wa
% being given ln london 10 The ifiils
!. 6ntrfs Who had fought under wclllnl
!. ton N Waterloo puriue their dime
n ltbr o,d commander. then the most boz
N or,l man In England. tcos ont u n
/. lpNrkct a beautifully iewclcd snuGbo
r. which had been presented 20 him b
4 lhls sovereign. IN oricr that bic con
4 panIous IN arms might see u he passc
i n down the table. 4 short time at,
4 wellington asked where Il was, mud n
. ono could fnd H. The jcwcled snufrbo
i lhad disappeared. ~ course oil the on
ecrs present fcli that there was this
! among them. Some one proposed thi
% the door he locked aud every on
n searched Much 10 the surprise n N
|, company. an honorrd cN'cOlcncl Of
A limo regiment refused 10 be scarchc,
N lrylirncr. of course. pointed TO him
10 tho guilty man. hut on account of 81
- associations sake Wellington lc, him s
" That night when The great duke vi
a undressing Tor bel much TO bis 40
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