The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-31
THAT Unanswerable Question
Subject Last Night.
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED
A Large Audience Listens TO an Elo.
uuent Address Upon an Interesting
Question and an Earnest Plea for
Acceptance Of Free Salvation.

Another lareg audience greeted Rev
Ralph Gillian ut the Methodist churcf
last evening, A choir OF 20 voices. as
!, sisted by the large congregation sane
several songs, Mrs, Watkins sang d
solo. Il Am Not Saved" and Rev. w
S. Grim delivered the invocation. Rev
Gillian spoke in part as follows;
That unanswerable question, 1t Is a
lQuestion that no man or woman without
Jesus Christ will be able TO answer, II
liz were possible for me to talk to the
invisible God and ask him, l would ex"
lpect to have Him say there is no an
swere to that question, | would ex-
lpect Jesus to say there is no answer
to that question. would expect the
angels that sing around the throne TO
move away. and say. there is no an
swer to that question.
How shall we escape II we neglect
so great salvation? Can you answer
1t? claim that It is the unknown God.
Can you answer It? Some may say.
do not believe in hell What has that
got to do with Il? ask you II there
is anything to escape from?
First-The greatness OF Gods saliva
tion. There is nothing In the world TO
compare with II. because II was pur.
chased by the blood OF Jesus. He pur-
chased redemption for us and dipped
the pen in his own precious blood ana
signed our pardon.
Second Because II Ia free. II Il was
something hard to get hold Of. men
would work hard to get IT, No min.
lister ever believed more IN the cross OF
Calvary than do /. II you should ask
me If II is all wrapped up In the cross
OF Calvary, | would answer, no. DO YOU
think that God sent His only Son. and
suffered torture, with a crown OF tnrons
placed upon His head. and be scoffer
at for nothing. Did He want to see
that scene enacted upon Calvarys aill. |
No, God hid His face and refused to
look upon II. Do you think that God |
viii hold man guiltless than makes
light of the story Of Calvary? Great
er love hath no man than ne lay down |
his life for his friend over 1900 years
ago Jesus laid down His life for His
Friends. He died for us. How shall |
we escape If we neglect such a saliva
tion.
Sometimes the question is asked.
what will this salvation bring. would
become Christion II could secure
something that do not now possess.
This is what you receive. First, par
don. What does the guilty man know
about pardon? Though your sins be
like scarlet. they shall be white like
wool. Second. 1t brings peace. DO you
know what peace means? II you go
home tonight and lay down upon your
bed and go to sleep, you have absolute
ly no control over yourself. II your
heart should cease to beat you would
wake up In eternity, with your Maker
This salvation offers peace. It offers
pardon for the soul, and a pardon that
enables man to go out In the world and
live as God wishes him to live. There
Is no other salvation. Jesus said. /
am the way, and the truth and the life
No man cometh unto the Father except
by Me. II we neglect this only saliva
ton, how shall we escape All that a
man has to do to be lost is simply to
neglect taking this salvation All that
Is necessary for you to do Is to lose
the power you have got and you will
be lost because Of your neglect.
There Is no answer to this question.
II Is an unanswerable question, but
there is way to escape and that is by
-aking Christ. There Is no excitement
here tonight, no enthusiasm II is for
you to say. You are the one to decide.
The following announcements We're
made: There will be no service on
Saturday night On Sunday there win
be a service at the Congregational
,hurch for men only. Sunday morning
he regular services will be held in
Ill the churches. The subject for the
sermon tonight will be "SkepticIsn."