Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-01-17
Man REAPS '''0
I'D AS he SOWS
He Brings Everlasting
Punishment on
Himself.

a very interesting service was held
last night in the NJ. l.. church. Mr..
baskerville preached an able sermon
on man who hung himself. The SER
mon was based upon the account given
of tie rebellion of Absalom. He had
estai lished his government at Hebron
and wishing to destroy his father Da-
Nid had taken advice of Ahitophel who
was the chief adviser Of David but had
gone over to Absalom. but another who
was really on the side of David gave
advice contrary and this mans advice
being taken Ahitophel set his house in
order and went out and hanged him.
self
This gives us the chief foundation
for our thoughts said Mr.. Baskerville.
There are so many people all about
US who are hanging themselves and
they cannot blame God: they do it
themselves. God does not have any
thing to do with 1t. for he is offering
all grace enough and power enough for
all the trials aud all the difficulties of
life all the way through,
If We will not accept his heipI and
Will go on in our own strength and fail
thus we have only ourselves to blame
and we cannot blame the Almighty in
any way. nor will 1t do to blame God
] with eternal punishment. for He is Off
Z erlnE way or escape and we VIII not
accept it.
Man Reaps as He Sows.
God does not punish man. but man
reaps as he sows. You suffer the loss
of an arm because Of carelessness. and
then suppose YOU imagine that your
/ loss Will be only for a short time, but
will it? Ii will be for as long as you
live the natural life and your spiritual
loss will be for just as long as YOU
! live the spiritual or the eternal and the
real life.
Lose the development of soul life
and power and the capability of real
enjoyment Of heavenly things and tell
me how long will YOU suffer? You
will suffer as long as YOU live. which
! is forever. You cannot get around
this. If YOU repent not and will not
have God for give YOU and give you
new heart YOU will certainly suffer
eternal loss, 1t will be hell enough for
anyone, for hell is on the soul and hell
is all about us on earth and as satan
said Myself am hell SO many can say
today. for hell is in the life and will be
in the soul forever unless a superior
power takes it out. and this is jus,
what God is Offering to us He'll Is
walking up and down our streets every
day. and hell is incarnate as HEAVIER
may be all the time.
Souls Infinite Worth.
"A soul is of infinitely more value
than any amount Of dead matter. be
that gold, farms or anything else. Mar
clings to more than he does his rea
life at times. An immortal sold has
infinite value and to itself that value
means much only as it means a HEAVIER
Of purity and Of bliss
God is merciful He gave Jesu.
Christ to live the sublime life and t,
die the ignominous death in order tina
all might be won to accept the mere,
of God. and if He cannot win YOU by
offering Himself for YOU upon tn,
cross, then there is nothing in thi
great universe that can ever win you
cold ana dead heart to God and t.
Righteousness. Nothing better no
more winning will ever come upon III
horizon of your being than this. Bette
accept and be upon the safe side Ac
. cept now and be forever safe"
Tonight the sermon will be upon
subject which the doubter will take in
terest in. and tomorrow afternoon an,
Saturday afternoon there will be meet
ings. The last woman's meeting vii
be Saturday. and the last mems meet
ing on sunday afternoon. These ser
vices will close Sunday night and tn
regular work of the church will be or
ganiZed fully right away for futur
upbuilding of the kingdom here Il
Lewiston and for the good Of the place
AS in many other places the pastor q
the church believes that a great revi
val is only the beginning Of the uor
and it can be kept up right along an
success will come.