Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-08-04

sooihsaycr from India. a year ago
We had that Egyptian magician with
rs Two years ago there came that
disciple Of Eplcurus from Athens.
ics went TO hear them all. al
ways 40 aud hear everybody who
comes 10 advOcate some string, creed.
, Come along with me aud let us listen
10 this Paul We can sit In the back
u the room. Perhaps we can sit on
che window will. The window IL close
20 the door. and then - can slip out
q The speaker becomes tircsomc" Is
u t0o much stretch of the imagina-
tl0n 10 picture Euiychus going 10 hear
Paul In such spirit rs some OF our
modern Eutychtses 90 10 hear the diff
ferent speakers Of our modern churches
IN these cities OF the western hcmi-
sphere
No wonder Euiychus found the
preaching % Paul stupid IL lac wor-
shipped one week Ia the temple Of IA
Diana and the next week studied the
teachings Of the priest of Egypt and
the next tried 10 solve the tricks Of an
eastern magician. Aud yet this is the
way some attendants of our modern
churches are trying To make their pas
tors sermons interesting. One week
they are at Methodist church. the
next week at Presbyterian church.
the next at church Of the Latter
Day Saints. called the Mormon church.
The next week they are attending
Salvation Army barracks. The next
week they are In hall filed with the
disciples Of spirituallsm Then next
week they 20 To the Catholic cathedral
aud then to the Episcopalian service
and then 10 strict Quaker meeting.
No service Is for them too broad or
too liberal or too strict They attend
them all. and In attending them all
they lose what little faith they ever
had IA the Bible or in God Now. my
brother. what you need is not To go TO
IA dozen different churches and study n
score or more of creedS. But 1t is i'm
portant. q We modern Eutychuses. to
stay IN one church and sit close up TO
one altar and worship one Christ
Too Many Grecds.
"Oh. do not know about that" says
some one. There IL some good in all
creeds Even from the most repusive
flower the bee can gather a little honey
Aud | would like to gather u little
honey from every ecclesiastical gar
den" All. my friend. you are wrong
You will not find your eternal saliva
tion 10y running after many teachers
or by having itching ears but only by
wOrshipiug Christ and continuing To
worship him Ia one household of faith
Because "A dozen different teachers tell
you there is safety in their strange
creeds that does not prove that they
have interpreted Gods word Alright.
But. lastly. | remark this ancient
Eutychus made another mistake which
SO many men and women are making
today. lie did not believe that there
was ever = last time for him to re-
ceive the gospel of Jesus Christ. He
felt that II he could receive Christ to.
day then he could receive him next
week or next month or next year or
| even ten years from the night OF his
fatal accident But there was a last
chance for Eutychus. and there Is Il
last time for US. And the sad fact is
that for some OF US this last time for
accepting Christ may be today this
morning. this afternoon or tonight
Perhaps Christ is speaking to us as
Christ spake In the parable of old, say
ing. Thou fool. this night thy soul
shall he required of thee" Tonight
the death angel may come 10 thee as
he came to Eutychus OF old, when he
fell ont OF the window and broke his
neck