The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-07-13

+ experiences, while some asked for
prayers for friend or relative. These
little impromptu talks by members
of the congregation were given
promptly and gladly, showing that
many were anxious to testify to the
great good they had derived from the
meeting and the blessing so many had
received.
Mr.. Gates talked again about the
punishment which awaits the unsaved
He said he loved to talk about heav-
en-, but he felt if he failed to warn the
people of the awful punishment the
sinners must suffer, God would re-
quire the blood of the unsaye
hands That God had said this, but
He had not said he would require the
blood of sinners at the hands of His
servants if they failed to tell of the
beauties of heaven. That he did not
feel it his duty to preach for enter
tainment, but to save lost souls, and
the doctor, when he wanted to cure
patient did not give pleasant medi-
cine, but of necessity gave bitter
drugs.
Mr. Gates spoke of the great help
found in prayer, and told of some of
the great pentacostal blessings de-
rived not from a word of prayer, for
the devil, he said, didn't mind word
of prayer, but from earnest, continued
prayer. His sermon was not sermon
in the general acceptance of the word.
He didn't take a subject and talk
about it, but preached Gods word, and
1t is safe to say that his subject will
linger indefinitely in the minds of his
hearers for he made every word i'm
pressive. so shall it be at the end
of the world, the angels shall come
forth and sever the wicked from the
just and cast them into the furnace
of fire, and there shall be wailing and
gnashing of teeth
din mere W give INC wal uIHS' VIC
all love the heroes in history who
went through danger to warn the peo-
pie of approaching disaster, and If
l should name over tonight the twen
ty men who are my best friends, who
would go further and do more in my
behalf, I would call over the names
of men to whom I have carried the
warning. | am here to tell you the
truth, to tell what God said There
shall be wailing and crashing of
teeth; at the end of the world the an
gels shall come and shall sever the
wicked from the just an beast them
into the furnace of fire and there
shall be wailing and wailing and wall
ing and wailing and wailing and wall
ing and wailing and wailing and
crashing and gnashing and crashing
and gnashing of teeth. That is the |
and there is only one saliva |
ton; you must be washed in the blood |
of Christ. If you fail to heed it, the !
angels will come to you and you will !
be one of those He casts out and |
yours will be the awful doom of the !
wicked. The mystery of today is the |
telegraph, and it is a mys-
terry indeed, but the mystery Of mys-
teries, the mystery of all ages, is how |
a sensible man can turn his back on |
4 topless heaven and go down to a
bottomless hell ] can see the great
lay coming, we know not when, but
we know it is coming for God says SO.
rhe angel comes out among the peo-
Die and sewers the wicked from the
ust Suppose he came to this au-
Hence tonight Would you be cast out
see them take that wicked man or
hat wicked woman and cast them in
o the furnace of fire and there is
vailing and gnashing of teeth. ] am
the warning. In other
places where have preached,
ome people have said l was crazy
because / so persistently preached
he warning of tonight. 1t was so In
he days of Sodom, when Lot deliver
ID the warning and tried to save his .
ons and their wives II is so today.
here's somebody crazy The des-
ruction of Sodom showed that Lot
vas not crazy, and when that great
ay comes and the angel comes forth
QUILL know that the man who fails |
D heed Gods warning is the man who
yas crazy.
No words can describe the awful
errors of hell. Words are made.
uate. And every man who is suffering
he tortures of the damned went to l
ell through procrastination You say
OF tonight; I'll seek Gods forgive {
ess at some more convenient time. q
on run an awful risk. In the end the !
ngel may come forth and sever you /
ON the just and there shall be wall e
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