Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-16
NEGLECT OF CHRIST FATAL
OsrsleBnsss Sends Thousands &, Eternal
Punishment, Says Dr. TO1rsy.
PUTTING OFF OPPORTUNITIES FOLLY
Largest crowd of the Misaion Attends
the Friday NiEht Meeting and
Result f. a Large Number
Of Conversions.

The lamentable proneness OF the masses
Of unsaved persons In carelessly neglectiug
opportunities for salvation through the ac-
ceptance Of Jesus Christ was the subject
OF the discourse Of DIR. Torrey at the Audi
forum Friday, the theme being taken
from Hebrews ii;3. How shall we escape
when we neglect 50 great salvatlon?" After
an address which was distinguished by
hghts Of oratory and subtle appeal to the
reason. as we'll as to the passions OF the
great audience. an even fifty persons rose
and acknowledged Christ. while other con-
versions were obtained at the close of the
meeting through the fundamentally Of the
personal workers committee
Probably the largest audience that has
been in attendance at any one meeting
during the progress OF the mission was
present last night many being brought by
the fact that It was the last meeting for
men and women There will be no meeting
Saturday night, while the men and women
will be addressed at separate meetings next
Sunday, the last day OF the mission About
1900 persons were present last night. not
including the choir. which was 50 large
that number were seated in the balconies.
No PIes for money Goes.
After the invocation by Rev Mr.. Jacoby
an appeal for large contributions was
made, as a deficit Of S1.i5O still exists in
the treasury The expenses of the mission
will be about $1,000 Isaac w. Carpenter, who
was soliciting the subscriptions, made an
appeal for s. donations, and requested ali
those so disposed would please arise. This
action was taken without the sanction OF
Or. Torrey and was distinctly without his
approval, as the plan was quickly brought
TO a close when DR.. Torrey interrupted tht
speaker and said:
IT must object to this proceeding, as 4
has always been stipulated by me in pre-
vious cases that nothing OF the sort shoult
be done. wouldn't hold a meeting wher
II was done" CO..
The objection was taken in good part ant
after the collection OF the contribution an,
prayer DR.. Torrey said:
There are some things which no mai
or woman can afford to neglect. Saliva
ton through Jesus Christ is one OF them
Better can a man on the deck of sink
ing vessel neglect the use of the last life
boat than any man or woman neglect tn
salvation God offers us through Jesu
Christ. Any man can be saved by Christ
No man can be saved without Christ.
Responsibility and Guilt.
Responsibility and guilt are measure
by opportunity. How great IL guilt whe
we turn a deaf ear to saivatio sent by Go
by His only Son, Jesus Christ. How the
shall we escape II we neglect the saliva
ton given by the Son OF God. who wa
sent to proclaim II throughout the earth
II you turn a deaf ear to that there is n
hope You have reached the limit {
possible defiance of the eternal God. Ever
man and woman that passes out Of tn
building tonight turning a deaf ear to Il
entreaties of God pours soorn and col
tempt on the blood that was spent on II
cross Of Calvary to serve you.
Everyone is dying an eternal deaf
who sins, and God offers you the remec
If you put out your hand and take It
Jesus Christ. You're dying now unless yC
take the remedy, and you will be dead Il
eternity. Your neglect of the remedy
killing you. The great majority who d
without Christ come to that state simp
through sheer neglect and there are thou
ands of people in Omaha perishing tonis
through simple neglect-and nothing more
On the last day OF the Torrey missio
Sunday, services for women only will
held at 3 p. m. and for men only at Z
p m. While the women's service IS
progress at the Auditorium, Rev. N
Jacoby will address the men at the Lyl
theater, and in the evening the WON
will be addressed by Miss Parker at t