Mower County transcript., 1906-04-25

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| it is to see man who lacks just one
thing and who neglects or refuses
to take the step that would supply
the lack.
''The agencies that bring one close
to God are the Christian home, the
preaching of the gospel and Chris
tian companions. There is many a.
man in hell tonight who was dragged
there through the influence of Goddess
companions.
, II believe no profession in which
people live today is so susceptible to
the talk of the infdel as the legal
profession. Yet some of the most
brilliant preachers this world has ev-
er known were trained in the legal
profession. Lawyers live in an at
mosphere of argument. They train
themselves to weigh evidence. They
teach themselves to ignore the emo
tions. They want to know how you
know and be sure that you do know.
It would. not be surprising if lawyers
were inclined to be skeptical in the
matter Of religion, but as matter
of fact the brightest lights of the
legal profession have been and are
Christians.
''Thank your stars if you have a
praying wife. Her prayers are like
a lightning rod protecting you from
the deserved stroke of Gods wrath.
There are two gates into the soul
| one through the head and the other
through the heart. For the man with
the smallest modicum of intellect and
the largest amount of conceit to claim
that the religion of Jesus Christ is
not reasonable makes me sick.
Il would rather,''' said he, 3'that a
man or woman would state all sorts of
objections to the Christian religion
,, than be simply stolid, apathetic and
careless.
"Would to God we had more young.
men, like this young man Of my text
in America. He was amiable, virtu-
GUS and moral, and if these things
were enough to save him it was fool
ish for, Jesus to tell him that he was
not far from the kingdom of God. j..
do not build your hope upon your
cleverness, or upon your good deeds;
but nail your hope to the cross Of
Jesus Christ and be saved unto eter-
nifty.
GAS Jesus Christ looked at him he
couldn't help but admire him and he
said to him. Won't. you come the
rest of the way to salvation?' &
ut is hard to convince the drunk
ard, the gambler, harlot or the man
on his death bed that they ought to
accept Christ as a Savior. It is the
good moral people who trust to their
morality alone that are hard to con,
vince. -ss.-e,5,....c,.s ..7~,. z
"The vilest sinner is saved when.
once. he gives his heart to Christ. Dt-
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filth; and the good living man caua
only be saved through divine grace. :.
Your morality will not save you.
Nowhere in the New Testament ISL
taught that men are saved through
morality alone. All have -sinned and
come short of the requirements of
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"A lustful look is adultery. i Hate is
murder. If you break one Of the com
mandments you break the law and are
guilty before God. The breaking of
one link Of q chain destroys its power.
Another thing is prayer. "a lot Of
you will never know how many pray.
ers have been behind, pushing you
down the aisle. There are men and
women in hell tonight who have resis
fused to heed the power Of the pray
ers Of their loved ones. Many Of
you here tonight are here because
OF the prayers Of your mother and
you q are e not p far from the kingdom 81.
God u.
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