Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1906-05-31


ing tonight who in their secret hearts
believe in Christ, but have never OPEN
~ professed that faith IN Him. WHY
tarriest thou? What are you waiting
Tor! Why don't you accept Christ to-
night? Why don't you publicly con
fess your acceptance of Christ tonight? !?
l wish it were possible for me to de-
-scend from this pulpit tonight and
go from seat, to seat, from man to man,
woman to woman who has not publicly
accepted Christ and put to them the
question, 'Why tarriest thou?'
believe that if could do so that
almost every man and woman who is
out Of Christ in this great building
would be brought to Him tonight: But
that is impossible, so the next best
thing to do is for you to forget that
am speaking to a great congregation
here, and just think you and are hav-
ing personal talk together, and that
l am asking the question.
And while am asking that question
/ want everybody to draw near in
prayer for a few moments, at the end
of which time shall have your honest
answer. Let us have a few moments
Of perfect silence. Why tarriest .thou2
Perfect silence for few moments.
know what the answer Of some Of
you is. It is, 'I am waiting until I
am convinced, and just as soon as T
am convinced that the Bible is the
Word of God and that Jesus Christ is
the Son Of God l will accept Jesus"
Now, to every one here who makes
that answer. I will make the offer: If
you will come to me at the end of this
meeting will show you with absolute
certainty that Jesus Christ is the Son
of God, and that the Bible is the Word
Of God. Now if you are really an honest
skeptic you will accept that offer. II
you don't accept it, don't go around
saying you are q skeptic; you are not
a skeptic, you are only humbug.
OF course, if you are a mere quibbler
have no time 10 waste on you. But if
you are an honest skeptic have all
the time in the world for you. But let
me say. right here. that have vet to
find the first honest skeptic, infdel, ag-
nostic, Unitarian, or Christian Scientist
who really wanted to know. The truth
is that I could show them that the
Bible is the Word of God and Jesus
: Christ the Son Of God.
It has been accepted by millions all
over the world, and L know that every
one that has accepted it has found joy
| in Jesus Christ and is rejoicing in Him
| tonight. and if you come to me really
| wishing to know and are willing to
| obey your conscience, will put you in
the way of finding out. and if I don't
succeed. you will be the first one !
have ever failed on. Nfa5t
A few years ago lived in Minneapo-
| lis at q time when the boom was on
| and men made fortunes in a day.
came back to the State of Ohio on a
] visit One night I and my wife were
| stopping with a friend who was then
seventy years of age. He had accumu
lated half million dollars. One foot
was in the grave. s.a.e g-
1 One night when everybody else was
| IN bed he and remained up for a
talk, and what do you think he wanted
10 talk about-about eternity, or about
the future of his soul? Is that what he
wanted to talk about? No. He leaned
over that old white hand Of his and
whispered, sArchie, do you know any
place up in Minneapolis where coulf
invest a little money where it woulC
bring big interest?" [Laughter.]
You laugh, but there is nothing laugh
able in it; il was appalling. Thousand
,f men in Philadelphia tonight are il
The same grip of that awful curse, tha
love for gold. I would rather under
take to save twelve whisky fiends tha'
one miser.
How is it with the love of pleasure
Ah, friends, as the years pass by I'D
less and less pleasure there is IN til
world. but the more pleasure you see
and endeavor to enjoy. the more OF !
slave you become to it. You go to
theatre and you will see women ol
enough to be grandmofhers. dresse
in low-necked gowns. exposing the
thin. weazoned old forms. bla2onp
with diamonds. as eager to see ia
play as the miss just making her dehi
in society The longer YOU live &c
the world the more of a slave !oa o.
come to its pleasures. but the les
pleasure there is in it, and the .tiil
will never come when il is easier
give up the world than It is tonight.
Some years ago / was stopping wit
friend. and after we came nome fro
.. meeting he told me the story OF q