Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19
"THE RUNAWAY COUPLE"
DR.. BROUGHER'S TOPIC
SIN IMPULsIvE AND REPULsIVE,
HE SAYS
Preaching of Northern Minister in Rev,
Robert J. Burdette's Pulpit Con-
tlnues to Attract Large
Audiences

1.-THE Runaway Couple" was the topic
of Rev. DR.. ]. Whitcomb Brougher last
night at the Temple Auditorium. The
second Sundays sermons by DIR. Broug-
her brought immense crowds to the Audi
torium.
DR. Brougher took for his text Genesis
Iii $40, dealing with Adam and Eve run
ming away from the Lord.
Dr. Brougher is fulfilling his reputa-
tion which preceded him. He attracts
large audiences and succeeds in interest
ing them in topics that are near the peo-
pie. Last night he said in part:
"Sin caused the first couple to run
away. Sin usually lies behind every run
away couple. 1t is an exceptional case
that ever justifies a couple running away
to get married. AS a usual thing there
is something wrong somewhere when
young couple cannot receive the consent
of parents and friends to be married.
I'm the case before us, we find that
God had made every possible arrange
ment for the happiness of Adam and Eve;
yet in spite of that fact they ignored his
wishes and everything that was for their
best interests, went into sin, and then
tried to run away and hide from the
Lords presence. There are three signih-
cant lessons to be learned from the ex-
perience of this first runaway couple.
Sin ImpuIsive
First, we learn here, first of all, the
impulsive nature of sin. l use the word
'impulsive' as signifying action without
due reason and reflection. Sin has Won
derful power in leading men to do wrong
when there is no excuse for 1t. There was
no excuse for Adam and Eve shining.
There was not a solitary thing that
was actually necessary to their happiness
that had not been given to them Every
thing that heart could really desire for
their good belonged to them; yet, in spite
Of this fact, Satan led them to do that
which ruined their future and cast
blight over all their prosperity.
young men and women from the very
best surroundings and incest homes have
gone into sin and brought on themselves
ruin and disgrace when there has been
no plausible excuse for it. Sin will lead
people to do the most unreasonable
things. and favorable circumstances will
not always save man from ruin. The
greatest sinners are usually those who
have the least excuse for being So
Second, we also learn here the re-
pusive nature of sin. When Adam and
Eve had sinned they became ashamed OF
themselves and 5tried to run away from
the presence of God. Unholiness is al
ways ashamed to look holiness in the
face. We never appreciate the repulsive
nature of sin until we have reached
certain state in the sinful life.
"Sin never comes to us. Sin is repulsive
in nature at first I never have believed
in a devil with horns and forked tall and
ugly features. Nobody would be enticed
by devil of that kind. Scripture repre-
sents Satan as coming to Adam and Eve
in the form of a serpent. He probably
was an attractive serpent. If the Bible
had said that he came In the form OF a
fine horse I would believe it.; If 1t had
said that he came in the form of mule.
I know / would believe it; if it had said
he had come in the form of woman,
am dead sure would believe it; If 1T had
said he had come in the form OF man,
there would be no room for doubt.
Satan and sin come in the most at
tractfve forms possible 1t Is only after
one has been caught that the repulsive
nature of sin is seen. The most beauti-
full young woman in this house tonight
could become the most repulsive in a few
months by giving herself to life of sin.
1t is strange that men and women will
be fooled into life of evil when they
know that they must pay for it with their
honor, their happiness both here and
hereafter
Third, we learn also the expulsive ma
ture of sin. Adam and Eve We're ex-
PEELED from the garden of Eden This is
perfectly natural ana perIeclly reason-
able. Sin always leads the sinner in the
end to seek to get away from the pres
ence of that which is good. Ignorance
does not care to stand in the presence
of intelligence; poverty never feels at
home in the midst of wealth; roughness
and coarseness do not care to tarry long
in the company of refinement and Gull
ture; vileness never feels comfortable IN
the presence of virtue.
'This is according to a great law of
human nature. 1t is the law that Will
settle human destiny. Every man shall
go to his own place. The sheep shall be
separated from the goats because they
are unlike in nature Those who are pre-
pared by nature will go to the place pre-
pared by the devil and his angels. Tnose
who are fitted by nature for heaven will
60 to the place prepared for the presence
of Jesus Christ and his people. EVERY
man shall go to his own place.