The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-28

weaknesses, judgments, we will be UNI
consciously making q good character
which may be termed the crown OF
life, and this after all Is the main
thing to be secured. II we get the
crown we can afford to let God tend
to the stars with which 1t will be
adorned. In this matter we are to
follow the leadings of the Holy Spirit.
II We try to do this in our own Wis
dom We shall make great many silly
plumbers but he who follows the leai-
ings Of the Spirit will be given both
words and Judgment in approaching
and winning souls.
Converted Clean THROUGH
We Scandinavian people when we
are converted, are converted clear
through. and We so out to do service
for the Lord, Just in the measure
that we have received his grace, 1t
Is your selfish life and your and your
sin that stand in the way of your do
ing lay work in the day of visitation,
A counterfeit religion may 70
among men here at sort of face
value but when it comes before the
Judgment seat of heaven it will be
punched and smashed to pieces and
burned in an unQuenchable fire. There
are certain vital truths of Christianity
which must be believed and acted up-
on If one is going to he true to his
profession. What we want to do Is
to infuse life in some of these cold
asphyxiated stiffs lying around in our
churches and make them of some value
to Christ and the world. The only
value this sort of specimens have is
$4,000 in Chicago at medical institutes,
but We wouldn't give that much. IL
we could get the halt dead people and
the Ibetwixt and between sort revived.
We might expect great results.
Personal Experiences.
Mr.. Myrland's sermon was punctu-
ated with many striking and graphic
personal experiences and anecdotes.
He has a peculiar individual way Of
putting the most common truths and
driving them home with an apt sent
ence. After his sermon was finished
DR.. Robertson of Wesley college arose
and said that he was very anxious to
take his part in this revival and that
while he had been out of the city for
several days he now expects to make
up for lost time and to go out and do
personal work with several people
whom he had in mind. He gave his
hearty endorsement to the thoughts
presented during the evening service
and pledged his prayerful support for
the work.
Several people arose in response to
an invitation and some came to the
front at the conclusion of the serv-
ices.
Packed House.
Mr.. Hunt preached to a packed
house at the Trinity Lutheran church
last night upon text selected from
2 Ger. 81. Wherefore if any man
is in Christ he is a new creature. The
old things are passed away; behold
they are become new"
He said in part There are some
people who do not think that Christ
ianity means any more than world
mess that it is mere matter of unit
ing with home organization or belong
ing to a church. There are those to-
day that steal the livery of Heaven
to serve the devil in. But there are
some of us whose hearts have been
/. touched by the spirit of God who know
there Is such thing as belonging
to God and while we may call it by
different names it is still the same
thing in our consciousness. Love is
the same for instance among all ma
t1onaHties, languages and governments
wherever on this broad earth you
will find people you will always find
that there is striking contrast be-
tween righteousness and unrighteous-
ness, between sin and salvations, be-
tween the things of light and of dark
ness, between the things of love and
hate and God is love and 'as Mr..
Isaacs said to the children the other
day, when love is in the heart it
expels hatred, covetousness and sin.
AS l said to the men at the Y, NJ,
&. A. this morning, we cannot shovel
away these snow drifts by man power
but In the next few weeks under the
influence of the warm sunshine they
will melt and disappear and so when
Indifference and apathy are in the
heart of human beings. we must treat
1t to heavenly sunshine and not to
any feeble efforts at reformation. The
love of God will break down stubborn
will. It will drive out all hate and
evil and there is nothing else on earth
that will do it. We never make any
Roadway by calling people names; they
will turn around and call us one a
great deal worse but there is not ade-
quate answer for love except love in
return.
Likes Formation.
believe in reformation and I he
heve in formation and l like the latter
better than the former. My heart has
ached as l have gone by the billiard
halls of this city and saw them crowd
ed with young men fooling away their
time and money.
While you cannot explain what love
is you know that it exists so while
we cannot explain why it is without
the shedding of blood there is no re-
mission we feel that there is a great
spiritual fact here and so believing
we are saved. Dare any man tear
the American flag from its staff and
trample 1t under foot he would hardly
get out of this audience alive but
would be torn to ipeces. So he tram
pies upon the cross of Jesus and will
have the forces of destruction hurled
upon his soul