Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-07
ROLL CALL SERVICE.

ray, pastor Of the Yorkville Baptist
church and who has had charge Of the
work since the first Of last December,
suggested that Roll CALI service be
held in the church on the first Sunday
in May. The suggestion was heartily
approved by the members and the
previously arranged programme was
carried out in detail last Sunday.
There was probably larger per cent
age Of the members Of church pres
ent than on any single occasion in
some years. The exercises were open
ed with the singing of the long meter
doxology, followed by a prayer, after
which another hymn was sung and
this in turn was followed by the read
ing Of a part Of the oath chapter Of
Exodus. The usual collection was
then taken and Immediately followed
by the gathering Of the birth day Of
ferings" as explained below. After the
singing of another hymn, Mr.. Murray
announced as his text Exodus xxiv, Z:
"Ali that the Lord hath said will we
do, and be obedient" He then spoke
in part as follows:
We love to talk Of the wonderful
promises of God to us. Our souls feed
upon them. 1t is we'll for US to dwell
upon them. Here is precious prom
ise. He that dwelleth in the secret
place Of the most high, shall abide un-
der the shadow Of the Almighty"
Then when we consider Gods promise
never to leave or forsake us, or the
promise Of the second coming, the res
direction of the dead and Of our
final abode in our Fathers house OF
many mansions, we do not wonder
that Peter spoke Of the exceeding
great and precious promises of God.
1t would be joy to me to speak to
you today upon any one Of these gra-
cious promises, but as We assemble
to renew our covenant, we must turn
our faces in another direction and
speak Of Our Promises to God"
Moses had just returned from
Mount Sinai and delivered Gods COM
mands to His people and they all with
one voice said: "All that the Lord
hath said will we do and be obedient."
How soon this promise was forgotten
and alas! how soon we forget the
promise we made to God when He
saved us. In the first place let us
note then that this was a message
you each Lords day. All Scripture
Is given by Inspiration Holy men
Of old wrote as they were borne
along by the Holy Spirit"
This message was threefold in its
compass. 1t enjoined upon the people
proper living in their own private
lives. No amount Of professions will
atone for the immoral inward life.
The pure in heart are to see God and
they who have clean hands and pure
heart are to stand on His holy hill.
God also in this message revealed
His will as to how the children Of Is
rael were to treat one another. Jesus
taught, Therefore all things whatso-
ever ye would that men should do
unto you, do ye even so unto them;
for this is the law and the prophets. !"
When we gave our hearts to God we
promised to treat our fellows right.
Are we keeping this promise? Are we
sending the gospel to the heather as
we would have them send it to us If
we were in their places and they in
ours?
This message revealed to them God
and the fact that He is to be supreme.
When he saved us we promised to seek
first His kingdom and His righteous
ness. Yes, we said, "All that the Lord
hath said will we do and be obedient."
Are we living up to this solemn prom
ise to Him who will hold us to strict
account on the great day of judg-
ment?
But I would notice in the second
place that they failed to keep their
vows as we have oft failed to keep
ours. The stains of idolatry were yet
within their natures and 1t was hard
for them to give up idol worship and
worship and serve only God. SO II Is
with us today. Though under the i'm
pulse of the moment we may promise
to obey the Lord, how soon our sinful
hearts forget Him. Then, too, they
had stood before the mountain tremb-
ling with Gods power and filled with
awe they perhaps failed to fully weigh
the meaning Of the obligations they
were assuming. Our religion is vast
ly more than signing a card or max
ing a profession. Let those who come
to Christ we'll consider the step and
receive Him as their personal Savior.
Jesus taught those who would follow
Him to first count the cost like one
wa nting to build a tower or going to
war. ~
The speaker closed his sermon by
assigning some reasons as to why we
should keep our promises to God.
We should do 1t as point Of honor
inst as we would deem it dishOnorable
to fail to keep any other promise.
We owe it to Him who has done all
for us. For ye know the grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ, that though He
was rich, yet for your sakes He be-
came poor, that ye through His pow
To-, ha rio
Then let us remember that God has
so graciously blessed us as a church.
Recently thirty-seven have been add
ed to our membership. Shall we not
be loyal to Him who so graciously re-
members us?
Then the great work that the Pap
tists are doing should appeal to every
loyal Baptist heart and cause him to
ioyfully do his full duty. The sermon
was closed by reviewing the work of
the Baptists of the south for the past