Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-02

up your mind you won't take Jesus.
Stop playing the fool. You've been put
ting it off too long.
You say you will do It tonaorrow-the
matches the worm that never dies. Jesus
says today
There are some things Jesus can't do
any more than I can, and I say 1t rever-
emily. would save you If could.
Jesus can't save you unless you want it.
He can still a storm. cleanse a leper. stop
tempest, but He cant save soul
against its will. Don't make 1t impossi-
BILE for Him to save you. Don't make Il
impossible for God to do His best.
Gypsy Story Told.
II am reminded of a sad incident which,
happened among a band Of gypsies In
England. Thirty OF them were riding
along the road when they came to q swol-
len stream. When the horses and wagon
struck the wooden bridge over which they
hoped to cross the bridge gave away and
they were thrown into that flood.
One gypsy boy grasped a strap of the
harness and pulled to safety on the
nto the ind t the e'e one sh he
his mother. When he plunged In and
reached his mothers side, she took hold
Of him, thinking that she must save him.
He pleaded with her to let him go and let
LiIu save HeT, SHc CIuHS 10 MN.
Finally he threw her OF. He swan
around her and when he drew near her
she took hold Of him again. Finally she
sank for the last time.
And when twenty-nine Of those gyp-
sizes were buried together In trench.
that gypsy boy forgot the service that
was being read. pressed his head against
the coffin where was the body Of his
dear mother. and called to her:
Mother he said. Mother, I did all I
could to save you. but you wouldn't let
me-
IF you people Of Washington don't
mind. Jesus Christ will say to you from
the throne. I did all could to save you.
but you wouldn't let Me-
When the invitation was given to those
who felt a desire to become Christians,
ar.,"@ .Tc"&@: 20 the inquiry room, 30
many, in fact. that a request for more
20 10 the inquiry
room to meet the seexers was made to
the audience.
Afternoon Services.
What shall I do with Jesus?" from
the twenty-second verse of the twenty
seventh chapter Of st. Matthew. was the
subject of the afternoon sermon to men.
That was Pilates question yesterday.
1t is your question today? The question
demands attention thought answer And
there is only one way to answer 1t, real
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face. heart. soul. strength toward Jesus.
swear allegiance to Him for time and
eternity.
That's the only way OF settling the
question. It's been in your newspapers.
in your ears on the car on the streets
a topic OF conversation in your stores and
workshops. Jesus Christ has been COM
handing thought in your city.
That is one way God has Of calling
you back from your search for gold, your
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eternal. You've been thinking about God
about Jesus and His love. For or
against. you've been thinking.
NO man Is truly useful until he Is
Gods man. The man who does the most
for God and for his country is the man
sesses first of all to Jesus Christ. II you
are not Christian. you are not doing
good. and II you ara not doing good you
are doing harm.
Every act in your lives against Christ
is against the forces of Righteousness.
against your home. against your wife.
against your neighbors. against the peo-
pie you do business with. They know
what you stand for. Your very charac-
ter is at stake in your attitude toward
this question.
Some day these things will press upon
you with the blazing light of the resur-
rection morning. when your guilty con-
science is naked. and before that light
IL VIII DllSlGr- LON tell INC yOu GIG q
good man apart from Jesus Christ.
Point in Controversy.
THE point in controversy Is not that
you drink is not that you gamble. but the
point In controversy is Christ. II you 90
down to the depths. It won't be because
you are q drunkard, gambler, but be-
cause you have neglected Jesus. who
came to save you
You can't change the divine order OF
salvation, or Gods unalterabie method.
You must come to Him as q penitent
You must come to Christ, not as big
man who happens to be q sinner. but as .
sinner who happens to he somebody.
You have got TO come to Him on
your knees. like a little child. You can
never change His plan OF salvation and
you can never mistake Him. You can
shut Him out OF your life and you can
refuse His love and power. but you can
never get rid Of Him. What will you
do with Him."