Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-12-17
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one They were almost discouraged
with waiting for God to deliver them,
and began to think that he had for
gotten them but God never forgets.
He sent plague after plague to the
land of Pharaoh to convince the old
king that he was all-powerful and it
was during the plague of frogs that
the colloquy occurred between Moses
and Pharaoh In which the words Of
my text were uttered by the old king.
Moses said When shall / take away
the frogs and he (Pharaoh) said,
tomorrow
Il never thought that that state
ment argued much for the common
sense of the old king. There he was,
with the pest of frogs overwhelming
| his land, and he said Tomorrow.
You say. I'D never have said it. You
keep putting off Gods plan Of saliva
| tion day after day, week after week.
I've been here now five weeks, be.
seeching you and praying to you -
yet some of you say Tomorrow
Years ago in one Of the big insane
asylums of the east, a party of the in
i mates were out in the yard one day
buildings. Before the guards could in
with glee at the flames, ran and leap
ed into the fire and were burned to
death. You say, Yes, they We're in.
sane, though | say to you that you
are analogous with those people.
You're walking right up to leap into
the flames of hell-and you say, TO
morrow. | wish that l could get ev-
cry man and woman before me to-
night to give up this idea of a tomor-
row. Say I will not believe in tomor-
row. It's a day that never comes. 1t
is the soft couch upon which multi
tudes lie down to an eternal sleep.
Any one can say Tomorrow but j
takes brain and manhood to say, I
will now
One Sin Will condemi.
There isn't a man or woman be-
fore me tonight that has one sin only,
that doesn't know that they are
standing on the very brink of hell.
Men of Ottumwa, of all times in your
lives you've had to fit your souls for
hell--it is here tonight. Never did you
have a better chance to yield to Jesus
Christ or prepare for hell than you
have right now. Great opportunities
love company; they never travel
alone. They are gregarious; each is
the bell-wether of a flock. They are
here tonight before you and you only
have to choose with.
s'You should choose for Jesus Christ
because your influence is needed. No
time or place have I preached where
men see more willing to hear the
gospel el .sus Christ than right here
in OttumWa. You come night after
| night, week after week and yet you
haven't the courage to stand up and
come out for Jesus. I wish I could en-
dow you with the courage needed. I've
done all in my power. I've talked to
you until every ounce of my energy
was exhausted day after day, night
after night and yet you say To
morrow
81 wish l could show you where you
stand You block the way for hun
dreds. You are leading your fellow
men and sons to hell just as sure as
two and two make four. You should
take your stand for Christianity for
the sake of your influence.
Delays are Dangerous.
Delays are dangerous. Tomorrow!
Tomorrow Yes, but that's too late.
You ask for time, but say, now. You
don't need to understand more about
religion. 1t matters not how much
you understand of religion If your
hearts are right.
tive read Of a pirate who became
so hardened through years of slaugh-
ter that he could lay down on the
deck of his ship running with blood,
and sleep peacefully with the dead
carcass Of some victim for a pillow
Think Of the years Of sin it took to
get that mans heart SO hardened:
Yes and then think of the sermons
and entreaties you. have heard and
how hard your hearts are. If I were
you and had made up my mind that
I wouldn't be a Christian that moth
Ing that any one could say would make
me Christian then I'd get up right
now and leave this tabernacle. When
any one mentioned the name of
Christ to me, I'd turn away. wouldn't
associate with any one who believed
In Christianity.
Treasures in Heaven.
"You ought to choose now because
YOU begin to lay up treasures IN heay-
en- the minute you choose. Choose now
and you'll have a mansion on high pre-
pared for you when you die. Some OF
you men have earthly property but
none in heaven. God pity you when
you pass away.
When death knocks you'll go. When
death knocks the president Of the rail-
road and the man in the clinker pit
will go: the banker and the janitor of
the building will go; all will go when
death knocks. A day may be too late
an hour may be an eternity.
!, The brevity of life! I wish could
impress upon you the brief lease you
have on life. It's so easy for the
heart to stop; for the blood to clog,
for apoplexy to get in its stroke. To
morrow. Yes, tomorrow the doctor
may shake his head; the undertake.
may get call; your obituary may be