The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-28
Rev. Hobson Says That There
Are Many Sinners in the
Churches Today.
ASHAMED OF THE EAGLE.
HE CLAIMS THAT AMERICANS IN
HEAVEN WILL FEEL THAT WAY
TOWARD AMERICAN coIN-RE
ViVALS CONTINUE.

The interest in the union reyiva
meeting at the First NJ f. church Wa
intense last night aud continued unit.
after eleven O'Clock Dr. Hobson has
not preached with greater liberty ari
power in any Of the other services OF
the series. His theme was "Disap-
pointments.' DR.. Hobson said in pant
When ones heart is fully and com
pletely set on something and that val
ishes away, how great is the disap-
pOintment.
The sneerer, the scOffer. the reflector
of God has no advantage over the
Christian. death and the judgment
comes TO him just the same. You cant
buy your souls welfare with jeers.
chickering's. Cursings or scoffings. 1t
is not necessarily the gambler, the
drunkard. the harlot who have lost
! Christ, but some who sit on the front
seats or sing in the choirs may have
lost him. Christ is not contagious
like mumps or smallpox You may
sit by a christian. live with one. have
one for your husband or wife. and yet
die a miserable sinner. You may sit
by rich man and die a pauper You
may own prayer-book, have your
name on the church record, attend the
services of Gods house and die mis-
cradle, wretched sinner. Sin will rob
you of your priceless heritage and
mock you on your deathbed. won
der if some of us have not lost the
Keen edge of our christian experience d:
We have listened to the scoffings OF
others, heard their jeers and gibes at
Christ and His servants and have not
dared to- defend Him, but have trem-
bled under their devilish vitupera-
tions. 1t does not take thunder
| storm for one to lose Christ. One may
| lose Him in a moment as he may lose
his sight.
| wish we would not hold Jesus at
arms length. One may suppose he
has Christ. His parents supposed he
was in the company. Supposition will
never give you credit in the CONNER
cial world. You must have the cash
or it's equivalent. How often we are
disappointed when we seek him among
our friends or relatives and find him
not. You can know whether you are
| paralyZed or not. whether you are dead
or alive. We can know whether We
have Christ or not. You never can
make the almighty dollar take the
place of Jesus in your heart.
| Fine clothes, splendid jewels, ele-
| giant homes, how can we take our
riches to heaven with us? We would
| be ashamed of them in heaven. We
would be ashamed of the American
eagle in heaven midst all the glory
and riches and the beauty of the
birds of paradise there.
Mary would not be comforted
when she discovered that she had lost
! Jesus.
| When the first sorrow came into
your home, whom did you want? That
old saint OF God whose face, though
wrinkled, yet out of it shown the
| light of heaven, you wanted her to
come and pray for you and give you
| comfort. You wanted Jesus. If we
have a high regard for good people
and for Jesus Christ in sorrow, let
us have high regard for them in our
joys,
One may lose Christ by refusing 10
pray or testify for him. We may lose
him at the communion table. Judas
did One may lose Him at Calvary
he disciples did. 1t takes bravery Il
stand when Jesus has been insulted
You can lose Christ By association
with sinners. the Apostle Peter did
You can love Christ in business trans
actions, Ananias and Saphira did.
Time and eternity are partners: as