Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-01

worlds the size of the planet upon
which we live and there would still
be room in the sun for more. Then
think of the world, and God made that
world, the God that you cuss, the God
that wants to keep you out of hell,
the God you have damned. the God
whose son you have trampled beneath
your feet.
If YOU take 1,400,0O0,O00 and multi
ply it by 1,400,00o.0o0. multiply that
by one million, multiply that by mil.
lions. multiply that by an infinite,
that's God That's God. If you take
/ ,400,000,000, subtract 100000, sub
tract millions, subtract, subtract, sub
tract, subtract, on down, that's you.
And the third. The third is the love
Of God to lost and sin cursed world
and mans indifference TO Gods love.
How he has trampled Gods love be-
meath his feet. I don't understand.
don't understand why you have grown
gray haired and are not a Christian.
don't understand why you know right
from wrong and still are not a Chris
| tan I don't understand it, Listen.
What is it not to obey the Gospel?
| Gospel is good news, and to obey 1t Is
to believe on Jesus. What is it not to
obey it? What was the end of those
who weren't in the ark with Noah?
| They found d watery grave. What was
| the end of those that didn't look at the
brazen serpent in the wilderness?
| They died. What was the end of those
who We're not with Rahab when she
hung out the scarlet line? They per-
iished.
When man starts on journey he
has one object in view--the end. A
journey is we'll If 1t ends well. We are
all on journey to eternity. What
will the end be? My text doesn't talk
about the present. Your present Is or
may be an enviable position III church,
club life, commercial life; your pres
ence may be sought after to grace
every social gathering God doesn't
care about that What shall the end
be? When all that is gone, whom
pleasures pass away aud Worry and
weeping and wailing take their place.
what will the end be?
Some people deny that their suffer
ing in the other world, If they are los-,
will be eternal fire, Do you think
your SCOTS can extinguish the flames
of hell? Do you think you can annlh!-
late hell because you don't believe in
it? We have lot Of fools that say
Matter is non existent but that
doesn't do way with the fact that
matter is existent just because
we have some people that haven't
sense enough to see it. You
say. 81 don't believe there is a hell
Well, there is, whether you believe Ii
or not. You say, Il don't believe Jesus
Christ is the Son of God" Well, He is
whether you believe 1t or not. Some
people say. ~ don't believe there is q
heaven There Is whether you be
lieve it or not. They say, y don't be
lieve the Bible is the Word Of God
Well, it is, and your disbelief doesn
change the fact, and the sooner yol
wake up to that the better for you.
What difference does it make
whether the fire in hell is literal o.
the .ittest emblem God could emplo,
to describe to us the terrible punish
ment9 Do you believe the streets 0
; heaven are paved with literal gold
: Do YOU believe that? When we tall
:, about gold we all have high and ey
allied ideas. How do you know blu
that God said streets of gold" in or
der to convey to us the highest idea
,, our minds could conceive of beauty
It doesn't make any difference wheth
er the gold on the streets of heaven i
literal Or not. What difference does
make whether the fire in hell is litei
al or not When we talk about fire ey
erybody shrinks from it. Supposln
God used that term as figurative, t
} convey to you the terror of it? Yo
/ are a fool to test the reality of hell.
] must be an awful place if God love-
me we'll enough to give Jesus to kee
: me out of there. | don't want to g
t there (although fellow told me to s
5 the, other day. told him I wouldn
D do IT'D
! The Question Of Hell.
| Now, listen! I said to fellow on
time, Don't you think that possibl
a there is a hell?" He said We'll, ye
n possibly there may be hell" salt
). "It's pretty good sense, then, to sc
e ready for the maybe.
a Well, just suppose there is hel
- It's good sense to get ready then, eve
) for that maybe" I don't look like
/ man that would die very quickly, DO |
g have just as good physique as va
f ever gazed at l wouldn't trade wit
n any man know. A lot of you fellow
!. are stronger than I, but have as GOO
i, a physique as you ever looked at.
: have been preaching at this pace #
fourteen years and I've stood
5 although l begin to feel myself failir
X a little bit. But I don't look like
!. man that would die quickly, do I? b
70 may die, and on that may" on thi
% possibility, carry thousands and tho,
sands of dollars in life insurance.
don't believe that any man does rig
to himself, his wife, or his children
d he doesn't provide for them in son
= life Insurance.. so that when he is gol
,e they will not be thrown out on II
t. charity OF the world. And next to II
n faith in God. II ! should die tonig
% that which would give me the mo
!; comfort would be the knowledge til
l. have in a safety deposit vault
II Chicago life insurance papers, pa
ot for up to date. and my Wife cou
70 cash them in and she and the babi