The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-08

selves part of great prayer circle
which will petition the Most High
for the success of the Chapman Alex
aGder mission TO include the evangel-
lzdtion of Australia, China, Korea
and the Philippine Islands beginning
early in April.
DR.. Chapman chose one word for his
evening text, "Suppos,ng. In the
opening sentences he pictured the
Jewish passover, and Joseph and Ma
ry returning with their friends from
! the City of the King. He portrayed
their distress when they discovered
the absence of Jesus, unnoted so
long as they we're in congenial COM
pany.
80 it Is with men, the speaker
! declared. s"They do not miss the pres
ence of Jesus when the sun shines
and the birds sing and the family
circle remains unbroken. It's when
the sun Is dim and the song of the
birds is hushed and the best beloved
is gone from the home that men
begin to look about and ask, where
is Jesus >
rfThis is true. 1t Is possible to walk
with Jesus. All the big men of the
church have walked with Jesus. Your
father did. I'll venture the memory
of father in the minds of the men OF
this audience Is not that he was a
great man, certainly not that he was
wealthy man, perhaps not a par
ticularly brilliant man but that he
was good man. And the memory
of mother! God give us more OF the
old fashioned mothers, not, the new
fashioned mother Of today stepped in
cards and clothes and society but the
one who took you to her side and
pointed out TO you the right way.
There is not a man In this building
tonight with will power so strong
that he can Withstand all temptation
II Is a sad thing to walk without Him
in the face OF temptation. 1t is
sad thing to walk without Him in the
face of trouble. Tou may say you
nave uO lIDuDlct gOu ith'b hS'Ni h"N
trouble, but you will have. 1t Is a
sad thing to walk without Him when
the heart is aching, when your fam-
lily circle is broken and you stand
face to face with death.
"The Bible tells us that Joseph and
Mary sought Jesus among friends
and relatives, but found Him not.
1t would be a sad thing II any per-
son should pass through the doors OF
this church and fail to find Jesus in
the ministry Suppose the husband
should seek Him in his wife in vain.
A wife, in my experience, earnestly
pleaded with her husband to ally
himself with the church. What's the
difference in your life and mine,
asked the husband. You dance and
so dc |; you play cards and so do /;
you go to the theater and so do ].
You are q member of the church and
| am not. Where lies the differenco?'
lawful thing for womanly woman
to claim Christianity and not live 1t
for a boy to seek Jesus in his mother
and find Him not IL there Is
man in this audience with his son
at his side who Is not a Christian, |
say In Gods name turn your face
east. You men think you are doing
a great thing, making money; you
might as we'll close your stores and
gave your boys fer all the time you
walk without Him Is lost.
"The old narrative says They
found Him where they lost Him.
Where did you lose Him, friends?
When you changed the figures in the
book, at the card table; when you
sinned against your wife? You know
here you lost Him. Jesus was near
all the while, but lis parents could
not see Him. Many IA man Is SEN
slGle OF the presence of Jesus but
cant see Him because the atmosphere
OF 5cures his person. Being an in
consistent Christian destroys the lar
ity of the atmosphere, hurting your
wife and children without asking par
don. Unconditional surrender Is the
price OF seeing Jesus. ."o u
The final theme of the address con-
concerned ST. Pauls handling OF
ships crew in q storm.
"Supposing they had gained their
purpose they set SAIL read the text,
.st. Paul and his crew supposed
that signs were right for smooth
Journey when the south wind changed
to a hurricane and had them at It's
mercy, and it isn't the first time that
has occurred. Listen, you young men,
don't you think you can steal and not
have It meet you, DON'T you believe
you can be impure and not have II
strike you. Listen women, don't i'm
agine you can break Gods laws
and not have them break you. Suf-
fering Is the penalty demanded as ret
ribution for unlawfulness.
"But my! Wasn't it great thiAg
for that crew to have St. Paul on
board to soothe their troubled spirits? :.
Tonight hold up 10 you Jesus Christ
for He is able TO save.
AT the concluding note OF the speak
.ers address, Mr., Naftzger sang anT