Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-19

mine? Join literary society? Go in
to lodge? No. what must do to
be saved?" Believe in the Lord Je-
sus Christ and thou shalt be saved"
Now, there Is such beautiful illus
tration tonight in this, as to what 1t
means to be saved, that bring you
the message.
The new testament speaks Of saliva
ton, my friends. From sickness?
am tired Of people pretending to be-
lieve in Jesus Christ. Mother Eddy is
q big liar or Jesus Christ is liar, and
will pass her up so quickly, that it
will make your head swim. The new
testament speaks Of salvation, from
sickness. He said to the woman, Go
thy way: thy faith hath made thee
whole. The new testament speaks Of
salvation to the prodigal son return
ing from his prodigality, received into
when they were about to drown, res
cued from a watery grave.
But the salvation my text speaks Of
Is salvation from sin. What is sin?
The transgression Of the law, and ev-
cry sinner is liable, in accordance with
the law which he transgresses, to pun
ishment. But punishment brings pain.
Men shrink from it. Why? Because
it is unfavorable to their happiness. II
men could violate the law and not
have to be punished. they would vio-
late 1t, and it is the fear ofpunishment
that holds many a man in restraint
from doing what he otherwise would
do; therefore, the party that has the
right to inf1ict the punishment has the
right to state upon what conditions
you can escape. You have broken
Gods law and God has right to In
f1ict the punishment and to state the
conditions upon which you can escape,
and he says, Believe in the Lord Je-
sus Christ and thou shalt be saved"
from the punishment which Is this,
that you have broken Gods law and
turned your back upon him. Salvation
means to bring men and women out of
a condition which is not favorable to
them into a condition which is favor
able. The salvation of the simmer is
Gods help. The salvation to the pro-
digal son meant his return to his faith
er's home, and salvation to the apps
ties who were about to drown meant
their rescue. Salvation means the TAX
ing of man out. Of a condition which
is not favorable into condition that
means saving him from hell, from pun
lshment, from the wrath Of God. Now,
what must I do to be saved from hell,
from the wrath of God, from the pun
ishment which is justly mine because
have rejected Jesus Christ? What
must I do to be saved? Listen, and
see what can do to help you.
They say that King Charles v. was
loaned a vast sum of money by mer-
chant, to whom he gave his note or
bond. When the note came due the
king was bankrupt, unable to meet
the obligation. The merchant invited
the king to a banquet in his home. He
ordered platter placed on the table
In front of him, a fire lighted thereon
and before the walters brought in the
food this merchant kindled the fire
and taking from his pocket the note he
held 1T in the flames until every las,
vestige of the kings indebtedness was
consumed and nothing remained or
the platter but a pile Of ashes. The
king thanked his beoefactor, and the
kings friends congratulated him.
Now, we are all mortgaged to God:
we had nothing wherewith to pay and
an inflexible justice seized upon us
and placed US in the prison Of con.
demnation. Nineteen hundred years
ago God invited the world to the Cru
cifixion feast and he held your sins
and mine until every last vestige was
consumed, and now He extends to YOU
and tome an invitation, believe or
the Lord Jesus Christ, my only be.
gotten one, who died on the cross. BE.
lieve in Him and will put it to you,
credit as tho you kept the law, and
I will let you escape from the DANCE,
of the law on the condition that YOU
accept Jesus" Reject Jesus and you are
a condemned sinner. don't care how
much you know or how much money
you have. You are on the road to he'll
or that book isn't worth the paper it IS
written on.
What must do to be saved? There
can be no salvation without conviction
Of sin. In different individuals con.
viction shows itself in different ways
There is the evidence Of great need
You would show your ignorance If yor
would say OF Nicodemus that he wa.
the chief of sinners. He was at the
mead of the Sanhedrin and yet there
was in his heart sense Of great
need. He felt his need Of something
His position could not satisfy, and hi
came to Jesus by night. He must have
been wonderfully troubled when he
would go in the dark and ask Hin
what he should do to be saved. NJ
language. no advantage in music. NJ
laughter, no loving faces about you
can satisfy the longings and cravings
of your nature reaching out after Coo
Almighty, and If there is in your hear,
"a feeling that the world dosen't sat.
isfy and a sense of need for something
you haven't got, come to Jesus Chris
and He will settle it.
| Years ago in London there was q
literary gathering in which famou.
preacher was a guest. A young LADY,
played the piano and sang. She charm.
ed the people and won their applause
The old minister walked over to he,
and said to her:
Il, IN common with others, wa.
charmed and delighted with your abil.
ity, but as sat and listened to you
play and sing I only thought how much
good you could do and what a powe,
you would be for God and the king.
dom of Christ, If the Lord only had
!. your heart
| I believe it today. Many people
have musical ability and are turning /,
over to some cheap skate vaudeville
while God Almighty could take 1t an6
beat back the tidal wave Of hel, witt