Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-28
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''Heaven and How to Get There"
was the theme of the Thursday even
dng sermon, delivered by Rev. Mr..
Sunday at the tabernacle to a congre-
cation Of 1900 people. Beginning by
telling how to get there, the evangel-
ist closed with a descriptions Of heaven,
and in doing SO gave the invitation for
those to come who wanted to start to
live SO they would go there. Twenty,
Of whom fifteen were women, re-
sponded.
--he evangelist devoted great deal
OF his time to refuting the claims made
by many people that morality virtue
and culture, without Jesus Christ, will
save. He ridiculed, derided and with
logical argument tore down the sup
ports by which this class bolster up
their faith in these things.
Morality Not Saving Power.
Morality, virtue and culture are
very fine and highly to be commended,
but despite the fact that 1t is the best
thing many have in their lives, none
of them will save you. There is but
one way. that is to accept Jesus
Christ" he said "God hath included all
under sin. What's the difference be-
tween the vile sinner and the morally
good man, who has not God? There is
none in the sight OF. the Lord. Both are
sinners and both have rejected Jesus
Christ, and both will go to hell unless
they repent"
Asks Two Questions.
Rev. Mr.. Sundays sermon was d.
vided into two parts, in the first of
which he asked two questions, and in
the second he asked and answered
three more. He chose no text, his SER
mon being in part as follows: 81 want
in my message tonight to first ask two
questions. One is, What do want most
of all? Many want money If you
choose money you are fool. There
are many, many things that money will
not buy for you. Eternal life-that is
what every one wants. If could live
1000 years would want to live longer.
"The second question is, "Can l get
eternal life?" In answering this he told
how many would go to the doctor,
seeking 1t and to the philosopher, and
to the millionaire. and to the wizards
OF electricity and to the great and
powerful of the world, but how each
and every one was powerless to point
the way to eternal life. During his
discourse he elequently described Ma
poleon as "the frightful comet on the
sky of the nineteenth century. The
arch angel Of war, he bathed his maid
en- sword in the blood Of Europe. He
vaulted over the slain to the consulate
OF France. With the bleaching bones Of
the dead he paved his way to st. Hell
!. ena, from whose height he frowned on
the world"
Everything Else Fails.
Continuing Mr.. Sunday said, EVERY
thing else fails to satisfy the longing
in your heart, but the teachings of this
book.
There are three ways people try 20
get eternal life. Honestly, by work.
ing for IT.; dishonesty, and as a gift
II you ever get salvation you get 1t in
one Of these three ways.
Getting 1t honestly. by working for
1t. A great many people today believe
in a high moral standard, which is
very fine, but you can not hire a sub
stitute for religion. Your morality will
make you a better man or woman, but
1t will never save your soul. II NOR
ality Is your salvation, then you be-
CoHe your own savior, and Jesus
would never have had to have come to
the world to redeem men.
What you need is not restrained
nature but q new nature. That which
Is flesh will remain flesh and all NOR
atty and culture on this earth is not
going to change your flesh. This new
condition comes only by repentance
and faith In Jesus Christ.
God hath included all in sin. What
Is the difference between the vile sim
ner and the morally good man? There
is none. Both are sinners for both have
rejected Jesus Christ and both will go
70 he'll unless they repent. You can
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