Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-20
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Vivid Word Picture of
the Three Crosses
Oh Calvary

Men don't forget that Jesus cam,
to save us from our sins--and not i,
our sins"
God never said, Give me you,
head but give me your heart'-yo,
give God your heart and He will soor
comb the kinks out of your head"
"if you would be saved you must be
lieve on Christ. Oh you say, that
is Just matter of opinion No, my
friend, IT is matter OF revelation
Fear is one Of the first elements o,
conversion-'The fear OF God is the
beginning Of wisdom'-thst man that
does not fear God is consumate fool.''
The gospel is doing two thinqs
wherever it is preached-brinaina to
repentance thooe who accept 1t hard
en'ng those who reject it; the same
sun that meIts the ice also hardens the
clay"
'I have very little faith in death
bed conversions. Such a thinu is not
impossible. but it is improbable. have
never yet witnessed a deathbed con-
version that ! thought was really sin.
cere."
ut is not believing about Christ tina.
saves US, 1t is believing on Him. You
may believe all about Christ and
spend your eternity among the lost,
you must believe in Him and accept
Him as your Savior"
mo man ever went to he'll because
ne was bad man, or to heaven be-
cause he was good man, .,Why,is,,n.n
Sll-beeausc he was thief, a robber,
murderer No, the other was the
same and he is in heaven--then one is
in heaven because he accepted Christ
and the other in hell because he re
jeeted Him.
Mr. Lowry's subject last night was
the "Crucifixion," and one of the ia.g &
est audiences that has assembled
greeted him. The close attention Civ.
en- to the speaker is one of the marked
i'oNa4 CD OL Ahc lhftAiiIEHs Ab llc evan
gelist drew a vivid word picture of the
three crosses on Calvary on that fate
ful day, breathless hush crept over
the audience and the faces OF the lis
teners showed that they followed the
events with Absorbed interest. The
great tabernacle held reyerent and
attentive course of people. and when
tae invitation came for those present
10 accept definitely the great sacrifice
OF the cross the individual workers
promptly went through the audience
which means so much A goodly mum
Der responded. and now nearly sixty
have professed their faith In the Saw.
Jour The singing increases In volume
and harmony. and under the leader
ship OF Prof Moody IL has accomplish
ed wonders.
The sermon was as follows;
Mr Lowry read from Luke 23 80
i5 for Scripture lesson taking for
his text the S3d verse: "And when
they came to the place which is called
Calvalry, there they crucified Him and
the malefactors. one on the right hand
and the other on the left" Jesus OF
Nazaeth was not only associated
with the poor while here on earth
but all Though his life he was asso
cIating himself with publicans and
sinners. The greatest fault that the
| scribes and Pharisees. the religlonists
| OF his day. found with Jesus, was tht
fact that he associated himself witt
publicans and sinners Luke 1912
Then drew near unto him all the pub
licans and sinners for to hear him
and the scribes and Parisees murmur
ed saying, This man receive the sin
ners and eateth with them" Bu
| when Jesus heard this complain
1D, "They that be whole need not
physician, but them that are sick
but go We and learn what that mean
eth I viii have mercy and not sacr
nee TOR am not come 10 call IN
righteous but sinners to repentance
Christ is and has always been the sir
ner's friend. Luke 1894, The Son @
Man Is come eating and drinking an
ye say. Behold gluttonous man.
, wine-bibber, friend Of publicans an
sinners And not only through hi
lie Is he among sinners but In hi
death as Wen, for our text says. "Whe
they were come to the place whic
, was called Cavalry. there they cruc
fed Him and the indicators. one O
, the right hand. and the other on th
r left
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