The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-02-09
THE BAPTIST MEETING.
Rev. Nevins Is Heard by Large
Audience Monday Night

A large crowd was in attendance
at the Baptist church last night and
although it was Monday night, which
is usually considered a bad night
for a meeting, the interest was
good. The pastors of the Methodist
and Christian churches were pres
ent and took part in the services.
The baptizing was postponed to to-
night Before the sermon Mr.. Jolly
sang Hes the One The congrega-
tional singing is feature of the SER
vices and a great deal Of enthusiasm
is aroused during the singing.
Pastor Nevins preached in part
as follows:
Text, 18th chapter Luke, oath
verse "Strive to enter in at the
strait gate: for many, | say unto
you, will seek to enter in and shall
not be able" In one of the other
gospels we are told Enter ye in at
the strait gate: for wide is the gate,
and broad is the way, that leadeth to
destruction, and many there be
which go in thereat: Because strait
is the gate and narrow is the way
which leadeth unto life, and few
there be that find it"
There are two roads, there are
also two classes of people. God could
come here and divide all the people
in this room tonight. The saved He
would place on the right hand. The
lost on the left But you say Il am
not lost" Yes you are. if you are
not saved. Christ says He that be-
lieveth not on me is condemned al
ready because he hath not believed
in the name of the only begotten
Son of God" What could be palmer
than this? On the other hand 'He
that believth on the Son hath eternal
life These are Christ's own words.
These two classes of people | have
spoken of are different not only in
regard to their salvation but in their
attitude towards Christ. Take for
example one woman who is lost and
one who is saved The one who is
saved may not be naturally any bet
ter than the one not saved. What is
the difference then? The difference
is in the foundation. The world
doesn't understand that difference.
| The man who has Jesus as his foun-
dation, though he may be naturally
| insignificant is head and shoulders
over the man not saved.
Those on the right hand have a
| different attitude towards religious
| things. The man or woman not in
| Christ is just drifting with the tide.
| Those who have the experience Of
having been bought with the pre-
cious blood of Christ, are fighting
against the stream What do ] mean
by the stream? The natural tendency
to do wrong. II you are on the right
foundation you are going to win the
victory over sin. That battle begins
when you become a christian. me
text says, Strive to enter in at the
strait gate" This word strive is
an interesting word. 1t is from
Greek word meaning the same as
the English word, agonize. Let us
be in agony to enter in at the strait
gate No man ever entered in with
out struggle. We must struggle
with ourselves with the selfishness
in the human heart. Jesus was the
only one who ever lived who was
not selfish. Don't get the idea you
can be christian and be what you
were before you became christian.
You can't indulge in that selflsh
pleasure-in selfish ease. There is
something you have got to give up
when YOU come &c Christ. Ihere
must be surrender, feeling that
Christ is worth more than all these
things "Agonize to enter in at the
strait gate" | have seen this agony
in mems faces, because there was
something they did not want to give
up. have seen them, too, turn away
and like Judas 70 out into the dark
ness of the night because they were