The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-25
A HEART TALK
GIVEN TO MEN
REV. LOWE TALKS STRAIGHT
FROM THE SHOULDER ON
THEME mot YET BUT sooN.o
EVILS ENCOUNTERED
And How They Should Be Met-Ap-
eaIs 10 the Church to Bring Its
Forces on the Battlefield

And How They Should Be Met-Ap-
eaIs 10 the Church to Bring Its
Forces on the Battlefield "
mot yet but soon, will the boy or
young man now trhing with sin, con-
fident in his own powers of resistance
and his will power, sink into the low
est depths of degradation and vice,
Stunned by all his former companions
and with only God to look to-"
Mot yet but soon" This one sem
tence formed the nucleus of a heart
to heart talk given by Rev. Lowe, of
Akron, at a mems mass meeting held
yesterday at the First United Evan
gelical church.
Mr.. Lowe proved himself an elo-
ouent and forceful speaker giving his
arguments straight from the shoulder
and in a frank and engaging man
ner.
Mr.. Lowe began his talk by saying
there is no man in this world so
strong or with so much will power,
that he is able to go through this
world and encounter it's sins and
temptations, and come out unscathed,
without the help of God and his word.
Good government as we'll as good NOR
ais must be founded upon the Bible.
Any man if he wishes to succeed in life
must take God into partnership with
him.
After these preliminary remarks, Mr..
Lowe then took up the main theme of
his address, the evils that men and
particularly young men encounter in
their life and the course they must
pursue
In developing this theme he took
two examples from Biblical history
Sampson and Joseph, and different
courses that they took in resisting
the temptations that confronted them.
Sampson while he had God with him
was able to conquer armies single
handed and to carry off the gates of
a city upon his shoulders, but con-
fident in his own powers and strength
he trifled with sin and was shoTn of
an. So it is with the good fellows
of today confident in their strength
and thinking that they can taste but
the once and then stop, go on their
way and as long as they have money
are greeted by their companions of
vice, and then when the last penny is
spent and they are down and out they
are laughed at. Not yet but soon"
Sampson after his day of degreda-
ton looked to his God for help and
was supplied This is the only way
that the sins can be forgiven and the
man redeemed.
Joseph represented the man who
did not fall, although confronted by
the many temptations and hindered by
jealousy and i'll will. Joseph did not
then see his reward, but in after years
he received it in the highest degree.
Therefore the man that trusts in
his God and with his help triumphs
over temptation will receive his re-
ward. mot yet but soon"
In closing he said it is now up to
every church member and church
knowing of these sins and the tempta-
tons that beset the young man to
warn him and to bring him back to
the fold. The time will cop,e when
every church will bring its forces up
on the battlefield against the hosts of
evil and with the help of God destroy
them. Not yet but soon"
Rev. Lowe besides speaking at the
mems meeting in the afternoon also
conducted the evening services. Rev.
Sager preached the morning services
The revival services will be contin-
ued throughout the week. Rev. Sager
will be assisted by Rev. Lowe and
other pastors. On Saturday there will
be a special meeting for the young
people under eighteen at 2:30. Special
music will be furnished.