Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-21

whenever he was in tha- community,
and the man Of God came to live there
and knew that place as his home.
One day the woman became the
mother of son, and the boy, while IN
the field, was stricken by the sun. He
came In and died in his mothers lap.
Remembering the prophet she set
out post haste to fetch him. And
Elisha saw her coming and sent his
servant Gehazi to meet her, directing
him to address her in the words of the
text. And when she told the prophet
that her son was dead he sent his SER
want, and directed him to lay his staff
upon the child's body. But the woman
would not leave the prophet, but clung
to him, until he arose and followed ner
to the house. Then Elisha went to the
house and stretched himself on top Of
the body of the boy and began to pray.
and he continued praying until the
child came to life.''
Lesson Peculiarly Adapted.
II believe this lesson is peculiarly
applicable to this audience. I believe
God wants us to see our dear ones
come to God"
He told a story of dying man Who
prayed increasingly for his prodigai
son, who was converted the day the
father died.
20 for men and women Of Marshal.
town who could pray as that father
did. o for men who could forget their
business, forget their politics and for
get everything and pray to Christ.
lis 1t well with thee? No. How can
1t be well with man who if he died,
would die in his sin. You wives who
sit here while your husband is in the
store, if he died tonight he would be
lost. I know men, know their trials
and temptations and their sins. know
multitudes of men who are Influenced
for hell simply because of the gang they
trim with. There are men in hell to-
night who were Influenced by that
crowd. Is it we'll with the man who oc-
casionally sits at card table? Is it
takes a drink? Us it we'll with one
who hangs evil thought on the walls of
his mind? No.
Why Men Should Come to God.
why should a man come TO Goti
Because God is ready and willing TO
blot out his sins and forgive him. God
says you go and tell the people that I
am ready to forgive them.
"Is it we'll with thee? No. Then there
are reasons why you should give your
soul to Christ. Christ has made 1t
possible for God to offer you saliva
ton. There are friends here and there
are friends in glory who are anxious
for your salvation. If you have no
loved ones in heaven I am sure you
have loved ones on earth who are
anxious for you to be saved"
Told Emisrant's Story.
The evangelist told the story Of a
young Scotchman who hotly denied
God and said he could get along with
out Jesus, when accosted by Y. NJ
G. A. worker at Castle Garden, N. ".
Two years later the Y NJ. C. A. worker
who had been transferred to Chicago
found the young fellow dying Of loath-
some disease in the Cook county hos
pital. you can no more win with
out Jesus Christ than you can wade
the seas. The same devil that tempted
that young Scotchman in Chicago is
damning you here.
why is your life not as pure as a
sunbeam, and as sweet as a dew drop
ana as charming as an enchanting
spring morning? You say you had a
bad start. You say, I was born with
the devil in me- You can be born
again with the devil out of you. If you
want to keep the devil in you then
keep him and go to hell with him. That
puts it up to you so every one is as
good as he wants to be.
The Blame Is With You.
do not blame your parents. Do not
blame the church. do not blame the
devil. The blame rests with you There
are not enough angels in heaven t.
make you a christian IL you do not
want to be one
"Go home. Be a man or a woman
and look in the glass and say there is
the one to blame.
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