The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-06-09
CHURCH MEMBERS ARE PRODOEO
Preacher Tells Them They Must Cut
Loose from Worldly Affairs.

mere victory IN MY soul Is
a song that is rapidly winning popu-
lar faeeS at the Onderdonk-R Ramsay
meeting now in progress at the
Methodist church. The song has a
pretty sentiment, is pleasingly tune
full and has plenty OF volume. 1t
gives the singer a fine opportunity
for the very fullest expression of eX-
ultation. 1t is a delight 10 hear Prof
Ramsay lead this song. He is a mas
ter in the art of controlling the con-
gregational singing. At Tuesday
nights service the singers i'll the
congregation were a little slow get
ting started, but a few persuasive
appeals from Prof. Ramsay soon had
them going. He said good singing
was an important part in the meet
ing and unless the singers got in
line it would be useless for him and
the preacher to stand up there and
beat the air in an endeavor to create
spiritual enthusiasm in the revival
Pastor Mcclure called for a meet
ing of the board at 5 o'clock this
afternoon in the church.
He then asked for reports from
the cottage prayer meetings, Four
or five excellent reports were made.
He urged a larger attendance upon
these services and said the thing
most needed now was revival in
the church.
Prof Ramsay favored the congre-
cation with a vocal solo that was
sung with tenderness and a pathos
that touched the hearts of all pres
ent.
Before announcing his text Rev
Onderdonk said he felt very much
encouraged over the progress already
made in the meeting. He said that
under Gods help and grace we are
gathering power. He plead with the
christians to be dilligent in their
prayers. Just in proportion as you
pray, he said, will the meeting in
crease in interest.
He said he proposed to continue
the same line of thought as follow
ed in his previous sermons. He an
nounced as the subject of his dis
course for the evening "Santanic
Compromises. Text Exodus S:27
Eve will go three days journey in
to the wilderness. and sacrifice to
the Lord our God, as he shall COM
mand us"
The language of this text was used
by Moses in one of his famous in
terviews with Pharaoh when the lat
ter was eXerting every effort pos
sible to keep the children of Israel
from escaping from their Egyptian
bondage.
The preacher said that Pharaoh
was as good type of the devil as was
ever recorded in history The bond
age in which the children of Israel
were held was typical of the spirit
ual bondage of the sinner whose
motto is Il can't" The sinner be-
comes a slave to his passions and he
thinks he can't break away from
sin. He tanks up on cheap whiskey
and he becomes rich, his mind be-
comes wonderfully fertile and he
imagines he is having a good time,
but he doesn't imagine he is in bon
dage. He talks great deal about
personal liberty. The preacher said
the uncovered man was slave and
was so represented by the bondage
of the children of Israel.
In discussing the opposition of
Pharaoh to Moses taking the chill
dren of Israel out of Egypt said all
reforms met with some opposition.
A bible school can't be started with
out opposition. A revival meeting
can't be started without the devil
hobs up.
Continuing along this line of ar
gument the preacher said that as
Pharaoh tried to compromise with
Moses so the devil does today Some
people don't believe in a personal
devil; they don't believe in hell. The
infilel does not believe there is a
he'll because he doesn't relish the
idea of Going there.
Quoting Tharaoh's proposition to
let the IsIaelites offer their sacrifi-
ces in Egypt the preacher made the
point that whenever the devil sees
la heart stirred he comes around and
if he finds YOU are determined to
quit sin he agrees with you. He tells
you to go on and Join the church
but let your heart stay in Egypt. The
preacher said:
Fright here today the battle is
lhainp foupht If the devil can fill