Evening journal., 1910-02-04
"SIN" AS SUBJECT
FOR EVANGELIST
MIR. ESIer Tells Of Influence
II Has Over Man.
kind

In Central Presbyterian Church asst
night the Rev. Alexander Esler talked
on Sin" His text was:
Judg. IS: 4, s. "He loved a woman
whose name was Delilah. And De-
lilah said to Samson. Tell me l pray
thee wherein thy great strength heth.
Samson was one of the most re-
markable men ever born Mr.. Esley
said: HE was a man sent from God
TO deliver His people from their servi-
tude to their Philistine conquerors. lie
was a Nazarite from his birth and as
such he was a type to the lsraeliush
Nation as to what they should be so
long as they kept sacred their vows oil
separation to God Samson was
conaueror so long as he was true to
his God. so was the Nation of Israel
In this respect, he was type of the
Christian today. So long as we are
true to God we shall come off more
than conquerors. Samson was also
type to his own nation and to us as
to what we shall become if we break
away from God. Samson followed the
lust of the eyes and Delilah veXed his
soul unto death, that he told her all
his heart, and the Lord departed from
him! Some have said that the the
sweetest word in the English language
is home. some have said that the
sweetest word was mother and others
that Jesus was the sweetest name on
mortal tongue. I'll tell you the most
hateful word. It is spelled with three
letters. SIN. and it is Illustrated here
I'm the story of Samson and Delilah.
Note: /: Sins deceitfulness. De-
Ia =
love when she had bargained with his
foes, for money, to betray him TO them.
That is sin. It deceives all who fol-
low il. In the East Indies there is
tree called the Judas Tree, which, at
seasons is covered with beautiful BIOS
SONS, particularly of a crimson hue. 1t
is said that the fiys and insects are
attracted to these beautiful blossoms
and as soon as they imbibe the juice OF
them, they fall trembling TO the
ground dead. SO sin kisses to kill.
Samson was a mighty man.
Aye Samson was mighty man
but son was mightier than he.
He overture the Philistines but
sin overthrew him. I have heard young
men say. "Oh you need not bother any
about me I have control of myself
can take a glass or can let it alone.
It viii never conquer me- have seen
these same lads some years later held
in bondage to the drink habit. They
wanted to quit it but now they cannot
| sin Is the most cruel master man
ever served; If you continue serving
sin a little while longer you will want
to get away from it some day and II
will not let you go, and money can
not buy you off.
| Mr.. Esler then showed how sin blinds
! the eyes Of the soul and degrades and
destroys manhood and in concluding
said:
"Satan's arrows are all poisoned. We
have all been hit by them, but thank
God Jesus is an antidote for every
sin. He saves TO the uttermost. He
came to save sinners. This is faith
/ ful saying and worthy of all accepta-
ton. that Christ Jesus came into the
world to save sinners Of whom 1 an
chief" Blessed news Salvation full
and free for all. for thee.
shop meeting was held by Mr.
Esler at the Pusey and Jones Compan,
yesterday.
To-day, at 1915 p. M, another shoI
meeting was held at the American Cat
and Foundry Company shops.