The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-21

would laugh at me-" she answered
Never mind how much he
laughs" / said
Il can't do It," was all she would
reply
The next Sunday night the lady
and gentleman were sitting together
in one OF the front seats. ] stopped
In the midst q my address and said,
Every woman in the house who
will say that from this time on my
husband shall have an out-and-out
Christian for his wife, please rise
This woman Immediately rose to her
feet.
Vow" ! said, every man who
will say from this time on my wife
shall have a true Christian man for
a husband. please rise"
That man was the FIRST man in
the house on his feet.
Show people the beauty and
ipower OF a living faith in Jesus
Christ. and you will bring them
with you.
The Unforgiving Spirit.
An unforgiying spirit Is another
thing that Is keeping men and
women from coming 20 Jesus Christ.
They know they cannot come, and
so they choose bitterness and hatred
and death instead Of Christ and life.
One afternoon at Cleveland, after
Mr.. Moody had been speaking. he
brought me TO a lady to show her
the way to life. / had been speak
ing to her trying this and that pass
age to see what was in the way OF
her accepting Christ. when suddenly
/ turned to her and said, rs there
somebody you cannot forgiven"
She looked quickly at me and
said. "Who told youg"
| said. Nobody told me. and
have never seen You before tonight
That was her trouble, and that II
the trouble with some Of you. Some
one has done you an injury, or you
think they have. and you will not
come to Jesus Christ because you
want to cherish this bitter grudge
in your heart. i once talked about
two hours to a lady, trying to lead
her to Christ, but at last she said
There Is somebody l cannot for
give"
told her, you must, or be lost
forever"
But she replied. II cannot; they
have done nae a wrong
said, IF they had not done you
wrong, there would not be any
thing to forgive. Have they wronged
you as much as you have wrongod
Jesus Christi"
Inthe eighteenth chapter OF Mat.
thew, commencing at the twenty
third verse. we have the parable OF
the servant, who was forgiven a
large debt, and then would not for
give his fellow servant a triiline
sum. That is a picture OF the I'M
forgiving one today said to her
Read that incident; you must for
give" But she said. Il can't" Are
you willing" then asked her, that
God should take the bitterness out
OF your heart" She replied, IL
am" Then | said, "Kneel down
and ask Him;" and she knelt down
and scarcely had her knees touched
the floor when she burst into tears
and she felt the feeling of hate
taken away.
Are you going to reject Jesus
Christ and eternal life for the sake
of hating somebody? God have
mercy upon you.
There are great many people IN
this world who are unwilling to sur
render their wills to anybody. not
even to God. They are bound tc
have their own Say. A woman told
me that one night. She said. 81
cannot give my will up to anybody.
Who is this God to whom We ash
you to surrender your will? God is
love. IL is not wisdom to surrender
our wills to infinite love and wis
dom? oh, the folly of those who
will not surrender their Wills "a
God and His love.
Your Pride.
There is one more thing that Is
keeping people from coming TO Jesus
Christ. and that is pride.