Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-22
1.-THE Amusement 0ues-
ton" Dr.. Gray's Subject.
Great Plans for Sunday After.
noon and Sunday Evening.
Old Folks Services Next tuesday
Afternoon, January rs.

1t rained last night and the travelling
was smooth side up, but the people
went to City hall just the same, 900
people being present and $3.50 of them
sang. If the other one don't sing Sun
| DAY Mr.. Allen is going to ask him to
sing a solo. Sunday will be the great
day pf the campaign. The regular ser
vices will be held in the churches in
the morning. In the afternoon pr. GRAY
will preach at City hall on THE Diety
| of Jesus" This service is omen to ev-
erybOdy, men and women too. In the
evening great mass meeting at City
hall with preaching by DR.. GRAY and
| singing by the great chorus led bv Mr..
| Allen. 1t will be a day of good things
and people wishing to secure seats will
| have to be on time.
Tuesday afternoon will be Old Folks
day and the service that afternoon will
be held in Penney Memorial church,
the same evening the closing service
of the campaign in City hall.
Rev. j. r. Clifford. pastor of the NJ
II. church. Gardiner. offered prayer. DR..
Gray spoke on the question of "Amuse-
monts."
al lily irSIil iidIiI ttIt HltdSuIPS
forevermore." said the Psalmist. The
pleasures of sin are only for a season.
All of us are in pursuit of happiness.
How many of us think that if we had
money we would be happy. but there is
| a great deal of sadness and unhappi-
hess IN homes of wealth. Wealth inn
poses burdens hard to bear. Money is
no guarantee of happiness. Education
is not. In itself education does not
bring happiness; there are some very
miserable men among college gradu-
ates. In one month there applied fol
aid to one mission in New York As col
| happiness How many women have
sacrificed all for social position.
| Courtney Guild says that there is nc
place where there is so much misery
as at Newport among the 400.
| | do not want to tell you what
YOU must and must not do. Pleasures
of the world are uniting. do not say
a person cannot be a Christian and
dance or attend the theater. 1 do moi
say that. 1 say that such things unfit
one for the highest kind of Christian
| service.
| Such pleasures are unsatisfying.
! There isn't a theatergoer today who Is
| happy in what he sees there. A theat-
rical friend of mine tells me that the
constant theatergoer finds no real hap
piness therein. Such get critical and
| the best play loses it's charm for them.
| The pleasures of sin are unabiding
The pleasures of sin endure but for a
season. There are certain heetinS
pleasures in sin, but they are all I'M
satisfactory and unabiding. Get all you
| can out of life; be happy; plan to en-
| io.- yourself, but remember that the
pleasures of sin abide for only a time,
| while there are pleasures that abide
forever There is the pleasure of sacri-
fee. There is real pleasure in sacrifice.
service and communion with God. "At
his right hand are pleasures forever
! more" Pleasures of pardon and pow
err worth and influence.
Jesus Christ was on the cross, the
railing multitude said, come down and
save myself 1t is the same old cry,
"get away from the cross. you are
helping others by staying there, but