The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-06
DR.. Torrey Brings Same Cues
tiOp. Home TO People in Pad
~ NC an ~ His Sermon al Audi.
forum Rink Meeting Last
Night.

where Art Thou7" the words
that rang out so ominously through
Eden. searching the ears of the first
man, were repeated last night by
DR.. Torrey In his sermon at the
Auditorium. Broadway and Tenth
street. applying the same inquiry to
modern times and asking the people
of Paducah where they stand. lie
said the same question that God
asked Adam. He Is asking every
man and woman today, and, like
Adam. who tried 10 hide In the Car
den OF Eden, his descendants today
are trying to hide by refraining
from reading their Bibles and at
tending church.
Tie asked church members where
they stand. whether they are wholly
ON the Lords side. or whether they
are trying TO hold to Christ with
one hand and the world with the
othor devoting Sunday. perhaps. to
devotional exercises and the rest of
the week TO worldly amusements.
On occount OF the continued down.
pour OF rain but a comparatively
smFil audience was present.
DR.. Torrey said:
Dr.. Tcrrey's sermon IN fun fol-
lows:
My subject tonight Is the nrsf
question that God ever asked OF.
man You VIII find that question In
Gen. ia. .. where art thouY" GOD
asked the question OF Adam
Adam had stunned. and on she
evening OF that awful day Of the hrst
Elm the voice OF God in It's majesty
was heard rolling down the avenues
or the garden OF Eden Adam had
often heard Gods voice before. aud
the voice OF God had been the sweet
eat music 90 Adam up tfl this day.
Adam knew no greater Soy than that
81 glad communion with his Creator
and his Heavenly Father. But now
all was different, and as the voice OF
God was heard rolling through the
Garden. Adam was allied with fear.
anc tried to hide himself.
This IN the history OF every son
OF Adam from that day tin this.
When sin enters our hearts and our
lives We seekto hide from God.
Evcgy sinner Is trying TO hide from
the presence and the all-zecing eye
Of God That accounts for a very
'arge share OF the skepticlsm and IN
hco'ity and the agnostlcism and
atheism OF our day. II Is sinful man
trying 20 hide from most holy
God.
Men Will give YOU many reasonsI
why they are skcptics, many reasons
why they are inhdels ana agnostics
and atheists, but IN the great ma
jority' OF cases the real reason is
this-men hope by the denial OF the
existence OF God 10 hide themselves
from the discomfort OF Code
Acknowledged presence.
That accounts also for very much
OF the neglect OF the Bible. People
VII tell YOU that they do not read
their Bibles because thoy have 30
much else to read. that they do not
read their Bibles because they are
not Interested IN the Bible. and that
10 Is a duh and stupid book 10 them
hut the real cause OF mans neglect
OF Bible study Is this The B'hlo
brings God near to NJ as no other
book does. and men are uneasy in
the conscious presence Of God. 80
they neglect the book that brings
God near.
This also accounts for much OF the
abscuteeelsm from the House of God
and rs services People will give
you many reasons wins they do not
attend church. they will tell you
they cannot dress well enough TO at
tend church. viii tell YOU that they
cro too busy and too tired 10 attend
church; they viii tell YOU that the
services Of Gods house are dun and
uninterostlng. but in the great ma
jority Of cases the reason Why men
and women. old and young habitu-
ally absent themselves from the ser
vices Of Gods house is because the
hcuse OF God brings God near and
makes men uncomfortable in sin.
ara tacir desire TO hide from God |
more or less distinct. leads them to
STAY away from the house OF God.
But Adam did not succeed in hid
ing from God. Neither will you sue
coed. No man ever succeeded in
hiding from God. God said TO Adam
A'Where art thou?" and Adam