Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-08
"THE DEVILS COMPROMISES"
Strong Sermon by DR.. Gray at City
HalI-Sinains a Feature.

1t is very evident tnat the singing
in the Gray-Allen evangelistic meet
ines at CITY hall will be q feature of
interest &. F. Allen, the leader, is a
n,aster of song and is able to get mu-
sic out of others-a difficult thing to
do The music is not confined to the
chorus-eyerybody in the audience
.inps Friday night the audience was
a large one and how they sang! First
NJ Allen asked the men to sing, then
the women sang. then all together.
Rev. B. F. Turner of the Baptist
church, Hallowell, offered prayer and
Evangelist Gray read the Scripture
and took his text from Hebrews
xi:26: by faith Moses forsook
Egypt" The speaker told of the call
Of Moses and dwelt particularly upon
the attempts made by the King Of
Egypt to keep Moses in the land after
God had called him out. He drew q
parellel between the King of Egypt
trying to keep Moses after God had
called him and the men and women
of today who hesitate when God calls
them to a better life. Satan, he said,
vas represented by the King of Egypt.
First the King ridiculed the idea of
Iip5tS 5oliS ouL ~ WDTSlllD 'IOtl
Pharaoh scoffed and said who is
God? The world tries to discourage
worship and some even scott at it
but when they cannot discourage it
they try to get lis to compromise.
When Pharaoh found Moses would
worship God he said All right, wor-
ship Col if you want to. but worship
him here This century says to us the
same. Worship God if you want to
but continue to abide in the Devils
land You can't worship God ir
Egypt or serve Christ in the Devils
territory. The great handicap to the
church Of today is not higher criti.
cism or evolution, but worldliness ir
the life of those who profess Chris.
tianity.
but Moses said we are going away
Then said Pharaoh, Don't go far.
Don't that sound natural? Satan says
If you must be Christian don't BIZ
much of a one The border line Chris
tians who live just as near the worlt
as they can are the kind the devi
loves. But this compromise didn't
work. for Moses said he would go as
far as he could and he went
1.-THE king tried another compromise
Leave your children So Satan says
don't bother the children. You here ir
New England and I am a New Eng
lander. are allowing your children tc
drift away. You ought not to rest un.
til your children are in the kingdom
with you. Don't let the children ge
away into sinful associations. The
grace of God can save an old sinner
but let that grace have chance tc
save the boys and girls from becoming
great sinners. Bring your children in
to the Kingdom with you.
'i;ut when Pharaoh found that they
would not leave the children he said
Leave your cattle The last thing Sa-
tan wants you to take into the king
dom is your property. Be a Christian
il you must but leave your property in
the world. Moses declared he would be
out and out for God. Moses got away
from the border line and God helped
him and blessed him. The blessing OF
God is always on the out and out
Christian"
In closing DR. Gray told the touching
story of the composition of the hymn
Just AS Am" and then while all the
great audience sat with bowed heads
and reVerant hearts Mr.. Allen led the
chorus in singing the hymn Just AS
l Am Without One Plea"
The services closed with prayer and
bcnediction by Mr.. Gray. The large
chorus remained few minutes to
practice for the Sunday service.
Announcement was made last night
that n meeting for men would be held
at City hall Sunday afternoon at ,
o'clock to be addressed by DR.. Gray.
The regular church services will be
held Sunday morning in all the
churhcs with special services in City
hall afternoon and evening.