The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-08
Rev. Manly Has No Patience
With Those Who Extract
Sugar Coated Promises
from Holy Book.
RESPONSIBILITY Is Gil
PEOPLE OF RICHMOND
In ForcibIe Sermon Monday
Night Showed How Savior
Had Transferred This to His
Twelve Disciples.

God has planned it SO that defn-
lite responsibility rests on the people
OF Richmond for soul saving"
This was the burden of the address
delivered on Monday evening at the
East Main Street Friends church by
Rev. George H. Manly, who is leading
the union evangelistic services. Hav-
ing shown the conditions that should
surround a successful revival, and the
nature of real receiving of Christ,
the evangelist desired to impress his
hearers with the fact that they are
indirectly responsible for carrying the
message of salvation to others. This
he showed by many illustrations and
by numerous Bible references. all
pointing to the fact that upon the fol
lowers Of Christ rests this tremen-
dous responsibility and that there is
10 way to escape it.
Mr.. Many has no patience with
those who extract for themselves from
the Bible lot of sugar coated prom
ises which are administered to their
adherents much as soothing syrup is
administered, and who apparently ov-
erlcok that with every promise there
is solemn warning. God makes his
teaching plain by contrasts. One Of
the most solemn of these warnings Is
in connection with the responsibility
Of carrying the message of salvation
to troce who are without it. The
scripture says that if a man re-
fuse to receive the message and die
in his own iniquity. his blood shall be
uron his own head. but that II he die
in iniquity because OF failure Of
Christ's people to give him the mes
sage. then his blood shall be required
at their hands. 1t is possible that
many who may think they are real
followers of Christ. but who are ne
glecting to meet this responsibility.
will fird on the last day that they will
BE- told to derart. being classed with
the workers of iniqlity.
Transferred Responsibility.
Tho evangelist showed forcibly how
the responsibility of Christ for the
saving Of the world was transferred
by Hin, to His followers. While here
He eaid Il am the Light" but to His
followers he said "Ye are the light"
end what are We become" He COM
oared Christ to a beautiful spring OF
! water ard declared that either we
have not found the spring or else we
are telling about it and that it is not
likely we are drinking at the fountain
Of eternal life and letting no one know
about it.
/ "All about us here in Richmond are
men ard women who are longing for
the Christian life," said the evangel-
list. There are many convicted people
in Richmond tonight who would come
to Christ II invited. One of his strik-
| ing illustrations of the need Of invit-
! ing men to come was that of man at
Johnstown. Pa, who testified that he
had gone from church to church. re-
ceiving no invitation, and that he vir-
tually was looking for a chance to
butt In" He gave other examples OF
! failure to ask men about their souls,
where such asking could have been
done in the ordinary walks of life.and
would have resulted In great good
But" said the evangelist, there is
no use trying to do business with God
unless you are straight. You can't
talk religion to your grocer If you owe
him bill for FIVE or six months and
have not tried to pay it. No matter
what it costs you. get ready to carry
the message of what Christ is to you. ,
/ One of the reasons that Mr.. Manly
had for delivering the sermon that he
did on Monday night is because he
has found that in services of this ma
ture those who attend on that night
are usually those who are already
Christians and who come because Of
their interest in the meetings. Hence
he tries to lay on them their personal
Responsibility.
Preliminary f'-etino.
Preliminary to the sermon Monday
night prayer was offered by Rev. H. s
James of the United Brethren church
the scripture lesson was read by Rev
Minter, and a pastoral greeting ex
tended by Rev. Truman Kenworthy
pastor Of East Main Street Friends
church Mr.. Kenworthy had a mes
sage of encouragement based on hi.
observation that the city of Richmond
and the churches ring true on tht
question OF salvation The spirit 81
unity that is manifest among thu
churches. and which has been espe
cially noticeable in arranging for thu
meetings, was noted and Mr.. Ken
worthy said he could see no good rea
son why the Catholic churches should
not have united with the mission al
all are serving the same God
Services are being held each even
ing at 7.30 o'clock at East Main Stree
Friends church and between Il and
O'Clock each day there 10 q prayer ser
vice for the business and shop mel
at the Y. NJ C. A.. = general invita-