Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-01-24
LAST JUDGMENT is
THEME OF PASTOR
Each Man Shall Reach His Own Place
by Moral GraVitation, De-
cIares Rev. Locke to
Congregation

At the First Methodist Episcopal
church last evening DR.. Charles Ed
ward Locke continued his series of SER
mons on 1.-THE Truth About Some
Things" and spoke on 1.-The Truth
About the Last Judgment, Shall Many
or Few be Saved?" DR.. Locke said
in part:
There are many plain truths in re-
gard to our accountability to God
which it will be a serious injustice to
ourselves to overlook. The ancient
prophets tell of a day of the Lord
which shall surely come, when God
will bring every work into judgment
and every secret thing. Jesus Christ
referred to the last judgment in Ian
guage which cannot be misunderstood.
The parable of the tares emphasizes it,
and Christ's own description, when be-
fore him shall be gathered all nations,
is graphic and clear.
TT appears that the judgment really
commences here, for he that believeth
not is condemned already There is
even in this life real separation
among men, A chasm seems to sepa-
rate men who are generous and SYM
pathetic and righteous from those who
are selfish and dissipated and cruel and
vicious.
MuSl hCHQCI FNSSOdHL
I'VE should become familiar with the
principle of accountability, for the state
does not pass over the lawless acts of
the citizen; and in nature there are
memorable laws to govern and severe
penalties attached to those who defy
the plain laws of health and strength.
There is also judgment at the end
of the world when Christ shall divide
the good from the bad as shepherd
divideth the sheep from the goats. This
shall be a personal judgment, as each
of us shall give account of himself. In
this great assize Christ shall be our
Judge. We may be certain that the
Judge of the whole earth will do right;
and surely our Savior will be our most
sympathetic judge. Michael Angeles
idea of a fierce judge laundering with
Wrathful revenge is a complete mis-
conception of the attitude and spirit of
Christ, when, with broken heart, he
shall be compelled to speak the fateful
words, Depart from mel
This judgment may come like thief
in the night. 1t behooves us to be
ready for i'm such an hour as we think
not the Son of man cometh.'
"A mans works shall judge him in
that day. Every man according to his
works. We shall be comAelled to face
our life's record. Each man shall be
his own judge. BY moral sraVltatlon
there, as here, each man shall reach his
own place. No word of condemnation
will need to be spoken by the great
Judge, for each ones conscience will
either approve or accuse.
Must Expect Justice
at is a fearful thing to fall into the
hands of the living God just as it is
to fan into the grip of a broken law.
God will be merciful but he will also
be Just. All our limitations and handi-
caps will be taken into account, but if
we have not used our talents, and in
idleness and ease and dissipation have
wasted our substance and our time we
shall surely hear Thou wicked and
slothflil servant Let us be thoughtful,
for how shall we escape If we neglect
so great a salvation?'
DR.. Locke announced that his subject
for next Sunday night would be THE
Truth About Hell; Where Is 1t? Is 1t
Everlasting? Who Are There?" ~