The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-07

tween the churches OF Richmond anC
the world. Some fad satisfaction IN
the fact that there is no division be-
tween the church and the world. but
that is not what We want; what we
want is division The church should
stand oct against things Of the world
and give it's influence against those
things which tend to drag the individ-
uai down.
Gin Goes Silently.
There is a tendency among Chris
tians to grow careless about sin; sin
does not wear hob nailed shoes, but
it gets in silently. Men would be
Mortified if they should drop at once
the entire distance that they retro
grade in the Christian work in ten
years. They lost some each year and
it is impossible to live up to the high
standard unless the Holy Spirit sets
the standard for us.
In the first days of a revival like
this there may be more sorrow than
joy-sorrow over wrong doing-and
this unhappiness will be a sign of
God. A real revival will result in our
putting out our impulses to others to
get them to come to Jesus.
In the evening the services were
, opened with a song servise by the
chorus, led by Mr.. Morgan, script.
ure reading by Rev. S. w. Traum,
and prayer by DR.. S. R. Lyons. A
| free will offering was also taken and
! it is the hope that these free will Of
ferings may be sufficient to maintain
the meetings, the estimated cost OF
which is from $1,000 to $1,000. Mr.
Mahy's sermon was on the subject OF
receiving Christ and what this receiv,
ing means. 1t was based on the pass
age of scripture which says. 'He came
unto His own and His own received
| Him not, but unto such as received
Him gave He the power to become the
sons of God" The sermon was logi
cal effort to show what takes place
in the individual when he really re
ceives Christ and that such reception
is followed by power to become sor
of God. Especial emphasis was laid
on the expression of power to be
come" for it was in this that the evan
ge,ist saw the real significance of this
text. Where the individual receives
Christ fully, he is endowed with pow
! err and it is this power that is essen
tial to the successful Christian life
Failure OF Christ's own to receive
him was one Of the great tragedies
that helped to break the heart Of
Jesus Christ, and it is going on here
tonight, declared the evangelist
Simplicity of Gospel.
Emphasis was laid on the simpli
city of the Gospel and how much more
difficult it is to understand the simple
pick. The Gospel is so simple tina
this is one reason many fail to get it
1t is possible for us to get better
grasp on Christ tonight than it wa.
1000 years ago. But it does not make
US Christians just to grasp. All hav'
grasred but some refuse to take ant
here is the division point. There ART
persons here who never had a hear
throb in Jesus Christ because the.
won't let him in. Too many peopl,
just get their names on the church
roll and Christ does not get to lool
in. To receive Christ means to giv'
all the keys to Christ. You ask M
what to do to become a Christian ant
I answer. give Christ the reins and lie
him do the driving When life is al
given to Christ there is the creates
relief that ever came to mortal man
Jesus Christ is ready to take you jus
as you are and give you power to be
come" a son of God.
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