The daily sentinel., 1910-01-21
TWO REPORTERS GIVE VIEWS OF
GREAT SERMON.
There May be Hypocrites in the
Church but There VIII he None
in Heaven" Declared Dr.
Hamilton Last Night at
the Auditorium.
GREAT PROGRAM FOR SUNDAY.

The Sentinel is fortunate tonight
in being able to present to its readers
two very excellent reviews OF the re-
markable sermon delivered last night
by DR.. Hamilton. Two most capable
reporters give their views. each in his
own way and language and therefore
naturally, each seeing the sermon
from slightly different angles. Mr..
A. G. Newton, the veteran newspaper
man, and Mr.. II. L. McClintock, the
we'll known young attorney, tell of
the big meeting and the remarkable
sermon on Excuses" as follows: p
The revival services yesterday
were of an unusually interesting ma
ture and the sermon of last evening
was the strongest in the series. Dr..
Hamilton took for his theme a con-
tinuation of the one on Wednesday
evening, and answered many of the
reasons given by the non-professing
why they do not accept the savior.
The scripture reading before the
sermon was conducted by Rev. Rohde,
who led off with familiar quotation
and was followed by individuals in
the audience giving a verse from
memory until over twenty had re-
sponded The services were given an
added zest by the rendition of a duet
by Prof. Henderson and wife, Jesus
is Living With Me-" Mrs. F. H.
AWelles followed the invitation to the
lHsayed with the solo, ASHAMED of
Jesus
DIR. Hamilton took Gor his theme,
Therefore l Cannot Come. The
text being part of the parable of the
supper and the excuses of the bidd :,
So . -l.S, a,
not accept Christ are refuge of
lies, both foolish and absurd. One
of the most absurd was that what
they have nothing to do with the saw
ing of their soul-predestination
which is of all things most foolish;
your will is the basis and Is away
above Gods will who has made pro-
vision for the salvation of every one
who accepts and believes.
Some do not come because it is not
popular in their set or clique, pre-
ferring to please men rather than
God. Many men and women will be
laughed into hell but the laughter of
the Christless can not get them out.
Pretended infidelity is another rea-
son; the devil invented disbelief es
pecially to rob people of hope, as in
fidelity gives nothing in place of what
it s1-aes away; | defy any one to show
single instance where infidelity
has helped a single person, wiped
away single tear or consoled a
single sufferer Prejudice crucified
the Son of God.
one of the very strongest portions
of the sermon was the answer to
those who do not become Christians
because there are. hypocrites in the
churches. God knows his sheep and
an apt illustration was drawn from
the incident he had heard of the east
ern young man who came West and
was set to herding sheep; he said at
night that he had had no trouble
with the old sheep but he had much
trouble with the lambs; the owner
said he had no lambs and was shown
the flock and with it were a number
of jack rabbits. The preachers may
be a great deal to blame for the
hypocrites in the church and all ad-
mitted that there were some, but the
pastors were so anxious to save sim
ners that they rounded up some who
were not worthy to be called Chris
tians. Those who camplain most of
hypocrites are themselves bigger
hypocrites than those whom they
judge; they are afraid to associate
with hypocrites here but they need
not do SO il they go to heaven as
there will be no hypocrites there: in
hell they will be compelled to asso-
ciate with the hypocrite: then why
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