Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1910-03-17
CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE
Was the Theme of Rev. Burein's Ad-
dress at Last Nights Services
at Centenary Church.

Take up the Bible, turn to Heb.
2:1-2-3, and look at it verse by verse.
From this text the subject of last
nights discourse at the Methodist re-
vival was taken. Criminal Negli-
gence," as the subject, applied in a
forceful manner, commanded the at
tention of every listener from the
very beginning and made a deep i'm
preston upon many, as shown by
their outward expression of repent
ance.
No man will underrate the impor-
lance. or dispute the authority of law,
either human or Divine Men live
close within the bounds of human
laws, and when they do disobey them
the proper punishment is melted out,
of greater or less severity, according
to the crime they have committed;
then why are not Gods laws revered
and obeyed by all men, as are the hui
man laws? God has laid down his
orders-do you obey them? If not,
then you will pay for violating them.
Throughout the Bible we find in
stances where God has proved that
His law cannot be violated with i'm
punity; then why are they disdained
or ignored by men of intelligence,
men of power and by many less for
tunate who need His help and guild
ance and saving power?
God gave His Son to save the world
and we show what we think of Him by
the way we receive Him. If we refuse
this great salvation then we shall be
damned and the guilt of having COM
nitted the greatest criminal negli-
sence known shall rest upon our
heads throughout eternity
Is it not mans business to live first
according to Gods law and orders
Not the making of money and reputa-
ton, but the making of character, a
true man, better humanity, rs the
supreme business of every living soul
This cannot be neglected without re.
ceiving punishment from the supreme
law-giver. Oft times excuses are
given for this sinful neglect, such as
business interests interfering, and
such like, but how weak these are
when brought face to face with the
most supreme business as laid down
in the Holy Book The time will come
when you will take heed of Gods law
but perhaps then it will be too late;
now is the time to make sure that you
will never be guilty of the crime
which means everlasting damnation;
now is the time to establish your kin
ship to God and to make your soul
immortal If the health is neglected
it often means death and if the soul
is neglected it means to be shut out
from God, to die without Him, and
further it means the hurting of his
offer of blessing in His face and the
calling upon yourself of everlasting
death. If, when Mary went to wash
Christs feet to show her alteration
of the Holy Son, He had turned her
away with disdain, what would you
think of Him? How, then, does God
look upon those who refuse the great
est blessing ever offered to man?
Man is too apt to prize the less val
liable things and to neglect the most
important ones. This is true of hui
man nature. But heed Gods laws and
stop intending to do something better
and do it; it is to the interest of
Gods kingdom and your heart. Begin
today and be careful of your souls.
Do more for the church and the COM
thereby freeing yourself from
the guilt of the criminal negligence.
which means eternal ruin, for "How
shall we escape if we neglect so great
salvation" iThe blessings of God
will rest upon you and everlasting
peace will be yours if you are obedi-
ant to Jesus Christ, the Savior of
Baraca.