Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-08-18
OUR own LOVED ".
B. YATES
Is in Midst Of a Great Meeting in
Blackwell, Oklahoma. A Choir
with 100 Voices.

success. "A large crowd gather.
ed and were led in a rousine
song service by Bro. Yates. A
large chorus choir sat on the
platform and the singing was
glorious. MIR. Yates has a fine
voice and pleased everybody by
| his singing. Rev. +. A. Fer
Iguson, who was with us last
year, preached the sermon. II
was a fine address. scriptural
and pointed. The text was
from Matthew, the 9th chapter
and the oath verse. He said in
part:
This text is equivalent to
saving one cannot go to heaven
and hell at the. same time. As it
is impossible to walk east and
west at the same time. so it is
impossible for one TO travel in
different directions in the spirit
ual realm. 1t is a philosophical
III n. a scientifi C fact and an
eternal verify, it simply cannot
be done. Hence, every individ-
ual in this world is facing hell
and travelling away from heaven;
or, on the other hand, they are
facing heaven and are travelling
away from hell. Man is a free
moral agent not a machine.
Ii a man wants to go TO
hell he can go in spite of all
the preachers, churches, bibles,
warnings and admonitions of
loved ones; in spite of all that
God has done or can do, he can
wade through the blood of Jesus
and go to the judgement with
blood on his feet rather than
his heart, if he wants to. Then,
on the other hand. he can go to
heaven in spite of all the sin in
the country. in spite of wicked
men he can read the bible, shout
and cry and have family pray
ers, and go on to heaven rejoic-
ing. 1t is a free country. Heav-
en- is a prepared place for a pre-
pared people. One crowd is GO
ing to heaven on purpose, pay
ing the price in cold blood be-
cause they want to; on the other
hand the other crowd is going TO
hell on purpose, paying the price
in cold blood because they want
to. You cannot go both ways.
The philosophy of this truth is
seen all through the bible listen:
Do YOU men gather grapes from
thorns?' Yes, just as consistent
ly as one can go TO heaven and
hell at the same time. DO men
gather figs from thistles? Yes,
with the same propriety one can
be Gods man and the devils
man at the same moment. Does
a spring send forth bitter wa
ter and sweet water at the same
vent? Yes, with the same sense
one can be a saint and sinner
the same moment. The question
of the moment is, which way are
you travelling? If toward hell,
you are walking in the grossiest
darkness you have ever been
IT,"
This is a great opportunity for
the people of Blackwell. This
Doubtless will be the last session
here of the Oklahoma State Holi-
ness Association camp meeting. !
Other cities closer TO the center
of the State are asking for the
meeting, The secretary has re-
ceived two letters from CONNER
cial clubs. We believe the peo-
pie of this town ought to avail
themselves of this great meet
ing, The association has proved
itself in this city. 1t is not COM
posed OF fanatics nor fools, but
the best people of all the church
es have associated themselves
for carrying salvation to the
people of showing that while we
ian be associated together in the
0rd'c work in tho Cn;r;t &c +ho I,