The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-20
DR. MASSEE TO
PREACH LAST
HERE TOMORROW
DISCOURSE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
ON THE WORLD, FLESH
AND DEVIL.
DEVIL GOD OF THE WORLD
Minister Does Not Believe That Man
Is Born With the Power of
Sin Dominant.
DEVIL GOD OF THE WORLD

The early morning services at the
First Baptist church were discontin-
ued this morning assthe strain on the
constant church goers and Dr. Massee,
who did all the preaching, has been
great. DR.. Massee will preach his last
sermon here tomorrow night, although
that will not mean the closing of the
revival services.
Another violinist was on hand at
Wednesday evenings service to add his
skilful touch to the usual number of
instruments accompanying the choir
"Then Lord remember me-" was sung
by special request, and the words rang
out clearly and impressively from
hundreds of throats joining in the
beautiful song.
prayer.
DR.. Massee seemed as tireless and
fresh as if he had not been holding
three services a day. when he read
from the book of Exodus, telling of
the captivity of the children of Israel.
The text was End Corinthians, 9th
chapter and 18th verse-"Come OUT
from among them and be ye separate,
saith the Lord, and touch not the un-
clean thing and | will receive you
DIR. Massee compared the children of
Israel to the church, and Egypt, where
they were in captivity, to the world,
all through his sermon showing the
. conflict between Egypt and Israel as
n between the world and the church.
EIe began by declaring he did not be-
lieve in entrapping men to Christ, but
in persuading, and that he desired to
reach the wills of his congregation
and get them to yield to God. Giving
a glowing description of the day to
come when, in that heavenly paradise,
we shall be known; the day when even
Jesus intercession will have been
done away with, the world has been
so Christianized; when We shall be
up in heaven with Him face to face;
when there will be no more disease;
no darkness, for the Lamb is the
light thereof the speaker said things
looked like that in the beginning, be-
fore the devil tempted Eve and she
sinned.
The World and the Flesh Against God
The weapons used to fight God
were next spoken of-the world and
the flesh. All the passions and hopes
are the worlds, and all the powers OF
this world, Of society and business
akleagainst God. In the flesh. men ar
Jh,smselves with the deyA r. keer \ 9
kAAAIt of His world. DR.. MASSES dig
not believe that man is born With hs
power of sin dominant il htS f1@fe +
since Jesus came, but that some bow
there are things stronger than mans
will to drag him down. Here were
given illustrations of how the taste
of liquor will drag man down almost
against his will. The wonderfu
beauty, the matchless purity and re
sisting of the devil in Christ's life OF
earth was shown, yet He died for sin
full man. An earnest appeal was
given to come out from among mel
who yield to their appetites, and agar
DR.. Massee, as on the night before
warned his listeners that there is nj
compromise between God and men
no neutral ground-for man mus
fight for God or against Him. Coo
asks for a decision.
The Devil the God of the World.
q A swiftly, eloquently given review
vi Egypts wealth and its science, thu
wonder of it's astronomy, its arts ant
its literature in those ages 2600 year,
before history; its civilization, equal!
that far back, to what China has to
day; it's refined people; all this wa
told and then of the club of IA mel
in Chattanooga who are seeking t
draw the business, the luxuries ant
the exclusiveness of the world abou
them. why exclaimed the speaker
s.the devil is the God of this world, 0
Egypt The world says you can
leave men; Israel says that | must.
Many men in business claim the