The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-08

self cannot stand, and If what I do !
Go by Bselzehub the Prince Of Devils,
how do you explain that I am pver-
throwing the work OF the devil2H
He drove them into . corner and
they did not try to answer his Logic any
more.
/ IN aware of the fact that various
opinions are held by men and women
as to what they imagine, OF think, con-
~stitutes the sin against the Holy Spirit.
Some think that 1t could have been
committed only by those who saw
Jesus Christ. If that be true you are
not in danger for we never saw nor
spoke to Jesus Christ.
Still another class think 1t has been
committed since the days of Jesus, but
at extremely rare intervals. And q
third class thinks they nave committed
this sin, and they live in dread of the
future. Now then I think there are
thousands that will come under the
head of my message. They are neve
gloomy. their conscience is at ease,
they eat three meals a day, and life
seems to be all laughter, and song to
them,
IL you viii lay aside any ideas which
you have as to what constitutes the
sin against the Holy Spirit, and ] have
read every sermon that ! could get
hold of. and heard every preacher that
/ could, and studied much, and will
give my result. I will try to ask and
answer a few questions.
III The unpardonabIe Sin.
What is it? How can it be conn
mitted? How does ii show itself? and
How many / know that / committed
it? and why will not God forgive it?
/ will tell you what 1t is not.
It is not swearing. If it were
swearing / wouldn't be standing here
preaching to you, and lots Of men IN
heaven would have to come out and
go eshell.
1t is not drunkenness. Some OF the
brightest lights that have ever biaz-
ed for God He pulled out Of the auag-
miro of the flesh. and many men start
ed h-eavenward would have to turn to-
ward hell. There are men that are
sitting here tonight that are redeemed
by the mower of God, that would have
to lose your faith in God.
II is not murder-PauIs hands We're
red with blood. 1t Is not adultery
Jesus Christ said to the woman taken
in the act;
aNeither do / condemn thee. Go.
and sin no more"
1T is not theft.
What Is it?
TO me it is just as plain and ON
mon and simple. 1t Is constant reJec-
ton of Jesus Christ as your personal
savior. Gods offer of mercy comes TO
YOU in times like this and Q a y
MOI! / don't care how many times
Won may say Mol and God still bear
with YOU, but / do know that God gives
every man a last chance.
He saws no In His word. / do NOT
know when that time takes place, Q
cannot set any time for the last time.
R,t as God strives with ma TO-DAY,
and YOU say No! 1t may mean an
! eternal Mol
Won must have ayes in the back OF
YOUR head, or you must be an imneclie,
~ YOU cannot see that the spirit OF
God Almighty is moving upon Fargo
as Won have never witnessed IN
all history.
over In scotland there are men who
make 4 living by gathering eggs OF
birds living way down on ledges OF
rock. They fasten q rope 10 tnelr
bodies and swing down upon the
lodges of rock. When q certain man
was doing that and gathering eges'
the rope became united n ne gave
himself up to the fate which ne Iels
awaited him, when a breeze fresneheu
from the sea and started a OF
the rope, and he staggered TO the eose
of the rock, and said:
"That is my one hope! And II l
lean and miss 1T, ! die" And as the
rome swung he rushed, and leaped, ana
seized II. and made his way hand over
hand and when at last he staggered
r. the tor. his hair was as white as
the driven snow.
viii Seal Your Doom.
The one cord that swings through
tbis old world tonight is the holy
spirit, and when you turn the spHit
down, you will seal your doom.
BY very well known laws OF the
mind your conversion must be eheeI-
ed through the influence of the truth
on youP mind. IL IS Also y An0WM AAW
Of mind that truth ~resists, and each re-
sistance strengthens the MIND ano
weakens the truth.
Every time that you hear the truth
and resist it, that anne truth IS weak
cd with Won. Hear and become
stronger in ability to say no. Every
time that you indulge in a habit thal
habit grows stronger, n you grow
weaker.
You are wrapped up in business ana
notifies or you are absorbed in society
Il is no special act in your life. nc
special form Of sin. There is no Sin
mai God win not ask you to give ur
FOR the last time. 1t may be drunken
ness and il you don't give UP your
whisky bottle that last time i viii %
your doom in hell.
1t is not one glazing act OF pleading
with YOU to give up that sin, ma yot
keen saying, "No.p until the ttms
comes when God will ask OF you foi
the last time, and then let YOU alone
I believe there are men In Fargo
inst AS truly damned as though
they were in hell tonight. And peopls
In this tabernacle just as truly damned