The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-11-15
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UWI HHUUWHULl UlN
HOW COMMITTED
Dr.. sulsin Preached a Great serman
To a Great Audience Composed
Largely Of Men Last
Night

Or. Bulgiq said last night by way
CT introduction, that he would rather
jreach forty sermons on other sub
lects than this one on THE Unpardon-
able Sin and How we May Commit It."
lie said II tremble with fear because
bf the danger for the one who com
aits II" lie was very earnest to-
light, and there was not so much Of
Nae humor that he has used hereto
bre; this was evidently an address
ewhere humor had little place for the
arguments were of too grave a nature
to need many illustrations to mark
their truth. But although this was
hacking, there was yet stronger con-
Viction of the many truths as each
subject was handled with his usual
positive proofs.
T The text was taken from Isaiah, fifth
chapter and twentieth verse: WOE
unto them that call good evil and evil
good" Ten secondary texts were used
10 demonstrate how the objectionable
din might be committed and what it
really was.
3 God has warned people" he said
r'Not to trifle about the things of
Eheaven, until they have no power to
taste as 1t were, and eonfound dark
ness with light and light with dark
mess He is driving home to the
lhearts OF men the consciousness of
that sin. AS some people are not big
Enough to take an ATTRACT statement
and will not agree to an argument
when 1t has been proven to them, they
Anust be as children and understand
abe many teachings which are simple
and easy to comprehend, and where
here can be no mistake made. The
ignorant man sometimes will not be-
liieve because he cannot see God, when
we must admit of many things that we
know exist although we have never
iseen them This is faith which takes
good evidence and bases its conclusion
pm what Is conceived rather than that
which is perceived. SO it is when man
leals with Immortality Faith is the
substance of things hoped for and an
evidence of things not seen. Faith
puts substance into what he hopes for
and man must do this If he sees God
Tod does not excuse Ignorance and
holds a man blamable if he does not
believe However, He would be a
tyrant to demand thing and show no
way to accomplish It. But in every
heart there are tho~ sensibilities
Which makes man reach out for God
at certain times in his life. There is
'ho one who can truthfully say he has
lot felt this longing.
The man who constantly resists this
yonglng is tampering with conscience
bnd resisting God. Then Christ's great
cove is resisted by this same method
II hardening the heart with sin, when
finally the longing of the soul which
las been crying out so long for recog-
4nition leaves the life barren and
,epeaks no more This is the Holy
Spirit which has come to stay and
abide with him and he has refused
his last one who has come to plead
rna TO invite. There is therefore no
ilope for the man who has resisted
he Holy Ghost.
Those who sin presumptuously and
,now that it IS sin. deliberately going
against the law of God, cannot expect
10 have forgiveness over and over for
3he same thing Playing pranks, as
the Jews did in the days of Moses,
when sacrifices were made until the
blood ran thick; they We're command
I'd TO spill no more blood for the same
sin again and again
With the love and forgiveness of
siod there is also Justice; for sinner
hoes not break the law of God. but
Breaks himself over the law. God is
% just lnStt uH NlS JuuSAuGAt u"1 tA1
Sinner will have to admit that He is
light. Why indeed should one speak
Df the law of God rather than His
Justice? Sinners can insult the Holy
Ghost just one time too much for God
says, There is coming a day when |
viii not hear it. IQhdelity is only a
sioak for sin, md Wnbelief is a state
which follows because of the habitual
Sractice of sin Look into the life of
any inhdel or unbeliever. and there
avill be found the darkest kind of
lniquity
There are so many people who have
bone of them things called conscience
and don't want it disturbed as a
nan said at one time when Or. Bulgin
rad been preaching a series of sermons
bn conscience. Rather would they let