The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-03-16
Methodist Church Services.

MeLnOOlSC Cnurcn Services.
This Sunday Rev. Hale will preach
in the morning on the subject
"Hy House to be TFuely Happy
in the evening Camping on the Road
to SOdam." Come.
In his sermon on Overcoming Diff
iculties'' Rev. Hale said:
Someone dreamed that God was
dead, that the universe was in cOnster-
nation, because it was an orphan
He dreamed that hope, gertleness,
patience, love and mercy died - good
and bad angels died = time became ex-
tiuct, and that the Eternal gave up the
ghost. The shroud of God was woven
out of darkness, and mankind stood
around tie grave in tears. The dream
er aWoke and found his mistake Such
dream can only come from the brain
of an atheist. God is not dead His
right hand is on the throttle of eter-
nity's engine.
''It is not an easy thing TO surren-
der to God ones individuality 1t is
our desire to want to direct our careers
for many reasons He might send Us
where We do not want to 90 - put US
to Go a work we do not want to do,
and then it usually means cruciiction
to many worldly ambitions.
-"A1 of US recognize the conflict of
giants in this lie. The battle is over
come or beaten. Some say there is
no use, we are nothing but grasshop-
pers The doctrine of heIpfuIlness is
pre- aehed by some and practiced by
many more 1t is stated that we are
absolutely the beings of chance. Our
natures revolt against it. l am sure
the promulgaters Of this teaching are
men who do not want to have personal
responsibility.
1.-THE doctrine of total depravitv does
not mean that man is as bad as he can
be but he is not as good IS it IS posi-
BILE for him to become. It d~es not
mean that men are equally bad; it does
mean that the best man that does not
confess God and rece i've Christ through
faith is not as good as God would have
him.
loft times our experiences of the
secrets of life fill Us = it'll shame. Far
back IN early life there came ali evil
visitor and filled our goul with horror.
We bade him leave the door For
awhile his face did not appear, but ore
day he Is found hanging around the out
skirts of our life. he appears and pleads
for rOo.n, and III an evil hour the vaga-
bo1d of life is housed. Our concious is
again awakened and with fieI &c denun
citation we eject the Intruder, but we
know tbat IN few days this disgrace
full besetting sin will claim partnership
with US. We all have the experience
of Paul when he said 81 find then
law that when wOul5 do good, evil is
present with me. o, wretched man
that l ami who shall deliver me from
the body Of this deatb?'' Temptation
is in the air; it is as plentiful rs ny
crobes. We do not have TO cross the
street 10 meet the devil. 1t is an age
to try the back bone of Christians
Eve hive 70 overcome the gisnts of
depravity, of bes=tting sins, tempta-
lions, IF nnitY, of death Some peo-
pie 2 Vocate the idea that wba 'soeveE
gives pleasure is ght They begia to
do wrong and find eeasual pleasure in
doing wrong, and then defend the
wrong By this line of reasoning men
are fourd in Hays who defend and jus
tify PambinF. drinking, lyir g, and I
presume some could be found who
would justify stealing, legally or 9th
wise. But the victory over all of these
enemies is through the Spirit Of the
blessed Christ.