Gilpin observer., 1912-03-14
SUNDAYS SERMON


that labor and are heavy laden, and
l will give you rest"
Is there somebody here tonight,
who is not happy because you be-
now live, and there are deepen joys
than you know? l address this talk
to you. Are there those here who
are dissatisfied with the superficial
life OF the world, and long for that
purity of life which brings peace?
address this talk to you. Are there
any who once could say, 81 know
my sins are covered with the blood
of Christ, to be remembered against
me no more" but in an evil hour
you listened to the tempter and you
committed one sin and then another,
until at last you awakened to the
fact that you had lost your accept
ance with God" and were again un-
der the curse because Of sin? You
certainly ought to be interested in
this invitation of the Master, for
you know there is peace and rest
in believing, and there is unrest and
fear and death in unbelief.
do not care to enter at this time
into discussion of why or how men
fell into sin. Men are sinners and
they need a savior. l assume that
you agree with me in this The man
to, tntt In, tha Ia nF n tol
river ana is being borne to destruc-
tion, is far more interested in being
saved from the rivers power than
he is in how he fell into the river
knowing that he is in the stream
and being borne away, his one de-
sire is to be saved. He may talk OF
how he fell into the stream after he
is recrsed, but he has no time for
it now. 1t is the same with the man
who is caught in the mighty current
of sin. Cne day man cane to Mr.
Moody with a long list of questions
and said. Mr.. Moody, if you will an
swer all these questions | think |
will become Christian" Mr.. Moody
said, Now, think we will get along
better with these II you will just give
your heart to the Lord first And
he persuaded him to kneel down, and
when he got him on his knees, you
know Moody could pray heaven and
earth together, and he never let him
up until he had surrendered himself
to God. He was converted and saved.
They had a glorious time together
and the poor sinner forgot all about
his long list of interrogations. Before
he went, Mr.. Moody reminded him
of the questions. oh" said he, 1T
seems as If they were all answered"
tell you. friends; the religion Of
Jesus Christ smooths out the rough
places in a wonderful way
If there are those here who ques-
tion the statement of the Apostle
Paul that "all have sinned and come
short of the glory of God" You have
but to look into your own hearts a
moment. and see there the evil
thoughts and unholy memories that
you will not reveal to men and re-
member that other peoples hearts
are like yours and you will agree
with me that the Apostle was right
in his declaration.
Now then; speak to the best
people, living in the best age and
surrounded by the best influences,
of any people who have lived since
the world began. Listen: Measured
by their education, by intellectual
greatness. by scientific knowledge,by
their ability to meet and solve great
problems; by that benevolent spirit
that builds hospitals and provides
homes for the sick and hte poor;
there has never been people who
have in all these respects, stood SO
high as this great Anglo-American
people. | may go step farther than
that and say that. measured by that
kindly interest in humanity, that
they would lay down her millions
and interpose her armies in behalf
of the downtrodden and oppressed
anywhere.it must be written Of those
who make up this mighty nation. The,
stand as the representatives of the
highest civilization that this world
has known. We are not as good as
we ought to be. But II this be true
and we find so much in our thoughts
and lives that is not right. we may
well say. "All have sinned and come
short of the glory CT God" If all
have sinned then all need a savior.
Now / turn your thought to the
invitation found in this text, with
the questions: Are you weary OF
sin? Do you desire to live n holy