The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-22
HIS SUBJECT
WHERE ART Thou
Text OF Sermon Delivered Last Even
ing by Or. Mcconnell at the
First Baptist Church
Revival.
ARE YOU CLOSE TO GOD?
Propounds Some Important Questions
to tho Audience--Muslc Continues
to be an inspiring
Feature.

DR.. Lincoln Mcconnell, who preach
ed before a large congregation in the
First Baptist church last night. took
for his subject Where art Thou?"
He said in part:
Perhaps this is the first question
God ever asked man. He had created
the beautiful Garden of Eden for
Adam and Eve to live in and made
every preparation for their happiness,
but the liar came along and they lis
tened to their enemy, and they did
the thing they ought not to have done.
When God came to hold communion
with them, they were afraid and HID
themselves and God said Where art
thou?" Adam was not hidden from
and all the efforts that men have put
forth since that time to hide them
selves from God have only resulted in
mans hiding God from himself
4 am sure God loves you and me as
well as he loved Adam and Eve and
am as certain of Gods personal inter
est in us as am sure he was person
ally interested in them. believe
he would have this very personal
question to all of us Where art
| thou?" There may have been a time
when you enjoyed the presence of
Gods spirit. Where are you in your
religious experience tonight? Are
you as close 10 God. as you used TO
be? am not asking what your doc
trine on back-sliding is; it has been
my observation mans doctrine does
/ not keep him from back-siiding.
Where art thou in the battle that
is being waged today between the
Kingdom of God and the Kingdom OF
4 Satan Between the World and the
Church of God?
Where art thou in the estimation OF
the public in this town? Where dc
you stand in your own home? | have
known people whose consciousness Of
their standing kept them from being
publicly irreligious. Have your chill
dren any confidence in your christian
lity?. Have your business and socia
associates any confidence in your
christianity? Where are thou?
Friend, we need to take stock and
let God Almighty show us why we are
where we are. We are where we are
because we believed insinuations
against the Word of God, as did Adam
and Eve. We believed Satan's whis
per that Gods word was not true. II
you ever allow any doubt to slip into
, your mind that any part of the WORD
of God is untrue, that is the opening
wedge and you will find yourself un
able to see God.
Truth never contradicts Truth ant
any so-called scientific discovery thai
contradicts the Word of God is no
true. You can anchor yourselves
eternally on the Rock of Ages ant
know the passing fancy that is seem
, ingly so worthy of credence is a mis-
conception of Truth You can stant
, anchored forever on the Rock O
Ages, the revelation of Almighty God
Where art thou? RI we make an,
progress in this world it has to be be
cause we are in harmony with AL
mighty God.
The Song Service.
!, The song and praise service unde
, the leadership of Mr.. and Mrs. LAUDER
!, sheimer last evening was inspirin,
and uplifting.
One seldom realizes the power O
song until he hears the old gospe
songs sung by great chorus choi
under a leader like Mr.. Laubersheim
er The great congregation presen
Joined heartily in the song service
Mr.. and Mrs. Laubersheimer sang
:, duet entitled The Coming Day" I
was rendered in the most pleasing
:, manner, but the large audiences tina