The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-06
The Church in Many Cases
is Reproach to Cause of
Christ.
Special Services For Sunday-Mcct-
inas VIII be Continued Next Week.
Confession of Sin Is sermon subject
Last Evening.

der the power Of the law but undcr
love A Christian without love is
like q dead tree in the garden VI
God. Sin shall have no more domiu-
ion over you. for We are not under the
law but under grace The eighth OF
Romans is a wonderful chapter. You
folks have no idea what you have
lying on your center table. The Lori
help us to keep from thinking that
some of these Bible truths are not to
be realities to us now.
eve must have Gods kind of love
perfected in our hearts There arc
many who have experienced It and
the way they keep it is just by keep
, ing their noses out of other peoples
business. With this love in our hearts
1t is Just natural to he a true follow
er OF Christ He that saith he abideth
In Him ought also to walk as he
walked
Never have 7 seen anyone who
enjoyed communion with God who
did not love everybody When we get
over on the side OF faith when we
get out Of self Into Christ, Oh how
we magnify the love of Christ We
have more people now living under
the law than under grace. Under
the law atonement was made once
year. Hebrews tells us of salvation
through grace whereby our sins arc
washed away once for an. If I'm 20
go through this world SHINING ana re-
pcntlng | am doing what no one
should do.
1--WE ought to SEQ. feel, and know
our privilege under Gods kind Of lovc.
If we had moro faith we wouldn't have
the blues so much The ministry has
| gotten To be kind of dumping
! ground for the duties that church
members ought to be doing. We hire
| the preacher ana the dcaconcss to do
| the work in our stead. Christianity
! Is farce unless you and ] get filed
with Gods kind OF love. Jude says,
! Keep yourselves IN the love of Cod
TOO many of us have a kind oc
tree-toad religion. We're just llke
| the crowd We're in. The church In
many cases Is a rcproach to the cause
| of Christ We ought to let God de-
stroy the enemy of our souls ana set
us free About one In ten church
members are enjoying communion
! with God We must launch out aud
/
! will not then only do Gods will but
have a delight In H. Gods commands
are the most glorious things on earth.
! Lord Jesus purge my heart from every
sin. should be our prayer. We've
| tried To get this glory i'm our hearts
10y observing the law. There is one
! thing to do, give your heart tO Jesus
! Christ. II is impossible 10 keep Gods
commands until the blood of Jesus has
cleanscd ms. Let's open our hearts
and let Him have His way
Friday Night
Rev. Heininger announced the spo-
| clal service for men AT Calvary ON
Sunday, ana for women AT the United
Brethren church at $3.50 o'clock. The
meetings will be continued at least
part OF next week.
! Cor. 1856. "The sting of death
Is sin" II we confess our sins He
is faithful and just to forgive us our
sins and to cleanse us from all un-
righteousness
confession of sin isS my subject y
said Mr.. Hn. "Sln Is a form OF in
sanity. There isn't a man or woman
but that expects to 60 to heaven.
once saw "A very wicked man curse
God during a thunder storm. In six
months he lay dying and with every
| breath called upon God but went into
eternity unsayed. II sin can compel
a man 10 DO the awful things it does
! IT must be an awful form of insan-
ity.
"W'hat can mothers mean who let
| their young daughters run the stress
AT night and go To the places they 40
| Sin enters the home and destroys Us
sanctity The thing to do with our
boys and girls Is 10 get them convert
cd Too many. little boys and g0
with puppy love are away from homo
! al night when they should be at home
with their parents. II we really knew
what our young people are sometimes
doing we would blush with shame.
1--WE need family affairs. A Kentucky
preacher once said. We've got the
mourners bench In the meeting house
! and the hickory withe in the home
] would like TO see the day when the
| mother Is queen and the father king
OF the home. There are those who
say, Wen have 10 let them so TO
theaters and dances
"a preacher once told me Of a
clean theater. Show me "a clean one,
II you can. This same theater troupe
got 80 drunk in the hotel they We're
| forbidden from entering the dining
room. The theater is an open gap
| To hell for young girls and boys. You'd
better follow your girl 10 the grave
yard than to let her go 10 a LOT or
! The shows Of today A Christian girl
! hasn't any business to Keep company
with "A young man who isn't Chris
| tian. Some OF you rarents think y
! a Young fellow has some money ana
supports an automobile you must al
I low him TO become the husband or
| your daughter
'Get your young people conVeried
ana The spirit OF God viii keep them
happy A lot oR folks have q notion
! that religion is for old folks. or peo-
pie who expect 10 die soon. We say
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