The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-16

he PACED up and down the moors and
wastes OF Brittany, with his thin,
clothing and fragile form pierced by
the cold, wintry blasts. and be wrings
his hands and exclaims:
BLOW, b,o%. thou wintry wind,
Thou are not half so unkind as mans
ingratitude:
Sharper than a serpent's tooth II is
To have thankless child"
insratirude OF deadly type was
shown By :he story c: a young man
who on the night CT the death o! his
mother. insisted on attending a sag
party and smoker, His father pleaded
with him TO remain at home on that
sacred night. bur the young man gave
gave his paren; blow and stepped
over his postrata form into tbs
night and sin.
The Blacklist Sin.
You say You cannot understand
hcw any human being could do any.
thing like that? All. friends, there Is
bla2ker. more inexcusable sin. There
Is One that loves you with love
vastly more strong and tender ihan
any earthly parent or loving friends
God Himself who came 10 this earta
to serve and sympathize for You. Can.
1t be that you would care more for
the appetttes and the pleasures ami
indnlgencies of the world than You
would for the love OF your best friend
Jesus Christ. The Son OF God? Shall
you not exclaim with the psalmist-
What shall J render unto the Lord?'--r
I VIII take the cup OF salvation.
Ny friends, cant YOU trus, Code
Why is 1t that our Heavenly Father
has had TO plead and urge so long
for You TO take that gift. that Gun
Of salvation? II you believe In God
you vii believe that He will offer
70" nothing hut what Is for your
own good and II You really love God
as tonight He offers you that gift OF
everlasting life take II. Take it i'm
mediatelr. Take 1t without hesit,.
ton. Take it with gladness."
Mr.. Moody. according to the evar.
ee!ist once had a hard time getting
a crowd OF boys to accept gift. al
Old silver watch. that he offered them
They we're afraid he didn't mean i,
ana just smiled at the gift. Al last
the Youngest boy in the class took the
watch, put it in his pocket and said
"Titank you." He had confidence in
the siver of the gift. and the others
by their failure 10 believe, lost Their
chance NJ receiving the gift, INV
ftfclds, You smile and yet isn't thai
just the way many of you have been
treating God's gift OF everlasting life
If you really believe in God. say with
the psaimist tonight 4 wifi take the
cup OF salvation.
inc Saii Us Always Heard.
And the next statement. 1 will
call upon the name Of the Lord
DR. Lyon then told of the affection
C! Queen Elizabeth for Earl OF Essex
her promise OF manifesting that al
lection should he ever require her |
assistance. The time came when rs.
sen, the victim Of jealous conspirat
ois, was about 10 die. lie sent =,
supposed friend to the queen with 4 |
siGnet ring, TO remind her of her
promise, but the ring never reached
When Elizabeth heard Of the ireach
cry. 1t is said that she never smiled
again.
There in not that danger when YOU
call upon God God will hear your
prayer. Yea. before you ask Him. IL
Will answere. Say with the psalmist.
! will call upon the Lord
Il will pay my VOWS unto the
Lord, now: in the presence of all His
people, continued the speaker
Note these two things. DO 1t nov
Immediately. II you really love God
You will be seeking for chance to
confess Christ. You can scarcel,
wait until the sermon is over, in the
presence of all His people. publicl,
to confess Him. Some are saving
when the meetings are over. some
rainy night when there Is no ono
present ! think will 80 in and sneak
INFO membership in one OF the church
es'. Such a person would be a
miserable coward, and not fit to be
Il member OF church of Jesus Chris.
III you love God as you should
love Him. in Ilace OF seeking how
few can knew about your love, YOU
VIII rather. in the language OF our
song, Tell it wherever son CO. With
the psalmist YOU will say: ! will pay
my VOWS unto the Lord. now, in the,
presence OF his people.
Some OF you have made vow
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