The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-10-13
TOPICS SUITABLE
FOR THE OCCASION
Many Of Those Composing
the Congregations Had
Been Away for Summer
Sermons Delivered by
Pastor Pendleton Were
Strong and Interesting.

Homecoming services al The First
Baptist church yesterday we're largely
attended both morning and evening
Many Of the people had oeen away 10
points far distant but there was an
air Of "honliness" about the congrcga-
ton In tho morning the service
,opened with Home. Sweet Home"
sung by the choir. Miss Lillian Jacoby
played sweetly on the violin for offer
tory. and the choir had special 'He
who keepeth Isreal viii not siumber
nor sleep"
The sermon was short one upon
the text: In the name of our God
will we set up our banners and re-
affirmed the things for which Chris
tan people should stand
The house has been repaired since
spring and is in better shape than for
some time
The night sermon was from II viii
lift up mine eyes to the hills whenc0
cometh all my help" and was as fol-
THE EVENING SERMON.
- will lift up mine eyes unto the
hills whence cometh all my help.
Psalm 121:1.
This beautiful song Of accents was
either sung by the Jewish pilgrims
going up to Jerusalem to the great
feasts, or II was sung by the priests
az they went UP the steps of the tenn
pie to worship, but in the heart Of the
author It had a deeper signihcance
than IL would have for the casual wor-
shipper. David had been a refugee from
the cruel hand of Saul, and often had
to resort to the hills with their caves
and rocks for protection. He had also
been in the depths OF sin. and had
- 7oI in. gVyan
of trouble, end so he knew from lv-
ing experience where his help was to
be found.
First, the words register a. resolve:
4 will A great deal has been accom-
plished when one comes to a great.
and a right decision. You will note
the personal pronoun, l. Religion Is
very personal and one must expert
ence God for himself, voluntarily
turning to him as the sunhower turns
to the sun. The valley Of decision -
the crisis in every life. Choose 70
this day whom ye will ser-vei Many "a
poor, broken spirited man needs to re-
solve this day Will arise and go TO
Jesus, he will embrace me in his
arms God respects the human will
fully.
Second, the words Indicate a great,
deep need Each heart knows it's own
Joy or woe. II carries a golden secret
of bliss, or a hidden skeleton Of mis-
cry. Hell may be in the heart, or
heaven may spread her azure skies
where the birds sing and the gentle
zephyrs stir the halcyon atmosphere.
Goodness is blessedness whilst wicked
ness is wretchedness in every case. The
way of the transRressor is hard The
wa ges Of sin is death.
Third, the text means a deliberate
turning away from Intellectual helps. In
soul matters, vain is the help Of mani
Human hands can bestow no balm for
sin bruised hearts. And then. he had
experience with men, and for Just this
reason he was turning away from the
favor Of men. His own familiar
friend had lifted up his heel against
him. Princes had prosecuted hiua
without a cause. His own son Absa-
lom had rebelled against him. Men
squeeze us ss they would q lemon and
then when no longer useful they would
throw us away. The pTodigal lost his
friends just at the time he needed