The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-11-06
Moral Condition of Ellensburg
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what l am talking about. They
think this is an idle dream and it is
for them because they have never
made complete surrender to Christ
But history is full of evidences that
what | say is true and if it is not
true l have no more gospel to preach
and Christ is liar These indi-
viduals have chosen Barabbas and re-.
jected Christ and they must answer
for that choice.
Who is to Blame9
End The Fathers and Mothers in
this community.
Every father and mother must face
the question of Christ or Barabbas
for their home. You didn't intend
your son or daughter should go astray
You love those children and in their
sweet innocense they have turned TO
you Tor protection and guidance.
But you have chosen Barabbas and
those children have never heard your
voice raised in prayer You chose
Barabbas and in your home the Bible
is strange book. You have chosen
Barabbas and he has come in and
scattered the family altar to the
four winds of heaven. You have
chosen Barabbas and you never took
those children up in your arms and
dedicated them TO God. You never
made chums of them much to their
advantage, no doubt, in many cases.
You never taught them the way of
life and the power of God in Christ
Jesus. You never said Children
come follow me and | will lead YOU
to the feet of Christ. You farmcd
out the moral training of those chill
dren to the Sunday School and as God
is my witness its pretty hard for
teacher to lead child to Christ on
Sunday when Barabbas is the idol
oil the home all the week. Any
father or mother who says their chill
dren must SOW a few wild oats before
they settle down is moral degen-
crate and ought to be quarantined
from the presence of all children. Its
Christ or Barabbas for your home
fathers and mothers and God al
mighty will hold you responsible for
your choice. You choose Bara bias
and you don't need to be surprised if
some day they bring down your gray
hairs in sorrow to the grave. Its
Christ rBarab bias for you and you
will take the responsibility and con-
sequences of your choice.
Who is to Blame
3rd. The whole mob and every in
dividual that has rejected Christ and
chosen Barabbas. Ellensburg is full
OF men and women that have no deal
ings with God They are moral in
fidels that say there is God and
then deny Him access to their life.
They have turned the Barabbas of
matcrialism. Godlessness, and Saba h
Dissertation loose upon the commune
ty and will be quite satisfied if the
fruits of his life are not showercd up
on their head. The people of this
city are crying for morality without
religion. God Almighty away back
in the ctcrnities bound these two to-
gether in sacred wedIock and no man
to this day has been able to break
the bond. No religion is no morality.
This community is reaping its own
indifference to sacred things. They
have trampled under their feet the
laws of God. They have chosen Bar
abbas and turned him loose into soci-
ETY. end are now asking the question
who is responsible for Bara bias work.
"Whatsocvr a man soweth that shall
he also reap" Sow the wind and you
reap the whirlwind'. Choose Bar
abbas and you must reap the fruits
of his life. That is Gods eternal
law of recOmpense and no man or
community has been able to escape
it yet. Who is to blame for condi-
ditions in Ellensburg Every man
and woman who by their life have
said give us Barabbas. There are
men in this community who congratu-
late themselves that they are not Bar
abbas. But they have turned him
loose and one of these days these pious
Pharisees will be called to give an ac-
count to God for his work in the com
munity.
Who is to Blame!
4th. Our city officials. | am al
most inclined to pass over this point
for | think as officials they are the
least culpable of all. Nevertheless
they have certain responsibilities and
Plate could not wash away the stain
when he chose eXpediency to duty.
Our city officials have again and
again turned Barabbas loose in this
community. One of their first acts
was to break down one of our Sab
bath laws. When you break down
one law of God you break not one
only but open the flood gates for the
breaking of all law. The most dan
gerous anarchists in this country H.
day are not those who break the laws
of men but those who would over
throw the laws of God They have
permitted carnivals in this city that
have been vulgar, indecent, shocking,
and thnv hau cd thn