Evening journal., 1913-01-10

OhAinlidh bnuedNOf TOPIC Tor Sun
say, January IL. 1913: Become a
christian"-Matt- 4 17-25-the Rev.
William II. Hsntzmon.
Why not become Christian? II
you have not already accepted Christ
as your personal Saviour. you are lit
tie better than the heathens and much
below the average, for they have
heard and have not received. There
is no use TO beat about the bush and
put sugar on the bread to try and
catch men. II is up to you to accept
or reject the Master and you are a.
free moral agent in the matter. Many
plausible reasons can be given why,
you should become a Christian. but
no one can give reasons that are lust
reasons why he should not become a
Christian and be a worker in the fields
Of Gods moral vineyard
1t is manly thing to accept the
Jesus who is given to you through the
mercy of God and it is the most
womanly thing that can be done by the
weaker sex to accept the Messiah sent
TO this world TO save from sin Some
are wont TO sneer at the man or wo-
man who takes up the work, but
Christ tells us that is a portion none
can escape if we are TO be his follow
ers. We Will have our cross TO bear
The same as he had, for we are no bet
ter than Him, who was the sacrifice.
What is there in the world that IS
worth having. but not worth working
and laboring for?
We ,t-o 10 E,I A., ,ts,.
lives, the best that we have in our
stock. and because some little matter
OF "A worldly nature puts itself in our
path. we call that a hindrance that
cannot be overcome through the grace
Of Christ Get out of the notion, that
il is impossible for you to become
Christian and the quicker the better
for methinks the day is not far distant
when the Messiah shall come TO make
up His Jewels.
Christ found il necessary to taste OF
the cup of bitterness; but how sweet
TO the soul was the blessing that
came from the drinking. We will ex-
porience wonderful blessing by
opening our hearts TO the call of the
Christ "Be hold stand at the door
viii come in and sup with him and
he with me- The appeal is not one OF
the long distance type. But one OF
The noar-at-hand He stands at the
door and knocks You see. if He were
10 simply stand there and not knock,
you would have some excuse. but lie
knocks aud If any man viii open. The
condition. are that YOU only open and
give iiim The opportunity 10 come in.
The invitation to the feast is open to
ail that WIN accept and they may
come and pariake OF the bread>Of life
,Jeoly and without price buy the
waters that shall be the waters of life.
Such little thing to DO. Why indeed,
10 YOU not become a Christian?
u is by far the most reasonable life
to live. and il Is the only way to be
truly happy You know the SORROWS
of ihc old life Of sin and the many
eaartaChcs that are never cured. Then
why not accept the remedy that God
sent in tho form OF His only bcgotten
Son. You say it is a myth2 And that
&c is not real? Listen IL il were not
true. then you have lived in vain in
either case. for there can be no neutral
ground. but u 70 rs true, Whlch II sure
ly is. then you haye lost out again for
not having accepted. We have the
Masters word in assurance OF the
hdclity OF the Jehovah when He said.
I'm my fathers iouse are many man
sions: If it were not so, ] would have
told you go to prepare a place for
YOU And if go 10 prepare place
for YOU VIII come again. and re-
ccivc You unto myself that where 1
ann, there We may be also
May 1913 sec you saved through
the blood and ON the road to the flor
ious city OF the New Jerusalem.