The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-12

= itlsL ana taAe no deliniie stand for
the Christian life. from the spiritual
staneacint that mans influence In
the community is more disastrous ana
more detrimental than a life that is
openly degraded, dcbauehed and vic
GUS" II
While 1t is true that virtue is bet.
ter than v!ce, aud honesty letter than
.it.-onesty, yet is is no. also true
that the one that has tie stronges
influence Gu your life is the best citi
zen? Let me ask you. how about that
man that is degraded. debanchei, vic
ious?' You say. He has ucAinAuence
on me. He only repels ns..S 1t it
not true that the better, straighter
and more upright and honest man
is the greater will be the influence of
that man upon you? Everyone admits
1t. Now then. my friend, .ust as a
HE that Is more upright. more clean
and pure has more influence ON you
so hey living that kind OF life, have
the strongest influence Oh others.
Against what ely was IT that Je.
Gus spoke his strongest Indictment?
Was it against Sodom or Tyre? You
say 1t was against Capernaum. What
was Capernaum? II was the city thai,
had seen Jesus do many Of His great.
est WORKS and wrought His marvellous
miracles. Jesus said 10 that city.
Oh, Capernaum. Capernaum. thou IN
thy opportunities are exalted to heav.
en-. tell thee thou shalt be cast
down TO hell. II the mighty work
that had been done IN .hee had been
done in Sodom 1t would have repentcd
long ago in sack cloth ald ashes. |
tell thee, 1t will be more ,olerable for
the land OF Sodom In the lay OF judg.
ment than II will be for :hce.' And
again Jesus said. 'Of hila to whom
much is given shall much be reuuir.
ed.
Rather be a Hindu
Friends. ! would rather be starv.
Ing Hindu on the banks OF the. Ganges
than to be an Indifferent. uabelievins.
rejecting soul in the midst OF the op.
portunities and privileges Of a cultur.
ed Christendom.
And again. nearness 10 the king.
dom OF God ought to awaken in our
hearts an element of urgency. For.
friends. we are not always going TO
he so near the kingdom. Success has
been defined as taking advantage If
an opportunity.
THE very fact that YOU have n love
fer the things that are good and true
and pure, that you are glad TO see
other coming out on the Lords side
the very fact that The Lori has given
10 you that commendation that you
are not far from the kingdom, ought
his night TO awaken in your heart
that element OF immedialeness. for
the chances are that you will not al.
ways remain so very near 20 the king.
dom OF God.
"Nearness to the kingdom without
entering into the kingdom will make
your romorsc just that much more
black and bitter. for the realization
thR there was time when you
were SO near to heaven hat 1t sem:
cd almost only step 70: you to &c
over the line into the ki,,gdom. that
very fact in eternity, wncn memory
will be awake. will make your re.
morse the more biting and bitter: on
account CT the very fact II at yon had
len SO near the kingdom your doom
Will be intensified.
Don't pass over this li.:ntly. You
perhaps. have been comforting your
self on your good works and YOU'D
cleanness OF life. that ;uu are pure
and honest. You have been glad to
see others coming out on the Lords
side and you can say from your heart
~ rejoice in the advancing o! Cod,
Kingdom And the Loru has give,
you that commentator that You are
not far from salvation. My friends
II you merely remain near to til,
kingdom without enterir. in. YOU
eternal doom will be Just that muci
the more blightins and the NOR,
damning on account of tint neglect.
eternally Lost!
RCccalling the wreck OF the Ens!isl
steamer ''Roval Charter" or the rock
near Liverpool few years ago. Dr
Lyon told Of the breaking Of the news
TO the family of one OF the sailors
DR.. William Taylor OF Liverpool wa
ii" man who was commissioned I
tell the sailors wife, and lie arrive
OF their little home just as they wer
preparing the breakfast. ixpressin
Aer surprise hui happy satisEactio
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