The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-25
PLACED EVANGELISM
ON HIGHER PLANE
Influence of DR.. Gray's Meetings Sure
to Be Of Lasting Beneft-Closing
Sermon Last Night.

Rev Dr. Ora s Gray, evangelist,
conducted his closing service last even
ing in the Methodist church. These
services have been conducted two
weeks and have proved Of great help
TO the church and the community as
we'll
Mr.. Gray is not one of the evan
gelists Of the old school. who play on
the emotions, but rather places evan
gelism on a higher level BIZ giving
good straight talks which are plain and
can be understood by ALL One of the
principle points that he emphasizes in
each service is the idea Of giving God
a square deal.
The sermon, The Man with the Trow-
ell exalted the idea Of service: that on
Heaven and Immortality set forth the
idea that heaven is not so much the
place as the life we live; the one on
The Beasts of Ephesus was a plea to
give the better part of oar nature its
freedom. The greatest Of all his adj
dresses was Sunday afternoon on The
Deity Of Christ, given to 4 crowded
house. People listened attentivelv for
more than an hour and a quarter to his
mastery address.
The influence Of mcetings
on such a high plane is sure 10 be COM
mended in bringing to our town man
! Of such high ideals and the state Of
Vermont is honored in having him for
one OF her sons.
DIR. Gray spoke last night on Ghosts
| Of Opportunities, or rather Haunted by
the Ghosts of Opportunities, taking for
his text | Samuel %: IL. King Saul
was at the great crisis of his life and
he turned TO God, not for his own bene-
fit, seeking forgiveness, but he came
rather through curiosity. seeking the
outcome Of the approaching battle.
saul neglected his opportunity. neg
| lectei God, and neglected to care for
| his soul, and he went down ana his
/ boys went with him
/ People Of today neglect their oppor-
/ tunities and when il is too late they
! are haunted by the ghosts Of neglected
was not going to spend his time study
/ ing, but preferred TO 20 TO work an6
earn money. He secured a position
and advanced slowly step by step, bu
one day his employer told him that i
he only had q better education, II,
would be glad 10 take him into buslnes
with him. The young man could no
study then a. il took all his time t
earn a living for his family. He wa
haunted hy the ghost Of i neglecte,
opportunity.
Men and women are given opportu
| mites to accept Christ but they put j
off and Just allow themselves to wande
and wander away until they can hardl
hear God when he calls. and they ar
| haunted by the. ghost Of neglected al
! portunities. The sadiest condition il
r to which a man or woman can get i
j this life is when they have reached
condition whore they can sin and 40
{ feel guilty. God loves humanity. In
! the tragedy j. that men and wome
wander far from God that they ear
I not hear his voice Of love when Il
: calls
III n man ncglects his business, Il
j will fail: if he neglectS his health. h
: viii be i'll; if he neglects his God, h
0 viii be lost. Let rs accept the oppo
q tunity while we have ii. for the sa K
G Of onr influence, of others, for III
sake Of our destiny, and for the SAX
= of Christ.