The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-06-17
big Bill breaches Telling Sermon
to Backsliders Pointing to
Gods Love and Forgiveness
Several Conversions
CLOSES WITH STORY
THAT TOUCHES HEART
Relates Experiences Of Young Man
Who Strayed Into Paths Of
Sin = Singing Inspiring
Nursery for Babies

Evangelist Big Bit Tetley preach
ed an eloquent. telling sermon 10 back
siiders last night at the tabernacle
Several persons protested conversion
ana many requested prayer Interest
was intense as the preacher conclud
ga with an illustration Of touching
pathos that revealed the great love
and forgiveness OF mother which he
likened TO that Of Jesus Christ. the
Savior
he took the last two words from
that statement OF Jesus after the res.
direction. Go yoar way. ten my dis.
ciples and Peter" from which to con
strlet his sermon Of appealing powef.
and he explained mlnutely the close
relationship thar had existed between
the Master and the impetuous man
who, Notwithstanding his tender loya
for the Savior had thrice denied Him
and was heart broken in consequence
Peter had sworn allegiance to Christ
yet had, despite his declarations OF
loyalty fallen into disloyalty But, un
like Judas. he did not seek disgracefui
death BY suicide lie was not salts.
fled with himself. he could not slill
deny, bis Master, bar suffered aeonles
because OF his faithlesAneas and while
grieyine longed for some way in which
10 reveal his actual love And the
opportunity came
The Master. realizing The plight OF
Peter sent an especial message 10
him, and after the fiery apostle three
times affirmed his love for Jesus. the
Lord restored his apoatleship.
so there Ii still hope for the chin
dren OF God and men who have proven
disloyal 10 Him. Telley explained
rBacksliding. The oldest sin. began
away back IN The Garden OF Eden God
has had hard time keeping His peo-
pie in line They have been continu-
ally going asiray but God never gives
them up He doesn't believe in dl
vorces; the Bible repeatedly says So
and God is continuously holding out
messages OF love and hope to the back
slider,"
retley showed wherein great prom
nence VIII not keep anyone from get.
ting out OF communion with Coo Tor
Peter was one OF the most intimate as
sociales OF Jesus. was always admitted
10 the inner councils and to the pres
ence Of the Master. saw the marvel
ous works OF the Nazarene. and was
always close BY Him. Yet Peter back
Sided. Tetley exclaimed
Don't think because you are active
and prominent in the work OF the
church and Christianity you can't get
OUT Of step with HIM" Tetley cried. |
"Bui II YOU have proves disloyal. un-
faithful. Jesus Christ will be kind to
YOU; He'll forgive and If you grieve |
because of your disloyalty and sin
cerely desire to return to Him, He'll
gladly accept you"
The evangelist revealed promoters
OF backsliding. stating that neglect Of
Bible reading and family PRAYER today |
mean the secret sin of tomorrow oh,
that little. insidious secret sin which
causes us to lose step with Jesus
Christ. II is the thing that is eating
out the heart of Christian character
The. trouble with us today is the little
things which come between us and our
Lord7 the preacher declared.
Lesson From Pixies Peak.
storms may come. and the iron
may be driven into your very soul, but
behind Il an there Is the silver lining
and God viii let you sec His shining
facet" Tetley cried dramatically. and
he went on TO relate a friends expert
ence on the summit Of Pixies Peak
This friend watched from above the
Flashing OF lighting and heard the
growl OF thunder in clouds that rolled
below him But he was amazed, when,
through a rift in the clouds, there
emerged from the depths q mighty
American eagle which, with wide
sweep Of wing upon which the rain