Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-07-22

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your fellow men? Has the Lord ap-
pointed you?"
No"
rHave your fellow men selected you
for this important positions"
"Of course not"
You don't mean to say that you
have appointed yourself Judge, DO
you? self-appointed Judge! Who
ever heard of such thing!"
Then ask him to read Romans 2:l'
Wherefore thou art without excuse,
o man, whJsoever thou art that judg'
est, for wherein thou judgest another,
thou condemnest thyself; for thou
that judgest dost practise the same
things"
Ask him If it ever occurred to him
that he was a hypocrite himself, and
when he answers in the negative, say
to him:
We'll, let us see. You condemn the
hypocrites because they pretend to be
what they are not?"
Il do"
But when you claim that the rea-
son why you are not Christian is
because Of the hypocrites in the
church, you are pretending, what is
not true. The real reason why you
do not become a Christian is because
you want your own way. and are not
willing to obey God. And when you
say 1t Is because Of the hypocrites,
you are saying what Is not true. and
you know It,"
Show him John 21:21, %. Peter
saith to Jesus. Lord, and what shall
this man do? Jesus saith unto him, If
/ will that he tarry till l come, what
is that to thee? Follow thou me-
Say to him:
Admitting that there are hypocrites
in the church, what is that to you?
If every man in the church was
hypocrite that would not excuse you
from the duty Of repentance"
"If there was a call for volunteers
out of the army because some bad
men would probably enlist?"
81 suppose not"
Possibly you are a Mason or an
Odd Fellow. Are there any black
sheep in your lodge?"
Il must confess that there are q
few"
And yet you joined the lodge,
knowing this fact, and you urge others
to do the same?"
That Is true
why then do you offer such a silly
excuse when the subject of religion
arises? If you do not wish to be a
Christian. say so in manly way, but
do not try to hide yourself behind the
faults of others. The only safe hiding
place for q 81 ner is the cross OF
Christ, and you will realize 1t some
day"
A man once said to his pastor that
the reason why he did not accept
Christ was because he once had a
partner who was q protesting Chris
Ftian. who wronged him in business.
That is your real reason. is it,"
asked the minister.
1T is." replied the man
Suppose we put 1t down In writ
ing" said the minister. and drawing
|, out his notebook. he wrote: THE rea-
son why I am not Christian Is that
my partner, who claimed to be q
Christian. wronged me in a business
deal"
Tearing out the leaf. he folded It
and handed 1t to the man. saying,
When you come before t's Great
White Throne and God asks you why
you have rejected his Son, just hand
him that paper" and turning away, he
left him. Hardly had he reached
home, when his door-bell rang, and
there stood the man. with the paper
in his hand
Well" said the minister, what can
do for you?"
81 have brought this paper back. l
am afraid it would not answer as an
excuse to give to God"
You think God would not accept
it,"
Il am afraid not"
I'VE may as well tear it up then,'
and suiting the action to the word,
the minister tore II into FRAGMENTS
and threw them away.
Now have you any other excuse
which is better?" /
Il do not think 6f\any."
IF you haven't any good reason for
not becoming a Christian, had you
not better give your heart to God
now?"
Eyes, sir, and / Will"