The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-06
With an Attendance Which Was E.
timated al Between 800 to
1900 Persons. =
REV. A. M. EELLS PREACHED
SUBJECT GODS LIBRARY"
Church of Union We're First Metho.
dist, Presbyterian, Southern
Methodist, First Christian. /

Union services for the Presby-
terian, First Methodist. Methodist
Episcopal South and First Christian
churches opened at st. Mary's Park
last night with an attendance which
was estimated at between 500 and
l.2OO persons.
A chorus choir of 40 persons. led
by Paul Clendenen, Miss Bessie Ken
nedy who sang solo, and a song
by mixed quartette were the musi-
cal features. Rev. NJ. II. Loar, OF
the First Methodist church presided,
Rev. c. M. Arthur OF the First
Christian church. offered prayer.
and Rev. r. ID. Kennedy of the
Methodist Church South read the
scripture lesson. Much enthusiasm
was displayed by the members OF
the assembled congregations.
Rev. a. NJ. Eells preached the SER
mon and took for his SUBJECT, Gods
Library" taking his text from the
book of revelations 20:12 which
reads, And | saw the dead, small
and great, stand before God, and
the books we're opened He said In
part:
"In the eternity the first book to
| be opened Is the bible. Go into any
court room where solemnity Is given
| 10 an oath and you will find bible.
When young nina leaves home to
battle with the world his mother
gives him bible. And when a
Christian closes his eyes upon the
scenes of earth the last book TO be
| read is the bible.
"The most prominent and popu
lar of all books is the Word of God.
Not only does It have its uses in
time but also in eternity. Every
thing mysterious in the bible now
will be revealed then. The march
of the ages is the best interpreta-
tion of the Word of God.
"Agnosticism rejected the bible
because 1t spoke of Moses casting
the golden calf into water and it
became dissolved. 1t was held that
IL was impossible to dissolve gold.
But every goldsmith today knows
the art by which this most precious
metal is dissolved. Skepticism at
tackled il because II referred to
eity called Petra. Geography said
there was no such city. But Pro-
eessor Burhardt found the ruins of
he city of Petra and discovered
that 1t was laid out with streets
1--WE miles long.
Mysteries in the bible now and
rs long as you and | have mortal
clay. Revelations speaks of the
tree of life bearing twelve manner
| IF fruit in one season. Albert
Barnes says that il means 10 bear
twelve kinds of fruit in one crop.
| fust what it means you do not
know, but when you wander
through the green pastures and sit
beside the still waters you will
know and see within your own
eyes, then you will understand.
"As | so through this book | find
omnipotent facts which transform
NY soul But there are some
! prophecies which are closed to me
and some realities so lofty | cannot
| grasp them. But some day | shalt
understand Now | see through a
glass darkIy but then face to face.
Now know in part but then shall
know as | am known.
The speaker referred to the Book
| of Memory and the Book of Con-
science and in closing said:
"The last book to be opened is
the Lambs Book of Life In etern-
ity God will open the Book of the
| Bible and show you how he warned
OF sin and offered salvation. Then
he will open the Book of Memory
and from your own life produce the
evidence of guilt. He will then In
turn open the Book of Conscience
and read the verdict of your soul.
In desperation you will ask Is there
no hopeF' Then he will open the
Lambs Book of Life to see whether
or not your name Is written there.
For you that will be heaven or hell,
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