The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-27

the easy going Christian are very pro-
nounced, but he impresses the listener
with his earnestness and sincerity. Each
evening, except Saturday, meeting has
been held and for the most part they
have been well attended, and there have
been about 100 children and people OF
mature age who have expressed their
determination to lead a Christian life,
while many of those formerly known as
Christians have reeonsecrated themselves.
The spirit of criticism has been busy
at work, but by nearly all Mr.. Lewis
sincerity is acknowledged, although his
methods do not appeal to everybody.
On Sunday morning he gave good SER
mon before large audience, and meet
ing to women only was attended by
about IS in the afternoon. Mr.. Lewis
advertisement in the local paper brought
many out to church on Sunday evening
and there We're in the audience 100 per-
sons and the choir numbered about 40.
The service opened with the usual song
service, followed by about 80 short pray
ers led by Howard Smithers,. The scrip
ture lesson followed, which consisted of
a favorite verse in the Bible, given by
many all over the auditorium. The
grange male quartet were present and
gave selection, Remember Now Thy
Creator" and this was followed by tes-
timonies given by many. Mr.. Lewis
then announced a duet which he sang
with Miss Aylesworth, entitled Precious
Name" This brought him up to his
subject, which he said he announced
very reluctantly, but from obedience to
duty. This he announced, "Hell; Is
There He'll, If So, Where, and How
Longi" He said that with the study
of the word the spirit never makes
mistake, there being only one right way,
although a wrong one may sometimes
appear. Sometimes we set our own
will against what the word reveals. He
then asked his audience, "How many win
lift their hand and say, We believe the
word of God from Genesis to Revelation
inspired of God" and followed with:
"The people who do not believe the word
of God are the ones who have never
studied it much, If at all. Ingersoll,
Tom Paine and other noted iniidels had
no faith in the word of God to soothe
the death bed, and the greatest scholars
have been helpless to meet death calm
ly or to give anything in exchange for
the faith in the Bible. Is there hell?
If there is black there is white if there
is heat there is cold, If there is God
there is devil, if there is heaven
there is hell. Fifty-three times hell
is spoken of in the Bible. Every ash
pile, every garbage pie, every graveyard,
proves there is hell, a separation. The
jails, the penitentiaries, prove this and
for the same reason, God has a hell.
The first reason why believe in hell is
because we see men on every side who
choose a hell on earth, those living in
a community deliberately choosing
hell on earth. In this list he included
those addicted to the use of liquor. Gig
arettes, and dope, and gave many illus
trations. Another reason why | believe |
in hell--because every person TO his |
own place, all will land in his own place |
Don't think you can square into any
body else's place. Judas went to his |
own place. Peter denied Christ but re-
turned repentant. Heaven is a prepared |
place for prepared people. He'll is !
prepared place for the devil and his an
gels, and if you 60 there, you viii 90
because you prefer to do so. There is
only one way to reach heaven, by the |
way of Christ. Heaven would be hell !
to some people if they got there. You