The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-07-01
DECLARES NO PEACE
WITHOUT GOD
Soul Needs Sureease from Aeeu,a-
hon Of Guilty Conscience al
Refuge from Sin AZ
Temptation

addition TO the church last night At
the First Baptist church. The teft
was Ps. 1924. and the theme w.s.
Christ the Sinners Only Refuxel..
Rev W. 7. Rouse. the pastor. said.
There is no use to discuss the prop.
osition that the soul needs a refuge.
II Is too self evident to need any dis-
cussion. A man may profess to have
peace but In his sober moments he
knows tnat ne .s iosi AID without Goa
A man needs refuge against the ac-
cusations Of an awakened conscience.
a few years ago was holding a meet.
ing at certain place and q young
lady came up to the superintendent
OF the public schools at the close of
the service and said, I want to see You
moment She took the superiptend-
ent few steps away to the sdxe az
the arbor and made the following con,
fession. You remember At the begin
ming Of the session told you that va
entitled to free tuition: but ! ma. j
want you to make out the account tx
the entire year Her conscience va
accusing her
"A man needs . refuge ssalnst thS
power to sin in his life. I am taking
to some one who il the slave to soms
habit OF sin. You are held in the grio
of the demon drink, or the great and
fearful habit Of taking the name Of
God in vain. Whatever 1t be-, God Il
stronger than your appetite or pas
sion. He can make you free II YOU
will trust him.
Again the soul needs = refuge from
the temptations Of Satan. He II tho
enemy of the soul. He never lets up.
II he can get the Christian to lead an
inconsistent life, he has accomplished
his purpose with him. II he can de-
ceive the sinner he will lead him
astray and carry him down to hell at
last.
Finally. the soul needs refuge
against the death that Is coming and
the Judgment which is pending. A
yound lady was dying. She called her
father to her bedside and said, "Fath.
ed. you have supposed that | was Z
pious girl, but l want to tell you now
that have only been church mem
Der and have never been saved Sha
died declaring that hell was her por-
tion.
Some Necessary Tests.
There are some tests which We
must apply to any refuge. The first
is. Does it satisfy an accusing con-
science in the highest degree?' II not,
you may rest assured that you have
not the right kind Of a foundation. The
second is. Does it afford peace In life.
and will 1t afford peace in DEATH? II
there is still misgiving in your heart.
you had better retrace your steps. II
there is not perfect peace while you
are in health. rest assured there win
not be peace when you come to die.
The third test is, WIN 1t suffice n
death and the Judgment? This II tho
supreme test. If you are not willing
to die and come in the presence Of God
with your present hope. you had better
get new foundation, one which will
survive the test Of the storms Of death
and hell.
Some False Refugees.
Many people have entered into
false refugees. One Of the mo0t com
mon is this: I have not defrauded
any one out Of anything; pay my
Just debts My friends. you have noe
done what you ought to have done u
you have not paid your debts. But
when you have paid your just debts.
when you have lived moral life. you
have done no more than you ought to
have done as good citizen This will
not save you.
Another falfe refuge IL this. +
have my doubts as to the divinity Of