The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-06-28
A Number Of Professions At the
Sunday School Hour; House
Again Crowded At the
Evening Service
TOTAL ADDITIONS
TO The CHURCH 29
Appeal is Made to Christians at
Morning Hour; "value Of the
Soul" Subject Of Address
to Men

There were four services at the First
Baptist church yesterday. At the sun
day school hour there were a number
Of professions, end the morning ser.
vice was somewhat interfered with by
the rain, but there was good congre-
cation present. The afternoon service
TO men was one in which men wero
given an earnest appeal to value their
souls above all things else. The even
ing services were attended by crowd
ed house. There were three additions
to the church at the morning hour and
two at the evening service, making
20 additions in all during the meeting.
The sermon Saturday night was
based upon Rev. 800, and the subject
was Gods Call to the Soul"
sunday Morning.
The service Sunday morning was
one in which the preacher made an
appeal to Christians to put first things
first. The theme was. Love OF God"
based on the question Of Jesus to Peter
when he said, Lowest thou me?" DR..
Scarborough said:
Jesus has a right to ask us this
question. If we are his we owe him
supreme loyalty We should never tire
Of waiting on him. My dear old moth
er was staying with me week. Every
meal would take her by the arm and
lead her to the table, she was SO fee
Bile. She said, Son. don't you get tired
waiting on me?' + said, Mother, how
can ever grow weary of serving youg
You went down into the jaws OF death
for me. find my highest pleasure in
serving you My friends. If you love
Christ, you will never grow tired OF
serving him.
'This question Of love to Jesus win
solve many other questions. 1t decides
the question Of contentment II de-
cides the question of prayer My little
boy came to my study one morning
to ask me something. did not think
it best for him and told him no. Fin
ally he turned and went out. He clos
ed the door to the study and then
opened it again. and through the crack
ir the door he said. Remember that
Warren loves daddy I said Yes. and
you can get what you want Oh how
it delights the Savior to give what his
children want 1t decides the ques.
tion of power
Sunday Afternoon.
The theme Sunday afternoon was
"The True Value of the Soul" based
en- the question of Jesus, What shalt
it profit man if he gain the whole
world and lose his own soul?" The
speaker said:
q. We need to revalue our soufs.
Nothing but the calculus OF calvary
4 can ascertain the true value Of the
soul. | was spending the time In the
home of rich cowman 40 miles from
the railroad He was holding bis lit
tie grand child in his arms. said.
How much would you take for herr
He said, as he looked at mis- wife. How
much? Oh. we would give every cow
on this ranch. every bit Of the furni-
ture in this home, and everything In
the world we possess. Then he told
me how that short time before the
child had been sick. 1t was before the
days of automobile The doctor was
phoned for. and came in his buggy
forty miles. When he examined' the
child. he found she had diphtheria. In
two hours he was putting anti-toxin
J into that child 1t meant that there
were two dead horses and mighty
tired man. for the trip had 70 be made
to the town 40 miles away and back
but the child was saved.
+ e. Men are in great danger; the.
I will lose their souls in the pursuit o
0 their pleasure. 1t Is sad to los
health. good name, the mind but it !
:. an awful thing to lose the soul Me
are going down to hell today In pursui