The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-06-24
Crowds and Interest in Series Of
Meetings at the First Baptist
Church Increase
Daily
MORE CONVERSIONS
and ADDITIONS
DR.. Scarborough breaches Morning
and Evening; Eternal Punish
ment Of Sinners Stressed
in Sermon Last Night

| Larger and larger grow the crowds,
deeper and deeper becomes the inter-
est in the series of meetings at the
First Baptist church. The service last
night was the climax OF all the SER
vices so far. There were four profess
sions. one reclamation and six addi-
tions to the church. One of the fea-
lures OF the service was the singing
OF the old hymns. such as Jesus, Low
er Of My Soul Sweet By and By"
Nearer My God to Thee" the congrs-
cation joining heartily in the singing.
The Morning Service.
The sermon was based on the pray
er of Hezekiah. recorded in 38th chap
ter of Isaiah. The preacher, DR.. L. r.
Scarborough, said, "Chickasha is in
the grip of indifference and is worship
ping the god of amusement. The great
est need is to put the picture shows
out of business, and il the church
members would stay away from them
you could put them out OF business
They say the picture show is educa
tional. want to tell you the devil
never started an institution but that
he tackled on to 1t education and re-
ligion.
you will notice there were rnrss
conditions upon which Hezekiah claim
ed the blessing. These were:
Il. The life he had lived. He was
conscious of having lived uprightly
before God. One Of the mightiest
levers in the world Is godly life
The man who runs with the hare and
the hound can not win men to Christ.
Years ago | was holding meeting in
Howard Payne college. There was a
young man there who was an infidel.
They told me of him. He said he had
answered all the arguments in favor
of Christianity in his own mind. l
preached to him one night. He came
forward for prayer and asked to see
me in the pastors study. He said.
Not long ago stood by the grave of
mother who had been an invalid for
years; as the clods were falling on
her coffin. thought to myself, ! may
answer the arguments for Christian
ity; but l can not answer the life
mother has lived He was soundly
converted.
20. God answered his prayer. God
is a prayer hearing and prayer an
swering God He added fifteen years
to the life Of Hezekiah Do you be-
lieve he will hear and answer your
PRAYER? This is the measure of your
faith and your effort In this meeting.
"S. God saw his tears. Gods an
swer to his prayer was. have heard
thy prayer and seen thy tears. O, has
he seen yours? We are told In Revo-
lation that the tears of Gods saints
are bottled up. God has not heard
your prayer perchance because he has
not seen your tears.
The Evening Service.
The discourse for the evening SER
vice was based upon the familiar in
! cident of the rich man and Lazarus.
recorded in the 18th chapter yf Luke.
The theme was, Our Destiny" In
part the preacher said:
1--WE all know that we are going to
die. We do not know when, but we do
know that we must die; and after
death the Judgment. I am glad that
at the funeral today your pastor had
sense enough and religion enough to
press home on those present their per-
sonal salvation. and there were four
professions. do not know better
place for people to find God than at a
funeral
There is a man in this country by
the name Of Pastor Russell who is
going around trying to deceive the
people into believing that there is no
hell. hope your daily paper and your
other papers have too much selfre'
enact IN nuhlish his sermons Theirs