The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-15
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ioN toody Ill all.
For it will never come again.
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Making a powerful plea for righ-
teous living for the sake of the to
morrow that must come in our own
lives and those Of IL children.
Evangelist Bob Jones last night deliv-
cred n of the strongest Of
MS stay here on the subject: you
can't do wrong and get away with it,"
After showing how our 'tomorrows''
are governed largely by our actions of
today" the evangelist made his usual
earnest appeal for converts to take
advantage of the opportunity present
for publicly accepting Christ, and not
put 1T off for a tomorrow which might
never come in the lives of some.
Twenty souls sought the Mercy Seat
at the conclusion OF the sermon, while
the choir sang Jesus Is Calling To-
day."
threatening clouds, with intermit-
tent thunder. did not keep a large
crowd from coming to the tabernacle
last night. In fact, it was a remark
able gathering considering the fact
that sure signs pointed to an early
downpour of rain. The Sumter Light
Infantry marched to the tabernacle in
a body, arriving just after the singing
had commenced. Applause from the
audience and choir loft greeted their
arrival. At the request Of Captain p.
M. Brown the choir sang America"
the boys in khaki" joining heartily
in the song.
The Bible reference for the ermo
Of the evening was Numbers, 32nd
chapter: And be sure your sins will
find you out" or in modern day Ian
gauge, lyon can't do wrong and get
away with it," This is true, Bob
Jones says. in the case of a nation, a
church. a home or an individual. Sin
finds the sinner out" because it puts
its mark On the human body, marks
the brain, marks the sinners chill
dren, marks the conscience Of the
sinner. produces recklessnoss, expose
the sinner to Judgment, and inflicts a
penalty.
An example of where sin puts it's
mark on the body is shown in the case
Of a man who dissipates. No one
needs to have a drinking man pointed
out; he can read the story for himself
in the drinkers face and eyes. AS an
illustration of what SHINING in his
manner can do for a man Mr.. Jones
told n touching story of how a great
painter who made the picture Of The
Last Supper" sought all over his
country for a model for Christ's
face. He at last used the fea-
lures Of a bright, pure, inno-
cent boy. Years later he again
went out FOR n search, this tim for
q model for Judas IscariOt's cOunten-
ance. Finding what he thought would
suit him in person Of a poor imprison-
ed wretch. he too this man to his
studio only to recognize in the new
depraved creature, the wreck of what
had been the pure innocent boy who
posed for the face Of Jesus.
Sin, says Mr.. Jones. "plows little
burroughs in the BRAIN" and these
impressions stick through youth very
often into extreme old & Little do
we think of the awfulness of accumu-
lating these brain marks" while we
allow them to be put on, or We would
ward them off at any cost.
The children OF the future are
marked with the sins of the present
day. Many "a boy has been ruined
with the curse Of n fathers sin which
has been handed down to the poor
irresponsible son Sins Of this ma.
ture follow to the third and fourth
generation. but seldom further, be,