Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-20

Aou VIII call Tor the l0ft time.
II is no special form OF sin. II might
be swearing. II might be drunkenness. 81
might be adultery or theft.
Any one becomes objectionable " God
keeps on calling on you 20 forsake that
sin and you keep on refusing 70 sorsake
Il for the last time. and n you don't. then
lie will withdraw and let you alone and
that sin Will become objectionable, for
God don't ask you again to forgaka IT,
Some people are too proud 20 be Chris
tians.
I know people in Omaha too proud TO
walk down these alsles and acknowledge
themselves sinners. Gods spirit keeps
calling on you 10 stand up before the peo-
pie and acknowledge your sins. and you
keep refusing.
God viii keep on asking. you keep on
saying NO" and God viii ask YOU for
the last time and then let you alone.
God has been asking some OF on men
for ten or fifteen years to give up whisky,
and over every sermon and better nature
OF your life you keep saying no"
God will ask you for the last time, end
II you say NO" God will say. ''An right:
II you think more Of your whisky bottle
than you do OF me. take II AMI 60" He
VIII never ask you again.
II may be your adultery. You win keen
refusing and God will say: VERY we'll;
II you think more Of that than Me and
My salvation, take Il and CO."
II IL no one giaring act, but the constant
repetition OF the same thing.
I believe there are men I'm Omaha who
have just as truly sealed their doons as
II they were In hell tonight. believe that
through every sermon that - preached. n
II be true sermon. God calls men and
women for the last time, and believe
God II giving some In Omaha, by and
through this revival meeting the last
opportunity TO forsake their sins and &C
cept Jesus Christ as their Saviour.
l believe II these meetings close and
II you people are still outside the pale Of
Gods mercy believe you have forever
sealed your doom.
Truth Resisted Weakens Truth.
BY every known law OF the mind. con-
version must be effected by the influence
OF the truth on the mind.
II Is also a known law OF the mind that
truth resisted loses It's power on the mind
that resists and each resistance weakena
the truth. Every time you resist the truth
IOTCo
on your mind. And every time YOU hear
a truth and resist the truth, then YOU he
come stronger in your power TO resist the
truth.
We ali know this, that each resistance
strengthens you against the truth. When
man hears the truth and resists II. the
uuth grows weaker and he grows
stronger.
No matter what sermon you hear or
what evidence you see. great many
men ana women and any man or woman
mat can look upon the movements Of
GODS spirit In Omaha in these days and
steel their hearts against ~rod must be
like adamant.
There Ia no hope that God can reach
you II, after manifestation of His
power such as this, you say NO"
You haven't had TO use your hand
kerchiefs very much since i've been
here. don't picture deathbed scenes;
| try 20 appeal to your reason, to show
you that you are only reasonable wher
you are righteous and are a fool when
you are not. and the only reasonable
person on earth is Christian.
You never did a more reasonable thing
In your life than to be Christian, nor
more unreasonable thing than to re-
fuse TO serve God and keep His COM
mandments.
Who Can Commit This stint
| Who can commit f.?
| used TO think. when I first started TO
read and to study. that only a vile man.
only prostitute, only a libertine, only
the offscouring scum of the earth could
commit Il.
Whom did Jesus warm The Phar-
isees.
And who were they7 The best man.
morally. IN Jerusalem.
There IL not man or woman IN
this audience that could live up to a
higher standard OF morality than the
Pharisees attained In the days OF Jesus
Christ.
Who can commit Il?
Any man or woman that says mo- to
Gods offer OF mercy. You may be a
man down In sin. or. like the Pharisees,
you may be the best man. morally, IN
the community, You may even defend
the Bible. the church. you may even be
my friend; you may even stand on the
street and speak we'll OF this great
campaign; but say let Jesus try to &c;
you to walk out publicly before the
people and you say mo" TO every APP
peal and He win keep on asking you
and there win come a time when He
will ask you for the last time and then
He will let you alone. He will pass you
by God pity you'll
What 10 the work OF the Holy spiritP
To save your soulf No. sir. The Hol,
Spirit hasn't drop OF blood. not a
drop.
The Holy Spirit does not save you
He hasn't drop OF blood. Jesus dice
on the cross for your sins. God par
dons you on the srounds that you accep
Jesus. but the Holy Spirit convicts yo'
that you are a sinner ami He takes tn
sermons. the messages. the prayers OF n,
people. the memory OF your mother. an,
calls you to be a Christian.
The Holy Spirit brings that conviction
now and God keeps bringing the convic
ton and you keep resisting Il until tn
time viii come when the Spirit VIII no
come any more.
I am looking into the faces OF mon Il
this audience who for twenty year
haven't had q conviction Of sin. Ava,
back yonder. twenty years ago. you
wife. your baby. died. The same Provi
denoe saved your life and you said yol
would. But you haven't yielded to God
God called you and He hasn't called 20
since. You haven't had conviction OF SIN