The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-01


world know that Jesus Christ would
ger their loyalty and life H Is call
TO true neroSsm TO confess Jesus
Christ before men
In England. a religious worker
went 10 one of the great universities
and Appealed 10 the students for vol
unteeT-s for certain missionary field
Among the things he offered the stu
dents were, .You will gel comfort
able salary; you viii nave very good
equipment; you will have servants 70
Wait on YOU: a good climate and many
advantages Not a student volunteer
ed.
Not long after. another religious
worker came 10 that university and
addressed the same body OF students,
and he made an appeal for volunteers
10 preach the gospel in Africa he
said. ! want you 10 know you VIII
have hardships. privations, you wib
have 70 fight those deadly feyers; you
Will have 10 do with the Wild LIE OF
the Jungle and no doubt YOU will not
live very long; those feyers viii cut
YOU down Immediately six young
men sprauS 10 their feet and said. J
will &C The man who likes the
heroic and the opportunity TO DO the
bravest act of his life. lei him come
out and confess Jesus Christ as his
Savior and Lord.
Delays are Dangerous.
-lst. The sooner you confess Jesus
Christ. the sooner you will know the
real pleasure of serving Him. The way
of. the transgressor is hard. but in
keeping the commandments of
God, there is great reward. There Is a
peace which passeih all understand
ing. There is a joy that oyerhows:
there is pleasure in serving Christ
that the world can never imagine
There is no dispute about This among
those who have followed Jesus Christ
1 have. asked those who have tried the
world and all the world could give
them. and those who have tried the
service OF Jesus Christ and | have
heard them say. The pleasures OF the
world are not 10 be compared with the
pleasures OF serving Jesus Christ
| have heard the rich; 1 have heard
the poor: | have heard people of all
ranks. ali grades and IN all spheres of
life testify 10 the joy which Jesus
Christ gives The world may know in
a large measure what you give up
when YOU become Christian. but Il
never can know what JOY you take up.
What you lay down is a burden of sin,
guilt. fear. apprehension of soul dis
aster. but what you take up brings
satisfaction.
young man said 10 me. Il have
been trying 10 live Christian life
in secret and ! have not found this
Joy OF which you speak. l asked him.
Have you told any one that you are
trying TO live a Christian life" He
said. No DO YOU think any. one
believes that Won are Christian
Il do not think they do i said. You
terms rather than you meet His. He
never promised salvation TO those
who Try 10 sneak into the kingdom
He. has never promised 10 save those
who play the coward and try 10 be
secret disciple. but 10 those who con-
fess. Him before men. Try Him and
see! Confess Christ openly. He
agreed TO do so and took an open and
brave stand for Christ and his soul
was flooded, with joy. Christ does
promise Joy TO rs FIVE serve Him and
lie does give il. but He gives US SO
much more than we ever dreamed
that He would give The SOC ner You
confess Christ. the sooner you will
knew this. joy. pleasure and deep sat
4 Test OF Loyalty.
"2nd. The sooner you confess Je-
sus Christ. the sooner you Will be do
ing JUST what Sou must do 10 be saved.
He demands this as test of YOUR
love. loyalty aud sincerity. II YOU are
not willing to confess HIM before men.
ii is very evident that you have
;neither love. loyalty nor sincerity for
,f,im You must confess Him. or He
wIH noi confess you. If YOU refuse
10 Jet ihe world know that Christ is
your Savior. He viii deny you. He
said. .waosoever therefore shall con-
fess Me. before men. him also viii.
confess, before My Father which is in
heavenS IF thou shalt confess with
thy month the Lord Jesus and shalt
believe. in thine heart that God hath
raised Him from the dead. thou shalt