The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-06-26
REVIEW REASONS
FOR REPENTANCE
Heed the Call Tonight" is Plea Of
Preacher; Duty Of Fathers
Discussed in the Morn
ing Discourse

ihe meeting at the First Baptist
church grows in power daily. Last
hight there were 10 professions one
reclamation and twelve additions to
the church.
Al the morning service yesterday
the subject was the death of the
child Of the Shunemite Woman" In
the course of his remarks. DIR. Scar
borough said:
THE home ought to make much NJ
the man of God There Will come
times In your life when you will need
him. 1t is good thing to have the
preacher come into the home and pray
with the family.
When this child died. the father
was too busy to leave his farm to
go to see his dead boy The mother
saddled the ass and went after the
prophet. The fathers of today are not
doing their duty. The result is we
are losing the boys. Those who know
tell us that IS per cent of the young
men of our country never darken the
doors of our churches. was holding
meeting once and put the proposi
tion to large crowd Of children. As
many as have been talked to and pray
ed with during the last twelve months
by their fathers hold up your hands.
and only two held up their hands, and
they were children of the pastor.
Il remember one day when I was
boy that my mother called me into
the house. saw her eyes were moist.
She began to talk to me about my
soul, and prayed with me. can fsel
her gentle hand on me now.
"The touch of life is wonderful
thing When the man of God cane
into the presence of the child, he
stretched himself out on him and
prayed with him until he came to life.
venture that mother was near by
somewhere praying. Oh, the touch OF
life! How it ought to blessi One day
mother came to the pastor and said,
i have done all know to do for my
boy; is there anything more can do
The pastor said, just look or a touch
may be enough So the mother went
back to where the boy was and gently
placed her hand on his shoulder. It
was more than he could stand, and
Geo. w. Truett was melted to tears
and moved to repentance by the gentle
influence of his mother
The Evening Service.
The theme for the evening discourse
was Repentance" In the course of
his remarks, the preacher gave the
following reasons for repentance. I'VE
ought to repent because:
a. 1t is Gods command In preach
ing on Mars hill Paul said. AT the
times of this ignorance God winked
at; but now commandeth all men
everywhere to repent God commands
Ou W icpCht. tdlC uOl Wudt ctbo
you may do, you must repent. God
commands it.
20. The coming Judgment. The day
is coming when the searchlight OF
Gods truth will be turned In upon
cur sins. Pauls says He hath appoint
ed day in which he will judge the
world by that man Jesus Christ I'm
saved man, you must appear before
the Judge. Your life must be brought
into review. | entreat you to get
ready.
"s. The willingness of God. There
is scripture which says. God willeth
not the death of any. but rather that
they would turn and repent In writ
ing to Timopthy Paul says that
God would have all men to be saved
and come unto the knowledge of this
; truth God is willing, yea God Il
! anxious for you to repent.
; "a. The goodness Of God. 1t Is sal,
again in the Bible. The goodness of Go,
> leadeth to repentance. am talking
I to men tonight to whom God has beef