The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-02-17


duced them. This is Jesus Of Naz-
areth, wife. This is Mrs. zacche1s,
Jesus. And here is Mr.. Peter and
Mr.. James and Mr.. Bartholomew"
No doubt they went through some
form like that After staying some
time, Jesus left, as he said: This
day is salvation come to this house,
for so much as he also is "a son of
Abraham. For the Son Of Man has
come TO seek and to save that which
was lost"
And as go UP and down the
country, | meet those who are seek
Ing riches. such as the young ruler
and as zaccheus had. and ] meet
those who are seeking riches and
earthly goods, professions and ae-
complishments, education, etc, and
tell them: Seek we first the
kingdom of God"
What do. the Scriptures tell us
that Zaecheus did? He made haste
to come down out of the tree and
to join Jesus. He did not say TO
him, Jesus. you do not know who
/ am No. He came down imme-
diately and Immediately began to
talk about restitution. He wanted
to get right with Christ.
The reason why some are not
Christians, the reason some of them
have not come down the sawdust
path, is that they will have to pay
bak some of the things they have
gained sinfully. They might have
to put their business on another
basis. Some of you have sin in
your life you think you can't give
up, and that's why keep pounding
away
There was young Adams EX-
press employe in Akron one time
who stole package containing
$4,000. They arrested him. but
their case was no good and he got
free However, the company was
positive he had committed the theft.
so they, discharged him. One time
he heard Moody i'm sermon and af-
| terward he sought Moody for little
conference. Moody agreed as soon
as he heard lie wished to make a
confession Moody told the young
man to take the money back and
told him to face arrest If he was
| guilty The young man was so
deeply convinced of his sin and he
was so intent on doing right that he
went back. Some of his relatives
1 and friends made up the deficit OF
5000 which he had spent and they
turned all of the money over to the
! company. The young man was ar
rested and sent to the penitentiary
for three years. but when he enter
| ed the prison doors he was happier
! than he had ever been before. He
was hardened in a few months. but
/ he died i'm a short while-poor fell
| low-from loathsome disease he
contracted while living his sinful
life.
How would you like to feel the
warming effect of full and COM
plete pardon through restitution? II
is not question with the Lord OF
what man has been. 1t is what
he is now. and what he intends to
be i'm the future. III he will submit
| to, and will seek the Lord and will
obey, he will have full and com
plete- pardon.
Zacoheus went up into the tree
I through curiosity. Some OF you
came here through curiosity. Some
of you hear reports that are derog'
atory and some hear reports of the
other kind. and you come to see
what kind of meetings they are
having down here at the Taberna'
Gle. II thought for a minute thai
was doing no more good than to
satisfy your curiosity, ! would go
home to-night-so help he God,
would. But | don't care a rap if i
was curiosity that brought you here
Do you know why some of you
have not hit the sawdust trail? II
is because YOU are ashamed to wall
down. You have not the manhood
to do what your conscience tell'
you is the manly thing. I'd be
ashamed not to walk down. would
be ashamed to refuse to yield to
noble impulse.
can understand why you woul,
refuse to lie or why you would re-
fuse to he a libertine or an adulter
ess. Hut, goodness ME, ! can't un
derstand why you refuse to be de
cent and accept Christ.
Some of you are afraid the gani
will sheer at you: and the man II
the shop will say in a contemptuou'
manner: 81 hear you went for
ward" De man and tell him
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