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of God, and the very angels of God
seem to encamp about him.
His audience is striking. One of
his auditors is Felix, a Roman proc
urator, originally slave, but now in
high authority, having the power of a
| hlng and the meanness of a slave
| combined.
! His second auditor is Drusilia She
was the daughter of one king and the
wife of another. Felix had enticed her
away from her own husband. One son
was born as result of this unholy al
lance, and it is said that this son and
| his miserable mother persisted in one
| of the eruptions of Mount Vesuvius
AS st. Paul talked to him of right
eousness Felix trembled, because he
knew he had fallen far below God s
ideal of righteousness. Oh. l should like
TO leave with you the impression that
you would be a better father if YOU
were Christian, that you would be IA
better husband a better LAWYER and n
better doctor if you were a Christian.
You must get right with God for the
sake of others. No father in this build
ing can be untrue without hurting his
boy 1t my father had forgotten to
train his children l trembIe TO think
what | might have become. You are
making a fatal mistake if You STAY
away from God. Someone will slip and
fail because you fail.
= have taken much interest in the
work of Mr.. Sunday. He used to sell
books at our meetings until | urged
him to go out and tell the story of his
conversion. He has told the story Of
the boy whose cry of Hurry!' brought
his father to the bank of the river in
time to see him in an alligator s laws.
The boys of today are crying Hurrv!'
1t is hundred times more difficult for
boy to be right today than it was
when you We're boys, so insidious is
SIN and so hidden are the pitfalls. /
plead with you to get righteousness. /
will tell you the way: No man cometh
unto the father but by Me
He reasoned Of temperance That
has to do with one 5 personal response
nlllty for one 5 own self. Not only
temperance as regards the use of
strong drink, but temperance as an
ideal of controlled life; with Christ up
on the throne, and our wills in His
hands, and our purpose to praise Him;
not turned down by the world IS wicked
ness, or overthrown by the devils
strength, triumphant in strong manhood
and beautiful womanhood, And facing
such picture Felix trembled, and I
doubt not many of you would have
done the same thing and perhaps are
trembling now.
He reasoned of judgment to come
and this is a day which we cannot ig-
more. 1t is a time when we shall meet
past sins, when the books will be open
ed, when remorse will reach its eli
max The wicked dead will be there.
FelX, who trembled, will be there. and
Jesus against whom you sinned, will be
thefe. ask you, what in the world
could You say if you should face Him
lie has given you everything worth
whlle and you We said: No, No, MOI
have never had a greater desire
to warn men against sin than I have
had this past week. This evening
lift up Jesus Christ before Won win
you take Him2'
At the close of the sermon. at the re
quest of DR.. Chapman, Rev Mr. Tom
klnson offered prayer for the men.
Mrs. Alexander for the women. Mr..
Brown for the boys and Mrs. Chapman
for the girls, and numerous persons
made manifest a desire to accept
Christ as their Saviour