The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-06-25
"The Son Of Man is Come to Save
the Lost" is Subject Of
Sermon by DR.. Scar
borough
TWO CONVERSIONS
and 3 ADDITIONS
without God You are Lost" De.
clares the Preacher; Danger
Of Delay is Illustrated
by Evangelist


ing services at the First Baptist church
yesterday. but there was a good pray
er meeting conducted which was re-
garded as really one of the most helm
ful services of the meeting. The even
ing services we're well attended and
there were two conversions and three
additions to the church.
The text for the occasion was Mat
! thew 1871. "The Son Of Man Is Come
to Save the Lost" DIR. l.. r. Scarbor.
ough was at his best and the strong
est appeal he has yet made was made
last night. Among other things, he
said:
There are some things you do not
have to understand. can not under
stand why it is that eat meal and
part Of the food goes to make muscle.
part blood, part bone. But | have
sense enough to eat.
There are two kinds of sinners.
saved sinners and unsaved sinners. +
was holding meeting once and there
was a man and four women, the kind
of folks who say they do not sin. and
they We're the first to testify, the first
to volunteer prayer. inquired
around little and found the fellow
owed everybody in town. So one day
when he arose to testify. pointed my
finger down his nose and said, III YOU
will pay every one you owe, the folks
will think more of your testimony
He hit the seat like he was shot, and
soon hit the street ard did not come
back to the meeting any more.
"My friends, there is but one place
where God is not regnant and that is
in your heart He rules in heaven,
he rules in the nations, he rules In
nature, but you keep him out of your
heart.
"One day was crossing the railroad
track at Abilene, Tex, and | heard
some one say Look out; look out
turned and looked around from out Of
my buggy top and saw a runaway
team coming just behind me. Before
could rein my horse out Of the way,
the tongue of the wagon to which the
team was hitched struck me and
knocked me out and dragged me 20
feet or more. A man standing on the
street near by said, There is another
preacher gone to hell; wish they were
all there
THAT man had been friend of
mine until short time before when a
prohibition contest had caused him to
turn against me. The next Tuesday,
just one week from the day of the
accident, buried that man, and as
his broken-hearted wife and nine chill
dren turned away from the grave, his
wife said, My husband is in Christ
less grave
My friends, you are lost. You are
standing in the dark in slippery places,
and in due time your feet shall slide.
Il was speaking for three days In
an assembly. The last day was there.
a women sent word that | must 60
and talk to her husband. l went to
his office few moments before the
service, and he was busy. / broke In
upon him and told him he was lost
and | had come to tell him about
Christ and his power to save. He ac.
cepted my message, and my Christ and
in three days he was In his grave
"One night was preaching In FL
Paso, Tex. There was man who was
an engineer on the Southern Pacific
railway who attended the services
every other night One night preach
ed ard he heard my appeal. 1t was
time for him to go to his train. fol-
lowed him block trying to get him
to accept Christ. He put 1t off, climb
ed upon his engine. and that night he
ran his train over a stream where the
bridge had washed away. and ha WAS
hurled into eternity. It was his last