The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-04-10

and ZION truths Some day He will call to you no longer
but ZION will forward thanks be unto Cod but OH how
sad that any of you should be left behind!
The Savior went away the second time we are told
and sad Oh My Father if this cup NAV not mass AWAY
from Me except drink it, Thy will be DONE There IS
the struggle. 1t is the old fight between our wills
and Gods will Yes, "Thy will be done And He came
and found them asleep again. for their eyes were heavy
third time, and the Gospel by Matthew says Saying
the same words" Then He back The Savior at
when He wep had nobody to weep with Him.
David weeping probably in the very place. and all
that were with him wep too but when the Son of David
Jesus the Christ wep He wep alone There was no one
to with Him. and the three Disciples the trusted
and most loved those He thought the best trained not
they watched with Him. and when they ought to have
been watching they went sound asleep.
The Worlds Darkest Hours Began in Gethsemane
Then Jesus came back and said to them as rebule,
Seep take rest behold the hour is at hand
devils hour The devils hour had comethe hour of the
powers of darkness had That is the thought and
the Savior to be arrested led away and put to
death, and these Apostles were not prepared for it,
Many thought that they were ready; but they
not ready. Many were disciples Of Christ until He
arrested and then they all forsoo Him and fled and when
He was nailed to the Cross, where they?
God Demands an Absolutely Loyal and Faithful People
The day is coming or rather the night is coming when
you will no longer have the opportunity to talk to that
sinner when you will longer have the opportunity to
take the Gospel of Divine Healing to that poor sick man.
when you will longer have the Holy Spirit accompany
God will have His people all prepared ZION has part
in the preparation for the Millennium. What it u.s. that
does not matter but she has part. However, the
most important part to get people who have
the world the flesh and the devil and have
selves and true to God.
Let everybody pray. Teach the children to pray.
Let the whole atmosphere be saturated with prayer
Did you hear the story of the loss of the steam
ship Central America? One night in the darkness the
Central America sprang leak She rapidly filling
with water She hoisted danger signal Another vessel
approached her and the captain shouted the captain
Of the Central America whats the trouble The captain
of the Central America replied that they had sprung leak
The captain of the other vessel shouted out take
all your passengers board The captain of the Central
America sad clay by until morning. and the other cap
tain sad You had better let take them now "Lay
captain cried You had better let take them now'
but received the answer Lay by until morning. No
but God knows when but before daylight the Central
America had gone down with all on board.
And so there some in this audience today, saying,
mo not not this afternoon perhaps tomorrow But
when tomorrow comes have to stand before
God to give an account of your stewardship.
There is good illustration in Frensh history. 1t is
the story of how Louis Philip lost his throne when the Paris
mob surrounded his city The commander of his sad
Shall command them to fire." He said, .Not yet"
After while the commander said again. "Sha fire now?"
He said NO. not YETI Later Louis said to his commander
"Now is the time to fire. The commander said "No use
Don't you the soldiers giving their the ctzens
Thus ended the reign of Louis Philip. He lost his
because he said 'Not now"
History is full of examples of that kind "Not now'
Let tell you my brothers and sisters have right
hold out to the hope of tomorrow 1t my duty
speak this afternoon though expected my God
before six o'clock tonight 1t is my duty to call upon every
man and to surrender to God though this
the last day and the last opportunity to God
have right to hold out tomorrow Now is the day of
salvation Now is the accepted time"
Oh you poor starving ones, come to Jesus. Here is
the table of Life spread with the Bread of Life You
dying with thirst that quench Jesus is the
Water of Life You dying because there is rest in
your Spirits when Jesus stands with outstretched hands
saying unto you Come unto Me and will give you rest"
Let tell you that has been abundanty proven that
God with and God is sustaining and God is leading
us to victory Give yourselves to God today. want
to bow your heads in silent prayer and want the
Choir to sing "Tis Midnight and on Olives brow"
The General Overseer then pronounced the Bendiction