The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16

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,nar vast th-ong praSing God Heaven
a=iH be a HyeIier place than this NY
boy. ID you so 70 he'll yor VII see
more excitement there chan you ever
saw here. You VIII hear the oatns:
curses. bIaspaemies and the wa1ls OF
the lost forever. The walls OF tn1t
place VIII be more exciting than
meeting like this. You have your
choice You are in the Guesest Soric
you Will ever be In
The pastor left him with these
-yvo scenes. He said 70 himself. I
never wanf to hear the walls OF the
lost and will hear them 4 don
repent of my sins and accept CaTtss
He Went forward 70 confess his fai.n
in Jesus Christ ] want 70 say 20 you
with ali the love OF my heart. WHO are
holding I'D excitement az your excuse
for continuing IN your s:as and grey
ing God. thar il you should ger INTO
he'll. you will find IT more excfCns
than this. when You Join your shrteAs
and Sroans with the lost
Some Take Chances.
second. I hear another say I
would so 10 Christ and be cleanser.
but have decided TO run the FISK
wil, take my chances with the rest
You are not taking chances. You maze
no chance. You are running no r1sk,
for risk implies chance 70 win Bus
vou have resolved 20 take the ccnse-
oucnces. You have no shadow OF
chance TO WIN. You are simply tac1ns
the sinners doom as God mas ce
clared in HIS Word. How shall we
escape il We neglect SO great saIsa-
som Escape what? The doom OF ice
sinner the damnacion of he'll.
.Ir was during revival season
when a young girl attended the ser
vices and became very much inter
es1ed Her pastor was pleased one
evening she was deeply moved sue
bowed her head for awhile and When
she liFted II. the tears were wiped
away and she showed no more signs
of concern. She was not seen OF the
meetings again. The pastor went 10
see her and found her in her Email q
ness. The pastor asked her. how she
couId face God in her inpenirent
state. She replied. oh. that L might
know that God would forgive me Tor
what I did that night in the meemnE-
He asked her what she had done. she
said. Il wrote something on the ny
leaf OF the song book Three or four
hours after she had gone. her song
book was found and on the fly lea.
She had written, i will run the r1sk.
ION. madness. 1t is no rslk- IL IS
leaning into the darkness Of despair
He that hath the Son hath lie. He
that hath not the Son hath not me a
few wears ago the people =cre IN
manic in a theater over the cry OF ire
by one of the actors. The audience
arose and started to leave the build
ing when drunken man shouted,
That's part OF the play. you needne
leave, Thinking 1t a part q the play,
they sat own and laughed at tneN
supposed folly. A few seconds later.
another actor ran out and saao, Get
out. or you will be killed. AGAIN the
people arose to leave the ountolnG ana
the drunken man said TnaTs paIzol
the PLAY, I have seen 1T before Aga1n
they SAT- down and in a little while
the building collapsed kiil.nS many OF
them
some people look upon the preach
ing OF 4he gospel as stage affair, IT
is part of the business OF the MN
is;er 70 warn men to fee from the
wrath to come and people can take II
seriously or not, but the true munster
of God has no message c. nus Own.
ne sands as an Ambassador OF zoo,
saving. Thus saith God. fhos saatn
God. Laugh IT down il you please
nun voa are mockng at your own
CALAMITY
There is Forgiveness.
"A mighty famine spread over
Samarda 50 that the people a1e the,f
heas1s OF burden and ate one another
Tba ground was parched. Not a
rEeadl- blade OK grass cheered the
hungry starving ourcasts without the
Gates OF the city. Four lepers at the
eate locke into each Others pinched
faces and said. Why sit we here until
we fe. II we enter the city. we shall
die. famine IS there. II We remain
here. we shall die One SAID Let US
90 70 the syrian host encamPed II
they save US alive. We snall I'VE II
they Kill US. We shalt but die IN the
twilight. they started for the STr1an
camn ground. HEY We're expecting
m he halted by the senIinels. But no.
a man could be found. The tents We're
mere. The horses and mules and sup
,oISes but no Syrians- God had made
+ham 70 hear the rumble OF charIot
wheels and 1te sound of the hoofS OF
Ibe war horses and they fed IN
manic. The starving men ate unui
saI:saed. They filled their pockets
with silver and fed TO the fam1sning
city TO give them word of relef
--The question comes. Why do you
sir until you die@ Your opportunities
IN serve Christ have been great Your
spirit OF do-nosninSness Is fatai; ine. 8.
- forgiveness ahead of YOU There Is
n;1enty. There IS victory and glory for
Won. If you seek Christ with your
whole heart. you will gain everything
and lose nothing. II you do no. seek
Him. vou VII gain nothing and lose
everything
You Can Be Christian
Third. hear another say. I wo1 l
20 70 Christ and be cleansed. but
csner Tba1 is not true statement
of The facrs. The truth IS you can be
"a Christian. but you VIII not. II IS
nor question of the lack of ability TO
become a follower OF Jesus Cnr1st,