Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-24

A person may be very near the King
dom and yet be lost.
OF all sad cases of spiritual ruin moth
ing, 10 my mind. IL more distressing than
that OF one who has been brought to a
troubled conscience, and has come near
TO the Kingdom. and yet finds himself
without.
OF all disasters at sea, none II 90
ptifui as that in which the vessel goes
down within sight OF the shore, and the
passengers can see the towers and spires
OF the seaport city OF their destination.
silhouetted against tho blue sky as a
background.
What became OF the young lawyer TO
whom Jesus uttered these words do not
know. Whether he entered the Kingdom
to which Jesus said he was so near we
are not told. but I presume he did not;
for II he had, l think the Bible would
have said 80. and not leave us TO guess
whether a man who came to so great an
opportunity let It pass by.
There is something TO me no attractive
about his attitude toward Jesus. that In
so suggestive at this time. that 1 have
chosen this text.
Won Must Accept Christ.
Until you accept Christ and are born
hgain by faith in Him, you are out Of
the Kingdom. The moment you accept
Him and are born again you are In tho
Kingdom.
The difference is not one Of degree, but
Of kind. Between a living and a dead
person the difference is one Of kind. There
are no degrees OF salvation. am aware
that this is repugnnnt to some minds
In the cathedral ut Strasburg there L.
a clock so wonderful that some of the ig-
norant suppose 1t to have been fashioned
by the fingers of angels
II Is said that the man who made that
clock was not paid for his work, and was
angry. and crept into the place at night
and went into the tower and touched a
secret spring in the clock.
The clock ceased to run. The cock for
got TO crow, the mllkmaid failed to trip
along her way, the anvils did not clang
and the apostles did not march in solemn
procession.
Then they paid the man and he went
and put his finger on the secret spring,
and the clock began to move.
Then the cock crowed. the milkmaid
NAApPNA Oh WIZ WV ahNh' Sh"hhNN
and the apostles marched TO solemn pro.
cession.
The clock would stop or run at the
touch Of the makers fingers on the &c
cret spring. The clock was an automaton,
and when the man touched the spring Il
moved.
You are not an automaton, but what
you lack Ia the secret touch OF God In
your life. When that touch il applied
you'll become all that God intended YOU
to be; and that touch will not be applied
until you accept Jesus Christ
A difference between the clock and you
IL that Il was an automaton. while yol
have n mind.
It's sad TO see a thing that would b
perfect n II did not lack ono thing.
Why do you resist the preaching of tn
wordf II ] stood up here and asked yo'
to be q thief. II stood up here an,
asked you TO be a drunkard, II stooC
up here and asked you to be a degener
ate. II stood up here and asked you Il
be iibertine. you'd have a right to re
fuse to do as asked.
But why IL II that when / stand VI
here and aAk you to be Christians. YOU
1 ASAhoNA C0h unuGTbbhHu IL. 4 Ohn
understand why any man should resist
that invitation. Omaha Is enjoying con
dition mat no other city In the country
lie oASoying. There have been element,
discovered among you that you did no
know you had.
You are In a condition OF mind to re
coive Gods truth that does not exist II
any other community. They would Civ,
millions in New York TO have the condi
ton Of mind that you have.
Christian Wifes Goddess Husband.
was preaching In Illinois. IN the mids
OF fabulously rich valley. There wa
man there who owned over 1890 acre.
OF this land. He sneered and wouldn'
go to church, although his wife pleaC
with him to go.
She said: I'm ashamed that you won
/ go with me. I've helped you to get al
that you've got, yet you pay more alton
ton to others than to me-"
He said: ira go to the meeting. bu
I've got to milk the cows" That was hi
job.
She said: wen pitch In and help 70,
to milk the cows" And they did Il.
He drove with her to town. and whsr
he got there he said: 'I'd be willing [,
go TO the meeting with you. all right, bu
my clothes aren't good enough"
They're good enough for you 70 weal
to lodge" abe told him. land they're Root
enough for you TO go around 70 tn,
neighbors on Sundays"
WELL" he said. they aren't Eoos
enough to wear to church"
Then we'll go into the store and &c
you some Clothes" his wife said.
They went into the store and bought 4
suit, then she said; Now let's go 70 tn,
meeting"
No" he said. ITS too late now. IL,
$50" SO they didn't so.
Next day they helped him 10 min
again and the man and his wife startet
Tor town In the evening. When they 20
there he said:
See that man over thereY He owe,
me $40 and must 20 and SEQ him"
But ITS only $40" she said. That,
not much-you own 3e00 acres, and NJ,
wen stocked and We have money in IN,
bank." Wv
Yes" he said. but I'm going to VA,
that money" And he dogsed II he didn't
20 to get II.
She said the next day; ''I'u give YOU
Just two days III cook up a lot OF sauff
and then III never fry another eTs or
BON or bake another thing until YOU 20
TO church" ~
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