The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-01

CURED. Better Ne sure you dIG A0iN-
free from IL. Get Hoods Sarsaparil-
Ia and begin taking IL foday.-Adver-
tisement.
be saved. for with heart man believ-
eth unto righteousness and with the
mouth confession is made unto saliva
ton
Again and asan, you read hox Jesus
Christ warned those. whom He healed
not 10 tell any one-About n. and they
could not keep the good news, and
they went out everywhere, telling
the way men did when Christ healed
their bodies. and could you expect
less OF a man If Christ would heal
his sou17
l know doctor in Cleveland inti-
mately. / have watched him with
grea; interest as he has built up
good practice. treating obstinate cases
and what may be regarded as incur
ables He said. When send pa
tient out Of my Office. cured of some
long-standins, obstinate diseases. do
not need 10 tell him TO tell others
about me: that is just what he viii do
He Will go among his friends and is
proud 10 own my work as a physician
Let us suppose / am afflicted with
fatal disease. 1t IS robbing me of my
strength 1t Will soon end my life.
hear that certain doctor can cure
me go 70 him and put my case in
his hands and am healed. As ! go
away. the doctor says. Tell others
about me and about what | can do for
them who are afflicted as YOU We're.
Suppose L see men on every hand who
are afflicted with that fatal disease
and / never tell them OF this doctor
who healed me- you know l would be
disloysI 10 the doctor and l would
be disloyal 70 those dying of that Ia
tai disease You would brand me as
heartless and cruel and base IN
crate. And yet. there are some who
say they can be saved in secret. live
for Christ in secret and never tell dy-
ing sin-cursed men about this
Saviour IT you could do that. you
would be selfish. cruel and migrate
full as I would be toward that phys
ician But if you are ever saved
II will be because you openiy-confess
Jesus Christ as your Saviour before
men.
II Brings Assurance.
Third-If YOU confesscJesus Christ
as your Saviour now. you will have
the assurance OF your sai:ation- You
expect TO be saved. but the sooner you
decide for Christ. fhe sooner Will
your salvation be settled. You might
be saved in a week from now, but you
are taking a great risk II you decioe
TO wait until tomorrow. Until you
confess Christ. you are taking DIG
chances that YOU will never confess
Him II you should decide 10 confess
Jesus Christ tomorrow. you might do
so. or you might rot do il. and the
way Won have been living. the chances
re that you would not do II. Such
decisions "a I expect TO do so soon:
am determined 20 confess Chris.
soon: l shall decide in the near flu
lure: tomorrow light is just as GOOD
as tonight such decisions say. are
fre.ghted often with soul disaster
and eternal calamity. II you confess
Christ now you are sure that your
sins are forgiven. and of victory over
your sins power. and that you have
tho assurance CT an eternity of bless
ing. But if you defer. ie may mean
death and eternal doom John B.
Cough used TO tell of the people VINO
make their living by robbinE bras
nests To get al the nests men are
let down with a rope from the ciin
They hang In mid air and fill their
bags with eggs. One man was let
down by rope and swung himself
into creyice. and was busy at WORK
when he was attacked by an eagle.
The eagle came at him TO fight With
wings. beak and talons. The man
swung out in mid air and the eagle
battered him with its wings and tore
at niil with its claws Holding on
with one hand he drew long sharp
knife and made one despera@ stroke
at the eagle He missed the eagle
and struck the rope. and cut seseras
strands of IT, Again the eagle dashed
al hira and he struck and missed the
bird. and struck the rope. The rope
began TO untwist and snap me
man caught hold OF the rope above
I che cut and gave the signal TO De
lifted Meantime his hair turnee.
white as snow There is but one rope
or Salvation for You swinging down
from God tonight. That rope is the
spiri; of God. Everytime YOU resist
him you are cutting your rope OF
hope Eyerytime you say not now.
tomorrow, tomorrow viii do. you
are cutting the rope. Everytime you
hurl back into the face OF the sou
of God. No. not tonight, You are
sIasbinc at the STRAINS OF hope To
defer is TO weaken your character.
II is 10 hang by a swapping. breaking
rope OF hope. 10 drop by the weiGnl
of YOUR sins To confess Jesus
Christ now. YOU are sure Another
day may be TOO late Every time you
have heard the gospel in song ana
sermon and you have said No. you
have strengthened your viii against
Christ and you have weakened your
power 20 say Yes The chances are
strong that the disposition you have
encouraged to say No 10 Christ viii
conquer and you will pass oyer tbs
dead line lost and hopeless sinner
Relieves the Burden.
.Fourth-The sooner you confess
"a ga T-td n