Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-12-07
The Only Thing Worth While.

You can't do we'll until you cease
to do evil" said DR.. Black to his con-
gregation Saturday morning. 1--WE
must cease caring for worldly things,
cease giving so much attention to the
things of the earth before we can love
God in truth and in spirit, before we
can obey his command, Let your af-
fections be in things above, not on
the things of the EARTH"
Why should we not allow our
thoughts and our hearts to be devot-
ed to the things Of this world? asked
the speaker who answered his ques-
ton by saying that it was because
God says not. God is wise and all
powerful, he said, and he knows that
it is not good for us. We are not
dutiful children Of Gods, however.
We devote our time to the pleasures
Of sin despite his command. You
who deliberately set your affections
on the things Of the world cannot be
saved. You Christians who do this
are uniting yourselves to do Gods
will. God intended that all our af-
fections and love be pointed toward
him. If they don't point that way
they will be pointed toward ruin"
But looking at the matter from a
practical standpoint, argued Mr..
Black, if we devote our time to world
ly things, the chances are we won't
get them. How many men there are
who want to go to congress or hold
other public office and who never get
there. How many women there are
whose sole aim in life is to become a
leader in society and never reach
their goal On the other hand, If
any one, no matter whom, wants
to love God and will point their af-
fection in his direction they will re-
ceive eternal life.
Many people have made wrong
choice in this matter, observed the
evangelist Their suns are slowly set
ting. How dark and gloomy and
melancholy we become when we find
that we have made the wrong de-
cision in anything. Better change
that decision now before it is too late.
How sweet to know that we will have
Jesus if we point our energies in his
direction. But, ah, there are many
who will not have him. Are you, my
friends, among that number were you
to die now? he asked.
It doesn't take a mathematician to
figure out your love for Jesus. DR.
Black told his hearers. If your mind
is devoted to the things of this world
you can't have much love for him,
you will be made to reject him. When
your energy is devoted to card play
ing, to dancing, to your clubs, to so
ciety, it is interfering with your re-
ligion. 1t is hard to give up these
life eternal.
1.-The things of this world won't sat-
isfy," declared the evangelist. 81
want Christians to think of that
Nothing in this earth can satisfy. II
you don't accept Jesus you are miss
ing the only thing that can satisfy
Nobody ever tried to get the affection
and love of God and failed. Yor
must be sincere in your attempt tC
| enjoy God. He won't be fooled. HI
knows whether or not you are really
sincere in trying to let your affection:
be on him.
"a lot of people have quit coming
to these meetings" said DR.. Black
because I ask people to rise up a!
a testimonial Of their willingness tc
accept him., Did l not ask people tt
come to Jesus and stand up for him
I would not love my Master ant
would be a poor servant indeed. 1t i.
hard to break with the world, the