Goldsboro weekly argus., 1915-09-30
THREE DAYS
ONLY REMAIN
Are You Awake to the
Passing OppOrtun-
ity?
SUBJECT OF
TONIGHT'S SERMON
Three Great Sermons Preached TIC
Listening multitude by DIR. Ray
Palmer in First Baptist
Church Yesterday.

Sunday was one of the greatest days
in the history of the First Baptist
church of Goldsboro. DR.. Ray Palmer
preached three sermons.
AT IL a. m. a splendid congregation
heard the evangelist's sermon: "The
Wonders of the Word" 1t was pro-
nounced by those who heard it, one of
the greatest sermons they ever heard.
on the Word Of God.
Prof. Babbitt sang with telling ef-
feet '"The Old Fireside."
At $50 another great congregation
assembled at the church. Prof. Bah
bitt sang His Eye is on the Sparrow.
DR.. Palmer's sermon on ''The Grown
of GoId'', was declared to be one of
the greatest Of the series.
At 1880 p. m, the beautiful audito-
rum, the Sunday School room and all
the galleries, were crowded. 1t was
perhaps the greatest congregation
ever assembled in the church. Prof
Babbitt sang Make Me Pure, beau
tifu1 solo, DR.. Palmer preached or
'"The objectionable Sin"
The preacher for one hour held the
people in the grip Of truth and brought
them face to face with the awful fact.
that many do commit the unpardoE-
;able sin. The sermon, was packed full
eof theology, psycalogy, practical dem
,onstration, experience, history, statis-
tics, and luminous illustrations.
The speaker proved by a rising vote
eof the congregation that 95 per cent
,of all christians present became Chris
;tians before they were 20 years OF
age The preacher said he had made
the same test in most of the states OF
America and that it invariably turned
out the same way.
The evangelist declared that if one
lis not saved at 25, he has only one
schance in ten thousand, of ever being
saved: If one is not saved at thirty
five, he has one chance in fifty thous
and, of being saved; if one is forty
five unsaved, he stands one chance II
two hundred thousand of being saved
if one is fifty-five and still not a chris
tian, he has one chance in three hun
dred thousand of coming to God; i
one is sixty-five without Christ, n
has one chance of being saved in Nv
hundred thousand, and if one is se7
enty-f1ve years old, without God, tha
man has only one chance in sevel
hundred and fifty-thousand of becom
ing christian.
''There are four wires strung be
tween every soul and God-Jesu
Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Bible an
Conscience When these wires are Gu
then hope dies, the dead line has bee
crossed.
MAN may lose his capacity for Co
Darwin admitted in old age that b
had lost his capacity for music; thel
:. are fish in the Mammoth Cave whi4
have no eyes; the nerve that remain
indicates that they once had eyes, bI
having no use for them, they cease
to be; and so man, by continual resis
lance, may lose his capacity for God.
81 heard minister say, "A me-
committed the unpardonable sin; al
-afterward repented and begged G'
for mercy, but that God laughed in b
face Such a statement was absolu+
1y false. God is God of infinite 10y
He is the same yesterday, today al
forever.
"When one has committed the u
pardonab1e sin, it is not that God h
changed, but the soul has lost its po
er to say yes to God.
when one has sinned away his d
of grace, it may show itself by op
blasphemy. A man, during the Bla
Hawk war, cursed God, and fell de
in his tracks. fellow said: Boys