Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-08

their good wishes for the meetings
now being held In the Presbyterian
church, it was decided to give up their
mid-week service. The spirit Of fel-
lowship had a good effect on the meet
ing and many felt that 1t was the most
helpful Of any vet held.
We give the following excerpt from
Jones sermon: Sin is a process,
working gradually on the hearts and
minds Of men, leading them step by
step, until at last they reach the preci-
pice Of despair. The text which l
have chosen this evening clearly
points out this downward trend.
All Desire 10 be Good.
mo s'one ever began life with the
thought Of doing wrong, and ! believe
that sometime between the cradle and
the grave there burns a desire in
every breast to be good and true and
noble. That desire was placed in the
human breast by the Father Of us all,
and if men would yield to the kindly
and heavenly Influences that come
from time to time, it would not be
long until the entire world would he
say ed.
Parents oftimes give expression to
the thought that Young people must
SOW their wild oats This idea of
sowing wild oats is the doctrine Of
she dovil and the theology Of hell, for
Whatsoever a man soWeth, that shall
he also reap The story is told OF a
young man who was left some very
valuable property by his parents. Soon
after receiving the legacy, strangers,
came and offered him a fancy price
for the property, brit the young man.
shook his head and said, This prop
crty is not for sale; it's the old home
stead-money is no object
Strangers Sowed Acorns.
"Some days later the strangers re-
turned and suggested that he lease the
property long enough for them to SOW
and reap one crop. While the young
man was unwilling to sell the old
homestead, he could see no harm in
leasing it, but when it was safe in
the hands of strangers they sowed
acorns, and the young man was dead
long enough before the acorns We're
ready to reap.
MANY a young man who spurled
the thought of living a life of sin has
yielded to temptation and has gone
out for a few hours to SOW his wild
oats and in some cases it will take a
lifetime to reap what has been sown.
There are only two ways, the right
and the wrong, the path of the just
and the way of the wicked.
Forks Of the Road.
every person wakes up somu mo. n
ing at the forks Of the road, and right
there they are compelled to make a
choice, and that choise is the crisis
of their life. Israel made that choice
when Joshua said, Chose sye this day
whom We will serve Ruth made that
choice when she said, THY God shall
be my God and thy people shall be
my people, Moses chose rather to
suffer afflic.ion with the people of God
than to enjoy the pleasure of sin for
a season. and Itwould urge every per-
son in this audience tonight to seek
the Lord while He may be found and
call upon Him while He is near; let
the wicked forsake his way and the
unrighteous man his thoughts and let
him heturn unto the Lord our God,
for He will abundantly pardon
Sunday afternoon at 2::30 there will
be a meeting for men only; boys un-
der Is will not be admitted to the SER
vice, but a large attendance CT men
is expected. Mr.. Burch will sing Me
mories of Mother and the large Choir
us choir and orchestra will furnish
special music. The revival meetings
will close next Sunday night.