The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-05-20


county knows Bob Lewis, as fol
the last quarter OF century he
has been one of the county's mos
conspicuous men.
| More than 1000 people from diff
ferent parts of the county last Sun
day afternoon came to hear him at
the arena make public profession
of his faith in God and of his mar
velous conversion last week in the
great Mcintosh revival now going
on in this city.
Mr. Lewis is splendid speaker,
told his story in plain forceful
manner that held the undivided
attention of his large congregation
He said in part:
My friends, if | should say one
word that ought not be spoken,
forgive me. 1t will be the error
of my head, and not my heart.
If anyone in this audience has any,
thing against me. forgive me. If
4 have done wrong ask forgive
ness.
My friends, during the next 80
minutes of my talk. if | can by
word help some lost man or boy to
see salvation and come to God or
heal a broken heart, or wipe from
the face of grief and sorrow a tear
of despair and add sunshine in its
place, give God the praise, and not
me. My friends. there are three
great cardinal principles of life,
upon which the foundations of this
life as a man depends upon this
earth and world beyond; that man
owes first, a duty to his God,
second duty to himself, third he
owes a duty to society. These
are the great pillows that support
and maintain mankind as Chris
tian nation; a Christian citizen,
and Christian friend.
My friends, l am sorry to say
that early in life, | threw away all
three of these great principles of
life on the alter of sin, and DELHI
erately turned my back on all that
was good and pure in this life to
begin life of immortality, misery
and shame. For IS years, | was
at the behest and command of old
satan, to execute any and all orders
of sin of the blacklist known to man.
In doing this, | surrendered to
satan a life of youth and young
manhood with unlimited promises
and opportunity that very few
young men of that day and time
had.
had acquired the friendship
of some of the most distinguished
Christian gentlemen in all this
land; some of the ablest statesman
and lawyers of this nation. | had
access to their great storehouse of
knowledge, and the influence of
their friendship and associations
continuously. | had the influence
of splendid circle of society: of
the most refined and cultured
Christian ladies in the world; | had
the influence of all the great
churches of this country at my
back: fine law practice and an
almost unlimited credit. All of
this | gave up for the devil and
sin. The old devil took all of
these blessings from me ny sin.
What did sin give me in place of
those1
Can anyone contemplate in this
mind for a moment and not shed
tear for me, even though he
hates me. Just think what | lost.
Sin and crime together took my
young life and wrote crime on the
fair name that no one but God can
efface. He placed scarlet letter
of sin upon me, that wherever |
went, the finger of scorn was
pointed at me. The name of sin
by all was my reward. Wherever
| went, it followed me. For rs
years, it followed me through all
the walks of life as relentlessly
and determinedly as tiger does a
prey. have wandered all over
this world to try to renounce and
make recompense for this lost life
without the aid of God, in vain.
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