The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-17

I1Ls ELEGR aItlNI
more for his hogs than for Jesus
Christ Many person treats nas
Icattles horses. cats and 6ogs y slll.:
more respect than Jesus Christ no
ding Jesus Chris, TO depart TOM
them with abruptness and. inselenes.
s5courIesy and polfteness- q
Demons have individuality, capa-
bility and power Il there were EN-
spirits in the days Of Jesus Christ
there are EVIL spirits today work1ngi
] IN the hearts of the children OF DISC
i bedience- Il mad men in the dass
I of Jesus Christ were regarded as ev11l
spirit possessed. we have evidence OF
the same today. because there are.
men and women who are mad In SIN
|: Il IN the days Of Jesus Christ satan
blinded the minds Of men 10 their
CONDITION ard the necessity OF accept
ing Christ. the same isstrue today
for mems minds are blinded to the
Gospel of the Christ and to their
eternal doom.
II want to emphasize these three
little words. Let us alone. The
" ord S:us' has been supplied and i VIII
change it from the plural to the slnR-t
ular, Let ne alone You say these
uIar. Let me alone. You say these
ni1far words. No man can engage
long IN Christian work before he
hears them. Let me alone There
is the music of heaven In these words
when one says to the devil let me
alone. There is music OF deaSh. sad
weird and terrible when one says TO
Christ. Let me alone.
Many Have Wrong idea
have been startled as j have ex- -it
tended my hand. to help prostratei
forms Of men limp and helpless IN
the cutters of sat their cry. Lett
me alone. These words have been
echoing down the centuries from thei
lips of rich and poor. moral and sfn-t
moral II there Is rejoicing in the!
presence OF the angels over the nome
coming OF onesrepentant sinner.fnere
must be grief IN tehir presence when
men say to Christ Let NE alone:
MANY youth for time said the
little prayer learned at his mothers
knee. Now I lay me down tQ-slee2.
II pray the Lord my soul to keep II
IL should die before I wake. pray
1.-THE Lord my soul TO take He begins
to think that to show signs of being
religious and bow the knee before
tGod as in prayer is to Show signs OF
weakness. He does not want 10 be
d .
$50 he breaks with these things
land refuses to bow his knee unto God
land rushes off into sin. Upon every
/ approach of his friends to reclaim
I him he says: What have I to do
/ with Jesus. Let me alone. Coo
! showers His mercies Upon his heao:
!; and says. Look up. am the g1ver:
but he with his little rake ana sno snd
tries to garner these blessings. ana
tsays, I would rather have the things
4 than to have the eiver5 of them
Can be Silenced-
The voice of God in the soul cali
i ing men to repentance can be si1enced
! in many ways. Many man mas
\ deep conviction OF sin and has felt
the necessity OF furn turn 70 ss;ss
Christ. but he silenced his CONVICTION
sbv burying himself in business. When
i I spoke to man about becoming
i christian he said. I do not lave time
TO think about these things have
i not had time to think OF Such fnfnSs
4 for yeau~ Ny business has eroWoeo
/ out all thought of eternity Ho"
! many hundreds there are VINO ere
s[like him. He was rich in this word
I but he was 10 wander as pauper I'M
I :he world 70 come. Many person
has been interested in the salvation
i of his soul but when his soul 3treni-
lbleo in balance under deep conTfc-
4 ton. he sou ght the advice OF otners-
,twao were the enemies of the Cross
] of Christ and buried his convlctlon
.tin the Sfdov world of goddess peas
ureS Again and again have known
:. those wo We're deeply concerned
i about their soul and they had tried
4 10 stifle their conviction by drowning
! their conscience with whisky. II
some of you were asked to give your
| hearts TO Jesus tonight. you would
pray .ne prayer or this demon, Let
me alone.
When Prayer is Answered
4 There are four times in the history
& of the soul when this PRAYER is an
swered-
/ ..Firsf You shall be let alone here
i and now. Gods Word says NY
! spirit shall not always strive WIFI
men We know by observation ana
i the declaration of the Word that
Il Gods spirit does cease to strive with
God says: Woe unto them when
IL depart from them He says,
i .ouench not the spirit.
i The spirit in you can be quencned
as fire can be put out With water
): God gives men over to their rep
): rebate minds today as he did of old.
\ Epnraim. and they would not near
I Him. and He said, Let them alone.
The is joined co his idols God lets
! men alone today when they persist
1 emily say TO Him. Let me alone.
i Arc Past Feeling
4 There are men who have 50 often
] refused the call Of mercy that they
are past feeling. Indeed that per
)! son is pitibls oSject who gets the
answer to this PRAYER. Let me alone
Li7Sret j believe there are thousands
who are SO 1rIfins with God and their
i conviction that they have had their
-dasirl some of You have Listened