The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-23

are two chief reasons. One is love of
worldly pleasure.
Giving up things for Jesus means
giving yourself to Him, and then giving
up whatever He asks you to give up.
Giving up the dance, the card table,
the theatre, or anything else, does not
make you Christian. Giving yourself
to Him makes you Christian, and then
you II give up anything He asks. The
young man or woman who gives Him
up for any worldly pleasure makes
fatal mistake. Happiness comes not
from Indulgence, but from self denial.
1t is small soul that can be satisfied
with the theatre and other worldly
pleasures. He told of a young man of
great wealth who tried thoroughly,
with all the strength of strong nature,
to find happiness in the dance, the the
atre, the race track, but whose heart
remained empty and hungry. At last
ne heard a travelling evangelist preach
ing In tent, tell his hearers: eff you
will denounce the pleasures of the world
for Jesus Christ, God will give up all
the pleasures of heaven, and joy that
will abide forever He took God at
His word, and is now preacher of the
gospel and writer of sacred songs.
The evangelist continued:
byron, after thirty three wears
trial of the pleasures of the world.
wrote 'The leaves of life are bitter: let
me die. Ask any grayhaired man here
who has followed the devil and the
pleasures of the world, whether he is
happy and see the look of sadness on
his face. Ask any grsy-haired saint,
and see the look of joy. The other
chief reason why people refuse to come
to Christ is pride. You are not too
proud to associate with lot of degen-
crate friends, but you are too proud or
too much afraid, to walk down this
aisle, and yield to Jesus Christ. The
world will not laugh at you for becom-
ing a Christian-but if they do, what
do you care for their sneerss | appeal
to your manhood, to your bravery. to
decide for the Christ whom kings have
the devil is depriving you of the func-
the devil is depriving you fthe func-
tions of the soul by WHICH you are to
save and develop your SOUL. Very
dramatically he represented the death
scene of man crushed to death by the
serpent he had fed and trained for
years, and went on to show that the SER
pent, sin, fostered in the heart, will
kill conscience, honor, and will power
and paralyze the soul.
Evangelist Miller urged all especial
ly the young men and women who wish
to make a success of life, to take for
their guide Jesus, who will bring them
the greatest pleasure, and urged that
they do it now Twenty nine responded
to the invitation to accept Christ the
majority of whom were high school stu.
dents.
This afternoon Professor Hoheatt
talked to the children in the tabernacle.
Tonight is Family Night" the chill
dren S booster chorus'' will lead the
singing. Tomorrow morning Sunday
school rally will be held in the taber-
nacle, the several schools meeting at
their own rooms, and going to the tab
ernacle in body. In the afternoon
Mr.. Miller will preach on "Booze" 10
men only, unless there is room for WON
en- in the tabernacle. The women will
gather in the First U. B. church, and,
if there is not room for them in the
tabernacle. will be addressed by Mrs.
Bowman there. In the evening Mr..
Miller will preach on He'll. Monday,
as usual, will be rest day.
Farmers day will be observed at the
tabernacle Thursday, January 2S,
1915. Dinner will be served in the
tabernacle at IL O'Clock Coffee fur
nished. The entire day will be given
up to one great series of meetings of
special interest to farmers. The follow
ing is the program: 1890 a. m, song
service, in charge of Prof. Hohgatt,
/ chorus director;12 M, dinner; 1 p.
M, thanksgiving service; 1.30 p. M,
chautauqua program under direction of
Prof. Hohgatt, instrumental music,
readings, solos;2 p. M. sermon, "Sow-
ing and Reaping,' by Evangelist E. G..
Miller; 715 p. M, special song service
and great evangelistic meeting.
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