The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-19
Evangelist Gives Gods Picture of a Sinner
Asleep, and Urges Men to Awake
and Be Saved.
EeIV. DELEGATION GUESTS OF HONOR THURSDAY NIGHT
Accepted Christ Their Savior Thursdav
Zones Tells of Request of Anonymous Letter Writer-A
ternoon Subject Was: He That Believeh Not Will Be
Damned"

longer You ought" said the evan
gelist. Ito wake up to the consequences
OF impending Judgment. and you'd get
up this very night
Then there is such thing as a man
waking up and intending to get I'D
after awhile. but the longer he puts
1t off the harder 1t will be to do. Just
as 1t is hard to take a dose of medi -.
cine after waiting to think it over
1t takes nerve and grit to march
down to the front. said Mr.. Jones but
considering what worthwhile step
II Is in a mans life the deed is we'll
worth the effort. And it is dangerous
to hesitate taking the step because
you are dreaming you're up, when
you're really still In bed" You bit
ter woman" said the speaker. "criti-
cising me for talking against card
playing and dancing, you think you're
all right, but you're only dreaming. -
And so, lots Of people die while they
sleep. Show me how you live and
Ill show you how you die" or in other
words the man or woman who sleeps,
dreams. or only imagines being awake,
viii In all probability die in the same
state without having experienced the
saving power Of the hand of Jesus
For many who put 1t off, will find
when the death angel touches them
on the elbow and reminds them that
the time has come for departure from
this life, that 1t is too late" then to
awake anu be saved!
Thursday Afternoon Service.
a scripture lesson" service. with
number OF Bible quotations, given
by various persons In the audience was
feature Of the service at the taber-
nacle yesterday afternoon.
The evangelist took his text from
the 18th chapter of st. Mark, "He
that believeth not shall DO damn
ed" II Is a lie. the evangelist said
that lit matters not what a man be-
lieves. IL he lives right" Jesus Christ
himself uttered the words of the text
and his word ought to be taken. be-
cause He Is the friend and not the ene
my of mankind. He said this too af-
ter He had hung on the cross, and
suffered the tortues of the damned
himself
| The sin OF unbelief, according to Mr..
Jones. Is one Of the worst sins that
can be committed. In the first place
II pours contempt on Gods wisdom.
He said that man could not save him
self, and IL Christ's word is not taken
when He says that we need His saw
ing power. His word and wisdom is
discounted. And the way Of the cross
Is the only way to heaven.
| The sin of unbelicf pours contempt
on the love of God. He offered SAL
walton out OF love for a sinful world,
and If His offer is not accepted he can
not but feel hurt over the slight.
Failure to believe pours contempt
on Gods sovereignty Certainly since
He created man. He ought to have
the right to make laws for man, with
the expectation that these laws would
be obeyed. He devised the plan of
salvation and offered it free and not to
accept II is to insult Christ.
Contempt is poured on the media
torial work of Christ when unbelicf
exists. because God has said that the
only way to heaven is through Christ.
Unbelicf pours contempt upon the
sufferings OF Christ. "It is nothing to
you" said Mr.. Jones. that Christ
hung upon cross. and died in shame
for your sake?" And, IL Is evidently
nothing" to the man who does not
believe.
Jesus only reward for all his sul-
fcrings Is the reward OF saving souls
Hc Is anxious to- save because that Is
the thing for which Hc died. and how
must lie feel when man refuses to
believe. 1T takes the crown If of
Jesus brow"