The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-20

.tfNt % ts Just one Wotd TO-
morrow"
Tho text announced was Exodus
) $40. "And be said. tomorrow And
he said. be it according 10 thy
word. that thou mayeat know that
there Is none like unto the Lord COR
God
Tho one word "tomorrov vas
used as INC hasis for the sermon.
Time continues 20 roll by since
those words were spoken" said tbe
evangelist. "but that Is exactly What
men are saving today Everywhere
We 20 with The gospel invitation and
when Il Is Offered without mouay
and without price men are stili "a
ling tomorrow
lie said the preachers we're the
messengers. the ambassador ri
Christ and when they delivered the
gospel Il was nothing less than the
voice Of God speaking through lps
OF clay % a OWNS world Men are
convicted Of their sins. but they say
no. i won't come today. hut tomor.
ROW"
The evangelist told how God call
81 Moses 10 go down into Egypt and
lead the children or Israel ont OF
bondage. and he tried to excuse him
self by saying he vas man slow ~
speech 1T Is strange" he said.
"how slow OF speech men become
when YOU talk 20 them about relig
lion They can talk about business.
about pleasure and about this and
that. but the moment YOU begin talk
ing 20 them about religion they are
nonplussed aud close their mouths
rs tight as a clam. II Is too rtdiea-
lous TO be amusing"
The evangelist then described
Moses visit TO Egypt and how he
commanded King Pharaoh to let the
people of Israel 20 He imagined
he could hear Pharaoh say. who
are You that you come down here
land tell me 20 let the people OF
Israel 90. / viii not let them 80. "
Then he told how the plaques we're
sent and every time the plague Was
Iremoyed Pharaoh would harden his
heart and refuse 10 let the people
go. THAT was n strange story. re
said. but not as strange as the men
who hear the gospel and refuse 70
laccept the Son of God as their Sayior.
| ! am talking 10 people tonight Who
lhave promised again and again that
they would do this. but you have
forgotten your promise
The evangelist told the story of q
llumberman who tell from a raft tn
TO the stream and was about to
drown. lie had gone down and
come up the second time. and when
he saw death staring him In the face
he promised God If be was saved
Iron death he would give his lie
TO him The man was rescued. but
for thirty years he forgot his prom
Use to God. That is no stranger. ("
he said. than men who know that
Ithey ought to be a christian and arc
lputting IL off until tomorrow when
God says today Is the time. There
is danger In putting off until to
morrow when God says do II today +"
lie said If a man was sick he
would not put off sending for a
physician until tomorrow because be
might die. and men ought TO be az
tcareful about their souls
He declared that men insure their
lives. their homes. property and
business. and IL men were as care
full about the things OF eternity az
they are the things pertaining to
time it would make great difference
in their lives.
the holy ghost they harden their
heart, and II they continue 20 Re
fuse their heart finally becomes az
fhard as adamantine stone. Tn
man who says no to the holy ghost
viii reach the place where he can
Hook upon Christ without a single
Itremor You not only harden your
heart" he said, but IL you keep on
rejecting Christ you will drive the
Esprit Of God away and when the
Esprit leaves him man Is not afraid
lIf you keep on rejecting Christ tbs
door will be closed in your face.
He said man did not have 10 ns
a great sinner 20 be lost. All you
lneed 20 do" he said. lis 20 keep on
lnegleeting Christ and as sure as God
lis ia heaven you will be lost. Nv
Iery man and woman who has moi
accepted Christ is already lost; yo1
Iare already under condemnation. Yot
lean escape tonight but III you keeI