The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-06
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~aieeu Co reach men, strong purpose ful men. He declared that a moth CT $ love cant save man, else all would be saved now; a fathers love cant save man, else no one would need a sermon; the prayers of lov- Ing Wife can't save man; God him. self, Tn all his power and wisdom cant save man unless he wants to De saved. The preacher declared he was glad of this. He was glad he could cuss if he wanted to; that he could drink and gamble and be wicked old scoundrel if he wanted to, else where the virtue in being good! If God could just say, "Old man, you are going to be good whether you want to or not" where would we come in? God cant take mans heart. He is no burglar" You have to give him your heart
 The preacher gave three reasons why man should give God his heart fifst, God has right to demand it. Second because it would be reciproci- ty. Third, it is a paying investment Il am Gods ambassador from the court or grace" declared the preach CT want you men to give your hearts to God, your hand to the church and your life to saving hu- manlty' He declared that there is a great big risk in every earthly in- Nestment, But that no man was ever heard to regret his investment in things eternal. No man, when he came to die, was ever known to re gret his investment in the church and in God.
 To congregation that literally lllled every nook and corner of the great auditorium and ran out into the Vestlbules and onto the front steps of the building, Rev. Culpepper Sunday night preached his great ser mon on the rich man and Lazarus. He said he had no war on the Catho- hes. That they often united with hlm in meeting. That he would clean up his own crowd before he jumped on any one else. That he knew al labout the Menace. but that he did not believe any of that tommy rot about war between the Catho- lies and protestants. Also he said. Il am for the Hebrew race" Over and over, he has told of his great love and regard for the Hebrew race. But he declared, death is the great leveler of them all, Jew or Gen. tile, Catholic of Protestant. He de- clared that man just began to live when he died.
 Jesus Christ is the greatest and grandest character of them all Then came the lesson, the preacher read ing the entire 16th chapter of Luke. He read with telling effect His pow CTS of description were again brought into play and his hearers could see Tn their mind the picture that he drew for them. Of the poor man at the gate of the rich one. Of how the rich man must have had great many virtues. He fed Lazarus and even allowed his dogs with their heal ing tongues to lick his sores. Then both men died. The rich man woke up in hell while Lazarus was folded into Abraham's bosom. Then follow ed description of what the rich man experienced in hell. How he wanted drop of water to wet his parched lips. Of how he remembered everything. "There is but one job in hell,' declared the preacher, that of remembering forever and forever" The rich man was not only lost, he was at loss. He was disappointed in himself, he had ignored God. Don't be disappointment to your parents, young man, young woman. But whatever you do, don't wake up in hell and be disappointed" Then when the rich man got to hell he was bankrupt. In this world he had high standing, in the great beyond he was an utter bankrupt He had left God out of his budget "There is man a | financial success in this world who makes horrible mess of things here after and is spiritual bankrupt" 1 Then he told of the pain the rich man was in, and declared that if you do not come across down here you can't hope to beyond. A great gulf is fixed between the good and the evil and it must be bridged in this life if you expect to cross over in the next.
 Then the invitation was given and 24 came forward saying they were through with sin and wanted to join the church.
 This morning large congregation of women and girls heard the preach CT at service for women only. | PEPPER PODS.
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