The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-19
FRIVOLOUS EXCUSES
OUTuAEDBY EVANGELIST
PARABLE or THE GREAT SUP
.PER Is tsED To. ILLUSTRATE !.
SERMON LAST NIGHT.
In Present Day the Pressure Of Bus
iners Is the General Excuse /
Ii Made rse OF Through. (.
~ out Land.

4 o. /. d."
The Central PRESBYTERIAN church
was crowded last night by citizens.
who had come to hear the second'
night sermon OF this week wljehl
will close the great revival 1t had;
been previously. Annolneed that Or.
lHendriek would sspcsk on "Eriyoi
/, iois ,Ressohst s$4sapeopis !Giye fcr'
! Sof tBefng, chfKhans." Mr.. Carter;
sang by special request Whom the
Golden Bells Ring for You and Me-"
This has been one Of the favorite
solo selections. and his splendid
voice swells. to, inspiring notes in
this selection. Mr.. Haven is also
lat his best, In this number, ards the
accompanying chimes as lie brings
them out on the piano isia musical
inspiration in itself.
Easter Floral Offering.
| Previous to the sermon Mr.. Car
| ter told of a pleasant surprise that
was given the evangelistic workers
yesterday afternoon. He said they
were always glad to come to Waxa-
hachie, the home of Trinity Univer-
sity, where they had so many
| friends, some school friends, and
other friends they have made while
coming here at different times In
their work. Mr.. Carter was stu
dent in Trinity, the first year after
it was moved from Tehuacana. He
said yesterday afternoon some ladies
of the Central Presbyterian church
asked him if they would like to take
an automobile ride. and of course
they accepted, and were taken to
the florist, where the ladies pur-
ported to take them just to show
them a Texas green house, and after
their inspection, they we're asked
their favorite flower, and then were
told that the ladies were going to
send their wives, at home, an Eas-
ter floral offering. This evidence of
appreciation touched the evangelists
very much, when three beautiful
bouquets of carnations, violets and
Easter lilies were packed and sent
on their respective journeys to
brighten the homes OF the eyange-
lists on Easter Sunday. Then Mr..
Carter said the hearts and prayers
of their families would be sent
Waxahachie-way on next Easter
Sunday. One bouquet was sent to
Mr.. Haven's mother at Greenville,
Ill.,, one was sent to Mrs. Hendrick.
at Nashville, Tenn, and one to Mrs.
A. L. Carter, at HOLSTER. Mo.
"FrivoIous Excuses"
Just before the sermon last night
Mr.. Carter sang as his evening Of
fering THE Ninety and Nine" The
breathless attention Of the audience
was marked, as the singer gave the
gospel message in this song of the
lost sheep.
The evangelist began his discourse
on frivolous excuses by telling an in
cident that happened in Chicago at
: the Moody institute, when it was
said that they were to have open
house, and invited men of the city
to attend the feast. 1t was bril-
liantly lighted, they we're given q
4 warm place, heard inspiring music,
and fed spiritually and physically
and they expressed appreciation of
1.-THE good things of life rendered
them, but when the good things of
leternal life were offered them they
Iall with one consent began to make
excuses, even as they did in the BIZ
BILE days, as given in the parable of
the great supper. He emphasized
then how men offer pressure of
business as the paramount excuse
for not attending church.
| Another excuse that is often given
bys the unconverted, he said. is that
We have TO give up too much for re-
ligion. Then he spoke eloquently of
the joys and gains of the Christian
life, and their eternal rewards. He
said pleasure is short lived. but he
THAT doeth the will of God abideth
forever, Here he quoted numbers
of passages of rich promises to those
who accept eternal life He said the
invitation was broad, whatsoever
will may come and vet man will
lose his joy of religion clubbing
over technicalities involved. He
said the Bible condemns sin. and
will have no compromise with il,
and we cannot take our idols and pet
ideas into the kingdom of religion.
The evangelist said that people
would talk sense about everything
but religion. but will not be prac-
teal on this subject when ii is a