The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1916-03-09
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can't save a man, else no one would
need a sermon; the prayers of low
ing wife can't save man; God him
self, in all his power and wisdom
be 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 a
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 a man should give God his heart
First, God has a right to demand it.
Second because it would be reciproci-
ty. Third, it is a paying investment
Il am Gods ambassador from the
court of grace" declared the preach
err 81 want you men to give your
hearts to God, your hand to the
church and your life to saving hu-
mainly" He declared that there is
a great big risk in every earthly in
vestment 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-
greet his investment in the church
and in God.
To congregation that literally
filled every nook and corner of the
great auditorium and ran out into
the vestibules 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
lies. That they often united with
him 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 a war between the Catho-
lies and protestants. Also he said,
81 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 18th chapter of Luke.
He read with telling effect. His pow
ers of description were again brought
into play and his hearers could see
in 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 a 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 a 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 a spiritual bankrupt"
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
"a came forward saying they were
through with sin and wanted to join
the church.
This morning a large congregation
of women and girls heard the preach
err at service for women only.
A pain in the side or back that
catches you when you straighten up
calls for a rubbing application of
BILLIARDS. SNOW EMINENT
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permits ordinary bodily motion with