Evening journal., 1916-01-19

the lett hand, TO damnatlon and eter-
nal death.
The Importance and necessity OF life
are fundamental. IL Is the one abso-
lutte essential. no matter what else you
may have, without life you have moth
ing, Some young men were riding in
a boat on the Niagara river one day,
quite distance above the falls. They
rowed over to the Canadian side and
tied their boat to q branch of a tree.
oyerhanging the water. The rocking
of the waves loosened the rope and
the boat began to drift down the
stream. Before they realized their
condition they got into the eddy Of the
falls. The boat was capsized, Two
of them were drowned. the third young
man, by the name OF Avery. grasped
held of a rock jetting out over the
river, and there held on with giant
grip. The people on the shore saw
his peril and they tried different plans
TO save him. but since he was so near
the edge Of the falls all their work
proved futile They painted Sign and
put It on the shore. where he could
see IT, Il read Courage Avery. wa
are trying to save yOu." Their voices
were deadened by the roar of the falls.
That young man held on to that rock
six hours, eight hours. twelve hours.
twenty hours. twenty-six hours, until
at last with a shrek that was heard
on shore he let go his hold, and was
quickly carried over the falls to his
death. He realized the importance Of
life
But life. according to the Scripture.
is not mere physical life. Jesus said,
Il am come that they might have
life" They had physical life before
Jesus came. Hogs and horses have
physical life. and to an extent they
have intellectual life. Christ did not
regard true life as merely physical or
Intellectual Only the spiritual and
eternal is the real life. According to
Christ's teachings. life consists first
Of all in knowing God the Father.
This is life eternal" said He. that
they may know Thee A stranger m-
quired Of small boy what kind OF a
looking man his father was. The lit
lie fellow. surprised, answered, Don't
you know my papa? Why. / know him
Just as easy" Then he added with en-
,thusiasm. Mister. if you did know
my papa you couldn't help but love
my papa" II you know God you viii
love God and If you love God you VIII
obey God.
In the second place. life consists IN
receiving Jesus. "To as many as re-
ceived Him. to them gave He the
power to become children Of God.
Just as when a young woman receives
/ q Young man as her husband. a new
relationship begins and her name Is
changed. SO when you receive Jesus
it is a definite act--it is the beginning
of a new life.
In the third place. eternal life con
sists i'm being born of the Holy spirit
Before there can be spiritual ne
/ there must be spiritual birth; 1t is
the entrance into the Kingdom oil
/ Heaven. This includes eternal pro
eress, eternal power and eternal JOY
There is but one end to the Chris
tian life. and that is the beginning
Physical death will, have no powei
over you but to set YOU free into
greater OF better existence than yot
have ever known before.
4 But there is another choice, an'
that is death. II comes from reiecy
ing Jesus Christ. from neglecting III
services and refusing his mercy.
results i'm Punishment from God. II
branch is separated from the tree. tn
branch withers and dies. So II is witt
the human soul away from jesus
Christ. the Source of life. Bind on
of your arms tightly to your body, AM
let it stay there year after year A
last it will shrivel up and decay
Jesus said that every branch tina
bears no fruit is destroyed. This spir
itual death includes eternal hopeless
ness, disaster and doom.
The great traveller, DIR. Henry N
Field. tells Of a visit he made TO Tan
qiers. where he saw that notoriou
prison. The African Chamber of Hor
rors The prisoners are crowded D
there promiscuously. The desperadoe
arc sbackled and chained TO the iro
crate around the enclosure. The punish
, ment of the prisoners is TO stay ther
until they starVe to death. lF. f1el
said, "l asked permission from the gov
ernor of the city to feed the prisoners
went into the market place an
bought d wagon load of bread and cam
aud put il on the pavement just outsid
the iron bars, where they could reach il
They did not eat IL. they deyoured
like wolves. One leper, whose flesh wa
falling from his bones. grabbed a loa
aud took two or three mouthfuls AN
then thrust the rest under his raggc
Jacket. There was no word of thanks
or of gratitude. nothing but abicct hope
lessness and despair written upon ever
face" This is but faint picture {
that eternal despair which comes frol
rejecting Jesus Christ
Is it not strange that anyone woul
refuse to make the right choiccg Aft,
y that fercely fought battle between I'll
! forces Of Pompey and Julius Cacsa
! Caesar went over the battlefield the mes
, morning and when he saw the faces {
the dead soldiers upturned toward IL
e foe, overwhelmed by the death of s
J MANY brave men, he exclaimed; 20
Pompey, PompcH. YOU would have It so
/ n YOU 20 down 90 spiritual death an
! doom, my friend. II will not bc God
. fault. it will be yOur own. II is bl
I cause Won would have il so.
An insane asylum in an easter
, State was burned one midnight. TIL
, guards and nurses got out all the II
. mates and took them to a neighboriu
I hill, where they were cared for unit
temporary quarters could be provides
While they we're watching them q
i best they could. more than dOze
: of these people broke away frOi
! their guards and rushed back int
I the blazing building. where they wer
!. burned to death. Yop say, I'VE ca