The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-10-23
TWO GREAT
N f TIN CS
YESTERDAY
Or. COOPER AT THE BROADWAY
BAPTIST CHURCH DELIVEHER
TWO POWERFUL SERMONS
YESTERDAY.


tist church was at high water mark
all day yesterday. The Bible school
in the morning was large and much
personal work was done in the yari-
GUS classes by the teachers. The
morning congregation filled the house
and the spiritual tide was high. The
sermon of the morning was based On
IIebs. 11,16. and the topic was THAT
Better Country" The minister de
clared that he had not come to town
as a land agent or as a colonizer for
some city boomers in another pau
of the country, but that he did cone
as an ambassador of God TO tell tie
people of better country than this
fair one in which we live.
The conditions of reaching this bet
ter country which is of universal lc-
sire are belief in its reality and tle
possibility within our reach. We
must actually set out on the right
road under the right leadership, we
must forsake all other ways, have
faith in Gods leadership obedience
to his will, and perseverance in the
journey.
The night meeting was the best of
the entire series The auditorium
was full and overflowed into the bal
cuny. Mr. Poultor had his part Of
the work in fine condition He had
whistling chorus Of dozen or more
boys in one corner Of the building
who piped up Justify all through the
song service An echo choir of thirty
or more girls occupied a place in the
balcony and was genuine contrlbg-
tion to the singing His adult chorus
filled the large platform and was al
that could be desired. one remark
able thing about the congregation
was that there were more men tnan
women in attendance. The sermon
was on "The Wage Question" This,
the minister said, was an old ques-
tion. 1t began in the garden of Eden
and had come down to this hour Sin
is a master for whom men work end
receive wages, pay. for their toll, rs
they do who work for the Lord.
These wages or pay that sin offers
are sure to be delivered, part in this
life and part in the life to come.
This might be some temporary
pleasure which makes the soul sick
in the end He then proceeded to
specify what the sinner found in his
pay envelope at the end of his li'tle
day. The first thing he saw was
guilty before God" personal blame
worthiness for his character and con-
duct. This might set lightly on the
unawakened and even the unawdkcn-
ed did not realize fully its avail
meaning. Then there was the sense,
the feeling, the conviction, the le-
morse. the condemnation that follow
ed guilt. Gods disapproval, Gated
also Gods wrath-the disapproyal OF
the holy and loving God that never
fails to rest upon sin and the man
who commits it, Another most fear
full element in the wages Of sin is
that of spiritual deterioration, the
hardening of the heart the being
past feeling"
An after meeting was held lasting
till ten O'Clock. Three new members
weer received into fellowship, three
others sought renewal of their spir-
itual life and three more sought
Christ for the first time. Workers
were seen kneeling in the aisles
praying with unconverted. One of
the most touching things seen in the
church in many a day was that of
one man who came forward for pray
ers. leaving the altar and returning
toto the pew to bring his brother
with him. OF course he came. The
meeting was great and the tide is
slowly but surely rising. Meeting to-
night at 7:45 o'clock.