Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-22

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teenth chapter of Exodus as TIT
scripture lesson at the revival ser
vice last evening, in which is relat
ed the story Of the departure OF tn
children Of Israel from Egypt ant
their passing through the red SCI
on their way to the land of Canaan
The singing Of More about Jesus
followed after which he announces
his text, as the nineteenth verse o
the first chapter, of Deuteronomy
.a'And when we departed from Horel
we went. through all that great ant
terrible wilderness which ye saw b!
the way of the mountain of the Amor
ties, as the Lord our God command
ed us; and we came to Kadesh
barnea" He said:
a.sWhen I left the tent last evening
/ realized and felt that We had come
to a crisis in these meetings. went
home. but it was 3 o'clock before
could close my eyes in sleep. want
you to pray for me, for / never felt
less like preaching than / do tonight.
"My message tonight is first to
members of the church, especially to
the man and woman who have been
living a life of Compromise life
of no power with God OF influence
with man-and l am praying that
God will make you think as you never
have thought before.
..The Old Testament is a book OF
thrilling stories and they are abso-
lutely true. When critics have at
tempted to wipe them out someone
has dug up. some tablet proving them
to be true. The text is a perfect IL
Illustration Of the lives Of some people
now. People at that time, had been.
living in bondage, and Israel is
perfect illustration of the man who
is away from God.
s'It isn't true that there is not
hereafter. Ask yourself these ques-
tions-Why am here? Where am
going?
Goods plan is going on irrespec-
tive of you. Who are you to attempt
to measure God? Look out! You can
not analyze God! He may let you go
on in your own sweet way, but some
day God is going TO have his way.
"Jacob of old sold himself. and
men everywhere are selling them
selves today. But life without God
will not pay. While We were in sin
Christ died for us. It is true that
God loves you. Many men think that
because they are in sin he doesn't
love them The devil never caused
you to believe greater lie.
"Some Of you don't believe in
personal devil. Then tell me. who is
carrying on all his work? Who is
filling our penitentiaries? Vino is
separating man and wife? The devil.
would ruin old Alexandria. He'd
damn it, if he had his way. No devil,
no hell, you say? Why, it wouldn't
be a square deal for you to go to
heaven, living a sinful life, and sit
beside my pure child! If some OF
you were called tonight the news
papers couldn't say good word for
you.
"God knows that sin marks us
with everything bad, but he loves
US! You remember how the Israelites
approached the red sea with the
Egyptians pursuing them and no hope
of escape. And you remember how
God suddenly opened the sea and
the Israeiites walked through, saved
:" You remember how you started
but somehow were tempted and trip
ped by your old habits. There isn't
a man here who has not said ! know
that habit is hurting me- but yor
are beaten by sin and go back in it
But if you'll trust in Gods power anc
surrender your life to him you'll es
cape. After the Israelites came tt
Kadesh-barnea they stopped, begar
to argue, and only two out of 100000
with possibly the tribe of Levi, eve
reached the promised land. If God il
with us We can win victory!
eve have come to the place il
these meetings where We will eithe
90 forward or backward"
Here the evangelist related an in
cident in the evangelistic eSperienc
of Dr.. Wilbur. Chapman, Will
preaching in, a series Of revival meet
ings in Bloomington, Illinois. TIL
services had been in progress for tw
weeks. during which time he had bee
laundering against sin, but not o