Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-15
Makes Forceful Application of Old Testament Truth \ Before Great Crowd.
APPEAL TO PARENTS
 TO SAVE CHILDREN
Evangelist Shows Sublime Faith Of 7: Abraham and Selfisllness of Lot,
 Urging All Men To Give
 Their Hearts To God.
(Ry A. Homer Jordan.)

The deepest interest yet snOWn Ill the tabernacle campaign was manf- 1 Tested last night. The big building was filled with people listening to, the strong sermon preached by Evan ] gelist Stephens, on the text, And he pitched his tent toward Sodom." Gen. 1912. The speaker said in part, "We have here Q picture of two men one of whom wsnt through with God and the other who failed. At this time people had gone into idolatry, but God had selected a man to be the head of 8, great people who should be the chosen of God. This man was Abraham. Abraham's faith shown out through all his life. He willingly ,beyed Gods call to leave his own land and go to land which the Lord would show him. His nephew Lot went with him on part of his journey 'ngs. There is something magnifi- cent about Lot giving up all and go- ing with Abraham, his uncle, to Egypt. As long as Lot stayed with his uncle he was all right. Gods care was over both of them. It was when they were going from Egypt to he land of Canaan that strife arose between the herdsmen of Lot and
 hose of Abraham. It seems that Lot
 ook up this quarrel. Abraham tried lovingly to avoid having strife with his nephew. He said, let there be no
 strife between thy herdsman and my herdsmen.'
 Lot Made His Choice.
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 he Jordan Abraham gave Lot the privilege of choosing that part of the land that he desired to dwell upon. Lot looked upon the fertile plains of he Jordan and his land there because the place was well watered. He would here have fine pasture land for his flocks and his herds. Abraham showed his magnanimous spirit here, and like every hero he showed that he was big man in every sense. Lot vas like many of the people of today. He was looking out for self first.
 "Lot had an envious and unforgiv- ;ng spirit. Our hearts ought to ache when we have an envious and unfor- giving spirit. Abraham had a forgiv ing spirit and did not want strife. He loves Lot too much to quarrel with him, so he allowed him to have ais choice. Lot was not even polite about the matter. What fine op- oortunity he had to show the bigness of his heart here, but he failed Lot lad had his greedy eyes upon these we'll watered plains of the Jordan for long time. He did his own choos- ing. If you do your own choosing you will make mistake. Let God help make the choice for you.
 There are some, who like Lot, want to follow the crowd. All they think about is to please the gang outside the church. As. soon as, Lot got his land he pitched his tent to- ward Sodom.' Not long after you give yourself over to the world you pitch your tent toward Sodom. Per- haps some of the sins of Sodom were the so-called refined sins. Lot knew the wickedness of the place yet he was willing to pitch his tent toward Sodom"
 Modern Mir. and Mrs. Lot.
 Mr.. Stephens dressed the story of Lot up in modern form about like this "Mr. and Mrs. Lot and their fine family of girls were getting along very happily. After a while, Mrs. Lot became very anxious to move into the city. She insisted so strongly till Mir. Lot at last con- scented and they left their land and their flocks and herds and moved in- to Sodom. The tent was no longer good enough so they must have a home in the city. No doubt they made visit to the city before locat. ing there. They perhaps went in the daytime when they saw busy hust- ling city. Everything was great. The citizens of Sodom persuaded them that the very best thing they could do was to move into this magnificent city. The wife also insists that her husband consent to their moving in- to the city. Mr. Lot invested in real estate. The newspapers heralded his coming in great style. His girls im- entered a dancing school They were soon the talk of the town. Lot became politician and was elected mayor of the city. We are told that when the angels came to visit him they found him in the chief seat of the city. In the new home they gave great ball, and had the elite of the city there. How Mrs. Lot regretted the fact that they had spent so much time out in the coun- try in tent and had missed all this fine society. Soon the girls were married to the men of Sodom.
 Save Sons and Daughters.
 "Now there are lot of people to- Gay just like this family. There are mothers who are crazy to marry their 1 daughters to sons of rich men re- gardless of the character of the men whom they desire for their sons-in- law. If Christian girl marries an ungodly man she will have to suffer with him. and for her foolishness. NI-