East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-05-12
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GOD PENDLETON'S
MOST VITAL Sin
CARE5LESSNEsS or CHURCH
AIESfBEIsS TO SINNER OUT
SIDE ALSO \ CRIME.
support Afforded Revival Services b,
Christian People of PendIcton anil
Vicinity One OF the DisIIearteniny
Experiences in Career of Dr. Henry


In DR. Henry's preliminary remarki
last evening at Happy Canyon. h,
stated that by his own personal OBJ
sion that Pendleton's biggest and mos
vital sin was the Indifference ana
carelessness of its church members to.
ward God and toward the sinner out.
side the church.
Disheartening Experience.
The support afforded these revival
services by Christian people of PEN
dleton and vicinity has been one OF
the most disheartening experiences OF
his ministerial career. He said he
could not blame a sinner for rejecting
Christ and his plan Of salvation if
| the attitude and earnestness of pro-
fessed Christians of Pendleton was to
be the example of a life in oneness
with Christ. The Christian life de-
mands sincerity. earnestness and
brotherly love and these three eIe-
ments could abound more plentifully
The cottage prayer meetings have
been well attended and the spirit OF
prayer has been developed to a large
extent which, DR.. Henry states. is alb
soIutely essential to Christian char
acter
No Union Service Tomorrow.
There will be no union services
sunday morning on account of the
baccalaureate services to be held in
the Methodist church. However. Sun
day afternoon and evening will find
two of the most important services to
be rendered. The free will offering
a those xxyf1I I. eFir-
Henry to cover his expenses and will
be true indication OF the apprecia-
tion in which Pendleton church goers
hold him. Every professed follower
of Christ should be there and CON
tribute literally as the spirit of Christ
taches it is Better to give than to
receive"
The meetings will close Wednesday
evening. May 16 and the pavilion
should be packed at every service.
Dynamiting Hell Gate.
DR. Henrys subject last evening was
''Dynamiting the He'll Gate of sin"
In the east channel of New York
City's harbor, was a barrier known as
He'll Gate and it was cleared out by
being dyuamited. DIR. Henry showed
how the Gospel of Jesus Christ is dN-
namiting the Hell Gate of Sin. He
stated that Christ is the biggest thing
the world has ever known apart from
God. that He came not so much to
save us from sin and death, but to
prepare us for an eternal life and fu-
ture happiness il We would only eN-
cept The only difference between
the devils of sin and the Pendleton
sinner i that the Devil winces in the
presence of God and His Truth. while
the Pendleton sinner can hear the
Gospel everyday in the year in the
presence of God and never bat an eye
To obey Christ is to love him and
Ia do what He wants us to do. The
Christian who takes Christ is his pat
tern and refuses to follow copy is
disgrace to Christianity.
SO Many Are Ashamed.
So MANY seem to be ashamed of
Jesus. The trouble is they have join
ed church but not Jesus. Many
man will be seen drunk on the streets
without shame. but ask him to give
Christianity show, to stand up for
Jesus and he will throw out his chest
like pointed pigeon and assert his
strength in his own manhood and say
that religion is for weaklings, II
takes a man to be a Christian.