Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-19
Evangelist Says That Every body Must Prepare To
 Meet God.
ARE YOU READY FOR
 SUCH A MEETING?
Reminds Great Crowd at Tabernacle That No Man Can Tell When Death Will Come. But All Should
 Be Prepared.

Another large, inspiring, ana eH- thusiastic audience greeted Evangelist Stephens last night at the tabernacle. The song service was uplifting, soul stirring, and spiritual One of the special numbers by the choir was, 'The Way of the Cross.'' Prof. Roper, the tabernacle pianist, composed the music to this song. Rev. L. w. Evans pastor of the Carr Memorial Metho- dist church offered the prayer.
 MT. Stephens was at his best last night and he held his audience all the way through. They seemed to hang upon every word uttered. The subject of the sermon was ''The Most Important Business in the World"
 What" said the evangelist, "is the most important business in your life?' The most important thing for some of the men of Pine Bluff is to buy cot ton. To this they give all their time. Yet the whole world is not worth one soul. Jesus said, What shall it profit man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul?' The sacrifice is too great to gain the whole world and then in eternity lose the place that God has designed for those who love Him
 "The most important business of thousands is to gather together the wealth of the world. The most inn portant business of others is to shine in society. There are girls in this city begging their dads to move to some large city where they can shine in society. This should not be the most important thing in your life. You ought to look for higher things than that
 '"When the hour to die comes to you, you will be filled with remorse that you have given your whole life to the things of this world. Some of you men and women who hear me to- night have put your lives into every thing but Christianity. It takes a hero to say I'm going to live for God We are raising lot of shall low, silly young people today, whose 1 God is the world. What is the height of your ambition? I do not mean what you say, but what you are do- ing.
 'T say to you that the most inn portant business of life is to prepare to meet God. This is a great fact and you cannot get away from it. The greatest meeting of all will be when you meet God face to face. Look down into your very soul now and see if you are ready for such a meet i ing as this. When we are to meet God we do not know; thus we should be always prepared.
 | "The greatest two words in the Bible are God is' Thus all of us will meet living God. God is liv- ing heavenly spirit. Turn ye o turn ye, for why will ye die.' Consider the majesty of God as portrayed in the starry heavens. Here His existence and power are proclaimed. One is overwhelmed with the glory of God. This is the great God whom you will meet face to face some day. Are you ready for such meeting? God is a holy God, and this is one of His great est attributes. If we could catch a glimpse of the holiness of God we would fall upon our faces. You can not obey holy God and live in sin. | "Our God is a God of love. He has shown his love in sending the Son to die for us. But love cannot save alone. Even Gods love cannot save
 us alone. He can plead. call. draw