The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-26
At The Baptist
Church Sunday

Sc9o0i. preceding the sermon the
president of the Baraca class. Mr.
Fctt;way. made a stirring address 10
the membership of the church urg-
ing them 10 do their part and do it
we'll. in entertaining the Baracca
ana Philathea convention, which
viii be held in our city April 13. IA
ami Is.
Bro. Wears message brought to
his people was the safety of the
Believer" Taking the beautiful type
Of the shepherd and the sheep from
John 1927, 2S, 29-"My sheep hear
my voice. and know them. and they
follow me, and | give unto them
eternal life, and they shall never
perish, neither shall any man pluck
them out of my hand"
There are only two theories rela-
tive to our salvation First theory
Of salvation by works. second theory
o. salvation by grace. All sects have
one or parts of each Of these the
cries. Who shall separate us from
this Jesus Christ? Nothing is able
to separate us fer we have Christ's
words. "they shall never perish.
neither shall any man pluck them
out of my hand" The man who fol-
lows Jesus renounces sin and by his
conduct shows to the world that he
is following in His steps. Others have
heard a voice other than the Master
and evidence by their lives that in
the call to service they are following
the "voice Of a stranger Snail
satan separate us? Read End Thes.
as Shall sin? Read Romans GLIB.
Shall temptation lead us away from
Christ? Read LIST Cor. 1913. Shall
the world with it's allurements and
treasures separate us from Christ?
| Read lst John ga. Shall man, VITA
his individual power and influence
separate us from Christ? Read Heb.
1916. Gods covenant with his
people jeremiah 32:40. This ever
lasting covenant-never leaving or
forsaking us-putting the fear OF
His laws in our hearts. So we will
follow after him. God imparts HIS
OWE life to us. 1t comes through
Jesus Christ, as gift, not by our
works. "for by grace through faith
are we saved"
The message to the young men AT
the evening hour of worship was one
that should thrill and inspire those
who listened to the story of Daniel
with the theme, 1.-The purposeful
Life with the great truths laid up
on the hearts of the young men
Daniel and his three friends are ex-
amples in their steadfast adherence
to religious principls. Daniel, YOUNG
imam with purpose in his heart. dis
corning tn tendencies of evil and
its effects, he purposed not to be de-
filed by them he was so tutored. and
so masterful in his will that he
could withstand evil That young
man will go down before, and be a
derelect on life's sea- who has not
his purpose formed before temptation
assails him Great decisions do not
come at once: they are the result of
training Daniel improved his edu-
cational opportunities, was we'll
trained mentally and physically.
God raises up men as leaders by the
character and virtues of the man
They are chosen leaders in a crisis
As Daniel was needed in a crisis. 81
your nation, your city. your church
viii need you, young men. Eschew
the two great evils-liquor and cig-
arcttes-that mar the temple of the
NV lnS hbu NOui HOultS. iidHiti
was man of prayer and God lis
tened to him when he cried in his
hour of need. In the crisis in our ma
tional life we have president who
has the fear of God in his heart, not
dependent upon his own great abil
ity and qualifications. but takes his
cabinet with him in prayer, on their
knees they supplicate the Great Rul-
or of the universe.
Closing. with words of inspiration
to the young men to have a purpose.
have the fear of God in the heart,
to prepare educationally AMI spiritu>
ally to be the greatest men of your
day-Florida will need Governors,
statesmen and nme "wcrth while"
You are the men of the future.
Young women. Florida will need