East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-05-04
EVANGELIST MAKES
MIGHTY PLEA FOR
A CHRISTIAN LIFE
or TEMPORAL
FOUNDATIONS is VIVIDLY
SHOWN.
Last Evening Was Presbyterian Night
and a Splendid Congregation Was
Present; Music Is Much Enjoyed.

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Evangelist Henry breaches on the
insufficiency of temporal foundations.
Last evening was the Presbyterian
night, and that church came out in
full force and made a splendid show
ing. An appropriate feature of the
service was a solo by Mrs Harley ].
Curl, the visiting daughter of Rev
and Ms snyder. a
DIR. Henry preached a powerful
sermon upon the theme of short
Beds with Narrow Covers The text
was Isaiah 2S:2O. For the bed il
shorter than an man can stretch him ;
self upon it and the covering narrow
er than he can wrap himself in" This
text is graphic one, giving re-
markable description of storm of
Judgment, a moral and spiritual cy-
clone by which God swept away ali
false supports from men who thought
themselves secure.
Yet there was a sure foundation,
an adamantine basis upon which man
might build by which he has kept un-
shaken. undisturoed. unmoved,
through every storm. and which was
in strong contrast to the inadequacy
referred to in the text.
Must Have Firm Foundation.
Everybody longed for a place III
spiritual security for hiding place,
a shelter wherein rest and comfort
can be had at all times such place
must have a foundation secure against
the storm of conscience. They must
have shelter from the attack of evil
appetite and desire; their support
must be sufficient to enable them to
withstand the power of passion, as
well as the power of satan, which was
declared to be great by the Bible, by
Christ himself, and by their own eN-
periences More than that men need
ed exemption from the consequences
Of the wrath of God spoken of in John
80 The unrequited and despised
love of the Lamb or God was men
toned in Revelation as being turned
into wrath. Apart from God. man has 4
no means Of protection of defense
from the fire OF conscience, the poweE
of passion. the attacks of the evil one,
the wrath of God; but he sought to
find such means himself. But these
are short beds with narrow covers
valueless supports.
One of these is human reason. The
Christian religion always has honor
ed reason. But the mind of man is
not supreme Mere intelligence new
ar solved the problem of sin. Byron
Burns. Edgar Allen Poe and Hume
were examples of the fact that the
highest gifts of mind were impotent
to satisfy mans, conscience, to ally
his desires. or to fit him for the great
beyond. Hume after robbing his own
mother of her Christian experience,
died wishing he had never been born.
intelligence and reason are
too short bed and too narrow a COW
er to meet mans needs.
Bed Too Short, Covers Long.
Mere Goddess morality be it ever so
rigid never justified a. man. Outward
to the law and in aliena-
cover too narrow Nothing short of
loving the Lord with all our mind,
soul and strength is adequate.
Money ~ some is a security suppus-
ed Money has proved a passport to
80 many pleasures and privileges that
some have deluded themselves to pre-
sume IL a passport to all things even
eternal life. As Commodore Wander
1ilt. who loft $50, 900 900. Law dying.
he hymn he requested was Come |
re sinners. poor and needy" Gods |
grace and forgiveness alone will |
lrove satisfactory.
How many there are that depend |
Ipon worldly pleasures. The whole |
world seems afflicted with lightmind- |
'dness. Drinking long at every world !
V pleasure results in safety and sur
cit
Others try formalism-try to appear |
eligious! Some have tried scepti-
ism and infidelity.. but these have