Arizona republican., 1917-01-25

side the playhouse. Why must my loved one die in such q place?
 Venturing Too Far
 Now, brother, if the thea,c~ is a bad place lo die in, In the name of the Master l declare it is an unit place to be in The question is. How die Samson die? IL seems he wanted to go to hell. He is like some people today. We laugh at the mouse near the trap. or the game near the dead-faI, the fish near, the hook: and just as they are caught, so you venture too far in sin, fool around places of temptation, lie in the lap of pleasure fritling-ves, that's Il, trifling. W ould you expose an aching tooth to the frosty north wind ? Yet yoI trifle with your own soul.
 Hear me! There is no oath 50 bind ing as the church oath. No obligation so sacred as the Christians. If you can triflc with this. you can trifIc with anything. l know l am on unpopular ground. but l must press the truth if it cuts This Bible calls the relation be- tween Christ and the soul d married life-this Bible cans blacksiding Whor- ing from God. Listen, When you mis- step, turn aside, wander, what happens ? answer, that this happens in society when leave my wife for another
 "Ouiu rOu bfedk VOW.
 "l say to break the church VOW should be as much greater sin than breaking all other vows, as heaven is higher than the earth. Would you break q lodge VOW? If so you would he black listed, expelled looked on as evil and spurned. Yet, you break Christs VOW when you play cards dance pr go to the show. I ou are smashing Gods law. Yes. you are trifling with Jesus Christ. l said I'd rather my daughter be dead than dance or play carls. and mother was shocked and asked: Where is the 1 harm?' l replied, it is not a matter of whether she shuffles the cards, or hugs man or looks at d play, bat, hear me it's her VOW to God to which she took does she regard that lightly"
 What have you done with that bap- tismal VOW? It is little thing to break the marriage VOW with the Christ Let q wife take a fake step and d;Norce follows. Yet. let church member taft a misstep. break your vows. you whine out We're all poor weak wcr.s of the dust An, that shows you have q wick ed, corrupt defiant, disobedient heart Samson trifled. rot the only man | that did He lost out by trfline. SC have you.
 The Fall Is Not Sudden
 The sad fact is that the departure l is gradual. He didn't fall suddenly That tree fell last night in the storm l Ye, but for months the little worm hat been under the bark eating at the heart ] The poor girl whose virtue was robbed did not fall last night. but months ago at the dance hall. That poor drunk il the gutter did not fall last night. bu years ago at your house when vol 1 served punch or wine.
 Samson, fooling around in the lal of pleasure. needed a good daddy anC nanny who would use the massag' treatment brisltly upon him with ; clapboard or shingle.
 Poor man. 'Wist not that God wa gone Yes, you break the Sabbath a baseball. Sunday ridino loobrg at tn dance, and say only little things, yes only little things. Davd's look was oni. q little thing vet led to murder Achan. theft, only little thing, yet caused hi body to be crushed with a stone. Judas love of money. only q little thing. we led him to suicide. Samson in Delilah' Ian. only a little thing vet he lost hi influence. power and soul. In spite O all our sins, Wanderings and backslid ings, God does not give us up. lie fol lowed Adam, tried to save Samson
 ooks for the prodigal's return. Oh. soul where has God not gone to find ant bring you back?'