The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-26

The text used was the first verse
Of the sixth chapter Of Galatians.
The sermon was chiefly an appeal
TO the church members to take care
Of the young converts after the re-
yival campaign has closed.
He declared that while there are
some who are reaching out after
those things which are worth while
there are also those who are reach
ing down after the things which /
degrade and debaueh. Every move
ment for the uplift of the human
race, he declared. originated in the
unselfishness OF Christ on the cross.
he said, does not come
indulgence but through
sacrifice THE best fruits, the
choicest fruits are found away up in
the tree and you have got to climb
to get Them he declared "The
most unselfiah person is the happi-
est person in the world
He declared that at the close of
all revival campaigns there are
those who say the meeting was
great, but they expect lot Of the
folks who were saved will go back
to the old ways. 1.-THE same Christ
who saves he declared, is also
able to keep. When you predict
the downfall of some young convert
YOU are possessed of the spirit of
the devil head and heels, and the
devil can use you to discourage
young converts. Your attitude to-
ward the young converts will deter
mine In a large measure how they
live their lives. II there is anybody
who ought to be happy and smiling
all the time 1t is the Christian. The
way you as church members re-
ceiye the young converts will deter
mine where they will spend their
life"
He declared that there ought to
to look after the young converts
and go out after those who fall He
urged church members to get on the
job and help conserve results after
the meeting closes. you have got
to go after the drifting brother and
hold him or you will lose God your
self" he eounseled. .'You cannot
make a success as a Christian in
fifteen minutes. To succeed you
have got to pay the price and meet
the conditions. The Christian life
is the happiest life in the world, and
when lived it is an easy life to live
If you pay the price.
He urged the young converts not
to rest until they had identified
themselves with some church. IF
you are going to stay out OF the
church., he said, you can count on
backsliding.
He then took few shots at the
church members who move from
one community TO another and leave
their church letters behind or forget
them. and said they probably did
this in order to flirt with the devil.
He said some people would ask
him what church to join. and his
only advice was to join that church
in which they thought they could do
the most good He declared that
sectarianism is the cheapest thing
in the world Get into some
church," he said. .tand get to work,
Everybody who joins the church
ought to be made to work. In many
churches today the trouble is we are
wearing out the harness at the
wrong end. | would not give the
flip of my finger for revival that
does not increase the prayer meet
ing. On the last night of the meet
ing | am going to show you an af-
feeting scene. l am going to have the
pastors come down here in front and
ann going TO have all church men,
bers who attend church only during
revival TO come up here and tell
them goodbye until the next meet
ing comes. Get into the church and
go to work, Every one of our
churches ought to be a beehive of
activities. You get ont OF religion
what YOU put into it. Put yourself
into it, You should not only so
into the church to work, but should
so in to pay. | don't believe God
will bless the children in any home
where their fathers and mothers
who are taking what belongs to God
and spending it on themselves. The
man who grabs and robs God never
grows in spiritual things. To be a
success in the Christian life you
have got to join the church to work.
pray, watch and read the Bible"
NOTED SONG EVANGELIST
SINGS AT MEMS MEETING.