Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-16
STEPHENS, TELLS
 HIS AUDIENCE 0F
 COPS GREAT LOVE Shown By Placing Adam and Eve In Garden of Eden.,
CONFESS SINS AND
 SEEK FORGIVENESS
"If Your Life Is Not q Good Example To Others, Get It Right" Said the Eyangelist-Special Musical
 Program Tonight.

A splendid, magnificent and inter-
 esting song program preceded the ser
 mon last night at the Stephens tab ernacle. Prof. Roper played Prom Greenland's Icy Mountains,'' with his own variations. Miss Helen Byrnes sang one of her own compositions, entitled, Calling Me-" Mr. James played on the cornet, "The Witch Polka" The choir sang the obligato part to "From Every Wind That Blows", with Mrs. Powell singing the solo. Mrs. Powell also sang "The Ninety and Nine," by Campion. Mr. Storrs sang tI Am Pilgrim and a Stranger" Mir. Stephens sang "Sweeter Than Ever Before"
 The text for the evening was Pro- verbs 27:13: "He that covereth up his sins shall not prosper; But he that confesseth and forsaketh them shall find mercy"
 "Underneath this text" said the 1 speaker, "is Gods great desire to help every one who does right, and to pros per all who forsake sin. God longs
 that all shall prosper His heart is a fountain of love and He rejoices in
 
 | creatures. This is splendidly illustrat- ed in the fact that He put the first pair in a garden of beauty, because He loved them. He was a real father | to them. And in Eden He rejoiced | over His first children When sin I came, man tried to hide from God He
 ran away from God and God has been ! running after him ever since We
 know how good God is to His clil dren. He showed this in His treat
 ment of the Jews. lie gave them the land of Canaan and then they for l sock Him.
 God manifested His great love to- ward the world and His desire to see
 men prosper in that He sent Jesus in to the world. In Him we find for
 giveness. joy and gladness. He has
 prepared a place, for us, which. is the Holy City, the most Beautiful thing
 in all the universe. It is the finest,
 brightest and most glorious place of which man can have any concep- tion. It is like thousand rainbows l placed together. Gods heart is a l heart of love. There is one thing be tween you and God; that is SIN. This is between you and prosperity also. Unconfessed and hidden sins
 may be in your life. Many folk have their sins covered from men, but God will uncover them, for the Scriptures
 say, Be sure your sins will find you out You cannot hide from God. If you are trying to hide your sin, | uncover them before God.
 Some peopl try to- hide one sin | behind another sin. saying, My sin is
 no worse than gossiping' and so forth. Don't try to put the cover of respect ability over your sins. If your life is not a good example to others, get
 1t right. You may think you arc not half bad, but God sees your sin in all it's horror.
 "You may have sin and have | wealth, so far as this world is con | cerned, but there is no real prosperity without a good name. For we are taught in the Word of God, "A good
 name is more to be desired than great riches.' Maybe you are not prosper ing in your home. This is because you have not God. You are trying to pull the wool over the eyes of the world, covering your sin. If you would have power with God and man, confess your sin; unconfessed sin is