Evening star., 1918-02-28
No Hope Without Christ.

eelist took for his text from Matthew.
the twelfth chapter. thirty-ffrst verse:
| Wherefore / say unto you, all manner
of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven
/ unto men, but the blasphemy against
the Holy Ghost. it shall not be forgiven
unto men neither in this world nor the
4 world to come.
! $50 that sweeps the sand" said Billy,
from beneath the feet of any man who
saws that there is future probation for
the sinner. There is no hope for the
man who dies without Jesus Christ.
II believe there are thousands that
will come under the head of my text
/ tonight. They are never gloomy or cast
down or depressed. Their consclences
are at ease. nothing seems ever TO dls-
turb them, life seems to be one grand
sweet song, never-ending dream
q do not pretend to be able to say
when the time takes place in the life of
any man or woman when you can near
the last call, but the man or the woman
who refuses as Gods spirit pleaos VITA
you, may forever seal your doom ana
YOU must have eyes in the back OF your
head If YOU can't see that Gods spirit IS
moving upon this city as perhaps never
before.
Here you are, living in sin. Gods
spirit calls to you to be Christian
You say no and you keep on indulging
in that sin until the time will come
when God says: If you think more OF
that sin than you do of salvation, then
you ian take that sin and CO.
TT is no one act, but the constant
repetition of the same thing, refusing
to be Christian until your heart be-
comes hard and your will is set and
YOU grieve the spirit of God and He
will bear with you no more and He
will let you alone.
Eternal Destiny at Stake.
so, therefore, to say no to God in
this solemn hour of life may mean
act. but the repetition of the same
thing.
'There is but one cord that swings
through this world tonight and that is
tion of your heart it grows less. It
did swing close to you at one time, but
you said no.
by the known laws of your mind
through the influence of the truth on
your mind. 1t is known law of the
mind that truth resisted loses it's power
over the mind that resists it, and that
each resistance weakens the truth.
strengthens you against the truth, and
each resistance makes it that much
harder for you to yield and do the
right.
"who can commit this sin? 1 used to
think only prostitute. vile and i'm
moral person, a degenerate. Who did
Jesus warn? The Pharisees. And who
were they? The best men morally in
Jerusalem, and there is not a man. in
this city that can measure up to a high
er standard of morality and truth than
the Pharisees- in the days of Jesus
They were jealous to stone the Offend
ers against the moral law, vet that was
the crowd of which Jesus said, You are
in danger of hell fire and damnation'
Hearts Sealed to Christ.
The best man who can commit it, the
best man or woman morally in this au-
dience that says No to Jesus Christ
your name may be synonymous with
virtue, honor, integrity and philan-
government bond for any reasonable
amount at any bank; you may be true
to your wife; you would die before
you'd sidestep your marriage vows and
break the pledge you took amid the
| perfume Of the orange blossoms.
| honor you for it.
you may even defend the meetings
| or the Bible. but you let Jesus Christ
| try to get into your hearts and try to
! get you on your feet to walk down
| these aisles and your hearts are sealed
| like bank vault and God can make no
impression upon you in the world.
What Is the work Of the Holy Spirit,
| It hasn't drop Of blood, but here: You
listen to man preach or sing or pray
and something says, I ought to be a
| Christian.
That's the Holy Spirit convincing Won
| that you need the salvation that Jesus
| has provided.
The Holy Ghost can't save Won. but
the office work of the Holy Ghost is to
| make you feel your need of the saliva
tion that Jesus Christ provided for Won
| when He died on the Cross and the
4 Holy Spirit is the only representative
of the Trinity in the world today"