The Washington herald., 1918-03-02

Bnly Sunday last night delivered
this sermon:
Tonight. in the nth chapter Of
John and the fortieth verse. "And
ye viii not come to me, that ye
might have life"
OF all the recorded utterances
that fell from Jesus lips this is
among the saddest. I have often
wished might have been present to
have heard them wish I could re-
produce the tone Of the voice and
the sad look on his face. and when
you remember the circumstances It
only adds to the grief and sorrow.
1t was to the Pharisees and the
Ecclesiastical powers and the very
ones that you would anticipate
would be in sympathy with him.
They said. You are a liar, you are
fraud. You are a Devil. You are
Prince of Devils"
One Way te Get Life.
And they spat upon him. And he
said, 1T Is not that am wrong. It
is you that are wrong. but you are
unwilling to admit 1t. There Is just
one way to get life and that is to
come to me that you might have life.
And ye viii not come to me-"
So, therefore people are lost because
they viii not go to Christ, and II any
man or woman goes from this build
ing tonight unsayed or IL you drift
out with the tide and are not saved 1t
Is because God has offered you saliva
ton and you have refused II.
Nobody needs to be lost. God pro-
vided salvation for all, but all will not
be saved. wish they would, but they
viii not accept the salvation he offers.
The atonement of Jesus Christ COW
ers all the sins Of the people. He tast-
ed death for every man, and, there
fore, he is not willing that any should
perish, but that all might come.
II God could have his way there
would not be any lost None are lost
because Of any purpose or decree. God
knew before this campaign started
everybody VINO would be saved. God
knows from the beginning to the end.
God knows now every man or woman
that gives me his or her hand, and 1
do not know one.
Everyone Has Chsnee.
God knows everything. But God is
giving every one here a chance, but
1OQ huOWa NhCNhCN yON wal VI NA-
not accept Il. 50 II Is UP to you.
God provided salvation to all who
wilI accept II through faith in Jesus
do IT,
II Is your fault None are lost be-
cause they have gone so deep in sin.
None are lost because they are too
weak to lead a Christian life. No
one has made a success Of life with,
out God "Unto Him that Is able to
keep us rom failing.
And II you can trust God to save
you, trust him to keep you II he can
take yon out. he can keep you out, IL
You viii oply do what he wants you
10 do.
Well. / won't attempt to give all
the excuses. Some are so asinine and
idiotic that / am amazed that an IN
telligent man or woman might offer
such excuses
Sin.-That is keeping multitudes
out. The nen and women know they
need Jesus. but they know they will
have to give up sin, 50 they fight the
question out And though the pleas
ures you derive from that sin are as
uDenduring as a rope of sand or a
cloud Of smoke or vapor, II passes
away. II you prefer it. God can't
do anything.
Love of Money.
The love of money keeps some
people out Of the kingdom and
away from God Many a person
knows he will lose money IL he be-
comes a Christian. The brewer, the
saloonkeeper. the woman in the red
light district. the fellow that sticks
the gun under your nose. They
wouldn't sacrifice it and so they
choose between the sin and Jesus
Christ and no man has ever been
lost by following close to God.
No good thing will he Withhold
from those that walk uprightly.