El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-25

Memory As Book Of Life.
ar Browns subject for the We'd
nesday night sermon was Memory"
He read the lesson Of Lazarus and the
rich man, Luke XVI verse 19 TO end Of
chapter. and said that his text would
be the two words. son. remember"
Few Of US" he said. "stop 10 re-
anze how much we have 10 do with
memory and conscience on this side
the grave, and described memory as a
book in which we are constantly writ
ing the complete record Of our lives.
t1e discussed memory under three
heads- here and now memory at the
Judgment and memory in the endless
eternity. Every second memory is
writing" he said, $50 that she carries
with her tonight complete record Of
your lie; every word, thought and
act Some Of the most delightful hours
ever spent by some men and women.
are when, with the world shut out.
they turn the pages Of their books of
memory Blessed is the man who en-
JOYS the associations that memory
brings.
Could Tie to QHakers.
As typical Of the people who find
only pleasure in their memories, Mr.
Brown described his grandparents, old
fashioned, move when the spirit
moves Quakers. And you take one
OF the old Quakers," he said, "and YOU
could tie to him: he'd stand hitched.
used 10 say Of my grandmother. and
with a modicum Of truth. that she'd
nave licked vinegar barrel If she'd
caught IL working on Sunday The old
Gays when children honored their
parents have gone. You often hear a
parent tell a boy to do something. and
when he doesn't do it. say. Now. Son
ny, II you don't do il, your poor old
papa VIII have to- If had hold OF
sonny you bet I'd hang his shirttaiI
over the clothes linei
Some Living in Hell Now.
There are a lot Of people who. il
you say 70 them, There is no hell,
would reply You're a liar. I'm lfv-
ing IN he'll right now There are
people who believe that If you can do
the mean. contemplate. vicious thing
and not let the world know about it, I
you've won The poor foolsl Mem |
DRY VIII not let you escape. but VIII !
keep II before you and call you al l
the time a liar a thief. or Whatever
lJ IS you deserve to be called. and in /
spite OF the flattering names the
world may bestoW. Whether YOU live
in heaven or in he'll while this side of I
the grave viii depend entirely upon l
memory.
Keeping Own Record.
we shah have to face memory. 1t !
the judgment day. We will account |
TO COD for every mean thought, every /
evil word, every idle moment Do i
you think some angel is keeping that I
record- No God speaks Of the Book /
Or Life and the other books. and the 1
other books are the books Of memory.
God has fixed il so you're keeping ]
gour own record where no angel or 4
deFll can see II, and not your own /
mother, though she die for YOU. can
cnange IT. Ar Moody used 70 tell Of /
2 Llu1e when he believed himself /
drowning. had gone down for the /
third time and in that instant every
incident Of his past life flashed be-
fore him. He didn't attempt to ex-
PLAIN Il atterward, he couldn't under
stand it but he knew Il was so.
When God says, Son. remember
pr daughter remember he viii /
-oueh the secret spring Of memory and
memory, set free from the body, VIII :
-eveal every line Of the record. There
s only one way to blot IL out. and
nat IS by letting The blood Of Jesus
-nrlst runoTer It, There are so many
leople who want Things softened. but
ne stern things in the word Of God
ire there and you can't take them
lur People ask If a man can be
lappy in heaven, knowing that God
8 cognizaat Of his black past. Gods
wonderful promise is that he will not /
our sins out Of the book Of his re-
nembrance and remember them I
gainst you no more forever.
Lost Soul Carries Memory.
one thing the lost soul carries out {
nto the great beyond, and that is
memory those who say that God is I
Owe Cnar Jesus Is forgiveness, must
emember that no preacher ever stood
o 2 modern pulpit and preached so
cathlngly against sin, so cOnVinc- {
ngly Of a terrible punishment to :
ONE as Jesus himself Others saw 7
hat the parallels are simply illustra- g
ions We'll, If Jesus uses such Ian !
uage IN Illustrating his lesson. God Z
oliver Us from the reality The in Z
ult Of it. 70 say that Jesus would q
end out such warnings when there {
s actually no judgment and no pun y
shmenL Memory is with the soul 2
q hell II showed Dives the black I 4
ecord and he no longer asked mercy ! +
OF himself, but thought Of his
rothers- Z
5 OF It's duration I'm not glad
here's hell, just as I'm not glad
here is such thing as death But I =
eleve the word Of God and the
'lsny-W ashy, uamby-p PANTY religion .
nat lot OF people are yelling them :
elves hOarse about isn't the religion 6
that world
Memory Even in Hell.
Some have described he'll as a
lace OF darkness where the lost soul I [
lies eternauy alone. some as
rlsons some as q lake of fire. I don't a
now what it is, but If he'll is place b
here there is the singing OF birds %
-reams and flowers. music and
eauty, where there is no conscience c
r torment he'll VIII be an awful place
ecauSe memory viii be there. I am
OF using my Imagination. but I be-
eve speak words OF truth and sob
mess when I say that a million years .
-om tonight, you uusaved souls. / j.
'herever you are after being turned a
way from the pearly gates you'l re- a
.ember with awful distinctness @
very such moment as this You'll L
7member just how this choir looked, b
ist how the StOvers looked and sang, 81
list how ] looked as pleaded with YOU q
come to Christ and salvation. n
Door Not Always AJar. g
Wherever hell is. if you could only .
st one cry from the lost world to I
Ight, il would be, -Oh, why didn't 7 4
stem Why didn't I heed my moth
IS prayers, my fathers counsels, that
mister who talked with me- I must q
ave been a stark. staring foolr Son. y
sughter. remember The door will y
lt always stand ajar and you'd better y
me IN while the door is OPEN IA
in the usual after service. a NUM- d
Fl Of people came forward. includ-
IS few negroes. An affecting
enc formed part Of this service when
y year old girl. her arm around her
III smaller year old cousin. brought
.e younger girl weeping to the altar a
here is usually a sprinkling Of men d
uniform in the audience, and D