The Sentinel=record., 1918-01-19
STEPHENS THRILLS
 LARGE AUDIENCE
SUBJECT WAS MIR. AND MRS. LOT IN GOMORRAH AND HE GAVE THE OLD STORY A MODERN
 SETTING.

Services tonight in the tabernacle alt
 1.3o a sacred concert Mrs. John Mauier will pc on the program lor a violin solo
 The largest audience that has as sembled in the tabernacle last night heard Wonlemu message from Evangelist George ; epueus He held his great congregation speuuouud from the beginning 10 Che close of his sermon His subject was Mir. and Mrs Lot in Gomorrlh aud he gave 10 the old story a modern setting gHat brought its never To be exhausted truths directly home to he entire SOL cial organization of today
 The prayer by Rev y. M Wylie, D. D.. pastor of the Orange Street Piesbterian church. was a fitting in- ,roduction to such a sermon.
 And he pitched his tent toward sodom" The Bible contains the most splendid pictures in the world. wish that With the brush of a Dore might paint these pictures rather than t., endoayor Co describe them in words. A single verse, a bold stroke and me Bible presents a picture that thrills the heart Here is one of these pie tures. Il begins with beautiful things and ends in hell itself.
 Lot began well, he made wonder. fu start. It Is one thing Co begin well and quite another hing to finish well Lot began as good man, Ia lnau of blessing but he mad ea miser- able failure of his life.
 The first misstep was when he iu- ;roduced stri-e. Many church, many Q home. many a town has been ruined Joy strife. Some women are never aappy unless they cause strife. some aen like the devil graspmg, lead D strife
 Lots second mistake was when he separated from Abraham. Young man God has d plan for your life. If you Jet Him take part in that life there Is joy and sunshine If you crowd God out don't be surprised if you make a mess Of it, if some day you lossess a broken heart
 Lots third error was when ne pitch ed his tent toward Sodom, knowing
 Us wickedness This was the most fatal step he ever took Nhat did it mean? The fortune of his home, his children, his whole future
 The speaker then sbetchcd in the lae of Lot in Sodom with all of his success, but the loss that brought aim to his knees. lie pictured yiyidly ync time of soul searching Then fol- lowed the angel visit alter tue inter ccssion of Abraham for the wicked ely The business men Of Sodom were interested in tLe visit of these and looked into the matter. Just as busi- ',ess men today often are afraid of what effect the visit of Gods mes ,engeis will have upon the life of their city Mir Stephens. making ap- alicauon of this t0 trimmers. said: Pull down yom colors and trim to the world and the flesh and the devil and you will lost power and influ- ence' The man who has standards, backbone. wbo stands for God will le loved by the blackest hearted man III the community
 The story is ended What d.d Lot lose2 tra los Abraham, the best and trucst friend he ever had He lost God and it is d horrible thing to lose God, the God whom you knew when of clean heart Come back 10 the God you knew. He lost his children He lost his wifi, his inflaeuce, his home h.- money his honor
 The speaker closed with ydc i'm prcssi,e words What doth it profit man il he eaIn the whole world and lose his own soul or what will a man