Rock Island Argus., 1919-11-03
TOMORROW Is Deuil's Opiafe
Or Lounge of Eternal Sleep

And he said tomorrow" was the
time upon which Rev. Mr.. Sunday
spoke in his parting message to the
people Of the community last even
ing at the tabernacle and In which
sermon he again and again empha-
sized the necessity Of taking the
deciding step now to the way Of
heaven of the way to hell. the way
to happiness and peace or ever
lasting damnation. He said in
part:
Tomorrow is the soft lounge
upon which multitudes lie down 10
their eternal sleep. Tomorrow is
the devils opiate. oh, It takes an
effort Of the brain and OF the will
to say: Today"
You ought to choose Jesus Christ
now for q few brief reasons: first,
because by accepting Jesus Christ
now you would be relieved Of the
burden of the sin in this life as
well as the dread of the future
consequences. and every man and
woman hearing that burden Of
guilt. by yielding to Jesus Christ,
would be relieved of his or her sin,
for there is not one who does not
know that to have one unforgotten
sin in your life you stand in the
awful peril Of Gods judgment.
Not a person here this minute
but knows that you could forsake
the vilest sins il you would submit
to God by faith in Jesus Christ.
You never had such opportunities,
never bad SO many influences that
work and appeal to the highest and
the noblest within you, and for you
to be able to resist all that-great
God, l don't have any hope for you!
l don't ever expect to see you after
tonight: l am going to heaven. No,
sir, l don't expect to see you! And
you would be relieved of the heav-
lest burdens, the burdens of guilt
which bear down upon you and
/ make you dread the future conse-
quences.
Procrastination, irresolution, Ian
guidness, failure. idleness, weak
ness of character-these are the
milestones along the highway OF
life which lead over the prec;pice
we call Failure" and there Is
where you stand.
Opportunities Love Company.
Great opportunities always love
company. They rarely travel alone.
They are gregarious in their habits
they fly in f1ocks, they swim in
schools, they travel in herds. Each
opportunity is bellwether to a
school, flock or herd Of oppor-
tunities.
1t is like the key log in a river
jam; when that is released, they
all sweep on unobstructed to their
destination.
1t is flood tide now-God helps
you to leap out in faith to Jesus
| Christ and do His will, do it for the
sake Of his influence.
In no time or place have eve1
preached where men and women
seemed more hungry for the gos-
4 pcl VI JCSuS SuAASt anu OOAI SASAA
ear more to hear it than here. And
tonight finds you still beyond tht
pale of Gods mercies. Not only
you, but others. Maybe some act oi
your own could have saved all d
you.
! ""And he said tomorrow
| l am afraid Of this for some ol
you. that you will close the dool
of hope. 1t is not necessary tt
commit a great sin. just neglec
salvation. Let the sick man neglec
it and he will go to premature
grave. The man in the boat com
ing to the falls neglected to us'
his oars and he plunged to hi
death. Caesar had letter warning
him against the plot against hi
life. which he didn't read but wer
heedlessly on, and they rainet
their deadly strokes upon him. HI
fell at the base Of Pompeii's statue
He grazed through the blood AMI
he saw Brutus with the gang Of as