Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-09-26
where ART thou?
DR.. Miley Uses Old Text In Powerful
Appeal.
THERE IS ONLY One sure WAY
God Calls to all Today as He Did to
Adam of od-EvanseIist Says
Every Christian is Responsible for
HE 'EeIJovs

"You may be moral, upright, hon.
orable man, you may enjoy the respect
and esteem Of your fellow men, but
unless you accept the Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ as your personal
savior your soul is as much lost as Is
that of the vilest and most degraded
sinner" said Rev. DR.. w. II. Miley,
| noted evangelist of the Southern
| Presbyterian church in his sermon to
his congregation in the First Presby-
terian church here Tuesday evening.
1t was a powerful plea for public ac-
ceptance of Christ that DR.. Miley de-
livered based on the text found In
Genesis, III: 9-"And the Lord God
called unto Adam and said, where art
thou?"
Attendance upon the service Tues
day evening was somewhat curtaiied
on account Of threatening skies; but
with all that, the auditorium was
fairly filled and the congregation
which included many members OF a'l
denominations listened with great in
terest to the message of the evening.
A special musical feature was solo
by Rev. +. II. Wardlaw, choir di-
rector. Rows. T. Tracy Walsh OF the
Episcopal church and J. E. Mahafiev
of the Methodist church had part IN
the service. 1t was announced that
women's prayer meeting services would
be held in the Sunday school building
adioining the church each evening at
6 o'clock until the campaign comes to
close.
Question Practical One.
Men of every profession and calling
have occasion every once IN 4 while
to ask themselves the question,
where am -" declared Dir. .Miley.
The merchant takes stock to find out
where he stands, the student takes an
examination at stated intervals to as
certain. where he is, the professional
man takes time to ascertain MS
standing in his world. When God
called to Adam in the Garden of Eden
asking "Whcre art thou?" he didn't
mean to ask the first man under what
particular shrubbcry he was hiding,
but rather where he stood in relation
.e- his God since .I,e.had violated He
command and eaten of the forbidden
fruit.
That question Of Gods is today as
pertinent as it was thousands Of years
ago at the creation of the world and
God is constantly asking of Us the
same question that he asked the first
man. Most of us have at some time
or other publicly accepted the plan OF
salvation and vowed to live as Christ
ian men and women should live. But
arc we keeping those vows as we
should? One Of the most sacred
things in the sight of God is q vow as
VIC are told in the story of Jeptha's vow
and Joshda's VOW which were kept.
We who are protesting Christians
and church members promised to keep
the light of our lives shining for
Jesus as He keeps his shining for us.
out such a light that others will see
its gleam and be guided and protected
from the rocks? Is our influence for
good and the promotion of GODS
kingdom? None Of us arc without in
fucncc. No man liveth unto himself
alone.
! Somebody here in this town or In
this community is nearer either
heaven or hell as a result of the in
huence of your daily life this night,
said the evangelist. What kind of an
Influence is it that you arc welding
over those with whom you come in
contact?
Public Profession.
1t is necessary that every Christian
make q public profession of his faith
in order to wicld the greatest in
fucnce possible of him for the cause.
If you do not publicly confess you are
probably keeping some sinner-some
hardened sinner from confessinG his
sins and publicly acknowledging the
Christ, his argument being that you,
although admittedly good Christ
ian man or woman, take no public part
in the Christ.
Where art thou, you who are spending
your life in building n comfortable
home and developing a profitable busi-
ness? Are you building ut the same
time Il heavenly home? The heavenly
home is the only home worth while.
Are you building against the time
when you shall occupy such home
You insure your homo, your barn, your
warehouse, your life on this earth.
Have you insured your life for the
hereafter? Millions have builded
beautiful homes in this world; but
have made no provision for the other
world.
God wants every one in the Heaven
| ly home that he is daily offering. In
the eyes of the world the human fam
| lily is divided into many classes.
There is distinction among social lines,
political lines and other divisions; but
Gods division consists of only two
classes-his children and his enemies.
Only One Way to Salvation.
You may be morally clean, you may
be generous, you may be kind. yours