Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-01-13
Two MORE BIG CROWDS
HEAR DR.. MORRISON
Striking Illustrations Given Of
Relationship Of Christ and
His Church

The revival services at the
Methodist church are growing in
interest. Notwithstanding the
fact that Monday is a busy day,
a large audience gathered at the
2:3O service in the afternoon.
DR.. Morrison took for his text
beautiful passage of scripture
found in Gen. "a .: ''And now if
We will deal kindly and truly
with my Master; tell me, and if
not, tell me, that | may turn to
the right hand or to the left"
! DR. Morrison commented on
the fact that Abraham's wife was
dead and that Abraham commits
stoned his servant to 20 and find
. bride for Isaac.
knowing that Isaac was to be the
father Of a great nation was re-
He remarked that Abraham
minded that Isaac's wife was to
be the mother Of that nation, and
Abraham knew as we all do that
you cannot. have a great family
without 4 great mother.
The preacher called attention
to the fact that the mothef wields
the most powerful influence over
her offspring.
He said'that he knew numbers
of instances where excellent fam
lilies of children had grown up
with very inferior, sometimes
drunken fathers, but he challeng-
cd the audience to point out one
instance OF 4 good family with
Il bad mother.
The preacher dwelt at some
length on the finding of Rebek-
kah and got a beautiful illustra-
ition out of the engagement ring.
In the spiritual, Interpretation
iof the Hebrew romance, Mr..
| Morrison said that Abraham rep
PRESENTED the Infinite Father, Is
aac was a beautiful type of Christ
and -the spirit=filled minister
stands for the servant under COW
enant seeking for bride for Je-
sus.
"The church is the bride of
| Christ. She must be separated
from the world; she must be a
Ipure and consecrated bride in or
der that she may be a fruitful
bride. 1t is through a pure
church, consecrated to Christ that
our Lord wins lost souls"
The speaker gave some striking
illustrations of the beautiful rela-
Itionship of husband and wife, of
Christ and His church.
The audience gave every evi-
dence of appreciative interest.
The evening audience packed
the church and many chairs were
used. The preachers theme was
"The Lost Christ" He showed
how that, notwithstanding Mary
believed in Jesus and loved Jesus
and would not have Intentionally
gone away from Jerusalem. and
left Jesus behind, yet in. her eag-
erness to keep up with the kinfolK
and acquaintance she travelled an
entire day on the mere SUPPOSE
ton that Jesus was in the COM
IIpany when, in fact, He had been
left in jerusalem
He described her return and the
finding of Christ and then called
attention to the fact that many
church members in their effort to
keep up with the crowd, in the
eagerness of business pursuits, in
their chase after pleasure, had
left Icus far behind.
He urged the people not to be
content with church membership
with its forms and ceremonies but
to be sure Of the presence and
companionship of Christ.
Thinking over the matter,
wasn't the preacher correct, isn't
it one, thing to be church mem
Der and another thing to be
Christian? Isn't is possible that
we have not a few processing
Christians who in their struggle
to keep up with the world, have
left Christ far behind. These are
Questions demanding serious and
careful thinking on the part of all
professed Christians -Contribut-
led.
Warrant Is D;srn;ssed