The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-09-08
HAVE WE FORGOTTEN GOD
Louisville Minister Sounds Note OF
Warning.


Warning.
There is one thing absolutely GER
tain, the vast throngs of people we
see on the streets, crowding in
through the doors of amusement
halls where the course and vulgar
picture is displayed, indicate that the
amusements offered inside are GER
tainly not elevating. The gay and
thoughtless throngs to be seen every
where are not Bible Christians. There
is an air of pride, indifference, and
daring about us that very plainly in
dicates the multitudes of our fellow
beings have forgotten God. They are
not humble, or reverentital, or pray
erful, they are not thinking of nor
preparing to meet in peace the LORD
and Master at the day of judgment.
The world is chasing the dollar and
hurrying from place to place seeking
after amusement. 1t is drowning the
conscience IN the gulf Of oblivion. 1t
is filling it's mind so full of the pass
ing show that there is neither dis
position nor time for serious reflec-
ton. This state of things is not con-
fined to the great mass of the people
who make no preteXt at saving falth
or life of devotion to Christ; it is
startling manifested in the church.
They are not hungering and
thirsting after righteousness; they
are not finding the secret place OF
prayer, and crying out, to God,
search me, o God, and know my
heart, and see if there be any wicked
wayi II me, and lead me in the way
everlasting.''
If the Bible is true-and We be-
lieve with all OF our heart that it is
true-the great masses OF our fellow
beings are hurrying on TO outer dark
ness. They are without God and have
no scriptural ground OF hope for the
future. Their creed is TO "eat, drink
and be merry" They are seeking to
satisfy their spiritual natures with
temporal things They have "a form
of godliness but deny the power there
Of" There can b. nothing more start
ling TO serious and deyout people
than tie fact that large numbers Of
preachers are catering to the wishes
o. Their goddess throng. Instead OF
rebuking and warning the people,
they are turning the house OF COD
into q place of amusement and pas
time. They are encouraging me peo-
/ pie in their mad pursuit OF pleasure.
One can but ask what will the future
be. How long will this carnival OF
sin hold sway. When will the SER
wants OF God awake and call the peo-
pie TO repentance?
1t is Il startling fact that these god
loss. cOvetOuS luStful. pleaSure-mad
multitudes are Fastening TO hell.
They have persuaded themselves that
there's is no hell. They hate, laugh at,
and rdicule. any faithful man lett IN
our pulpits who warns them OF their
danger and their doom. But the Bl-
bic being true they are falling head
long into the pit OF torment in count
less thousands and increasing mil
lions. They certainly are unfit FOR
heaven. PEOPLE who do not love, and
who will not obey, the God OF the
BlDIc, WHO nave IlO Si'4 ms '"''H ''A
Jesus Christ, who have no desire or
intention OF seeking after ho!lheSS,
are certainly unfit for heaven.
The great need of the hour is a
faithful, fearless ministry-a minis
try with an unshakon faith in the
! Holy Scriptures; ministry walking
i'm communion with God: Il ministry
that will cry aloud and spare not.
May the Lord awaken our preachers
TO warn the people faithfully OF their
danger. to point out TO them whether
they will bear or wheher they Will
forhear, th,. fact that they will spend
eternity in torment. Such preaching
will put some people thinking. There
are those in every community who
will repent if they are faithfully
warned What must be tn" Judgment
aud rcmOrS" in that great day OF IN"
unfaifhtul minister who entertained.
ca iO!cd. and Cumlurt"d sinners on
their way 10 doom. Men OF God bap-
II2cd with the Holy Ghost with an
unlimited faith IN Christ. faithfully
preaching iL. eternal truth can get
4: h"arin.. can awaken sleeping souls.
ana lead men /" rcn"ntancrS. Wo" he
lu the preacher who tr.!lcS with God.
li: n.IIowm"n ana himself in this aw-
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