The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-05
ABIDE WITH Us,
FOR IT'SEVENINC'
BILLY Sunday Selects Text for
His Second Sermon From
Luke xxiv:29.
IS HEARD WITH GLADNESS
When the Shadows Gather
We Feel the Greater Need
of a Living Christ"

Billy Sunday preached his second ser,
mon at the tabernacle at $3.50 o'clocl
Friday afternoon. and again the bis
building was filled with men and womeT
who further added to the welcome giveT
him Thursday night
Mrs. Asher again led in the singing
and again she was ably assisted by
hundreds OF voices OF members Of the
local Virginia Asher council" who at
tended in a body. and for whom q
section Of the tabernacle was reserved
Ma" Sunday was there. too. to ado
her smile Of announcement to the as
semhled throng.
Billy Sunday preached a sermon OF
wonderful fervor and power. He took
his text from Luke xxiv'29: "Abide
with us for It is toward evening and
the day Is far spent"
This was the invitation extended to
Jesus by His apostles after He had
risen from the grave and while He
jonrneyed with them toward the village.
Mr.. Sunday, In celebrating on the
text "Abide With us" said that he is
4 not an ingenious man who expects sal
vation by health and prosperity.
He spoke In substance as follows:
The sun will near the horizon, the
| stars will linger into the dayj the whip-
poorwill's song will replace TIE lark. We
| cast regretful glances bgck to the
| flower morn OF youth. as the
evening creeps on the shadows reach
| farther back.
with many It is toward the evening
of old age they have passed the merid-
ian of life. The spring flowers have
given way to autumn leaves. There are
evidence of silver threads among the
gold There is something in their
walk. something in their tottering
movements. something in their changed
associates that reminds them that the
sun Is going down.
when the shadows begin to fall and
We feel the day farther spent, we cd
Ito urge a strong. loving Christ to bide
with us.
*'You have felt at times the strangling
hold Of some temptation; you see your
Shristian graces retreatlng; you wanted
to fight as quickly as you could fight
you wanted to worry over the wounds
OF others; you wanted to give more Of
friendship than you received you felt |
that you would fail in your wrestle with |
the devil; you felt like crying out |
Abide with US, for we need Your help |
Who helped Paul melt the steel heart |
of Felix? Who helped the martyrs stand |
firm when one word would have driven |
back the lines and put out the fire?
Who helped Armenia when the men |
preferred the bayonet and the bullet to
the alternative of renounoing tho faith |
in Christ? Who helped the women who
preferred torture and outrage? Who left |
their sho~os and died in the Syrian |
desert, whore the buzzards picked their
bones. rather than embraces Moham-
There Is In India a tree called the
Tree of Sorrow The popularity of It
is 1t never puts forth any bloom In
the daytime, but in the night 1t sends
forth its blossoms and fragrance. So ]
have to tell that many OF our nohlnst
Christian graces shine forth more bril-
lantly through the darkness than the
light.
Trouble is druggist that mixes n
great many bitter. sour. nauseous
draughts, and we must all drink some
Of them.
Troubles ties up a good many bun
dies. ard we must all carry some of
them. There is no sandal so thick but
that some thorn will pierce II through.
Look at the poor, deluded people of to-
day who are trying to cure them
selves with human prescriptions: trying
10 cure the gangrene of SIN with the
Of Christian Science; try
Ing to cure the cancer Of vice with a
poultice Of spiritualism: trying to cure
the plague Of nations with a panacea of
/ would rather he mag
got and live In the carcass of a polecat;
/ would rather be a hyena and rob
than 10 spit my venom
against the blessed old Stars and
Stripes"
The Sunday party left during the
afternoon on the Royal Palm for
Jacksonville, Fla, where Mr.. Sunday
will conduct series of services.