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EVANGELIST TO.
REMAIN ANOTHER.
WEEK IN CITY.
Services Nightly at Church Of
Christ This Week, Ex-
cept Tonight
Are You Ready?' Subject Of
a Very Interesting Ser
mon On Sunday
(By. Rev. j. A. long)

Christ revival Sunday were replete
with interest, Seven hundred and thir-
ty-one were present in the church
school at $3.50 and the morning SER
vice and afternoon conference were
splendidly attended. Long before
time for the evening service to begin
the church edlfiee overflowed; stand
ing room was at a premium and hun
dreds were turned away. Following
the baptism of seven who had made
the good confession, musical director,
Miss White led in great song SER
vice. The male quartet sang and
Miss White offered beautiful solo.
Many delegations from out of the city
were present.
The evangelist read for his text
Matt. 25 1913 and said the vivid pic
ture presented in these words OF tn
Judgment day should lend emphasis to
the question of the evening = Are
You Ready?" The Judgment day is
to be very real experience in all
our lives and want, said the preach
er, that we shall feel keenly the issue
drawn. First he reminded his hearers
that the Judge on the great Judgment
day would be as Amos put thy
God, that is the God that we make
for ourselves by the kind of life we
tho la Op
our body He will be on that day an
outraged Creator. Because we refuse
the offers of his love through Jesus
Christ he shall be on that day an
outraged Father. 1t is no wonder,
said he. that when some shall look
upon the face Of that God they will
cali on the mountains to fall on them
and hide them from his presence.
In the second place Mr.. Clarke drew
picture of the judgment emphasize
ing the truths that when death over
takes us the record will be complete,
that not grace but justice will be
the basis of judgment, that our souls
will be completed before the scrutiny
Of God and that we shall have no
Advocate but only Judge. The
preacher next urged his audience to
realize that the question was really
"Are You Ready for Eternity" You
asked to define eternity, cried out
the speaker and answered, eternity
is beginningless and endless, it has
no past, no future no ends, no middle
no part--a tremendous unity, some
thing that always was, is and ever
will be-coeval with God. 1t began
when He began and He had no begin
ming. 1t will end when he ends and
he will have no need. 1t is an infinite
circle around the line Of which you
may travel forever without reaching
again your starting place. Eternit,
is an infinite line. The strongest
winged angel may track it forever
but no more find the end than he car
find the cradle or tomb of God. As
we contemplate it the idea deepens
widens, towers till the mind is crush
ed and frightened flees itno its temple
and tries to hide. Before the idea ol
punishmnt of eternity the mind col
lapses. "Oh! Dreadful word.writtel
with fiery pen on the wallis OF hel
and sounded through the dungeons o
the lost world by the voices OF the
DEVILS hosts"
In conclusion the preacher sounded
out the warning that we must prepare
for judgment and prepare in Gods
way. Mans way through moralit!
only or by modifying God was use
less way, for Jesus taught us very
plainly no one could be at the mar
riage supper unless he had on tht
wedding robe. That robe, said th,
preacher, may be yours tonigh
through obedient faith in the Lord Je
sus Christ. In response to the insisten
call nine responded. making twent,
for the day and one hundred four
teen to date.
The meeting was scheduled to close
with this service but In response t
an insistent demand for the Leadership
! Of the church, confirmed by the grea
audience in attendance the evangelis
agreed to remain one more week.
There will be no service tonight
but beginning Tuesday night, thu
meeting will continue right through
. until next Sunday night.
Subject Tuesday night SIS Coz
Dead% Wednesday. what Abou
Baptism" Thursday night "The Mys
, terry of Magnetism" A cordial invi
| tation is extended to the public Il
attend these services.