Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-31
CHANCES NEGLECTED
All People Responsible for Carrying
on Work Of Jesus Christ.
BILLY SUNDAY TELLS or TASK
Evangelist Brings Home to His Hear
ers Great Responsibility That Is
Theirs-says It Is Up to Every Man

Neglected opportunities" writes a
staff correspondent, of the Greenville
| News, was the subject of n stirring
sermon delivered this afternoon by
Rev. Billy Sunday who brought home
to each person present their respon-
Sibility for carrying on Christ's work
in this world.
Each person has something that
God can, by putting His blessing upon
it, use to advantage, 1t was declared.
Whatever a persons ability or train
ing may be there is something with
in them which can be used in soul
saving If they are willing to be SO
used.
Moody, when preaching once before
the royalty of Europe came to the
word Elisha, which he could not pro-
-nounce. He made three attempts to
pronounce It and looking upward he
thanked God that he knew how to
pronounce the name of Jesus Christ,
although unable to know the names
of many other Bible characters. There
were but few dry eyes in the house at
the conclusion Of that service, largely
because of Moody,s franknesa and
willingness to be used in whatever
way he could. '..
.... Story of Letter.
up in Adrian, Michigan, lived a
man who was well known as u be-
lever in God. On one occasion q let
ter was sent to that city addressed to
The man who believes in God, Adrian,
Michigan The postmaster did not
send it to a Baptist deacon; he did
not send 1t to Presbyterian elder;
he did not send 4; to Methodist stew
ard or to any of the ministers Of the
city.
"A motorcycle messenger carried
that letter to Col. Cole, the man who
went with Moody and who used to
prompt him when the evangelist was
unable to PR nounce difficult words.
whom it was intended.
Reputation in Business.
you try to make q reputation in
business or in society You want, TO
be known as the most successful
banker, merchant or business man In
your city. You may want to be known
as the one who blazes the way OF
fashion. But what Of your reputation
rs believer of God? II letter came
to Spartanburg addressed as that one
was that went to Adrian, would your
conduct warrant the postmaster send
| ing it to you?
Like the words Of the text where
we find the man with the withered
hand, too many persons of today are
| carrying a dead weight about with
| them A withered hand Is Of no use.
1t is even worse than no hand at all
as it often gets in the way. But there
are other things which might we'll be
termed as withered hands because of
the similarity in many ways. Your
unbelief may be the withered hand
which is holding you back. 1t may
be your timidity which Is preventing
you from doing personal works and
thus preventing you from doing what
you could. 1t may be other reasons
Jesus in the Temple.
The text of the afternoon sermon
was taken from the sixth chapter and
sixth verse of Luke, dealing with the
man with the withered hand whom
Jesus found in the temple.
Think Of the lad who had only five
loaves and two fishes-what we would
call in our day two sardines and five
biscuits. There were 5000 persons to
be fed, as many as this tabernacle
will seat. Jesus commanded Thomas
to go and get the loaves and fishes.
I imagine the boy was glad to do what
he could but the doubling Thomas
thought many would never get
crumb. They could not see how such
d small quantity could be used to
feed five thousand persons. But we
are told that after all had been fed
twelve baskets of scraps were taken
up.
"You may not see how God can use
your talent to any advantage but that
is not the trouble. 1t is not failing
to see what Is causing the unhappi-
ness in your heart. 1t Is the willing
ness to let God use you as He wants
to do. Once you are willing to yield
| to His will, you can accomplish great
things"
Stingy Infdel.
Mr.. Sunday told Of touching Incl
dent which occurred several years
ago up in Vermont. An infidel and
deacon lived on adjoining farms. Their
fathers had lived on adjoining farms
and like their sons one had been a
deacon and the other an infidel. They
were neighbors, had business dealings
together and in younger days had at
tended the same school. Their chill
dren later attended the same school
also.
The infdel was fatally injured when
a large slab of granite fell upon him.
The doctor, after doing all within his
| power saw that he could not save the