The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-03-21
Delivers Powerful Sermon
At Vine Street Church
Of Christ
TEN UNITED WITH
CHURCH ON SUNDAY
Sermon Topics For Remain
der OF The Week Are
Announced by Pastor

The record for attendance was brok.
en- Sunday night at the Vine St.
church revival services. During the
morning and evening services about
ten persons united with the church
and for these the ordinance of bap.
tism will be administered by Dr. Wayt
at 1880 this evening. DR.. Wayt's SUBJ
ject for Monday night will be "Why
doesn't God kill the Devil?" Tuesday,
"The Devils Trade Mark" and Wed.
nesday, where shall spent Eterni.
ty?"
The song services included, in ad-
dition to the inspiring congregation.
al singing of glorious old revival
hymns, two solos by Mr.. Clark, "The
Voice of One Crying in the Wilder
ness" and another beautiful solo rem
dered during the invitation, ITO a
Wild Rose," by Mcdowell. played by
Miss Sells during the taking up of the
birthday" collection, and a duet by
Mr.. Joeffrey Errett and Mr.. Harry
Smith, Lead Me Gently Home"
DR.. Wayt's sermon on "The Mean
est Thing in Mt. Vernon" was one of
the most eloquent he has yet preach
ed in Mt Vernon, and was in part as
follows:
II ASH your attention tonight to the
18th chapter Of st. Paul's letter to the
Romans, 9th verse: 'Abhor that which
is evil and cleave to that which is
good The word 'abhor' comes from
two Latin words, 'ab,' meaning away
FROM and 'horreo, meaning evil to
shrink from evil and the idea Of the
Apostle is the same as II you were
walking along pathway and sudden.
ly and unexpectedly you would run
onto a venomous reptile. and you
would naturally shrink back from that
poisonous reptile. You are to shrink
from evil the same way as you are
to shrink from a poisonous reptile. He
also says 'Cleave to that which is
good The word 'cleave' means to
fasten with glue, you can take two
pieces of wood and glue them togeth.
er, and sometimes they are fastened
SO solidly together they will break at
any place rather than at the place
where it is glued together, and we are
to cleave to that which is good in
that very way. The same thought is
in the mind of the Apostle as of man
out in the river and piece of timber
floats along, how he will cleave to
that piece Of timber, how he holds
to it, to save himself from drowning!
But I know the thought is in your
mind, how are we to know what is
evil, how are we to know, tell what
we are to shring from? If you will
turn to Pauls letter to Galatians, 81
1921, you will find there pointed out
very clearly the things we are to
shrink from. Now the works of the
flesh are manifest, which are these,
etc., ETC.. of the which tell you be-
fore, as have also told you in times
past, that they which do such things
The Apostle Paul there enumerates
seventeen different things, and de-
clares to you, under the inspiration
of the holy spirit that they which do
any Of these things shall not inherit
the Kingdom of God. Tonight l can
not enter into discussion of all of
these II different items, but / want
to call your attention to few of those
things, and if there are any that you
do not understand the meaning of,
look them up in the dictionary and
see for yourselves what the meaning
of these words are, IL you practice
any Of those things which are includ-
ed in that list, the Apostle Paul, as
he writes under the inspiration of the
holy spirit. says that you cannot in
herit the Kingdom of God.
"That word idolatry-some may say
do not practice -idolotry in this coun-
try, but declare to you, tonight, my
friends, that there is idolatry in this
country, just the same as there is
across the seas. Men and women bow
down to little Gods of wood and stone
in this country, not a great number of
them, but If you will go to New York,
to Chicago, to the Pacific coast, you !
will find that there are idOlatrous |
temples erected there where worship |
of idolatrous gods is being practiced. |
But there are other idols we are wor-
shipping here in this country, and l |
say to you tonight that anything that |