The Warwickshire Herald. — 1894-09-13 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

XXX., 19v. Those were grand words. and he (Mr. Archer) liked to speak about them more than any others. Beeryone at some point in their life would have to obey those worde—to choose between life and death—b Lessing and cursing. Sonic people when thee time came would not decide for life-10r Christ)—because in 9° doing they would have to give up all worldly pleasures and companions. These latter would deride them and mock them for giving up their peat enjoymente.—Others imagined that if they attended their church or chapel regularly they would be saved without trouble. They expected they could go along /moodily and justly. But they were wrong. To be truly good one must give up all that is Satants. For they refined verve two masters. If there were any in the congregatien 'ate were not yet decided, , and were under the opinion that they were right in attending chapel regularly without troubling them- , eelvee the remainder of the week he must urge them a. Moses had dale to "Choose this day between Life and Death."—When St. Paul had stopped the gaoler from committing suicide the man had said: "Sirs, what most I do to be saved?" And St Paul had replied: "Believe on the Lord Jesus ('hrist, and thou shalt be saved."—He had not told the man to go to ecclesiastical schools and be taught by some supposed great doctor. No the man was simply told to believe on the Lord, Jesus Chriet, and he would be saved. Yet mane people would not even do that although all had equal opporbunitiee. He (Mr. Archer) could well remember the time when he had become one of Christ's. It was a hard struggle he had to go through. He had to give up all his old companions on the taproom and give up going to balls and such-like. In fact after a hard struggle with Satan he had to commence life over again. Now he felt as if he lead only lived for fourteen years: the previous twenty he had lived in death. Hie father had been a drunkard, and it was from that that be had learned the value of a mother. He believed that if mother'e were righteene they could bring up their children righteously. He knew that 51-9 a boy when he was in fear he always went to hie mother, who had told him to trust God. and be would not be harmed. If all mothers in that congregations would choose that day between life and death and choose life, he had no doubt their ehildren would imitate them and decide for Christ also. He remembered once shortly after his cnan version) he went with mem of his newly-found friends to visit an old man who was dying. The roan',, face shone brightly when. they sang hymns, to him,, and told him of Jesus. He wee asked by one of the party if he would like to live life over again, and he said he would not—not when he was almost within reach of the Eternal Crown of Joy. But then when he reflected he sighed and said he almost wished he could live life over again, and he would be a better man than he had been Drawing his remarks to a close Mr. Archer said he could not do better than repeat hie text over again: "I call Heacen and Firth to record this day aga,nat you, that I have set before you life and death. blessing and themfore choose life. that thon and thy seed may live." With thie sermon his (Mr. Archer's) ministry at Sally Oak came to a conclusion. He had done his best for them whilst he had been there, and he had etriven to please Jesus. He had made about 1760 visits to people in the village, and tried to cheer them. Perhaps this was the last time he would ever speak to those in the conerregas tion. but he fervently hoped that at the great day of Judgment he would meet them all, and they would all be with Jesus. During his ministry he may have had many faults—he never expected to be quite free from faults—but he could aseure them lie had done as much as he could for their welfare. A hymn was then sung and after prayers the large congregation dispersed.