The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-19

Now, what is religious feeiingq It is moral per
spiration. That is what religious feeling Is; 1t
is moral perspiraton. | gay to that
man, DO the will of God" He saws.
Il have got no moral perspiration. .
Well, pitch in, old Teller. and begin to do the
will of God, and moral perspiration will break
out you from head to foot. That is the truth.
am waiting for feeling-waiting for feeling;
am not goin' to do thing until / get feeling.
Well, now if that's what you want pre-
scribe for you, and / can bring it out on you be-
fore morning. Here's old Brown; he stole
sheep last night: yonder it is in his pen to-day;
ne stole it from Smith, and he goes out and sees
that sheep in his pen, and he knows he stole 1t,
and he says:
"Well know I stole that sheep; know it
was not right and if | could just feel that 1t was
wrong to steal that sheep l would take him back
would take him back in minute if | could just
feel like it was wrong; but / have not got a Bit
of feeling"
'Well' says /, ''you old thief, will get you
up some if you really want feeling"
"Well," he says. 'how will you do it|
s'Well," says |, .'its done got out all over the
settlement that you stole that sheep last night,
and the whole community knows it, and knows
you got it now in your pen. Now, old Fellow.
it's broad daylight; you take the sheep on your
shoulder, and go right down the big road with 1t
until you git down to Smiths, and you tell him
there's the sheep you stole from him last night,
and beg his pardon and tell him you are sorry
for it.n
Twill that get feelin'r
you do what tell you, and If it don't will
pay you for your trouble"
Old Brown shoulders the sheep and took down
the big road, and when he passes Johnson's
house Johnson's wife is down in the yard. and
she says. "Oh, husband, husband. there's old
Brown carrying that sheep back that he stole
from Smith; yonder he goes; see him."
And old Brown hears that; he hears her and
passes on by Mr.. Green's house, and Mr. Green's
little boy is out at the front gate, and no sees
him, and he says "Oh mamma mamma run
here's here goes old Brown with that sheep of
Smiths on top of his shoulder, and he Is taking
him back" and Brown hears that, too.
And by and by he walks on up to Smiths
house. and Smith and his wife are sitting on the
front porch, and he walks up to the front step
and let's the sheep down on the stoop and says:
Mr.. Br-br- brown h-h here's y-yyour sh- sheep"
You have got feeling now, God bless you. If
you went feeling you take that sheep back, cid
fellow, and you will get it. If you want feeling
you 60 around this city and try and undo the
bad deeds you have done about this city. and you
will not go many steps until you feel In your
heart. 81 am the meanest man God ever made"
am waiting for feeling. Feeling is the lowest ee-
ment In religien-away down, the ground strata.
Feeling-prnciple. Those are the two things
that move men-feeling and principle. will
show you the difference Here is feeling: There
is sail ship; she starts out in full breeze,
under full sail; watch her; she is going twelve
miles an hour. She gets out in mid ocean; the
wind ceases and there she laws for six weeks
Don't move half a mile. What's the matterY
Ne wind. She can only move when the wind
blows. And what is principlea Look at that
ocean steamer she weighs anchor and moves
out When the wind blows she spreads her wings
and she is going fifteen miles an hour By and
by the wind ceases. The engineer pulls the
throttle wide open, aad she runs on fifteen miles
an hour, whether the wind blows or not. That's
principle tell you brother that the Christian
man cannot wait on feeling will do right
because it is right. l will not do wrong, because
it is wrong, feeling no feeling. / am not
running on feeling, thank God I don't care
whether the wind blows or not, am going to do
right Waiting for feeling.
Another says, ''Well, / am not waiting for
feeling, but I will tell you what am waiting
for. / am waiting until l am tit. Now, my
trouble is am not fit"
I'll tell you another thing You can strike
one of your brightest lawyers tomorrow and one
of your most ignorant men. Meet your ignorant
man first and say, 'sLook here stranger. are you
a member of church,
mo. sir"
"Why?S
''Cause amt fittin'"
Go on another block and meet your bright, In
teligent lawyer. Are you a member of the
church"
NO. sir"
sWhyp
because I am not fit"
Both talk just alike One has about as much
religious sense as the other. That's the truth
about it. .sAn't ftp Why9 / will tell you
low. He's starving to death. He's not had
meal In a week. How hungry he is. load a
table here and say. Stranger, are you hungry
"Yes, SIR"
"Come up and eat"
"Huh-uh, can't"
'Why9"
because my hands amt fttin'n
"Theres water and soap to wash your hands"
s'Huh-uh." shaking his head). they amt
fittin to wash"
He stands there and starves to death, because
his hands ''ain't fttin'." Now, what are you GO
ing to do with him9 There is an old sinner out
there. I say, Friend, come up and join the
ranks of God tonight" He shakes his head.
Come up, and kneel down, and get fttin'. And
he says, II amt fttin to get ittin'," and stays
there and dies. Now, what are you going to do
with Ounce like that [Laughter.l You say
this is too serious question to have so much hui
NOR and make people laugh over. God bless
you, old fellow, you are just laughing at yourself
tonight. You amt fttin' to get ittin,. Laugh
ter There he is, and all earth could not move
him. Don't tell me l am making you laugh. 1
am only showing you your own photograph. and
you are sitting there giggling at it [Great
laughter.
Another one says: 'Mr. Jones. I'm not wait
ing for time to consider, nor am waiting for the
church to get right nor am I waiting for better
terms, nor am L waiting Tor IeellnR, nor am
waiting until / am fit" Brother, if you tarry
until you are better you will never come at ALL
Do you know Jesus Christ came into the world
to save these poor fellows that are not fit? Those
are the very ones he came to save and if can
ever Ana who is fitI am going tell him:
You are the only man l ever saw that Jesus
didn't die for" He came to save these poor fell
lows who 'ain't it," and those are the only ones
He came to save. am running on my unfitness.
Some people say, II am not fit to join the
church" Brother, felt thirteen years ago that
was not fit to join. l went and joined because
/ was not fit, and am staying in there still be-
cause I am not fitted to be in there. If / had
waited | would be afraid might be among that
number Of whom Jesus said not the righteous
but sinners He came to call to repentance.
might be among the righteous, and not among
those for whom Jesus shed His blood. Your un-
fitness is the only thing that commends you to
God No. / am not waiting until am fit
Wall than AGAIN that fellow Tiara