Arizona republican., 1899-01-25

l l
 intellectually, from Genesis to Reve-
 latiOns, but I'm not one of the elect.
 l believe in foreordination, and l have
 nothing to do with the natter Carry
 out this idea in temporal things and | see how it works. You say that if it 1 is ordained that you'll get to bed to- | night, you will get there whether you | try or not. Now jus t y it. Don | go home tonight, and see if you get to | bed. You believe you are destined to i be a success in business, but make no effort; will yCu be a success? Sup pose you are sick and you argue this
 way: Its no use to call 8 doctor, if
 I'm going to die, I'll die. anyway, and | if I'm going to get well, I'll get well. Do you suppose you would get well? You have no, hing mCra to do with rredeS tinatiCn than with the govern ment of Japan. That letter on pre- destination was written to the believ CTS in the church. Ge. inside first,
 then you can talk about that
 "Othe9s make the excuse that they don't want to be Christians because they wear long faces, and walk straight
 up and down. It is a big lie thte Christianity makes a ma1 gloomy. The
 way of the transgressor is hard Isn't that true? If you don't believe it ask that F-isoner if his is an easy way? Go to the drunkard in h;s sober moments and ask him if the way Of the trans gresSOr is hard. Is it easy to die a gambler CT fill a drunkard's grave?
 "Christs yoke is easy and His bur den is light. I've worn it many years and l find 1t so. God is not a hard master and His yoke is not a hard yoke. The way to test this is to bring the mCst faithful servant of God, and the most faithful servant of Satan here. Stand them upon this platform and ask them which has the best master. Wouldn't their faces tell Don't say you gre kept out of heaven because God is a ha:d master, for it isn't true.
 But there is a man on the back seat who has an excuse he thinks is a good enc. He wont come into the church because there are too many hypOcrites there. He says: "A church member cheated me out of $40 not long ago, and 1 don't wan, to associate wltn such hypOcrite5. No, sir, you don't get me into the church with thsm.' That is his stock in trade Now l won't d5ny that there are hypo- critics iii our churches, for 1 know there are. Jesus chose twelve disciples and one of them was a devil, and ever since he time of Judas the wheat and tha , they will grow together until the end of the world. But let me tell you that for every hypocrite in the church there are 100 in the world.
 Take it in earthly things. Aren't there any nypOcrites in the club you belong to. Are you Q doctor? Are there no quacks among the doctors? Are all the lawyers angelic? If they are, what wonderful set you must have out here. Why don't you lawye-s leave the profession because there are some Lypocritss among you? No hypo- cries in ycpr Odd Fellow or Masonic lodges? Then why don't you get out? How about your political parties? Are all the democrats honest? Are you republican or prCh.Diti0nist? Don't you find hypOcrites in those par ies? Better quit business, too, for there are hypocrites in that, too. Net long ago l heard of man grinding up marble and selling it for pUlveriZed sugar Why don't you get out7
 We don't want you to be a hypO- crite, fer we have enough Of them But I challenge any of you to find a flaw in Christ's character He is the pattern we ask you to folIow-not us. New l want to tell you secret: When you hear Q man talking so much '
 living no. very far from one himself Throw 2 stone into pack of dogs and the one that gets hit goes eff yelping. and If you hear some one bowling you may b. sure he got hit. I've associated with Christian people a. good mary years ana while I know there are some hypccrites, 1 can tel you the best peo- pie in the world arg in the church. and II there are so many bad ones in he church let's go in and make it better You won't stand at the bar of God and say, l wanted to be a Christian, but there were too many hypocrites in Phoenix
 Another offers as an excuse that God never called him, and another 5. avs away because he is unfit. But there are some excuses you won't give so I'll give them for you. The first is some sin or idol that yor. won't give up. II you give up ninsty-nine and hold on to one you'll not be forgiven. When you would go forward it holds you back and if you would rise. it drags you down. You know what that Sin is and y must give it up. The second eXe Isa is the lack of moral courage. You're all pack of towards. Every one here would be saved to- night If ha had he courage to live LID to his convictions
 How are you going to treat that invitation? | am going to be at that supper; how mSny of you will be there? Those who will strive 10 ac- cept this invitation say I will Re- sponses from all part of the housa.) LlIe IS sweet to me. God has bsen very good to me- with a lovely family and beautiful home. I love my work and long to continue it, but dear as Iif2 IS to me l would rather give it rb9 this minute and die with the assurance that will be at that supper, than live 1.OOG years and die without that assurance ,. TO PENSION COL. BOSTON