Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-12-27

~ am. Du the grace OF Goa, q nelD CTeQ-
ture."
poor cry aloud for judgment and the
laborer sweats for the luxury Of the
idle! Woe unto you who speculate in
flesh and blood and call no man broth
er unless he lives in as fine house and
Therefore ye shall receive the greater
condemnation!
20 self, god of the earth yet! With
1000 years Of. the Son of God written
into its history. still goes up the cry of
those who perish with hunger, who
break into the sanctuary Of their souls
because they cannot get work to do
and are weary of the struggle Of exist
ence. Self thou art king, not Jesus
Christ. But. oh. for the shame of it,
the shame of it! Were it not for the
belief in the mighty forgiveness of sins
| would stand here tonight with no
hope Of ever seeing the paradise Of
God. But, resting in that hope, wish
to say to you who have beheld the ex-
ample of my selfish life l repudiate It
all. In the world l have passed as
moral citizen and good business man:
in society there has been no objection
to my presence on account of my
wealth and position; in the church I
have been tolerated because gave it
financial support but in the sight of
that perfect and crucifed Lamb Of God
l have broken the two greatest laws
which he ever announced. have
been a sinner of the deepest dye; l
have been everything except disciple
Of Jesus Christ. l have prayed for
mercy. believe my prayer has been
answered.
Il am conscious that some here pres
ent may think that what l have said
has been in poor taste: that it has been
an affront to the object Of the meeting
or an insult to the feelings of those
who have called the audience together.
In order that the people may know
that l am sincere in all have said
will say that have placed in the bank
the sum of $4,000 to be used as the
committee may deem wisest and best
in the education of children in be-
reaved homes or in any way that shall
be for the best good Of those in need.
This money is Gods. | have robbed
him and my brother man all these
years. Whatever restitution | can
make In the next few days desire to
make. :~ pod
"But the great question with us all,
my friends, is not this particular disas-
ter. That will in time take its place as
one event out Of thousands in the daily
life Of this world. The great event Of
existence is not death; it is life And
the great question of the world is not
the tariff nor the silver question nor
the labor question nor temperance nor
this nor, that nor the other. The great
question of the whole world is selfish
ness in the heart of man. The great
command is. Seek We first the kingdom
Of Cod If we had done that in this
town, ! believe such a physical disaster
as the one we lament would never have
happened That is our great need.
Z'If we 60 home from this meeting
resolved to rebuke our selfishness in.
whatever form it IS displeasing to Cod,
and II we begin tomorrow to act out
that resolution in word and deed, we
shall reyolutionize this town in 4 its
business, Its politics its church, its
schools. its homes. 9 i we simply allow
our emotions to be stirred our syl,lpa-
Tines 80 be excited to the giving Of a
little money on this occasion. It will do
ma and The r0mmur1itv Htfln ntl.r,,a r,pnf
good. God wants q complete trans
formation In the people Of this nation.
Nothing less than 9 comp ete regenera-
ton can save us from destruction. I'm