The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-24
DEVIL UP TO MANY TRICKS
REV. M. III. LYON SAYS SOMETIMES
HE is A TRUST MAGNATE.
Again He May Appear in the Ballroom
as q Well-Dressed Man-Gos-
pei Tent Packed.

Barabbas was pictured as a trust mag
nate and fine appearing man yom-
an in the ballroom by the Rev. Milford H.
large audience in the union gospel tent at
Prospect and Linden streets.
He preached upon the subject, Whom
will We? l release unto you Barabbas and
Jesus, who is called the Christ"
The large tent was crowded again and the
Rev. Lyon received just as rapt attention
as he has any time since he began preach
ing in Indianapolis. These services are the
sort that strike the popular fancy and there
is no indication of interest or attendance
abating. He said in part:
Let me tell you little something about
this Barabbas. The old notion that the
devil is always the same old fiery satan,
crying out who he is and what he wants, is
one we must give up. The devil may be
the head of a trust or he may be q fne-ap-
room. What about the man who monopo-
Lies some part Of the commercial world
and drives small merchants out of BUSH
ness and to poverty? What about the man
or men-who take away the trade of the
small store owned by the widow who has
no other means Of making her livelihood
Is that Christianity? No. indeed. that is
kind of sin, and it is not apart from vices
that are called vices and do not masquer-
ade. We mustn't wink at sin or greed and
call Ii good because ii has fine clothes, be-
cause IL goes about in private cars and fine
carriages, and, in fact, does everything on
a magnificent scale. Outward show of good
ness won't cover up sim"
Speaking directly upon the question Of be-
ing or not being Christian, he said:
TIME TO CHOOSE.
(Which are you going TO choose-ever-
lasting damnation and everlasting tor
ture or eternal blessedness? You can't
be a halfway Christian. You must
be all Christian or all sinner. If you are
not Christian and will not stand up to-
night for Christ, you love sin and think 1t
is better to be one with the devil than to do
what you know will give you peace and
make a good man or a good woman. There
are no two ways about this; you must be
either one or the other. There is a dividing
line, and If you are not clear on one side of
it you are on the other. Now, it lies entire
ly with you which side of this line you will
take
Some of you may say you are going to
be Christian after while. But don't you
know that If you put off giving yourself to
Christ you may die sinner? To be q sim
ner doesn't mean necessarily that you must
have all the vices OF the man woman of
TIE world OF the man or woman who has
ldlleIl lIOHl dll ItSpeCl VI Ills UT ner TEL
lows. If you reject the Lord you are a
sinner. Now is the time TO decide which
you are going to be-a Christian or q sin
ner"
The Rev. Mr.. Lyon, like all other success
full evangelists, fills his sermons full OF
stories. And he tells his stories we'll For
the average audience an evangelist ad-
dresses in tent meeting stories, we'll told
are, indeed, about the surest way of get
ting and keeping attention And the Rev.
Mr.. Lyon. being well versed in his profes-
Il a l. IL
the enthusiasm OF his hearers at the proper
pitch.
The Rev. Mr.. Lyon has a voice Of con.
siderable magnetism. and 1t be either
hard or stern or appealing.