Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-20

in community and you know what
the result will be. Turn one lewd wonl-
an loose among girls, and the result Is
fearful The opposite is true with
Christians. and you owe 1t to>your as
sociates that they should be told that
you are a Christian.
Some say they cannot understand
the mysteries of God, OF course not.
Nobody does. If you did, you'd be the
greatest mind the world has ever
known. in fact, you'll have to be God
himself, All you have to do Is to be-
lieve there is a God and give tyour
heart to Him.
Faith Root Of All.
1--WE had many man come to me
and say. Mr.. Sunday, I have no faith
Poor fellow! Everything that affects
human life practically Is based on
faith. 1t is the basis of Jurisprudence
Justice and reason. Hear me-, did not
live In the days of Jesus and the apos-
ties, but believe them on the strength
Of testimony. History is nothing but
history. If testimony Is false, history
Is false; If testimony Is true, history
Is true. I've never seen the great ca
thedrals of foreign 1countries; I've new
err been In Manila 6or Toxic, but I be-
lieve that such places exist, I believe
from the testimony Of others. do not
care how great a skeptic you are, you
have to believe the testimony of others
If you live. You might just as well
expect this tabernacle to talk as to
imagine that you can learn of God
any way except through the testimony
of others.
The best way by which you can
learn that Jesus Christ is truly .ths
Savior, of men Is to square up your life
as he teaches and see II 1t doesn't make
you what the Bible says 1t will.
There is no activity in life outside
the will. You are here tonight be-
cause you willed to be. You are a
lawyer, doctor, farmer, because
you willed to be. The only difference
between a Christian and a sinner is
Wills, and the other wills not to. You
are either saved or damned I know
those words hurt some, but they are
true
Many doubt the Creator because
they can't understand the creation. To
build his star, he must have star dust
to begin with. To start from a proto-
plasm he must have the protoplasm;
he can't originate. To attempt to ex-
plain the creation and deny God is as
big a piece Of foolishness as to explain
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the existence OF steam.
eff you really want to come in, as
many have declared. you will not let
the lives Of some already in keep you
out. A. hypocrite processes to be
something he is not. There are hypo-
critics everywhere, in lodge, business
society, but the worst of all are the
hypocrites in the church. But do no.
believe that any hypocrites will ever
keep out anybody that is really de-
sirous OF coming in. If you don't want
to spend eternity with the hypocrites
who turn up their noses at you now
you'd better go to Jesus Christ. Never
mind about the others. You do Gods
will.
Eve had people come to me and say
| oh, I'm afraid I ca-a-a-a-an't hold
out That's been the yell Of the devil
| for 1900 years. OF course you cannot
alone. but you can hold on to Jesus
and he will hold you. When q farmer
breaks a wheel, does he, leave the farm
in disgust ana say, oh, / ca-a-a-a-an.t
hold out?' Does lawyer when he has
lost case say oh, ca-a-a-n't hold
/ "Now, I've never off1ciated at a wed
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should have Clarence and Dorothy VI
before me and say, Clarence, do you
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