Arizona republican., 1907-11-06

the subject, Popular Amusements." His text was, Behold, stand at the door and knock If any man hear my voice and open the door. I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" Rev. 3:20. He said in part:
 "The soul here is under the figure of a house with barred doors. The Holy Spirit is on the outside begging for admission. tke keeper is on the inside with the door bOlted. What are some Of the bolts that keep the Savior out of the lives of so many? The first bolt mention is 1nconsider- ation.' If people would only think they would be religious. Christianity challenges thought. investigation. An other bolt, Presumption Men pre- sume that God will save them regard less, that they can be saved out of the church, away from where Christ has recorded his name in blood. that they can repent in a dying hour, that they can be religious tomorrow. that all will be finally saved, that they will have d chance in the next world. Only those or the rock will stand.
 Another bolt. 'Worldness.' in its various forms. Pride is the ruination of many. We spend our money be- fore we get it. Pride begets eXtrava- sance; extravaganza begets want, want is the parent of many sons and daughters. Artemus Ward said, Live within your income if you have to borrow the mone- to do it with John Randolph. of Roanoke. said he had discovered the philosophers stone.
 Pay as you go,' Habitual theater-go- ing is another form of detraction. Be your own judge. my friends, but if the bills properly represent the plays they advertise not many are fit for decent, refined people to attend. Card play ing ruins man-. It is a crime in the wild state of Texas. Steve Holcombe, of Louisville. the noted gambler, said, We make no gamblers: their mothers make them at the card tables at home and we fleece them Thpl pliquor club and the liquor lodge. the licuor club is worse than the licensed saloon, and the devil knows the licensed saloon is bad enough for all his purposes. for you can sometimes close the saloon; the licuor club, never. Oh, the evil. the sin, the wreckage of the awful drink habit In the convict prison d few da-s ago near my home city one hundred and twenty y-siS~convicts met ir their hall Sunda- afternoon and unanimously presented a petition to the free people of had Birmingham asking that the awful curse of the li- quor which had brought them every one to the prison be done away. and Birmingham took them at their word. And the modern round dance. 1 have now spilled my ashes and will stop. Only this. when the great secular pa pers Of the country are condemning of modern society, when the Catholic bishops are threatening their mem- bers with excomrhunication for partic- ipating in the round dance. when Mrs NJ Whittemore of New York City. who has established more than sixty homes for fallen women and says that of 750 girls brought to the Door of Hope $40 traced their ruin to the round dance :s t not time our fathers and mothers, and sisters and brothers were waking up to this great sin and it's terrible consequences, I do not say this is the 'Unpardonable Sin but I do plead with you to think. and then act according to your best judgment. and may God bless and keep YOU all. Let IFS pray"