Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-11-21

instruct enlshten-, gouyeIebul1e, -eyour
sins, and your interest probably ends
there, but the nearer the relationship,
the greater the provocation
l think if it were possible the acts
of many who are protesting Chris
tians would put tears in Jesus eyes
and break his heart.
l believe God says, 81 didn't send
my Son TO the +it.ross aato open his
veins, and battle this world in blood
and tears TO redeemlFyou to serve the
tdeyil, and / want your influence, and
your personality, and your money,
your prayers, your tears"
Lack OF Loyalty.
When Alexander the Great was to
engage in the Olympic games, he
said, 81 will if Kings are to be my
antagonists on the race track II
wear found doing things in harmony
with. our birth from above, we will
move this old world for God. You
cant .a do as you please. The higher
up YOU climb the palmer people can
see YOU. #4s''t ~ HR
r-like to see people as loyal to Jesus
Christ as Speaker Lenthawl was TO
the, constitution in the days of
CHARLES |. = When ordered to dissolve
parliament, he said, 81 have neither
ears to hear, nor eyes to see, nor lips
Ito Speak, but as the constitution
whose servant Tam, is pleased to di-
rect me- If the church of Jesus
Christ would do nothing that God
doesn't direct them to do, you would
!re-Write thes.5hiistorE Of. the United
Estates. ~
L like to see a person as loyal to
God as Prince William OF Orange was
ito the Netherlands King Philips Of
Spain offered him fabulous sums to
back that message which has become
embalmed in the hearts Of Dutch peo-
pie, mot for life, nor wife, nor chill
dren, nor lands, will mix in my cup
one drop of the poison of treason No
wonder, when he died, little children
stopped playing IN the street and went
to weeping. ''''''&
A lot of our churches are nothing
more than social organizations. They
spend more time developing along
social than along spiritual lines. They
are wrapped UP in business and SOC
| iety and the pursuit of frivolity and
| they lose track Of the Lord. What
can be expected OF social clubs other
| than a turning away from Jesus
\ Christ? The churches want more of
| God and less Of dress; more Of God
and less of strife after money and
politics and less Of social life. The
old time fire and the old time spirit
are missing.
Note, the Difference in Size.
/! Look at these. grollps NOTE THE
DIFFERENCE IN SIZE. Eight right
near the edge OF the world-three
here and zone alone. See the largest
number nearest the world That is
always The case in any church ! av2l
!. knew anything about. You ask tbs
preacher for a list Of members, ther
sit down and check out the prayer
meeting crowd Put little mari
after all that you sec at prayer meet
ing. How many has he2., You, vii
find that the biggest bunch. of them
4 are earer,. she card party nearer The
wine and beer dinners, closer to tht
4 world than to the cross of Jesu;
| Christ.
/ Difference in size s.4.5.s, Peter
James and John, /, Jesus, praying
alone.
Somebody said to Daniel Webster
'Wnat ara you going To be when yol
are MANI" "A lawyer" But thu
profession Isl oYerrun. Webste
said, There is plenty OF room at tb'
top; I'm going to the top
(, TIE nearer YOU geta'tohIe susf Chris;
the more elbow room you have. tn
nearer. you get 10 God the less th'
: crowd every time. Jesus wasilneare
to God than the Whole crowd, and h
was all alone. The crowd fartheres
away from Cod, eight of them, wa
nearest the world. Those neares
God are in. sad minority every tins
Tha most glorious exploits do not a
ways furnish us with the clearest IL
dax OF the vice or virtue Of a ma
, or woman Sometimes your absenc
, or your presence will give me {. clea
, er insight into your manhood c
| Ecmannood. or your lack of it, tina
sore decd Of bravery or act {
rrcwess.
Let's talk. Win Jesus minute
! tJesus wherG, are your disciples :, Ho
+ many have you?'
/ Il had twelve, but l have onl
y eleven now"
/, where is the other?"
; One has gone to hetray me-,
, SELL you haye5eleven and are pra
ms I'll alone"
ar Where IS Judas?"
He has gone TO batray me"
a.fa L6t.s 80 and talk4@ith; i the eight
h.. "Wherl&a. "a, is Ie2sns,2i3 .,si. s.,s, ta,g.
I, Don't know !, =, i Il +,
g Where are Peter, James AZ
0 John?" Fla j. ,~. ~.
c DON'T know. haven. seei. rhcI:4,,'
t Where is Judas?" ~,
|. lie just, wGpt past hare with n
ID .$cribcs ana f+;lle 4lashariiSees." II
tiir| Where was he gcil1g?i', All
hit' Looking Tor Jesus.
y rs that so?" Yes u
. Ed he sec you feilowa?' i,
81 Yes. =
q! ssWu,. do you think he was ioo!,tl
for Jesus?' ~ a. IL
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