Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-27
SUNDAY URGES CHRISTIANS TO
LET PUBLIC KNOW THEIR
FAITH.
LIVE YOUR BELIEF
AND BE A POWER
Faith Without Words and Deeds Has
No Influence For the Cause of Jesus
Christ - Working For Jesus is the
Only Way to Influence Others For
Christ.

| Confessing Jesus Christ by words Of
mouth and by deeds was the theme
Rev. Mr.. Sunday took for his sermon
to a congregation of 500 at the tab
| ernacle Wednesday afternoon. 1t was
by these means alone that the world
will know that the individual is a
christian. He declared that it required
more than belief to convince the world
that Christ's spirit dwelt in man, and
| that to have influence for Gods cause
demanded an open confession and the
bring others to Christ.
| His text was "These words spake
his parents for they feared the Jews.
For the Jews had agreed that did any
man confess he was the Christ he
should be put out of the synagogue"
A Message of Confession.
| Rev. Mr.. Sundays sermon was in
part as follows II have but one mes
sage for this afternoon, and that is one
of confession. Confession of Jesus
Christ by word of mouth and by deeds.
AS a man thinketh in his heart So is
he Some people think so little of God
| because they have so little of God in
their heart. "a living faith must ex-
press itself. Show me your faith by
| your works. What we need is men to
go on the firing line for Jesus Christ.
You have got to do more than yell
amen, be baptised and get your name
on church roll. If you think against
the DEVILS cause and do not act you
are not going to hurt the devil any
But you put your thought into deeGs
and actions and you begin to get re-
suits for God.
Express Your Thoughts.
Everything we have is an expression
of SOMEBODY'S thoughts. 1t is the same
thing in religion today. Now as to the
power of confession. Confession is
the expression of what you believe put
into deeds. If you keep your mouth
shut, and do not say or live your be-
lief, you are not going to help the cause
of Jesus Christ or harm the devil.
IF I believe thing but keep still
about it, when I die my belief dies with
me. If you believe Jesus Christ is
the son Of God you ought to tell it out.
day who are not doing that.
Don't Keep Silent Tongue.
1.-THE devil does not fear the silent
tongue. The devil is afraid Of the man
who tells it out and goes and lives it.
So when your belief influences your
fellow men you will hear about it. No
man is ever going to set this world on
fire for God without getting the in
auence to the world thru their eyes
or ears, by either living it or telling
about it.
An open confession creates character
and charity. This young man of the
text confessed his faith and by so do
ing he set storm going. The con-
fession of Jesus Christ is the great
| force which overturns the sins Of the
world. If you believe go out and open
your mouth and tell about your belief
and live it and that will influence 9TH
ers too
Have You Anything to Confess?
"Have you anything to confess? If
you confess your sins you will be for
given. Confession is going to uproot
the evils of today. The Jews did not
care so long as the early christians
kept still about Jesus. So if you have
come to Jesus, you can keep your
mouth shut and the devil will never
care. But you begin to talk and live
for Christ and the devil will get on
your back in no time. Men will go
with you irresistibly when they learn
that you believe in Jesus Christ ana
go and live it.
eco out and tell people of Jesus
Christ Go into their homes and their
places of business and wherever you