Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-28
SUNDAY TAKES THEME FROM
STORY OF MARTHA AND
MARY.
CHURCH MEMBERS
SHOULD GET BUSY
Incident Of the Raising Of Lazarus
Makes Strong Theme for EvanseIist's
Sermon, Intended Especially for
Church Members-Jesus Demands
You Must Help Do His Work.

Ut was a sermon on IdlCQ, ana DelleI
and a willingness to do as God would
have the individual do, and the bless
belief and doing, especially in the saw
ing of men, which Rev. Mr.. Sunday
preached to an audience Of 900, the
largest afternoon crowd of the week,
Thursday. He dealt the church and
its members some singing blows,
when he called them to account for
their failure to do Gods work.
His theme was taken from the Incl
dent of Martha and Mary, in connec-
ton with the raising Of Lazarus from
the dead by Jesus, as found in John II.
The essence Of his sermon was that
Jesus will do nothing for man until he
obeys him.
A Story of Faith.
Rev. Mr.. Sundays sermon was in
part as follows: Lazarus was taken
sick, and his sisters Martha and Mary
sent for Jesus. But Jesus, instead Of
coming at once, waited two days. When
the sisters heard he was coming Mar
tina went out to meet him, and Jesus
sent Martha back after her sister
Mary. Together the three, and g mum
Der Of the Jews, went to where Lazarus
was buried, and Jesus directed them
to take away the stone from the mouth
of the grave. Then Jesus brought Lag
arus to life, and some Of those who saw
Lazarus raised from the dead believed
in Jesus and others took steps to kill
him. To appreciate this story we must
have passed thru the sorrow Of those
which it tells about.
Give Gods Work Precedent.
death takes the one we can least
erything else in this world. You may
think you have not got time to work
for the revival, but if death came you
would dispense with your work.
when Jesus heard Lazarus was
sick he remained two days longer. His
purpose was, to convince many, by the
raising Of H2zarns from the dad, that
he, Jesus, was the son of God, and
that it was Gods power and not the
power of. any @human 4 agency that
wrought the miracle.
Is the Same Today.
| "As go up and down the land I
find the pastors ready to do all in their
power to bring men and women to
Jesus. I want to say to you that Jesus
Christ will never come into d COM
munity with4his full acknowledgement
until more. get right with God. The
church and its. members have sgot to
get right With God before the redemp-
ton Of Jesus Christ win reach into a
community. Too many people place UNI
due reliance On human aid. They place
all the burden on the preacher. You
can not support the church with any,
! thing else than the religion Of Jesus
Christ. Institutional things, like Gull
ture, clubs. gymnasiums, smoking
rooms. cantatas, and oyster soup will
never save men. It Is the serving Of
religion and not oyster suppers that
| is the church's business.
Martha Had Faith.
Martha went out by faith to meet
Jesus. Thank God you have got a
lot Of Marthas in this town, but you
have also a lot Of Marys who are sit
ting around home doing nothing for
Gods cause. There are lot Of church
members in this town who have not
been near this tabernacle. They have
not even the respect that the saloon
keepers have, for some of them have
been here.
"By the interview on the highway
Martha learned some things that she
would not have learned had she sat at
home like Mary did. When Martha
reached him and protested faith in him
and his power to raise her brother, he
sent her to fetch Mary. Jesus has got
to get confession out Of you before he
will send you for some one else. What
ever you do other people will do. II
you knock others will knock.
II believe if Mary had not come out
to meet Jesus, he would not have come
into their house. When the church
lives right and consistent with it's re-
ligion 1t will not take so much preach
ing to move people to God.
Get Out and Work.
II do not know anything about the
churches OF this city, but apprehend
that not to exceed two thirds of the
members are in accord with these
meetings. You know that the masters
work Is here. You can go out and gel
others to come. and you can work for
the meetings. You can let the church