Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-21

them to give their heart to Christ, they
will cuss and damn them. They have
heard Jesus rap, but they are trying
to drown the pleadings.
Some have heard him rap, and have
said, II will not and there are men
in Marshalltown just as truly damned
as If they We're in hell now instead of
being in their homes, or out riding, or
sitting in this building. They are
damned.
Where Have You Placed Him?
Some have let him in, but not very
far. They have opened the door and
he has one foot over the threshold
and is trying to get all the way in. but
they don't want him clear in, and
there he stands straddling the thresh-
old. There are a lot of people like
that. and you know it, and it's shame.
and disgrace.
God in Spare Room.
| Some have let him in and have shut
him up in the spare room. Did you
ever see a spare room? Have you
one in your home? Did YOU ever sleep
in one? Were you ever entertained in
a spare room? It's usually the north
west corner room and they keep it for
the preachers and evangelists Its
enough 10 give man pneumonia to
| look into a spare room I'd as lief crawl
in between two cakes of ice as to
/ crawl in between the sheets of a bed
/ in spare room. 1t was little room.
so small that you had to back out of
] it 10 turn around. 1t was the only
] in Ha ~, "
the floor. 1t had a little patch of
green carpet; and it was also the only
room in the house that had paper on
the wall. 1t had paper on it that had
a little border about that wide and
the figures in the wall paper and the
figures in the carpet matched. There
We're polliwogs, lizards, alligators and
snakes. It was the only room in the
house that could boast of a piece of
upholstered furniture, and that was an
old horse hair lounge that had done
time for generations and the springs
were broken and the intestines We're
falling out Of it. Ny GRANDPA ther
made the bed, and he made the laths.
The bed was made of black walnut,
and on the top were great round balls
and each post looked like Atlas hold
ing UP the world. Ii had no springs or
stats. Ii had pegs in the rails, and we
used % string ropes across. IL mad
stuff hanging down below, cloth, they
called it balance. 1t always had a
spoohish appearance to me. Whenever
a stranger came to our house he al
ways had the honor of sleeping in the
spare room. They had my sympa thy
They never opened the doors or the
windows of the spare room except
when they wanted to air it out or keer
it from mildawing 1 wouldn't have
slept in that spare room if they would
have given me the farm.
Little Done in Some Lives.
So. some have let Jesus in, but they
have locked him up in the spare room
They have kept him there so long ne is
chilled. What little life he had is
nearly gone. Go and rap on the door Of
the spare room and say: Jesus. ara
You in there?" And you will hear his
voice family say: Yes but You have
nearly chilled me TO death" You have
given your parlor to hell, and have
kept Jesus locked up while you TURF
your children over to the devil CT
open the door and call him out. H
viii come
thank God some people are open.
ing the door and letting Jesus out o
the spare room. Go home and let Hin
out. Bring Him down and let him 81
with YOU in the family circle. Say t
Him: Jesus. we are going to tall
about you and Of your wanderings
Will you kneei with us and pray? ST
right down here, Jesus. Ny husban,
is business man, banker, mer
chant, his scales are a little shy but h
is going to change them today" Jus
: lock arms with Him and he will e
!, with You and see that you give thirty
. ty-six inches in every yard and six
teen ounces in every pound. Get Hir
OUT of the spare room and let Hir
get at your heart. He says: Behold,
: stand at the door and knock"
Two things and then I'm thru Yo
!. stand tonight with your hand on tn
u bolt and you keep Jesus Christ out c
! your life for two reasons.
First-For what he will cast OF
when he comes in; or.
Second-F'or what he will bring wit
= Him when He comes in. There a,
; things in your life which. if jest
: comes in, he will throw out, and thel
:. are things that are not in your lii
~ that if Jesus comes in he will brin
with him, and for those two reason
= and those alone. do men refuse to
: christians. If Jesus Christ comes il
= out goes your beer bottles, out goe
> your pack of cards, out goes THICKER
out goes suspicion, out goes that RS
:. vengeful, malicious, unforgiving spiri
. out goes lust out goes a lying tongu
:. out goes blasphemy. You will keep hi
>, out for one of two reasons.
:. You say: Hold on, Mr.. Sunday.
!. don't see how I can forgive" Jes,
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