Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-29
ls THE ESSENCE OF GOODNESS,
SAYS EVANGELIST, TO AFTER
NOON AUDIENCE.
He EXPLAINS FAITH
AND WHY NECESSARY
Crowd Of 800 Hears the Great Evansel-
list, Despite the Rain and the Cold -
Sermon Practically Devoid Of Trite
Sayings and sundayisms - Faith in
I Prayer.

Faith. as found in text in ST
Mark, was the theme of the sermon
delivered by Evangelist Sunday We'd
nesday afternoon. Despite the rain and
the cold 300 people were at the taber-
nacle when Sunday began to speak.
cmitting for the half hour he
preached practically all of the trite
sayin es. slang expressions and Sun
dayisn2s, for which the evangelist is
famous. he devoted practically all of
his time to an explanation of faith, and
how without it no one could be godly.
Sr eciaI Emphasis on Prayer.
He lolaced especial emphasis Oh
faith In prayer, and in the belief that
what wa. prayed for would be re-
ceived. Without faith, he said, all sup
plication TO God is worthless. His text
was from st. Mark 1924, Therefore
say unto, you, what things soever We
desire, when We pray, believe that we
receive them. and ye shall have them"
Mr.. Stinda VS. sermon was in part
as follows: e'Of course it is implied
that the person who prays is right
with God. No grace is more highly
commended than faith. Faith is the
parent OF love. Faith is the root Of love.
The more you witness the manifesto
Z tions OF God, the, more faith you will
have. All that some people know of
God is secondhanded, learned from
Faith Above Other Graces.
"You must believe before you see,
then you have faith. Faith is above
every other grace 1t blesses the in
dividual. All the blessings that come
Ito the world come thru faith in God.
d what is that faith which we are ex-
peeted to exercise when we pray! 1t IS
the same faith that is found every
where. You can't run a business with
out faith. You can't mail a letter
without faith that it will be carried
10 its destination. The faith is the
same. In one case it is in the postof-
,Ace department, in the other it is in
What is Faith?
ewhat Is faith? Faith is expectation
founded on promise. Somebody
promised to do something, and you be-
lieyed that he would do it. That is
faith.
"Now the promises of the bible arr
OF two kinds, absolute and conditional
But you must expect that the fnlfl.
ment of conditional promises AePend!
upon you. God will fulfil, his condition
IL you will fulfil yours"
.sIf q man does not forsake hi
wicked way and return to God there
no promise in that book that God wi
save him.
Without Faith Prayer Useless.
s'Now there are two things to not
without faith no prayer for even th
{ ]. (. smallest blessing will be received. Un
believers always ascribe some defect
Gods power. One of the curses Of til
church Is unbeIef. II you will Ahow m
individuals Of the chuI1h who are bee
driRktng, card p1ayiRg, loose churc
m,enbers / wal show you a wea
church. OnD OF the hosb prolif
~, .. sources pf unbeEek In the church
vorldliness. do not propose to star
) a1p and keep my mouth shut when 81
things that are sapping the vel
strength out of the church going unrs
souked.
Insult God by Unbelief.
.eYou insult God when you ask him
do some thing and believe that he car
ss ~ 40 II.
God never cfanges. The winds d
The tides do. so do the government