Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-10
Evangelist Tells Them That Enthusi-
asm Il Nesded-Too Many Sinners
In the Church the Reason Tho Tab
enaeIs Had to Be RuiIt-ImpIores
Christians to Pray for Sinners.


of the campaign, and the liberality of
the audience surprised and astonished
the evangelist. An audience of 5000
heard him.
For his morning sermon Rev. Mr..
Sunday took his text from Nehemiah,
4:6, "For the people had a mind to
work." and he impressed upon his
hearers who were christians or church
members that it was "up to them" to
get busy for God.
Enthusiasm Needed.
Mr.. Sundays sermon was in part as
follows:
Now Nehemiah was cup bearer to
the king. And when the unfortunate
news reached him of the wrecked con-
dition OF his beloved city, Jerusalem, he
asked permission to return to it and re-
build it. This permission was granted,
and in an Incredible time he rebuilt
the walls and the gates, for the people
had mind to work. Enthusiasm was
there. That Is the thing that is needed
here knowledge is valueless unless you
know how to use 1t. It Is one thing
to know how. and quite another thing
to do.
Referring to hypocrites and the
drones of the church, he said.
Whether or not the church fails to
meet it's purposes in this campaign will
depend on your work. You have too
many hypocrites, unbelievers. and
worthless ones In the church.
Why Did You Build Tabernacle?
II want you to go home and get down
1 on your knees and ask God why you
had to build this tabernacle, and send
away for some one to come and preach
to you. will tell you, it was because
you have got so many sinners in the
church who will do nothing, and who
handicap 1t In its work.
'sYou will always work Just in pro-
portion to the inducement you see for
you to work for. That holds good in
the labor for God. is not the saving of
men from hell, the reforming Of
drunkards. the rescuing of libertines
and harlots sufficient cause for you
to work and pray to God?
He Who Wills Can.
There are no difficulties to him who
wills to do a thing. 1t is downright
hypocrisy to pray for that thing for
which you will not labor. Why should
you work? Because it Is the only way
that men can be brought to Christ.
God must have a human agency to
perform his will.
For the people had mind to work
So what God wants is workers, not
knockers. He wants men who will
build, not those who will tear down.
The people had mind to work, but. no
sooner did they get to work than op-
position arose. This opposition should
cause redoubling Of efforts and in
creased watchfulness and added en-
thusiasm. This campaign in Marshall
. town will give you the best opportun-
dty you will ever have to show whether
you are christian or sinner.
What Il Costs.
SO the people had mind to work
You hear a lot Of people growing
about the cost Of such great work as
this. Those who are kicking did not
give q cent" In this connection Rev.
Mr.. Sunday stopped long enough to
quote statistics from cities to show
what each conversion cost in the or
binary work OF the church. In Indian
apolis he said 1t was over $500 for each
one.
go home this morning and make
out q prayer list Of fifteen or twenty
OF your friends, and get down on your
knees and pray them into the kingdom.
A praying christian will lay up treas
ures In heaven. You can not lay them
up by faith alone, you must come out
and work.
God says, I offer you my plan Of
salvation but will not send angels
down to Marshalltown to do the
preaching and praying. That is YOUR
work
Your Affection is Elsewhere.
The trouble with too many Of you
is your affections are elsewhere.
! Where your treasure is there will YOUR
heart be also. The affection Of a lot Of
you men is down at the store. All YOU
do is beat the path between it and
home. Some of you fellows heaven is
in that 100 acres Of land and those red
polled steers. Earthly treasures will
not unlock the doors Of heaven for
you.
'Gold@and Jewels are not a passport
TO heaven, what you have got to have
- = penitent heart. II there is in your
life any sin that brings to your eyes
tears, they are the most priceless jew
els IN the sight OF the Lord.
Reward Come: by Work.
Everything we have, and see. and
enjoy today, came by work" He told
OF those mighty minds and intellects
that discovered and worked out the
great and revolutionizing inventions OF
our times. and how they had labored,
to be at last rewarded with lasting
success.
"A working christian will be intent
on his duties and his prize will be ev-
erlasting glory. God does not care Of
what denomination you are SO long as
you work He has promised that he
Will zee that you receive your reward.
I'm these days the devil has more
1ompromises to offer to wean you from
he path OF duty for God. than ever
before. But tell you. keep your eye on
Goo. and work on and on for him and