The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-29
DR. |. ]. OXNAM AT WALKER MEMORIAL Tells of the Work at Pisgah
 Home HE CITES SOME CASES With Charity Begins at Home" as His Subject He Tells Why
 Work Is Deserving
 of Aid

The rain of yesterday failed to keep people away from the Pisgah services, and a goolly audience enjoyed a strong sermon 0y Dr. Charles O. Oxnam at Walker Memorial church. Taking as his subject, Charity Begins at Home," Rev. Oxnam read Isaiah, 5s. and said:
 The Jewish people in tho days of the Prophet Isaiah were extremely religious; but it was not a religion of the heart. They were cold, lifeless and formal, and despised weak men and women. Notwith- standing this they strictly observed the lasts and ceremonies of the church.
 "Isaiah teaches us that their lasts be- came an apomination to the Lord. He says the lasts which were acceptable to God were to loose the bands of wicked- ness, to nndo the heavy burdens, to let the oppressed go free. and to break every yoke. He does not tell us when giving a banquet to invite our rich relations and oongenial friends. But he admonished us 10 deal bread to the hungry and bring the cast out ones to our house; then our light shall break forth as the morning we shall call and the Lord shall answer; We SlldA cry dllu lic oiapi SetSf AANA am l.
 q have attended revival meetings again and again when it has taken weeks tH revive the church, but if we live upright ly and have the faith of God with the divine love of the Master. we can talk to God as naturally as a child talks to it's father, and He will say, Here am ]; ask and ye shall receive
 Tn this way we may become 'repaire's of the hreach.' O brethren, if you could see the sin, the sorrow and the degrada- ton with which we are brought into daily contact at Pisgah home, I am sure you would stand with us in the gap and be- come resto, CTS of the breach between God and lost humanity.
 You have seen again and again dur ing the short time the Pisgah work has heen in Birmingham what God has en- abled my brother squire and myself to .lo in Jesus name.
 Little Sidney, known to all of you With the penitentiary doors yawning to receive him. through prayer was taken from behind iron bars and restored to society and citizenship.
 Hast night he spoke to me on the car. and told me he was earning s per day and absolutely behaving himself. Isn't that worth while? If we had never done anything but save that one boy I would feel repald for all my labors in Birming- ham, And 1t has been hard at times, but God Is touching the hearts of Chris tian people. and more and more help B being given us.
 "The Little Sister, after everything else had failed, was delivered in three cays from the terrible power of nor rhine and is now living pure. beauti- ful Christian life. surrounded by Chris tian friends.
 | Here's cur Sister Stella, charged a few weeks ago with a terrible crime, with the prospect of spending six years in the renitentiary, today rejoicing in being in Flsgah home. saved girl with a deter imitation to live for God.
 Look, brethren, at Brother Will. Here | he stands, who came to us with the sal low face os the cocaine slave. nervous. discouraged and sad He was instantly delivered through the prayer of faith, and to6ay instead of being held in thrall by cocaine and cigarettes he Is singing in his heart, Tell mother I'll be there in an- swer to her prayer. this message to her guardian angels bear
 "Out of 509 people assisted. over half of them have been delivered from some ter l rible habit, and are telling that wonder | full story, T am the child of King "I have been pastor of large churches and was for years city missionary in one of the largest cities in our country, but. brethren, I have never found the joy I have found in the PIsgah work, literally taking ourc1st people into my home. low | ing them even better than my own flesh. Misunderstood by men, but knowing In my heart that in looking after the lost sheep of the House of Israel am carry- ing out the Savior's command. Matthew, Sxv, 40."