The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-10
People Seem to Like tn
Hear Their Sins
Condemned.
FANATlClSM NOT HARMFUL
Better to be a Fanatic
Than Some Other
Things.
some Prayers Don't go Any Higher
Than Our Heads For Fear of Of
Tending Somconc-Evcry Church
Member Needs Real Religion.

In spite Of the feet that their pet
sins are being condemned without
mercy, people OF al classes are COM
ing to hear Evangelist Hin every night
In large numbers
Last night n beautiful vocal duet by
Harold Wise and Leroy DeTurlI pre-
cedcd the sermon. Evangelist Hin am
nounced that there would he a pente-
costal social on Thursday night; there
will be no dishes to wash and every
body Is invited "I'm glad good
np ny Of YOU have religion that don't
freeze out" said Mr. Hill
"Faith and determination always
End God. lie can perfectly satisfy
your heart. 'Whosoever shall confess
me before men, him will l also con-
foss before my father which is in
heaven. Whosoevcr will deny me be-
fore men, him will / deny before my
father which is in heaven, was the
text.
"Some folks think to be beptzed and
go with good people is to confess
him. continued Rev Hin. "That is
true in part. But you must nussess
Jesus in order that you may confess
him, I'm in favor Of anything that
viii turn man toward God. Some
times card is signed, or we say a
man is deciding for Christ. That is
just like voting for him The edu-
cation we necd is that we must quit
sin and quit sins crowd. We say we
are having hard time getting reli-
gicn That isn't It, We're having the
hard time letting go of sin.
"A lot Of people say they'd like to
DE Christians but they're ef~aid they
can't stick. The Lord has "A lot Of
> stlckers now, aud needs some hustlers.
The reason we wear out so many lits
and so few tugs is that we haven't
real religion. Jesus isn't anxious that
! should testify To the fact that / be-
lIeve him 10 bc the Svior of the
world The devil believes that
must know him as personal Savior.
Tho church las too many worldly
things IN IL. We need r9dlcal change
OF heart.
''The dcvil came along and ran up
red flag In the face of Methodlsm,
telling them to avoid fanaticism, un-
I'll were more afraid of fanaticism
than some real sins Td rather have a
little wild tire than no FIRE at all Some
ot us get id whom we see any
body shout Wen tolerate an old
lobster In the church who drinks booze
rather than have some one who seems
&c the cold hearted Christian TO be Il
fanatic.
"a church I'm southern ohio sent "A
poor old woman To the poor house he
cause she sometimes said amen and
hullelujah In the church service and
annoyed them So After prayer she
went 10 the poor house, as they had
arranged, but three days later God
took her TO himself I'll admit there
| is fan3ticism, too. There's heaven
here as well as hereafter for those who
accept Jesus.
In the twinkle OF an eye he spoiled
me for the saloon, he took the sting
of sin out of me and made me new
creature. ! once went into "A lunch
room with a preacher and asked
blessing before eating. The preacher
said | was trying to show off. | told
| him ] had as good "a right TO talk tC
lmy father as the fellows who wer,
cursing and swearing had TO talk L
their father. Sometimes our prayer
don't go any higher than our heads
because we're afraid Of offending somi
one near. 1t takes a man with rea
grit ana grace to stand up for Coz
under all circumstances. God will talk
the streak OF cowardice out Of us /
we let him. ] won't take a meal ol
q dining car or anywhere else with
out asking a blessing, No man cal
sit with me in a train without talkln
religion I've seen some beautiful
cony on the train.
"If every church member Of Mar
ion had "a real good dose of religion
levery saloon, and euchre party an
all sabbath breaking would be gotte
rid Of. DO you want to find God? La
down everything that He can nc
smile upon. Quit your silly converse
tion, cut out your questionable con
duct. your questionable reading, an
your pipe and let Elm come in, an
His glory win food your soul Their
have been people at this altar wh
have given up their tobacco and OH
Gs who Cancelled social engagement
and something glorious happened I
them as there always will 10 any on
who does the same thing .