The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-06
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In his sermon yesterday morning
on Prayer, Mr.. Sunday touched a little
on the situation in the Methodist
church regarding the letting down OF
the bars pertaining to some of the
amusements. Concerning this he said:
If the Methodist church aver takes
down the bars which have been
raised w since there has been a
Methodist church against dancing,
theatre going and cards, then it is
goodby Methodist church. Great God
but I'd like to be down there in Min
neapolis and shoot my sermon on
amusements to them. / think they
would be wanting to jump out of the
windows.
Then he said further about Fargo:
God knew I was coming to Fargo;
knew there would be men here who
would reject His word. He gave them
the chance, but they refused to ac-
cept it. He knew that there would be
some men here who would be damned,
but He gave them h chance. It
isn't my fault. l have done every
thing that l can. l have done every
thing that I know how, / have given
the best that's in me.
People went to the flames for God
and they were torn by the wild beasts
in the arena, but they never murmur-
ed, Isn't that a miracle? And here
Mr.. Sunday gave some historical
facts in regard to the deaths of mar
tyrs who, when dying at the stake,
had said that they suffered no pain.
If / ver had the least doubt of
the truth of Gods plan of salvation it
would vanish with that one glimpse
Of the garden and the sufferings of
Jesus. Just think of one doubling the
truth of Gods word. God could spit
On the whole of us and drown us and
what could we do?
There must be something the mat
ter with men these days when they
can't weep at their fellow men going
to hell. The women weep. When
God wanted some one to rule over
the greatest country In the world, He
chose that great and good oma Vic
toria. When God wanted some one to
lead the great temperance forces Of
the country He chose q woman and
gave us Frances willard great
cheers.) When God wanted to form
a society to battle against that great
devils weapon, the saloon, work that
men wouldn't do, He gave us the w.
&C. T. U. n look what they have
been doing in ali of these years.
Jesus said: Don't weep for me,
weep for those who are doing this TO
Me" The people who have turned
this great world of ours upside down
for religion were all praying men.
The prayers of Martin Luther
turned people from darkness into
light. The prayer Of John Wesley
and Jonathan Edwards moved the
world, and their prayers are moving
the world today. During this part of
his sermon Mr.. Sunday related several
instances in which prayers were an
sWered and many in the audience were
weeping. 1t was perhaps the mos
moving sermon that he had preached
The Bible is full of deep concern" he
said. Il am following the examples
that sothers have set. / am asking
you to forget your business for a lit
tie time and turn out and help the
sinners of this city, Just watch the
bedside of a dying unsaved man u
woman, and If that don't bring you
to a realization sense Of your respon-
sibilities nothing will. If God has nc
more concern for the salvation OF this
city than some of the preachers and
church members in it have, Fargo
would be in he'll now. When / see
Jesus in the garden weeping ] know
how God feels when He looks down
on this world and sees men rejecting
Hin and refusing to be saved"
Man and God.
The Jew believes in Jesus Christ
Yes, because his history tell him SO
But he believes there was such a n
as Jesus Christ, but he does not rec
ognize the divinity OF Christ and
neither does the Unitarian church.
There were to be two comings 81
Christ. One has already happened
that was when He came IN mercy. But
the next time it will be different. Their
He ome as the judge. He won
show mercy then. 1T Will be too late
Yes. ] know how God feels oyer His
lost people, and 50 impressed am