Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-28
WOE TO EASYITES"
A Sermon by REV. w. H. FAUST, Lexington, Ga.

s. IeXt:r woo TO tnem that are at
ease in Zion, and trust in the Noun
tain Of Samaria, which are named
chief Of the nations, to whom the
house Of Israel came. Amos Will.
Amos was from among the herd
men Of Tekoa, and prophet spe-
cially fitted and called by God. He
says Of himself, II was no prophet,
neither was prophets son; but
was an herdman, and a gatherer Of
sycamore. fruit; and the Lord took
me as followed the flock, and the
Lord said unto me. Go. prophesy unto
My people Israel" and he went and
prophesied with marvellous results.
He was a called man, called by God,
called to deliver peculiar message.
called to deliver Gods message to
Gods people. He was conscious Of
his call and OF his duty; knew his
responsibility to the people and 20
God; sought Gods approval and. not
mans compliments; told truth ana
prophesied not, smooth things, but
rather spoke harshly to the evildosr
of his day. His message was any
thing but pleasing. 1t failed to tickle
bring any comfort to the sinners in
high places. The inhabitants who
were guilty of oppression and idleness
and all manner of sensual sins found
in him no painter with whitewash
brush in hand to cover up their sins
and gloss over their Nervousness ana
iniquity. He was plain man, with
a plain message from God to sim
full people. God blessed him and used
him, too.
I. Woe to Them That Put Far Away
the Evil Day.
Procrastination was then, as it is
now, terrible sin. To be persuaded
that a course is right and then fail
to pursue it, or to know it to be
wrong and persist in walking therein,.
is sin. To have the ability to reason
and then be almost persuaded and yet
lost is fearful to contemplate. Judg-
ment is sure. Whatsoever a man
soweth that shall he also reap" holds
good to-day, and is as true as when
written by Paul to the Callahan
Christians. BE sure your sin will
find you OUT is a twentieth century
fact just as it was an old DISPENSE
ton truth. Peter foresaw the day
that scoffers should appear walking
in their own lusts and teaching that
evil would be far off. Past expert
ence tells us that human nature is 81
constituted that the day of evil is
pushed far away into the background.
The rich man embodied in his state
ment the attitude which the average
man assumes toward the evil day
soul, thou hast much goods laid by
in store; eat, drink and be merry
But the folly Of it is manifest in
the swift end. Retribution follows
swiftly and always eventually.
'Tho the mills of God grind slowly
yet they grind exceeding small;
Tho with patience He stands hating,
with exactnesS grinds He all"
Woe unto that man who feels that
he can put afar off the evil day, for
his works shall follow him and his
reward be meted out swiftly!
That Lie Upon Beds of Ivory.
God ordained that by the sweat Of
mans brow he should eat bread.
Idleness is the curse of the day.
Christ set us correct example as
daily He went about doing good.
helping others and fcrgetful SEEM
ingly Of self Israel grew and pros
pered and waxed strong as she was
true and faithful to Jehovah and
kept His commandments.
When boy / was taught that the
fourth commandment was "Remem
Der the Sabbath day to keep 1t holy"
When I studied the matter for myself
reached the conclusion that such
was only half of it, and that the other
half was of tremendous Importance:
'tSix days shalt thou labor and do all
thy work. 1t is as important to
work six days as it is to rest one.
God set the example in creation,
working six and resting one. In the
days of the prophet now, idleness and
Indifference is being manifest, and he
hurts his woes against those who are
at ease. Against those who lie upon
beds of ivory, and stretch themselves
upon their couches, and eat the lambs
out Of the flock, and the calves out
of the midst Of the stall.
Idleness leads to Self-ease, glut-
tony, weakness, sin. The hardy SOL
der is no epicure. The profound
thinker and statesman has no sine
cures place The producer has no easy
time. The worker finds no place Of
absolute ease. The stabilized, lamb
eJIlnS SlulIOu WiloSc 0Ou ID his UeliS,
never revolutionized national or reli-
gious affair Overeating is as much a
sin as overdrinking. We were left
here to work, not to play, to serve
and not 10 be served.
Christian me who tell you In dis
cussing the problems Of our cities that
the segregated vice districts are es-
sential, that they are necessary evils.
But in the name OF reason and COM
mon humanity could you feel them
essential and know that YOllr daugh-