Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-05-15

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- -s----2-s- z===s-i who has appoint
ed you judge over
your fellow men? Has the Lord APP
pointed your"
NO"
Have your fellow men selected you
for this important position?''
''Of course not"
You don't mean to say that you
have appointed yourself judge. do
you? A self-appointed Judge! Who
ever heard of such thingl"
Then ask him to read Romans AL
Wherefore thou art without excuse.
o man, whosoever thou art that judg
est, for wherein thou judgest another.
thou condemnest thyself; for thou
that 5udgest dost practise the sama
things"
Ask him If it ever occurred to him
that he was hypocrite himself, and
when he answers in the negative. say
to him:
Well, let us see. You condemn th6
hypocrites because they pretend TO be-
what they. are not?"
Il do"
But when you claim that the rea-
son why you are not a Christian is
because of the hypocrites in tho
church, you are pretending, what is
not true. The real reason why you
do not become Christian is because
you want your own way. and are not
/ willing to obey God. And when you
say it is because of the hypocrites.
you are saying what is not true. and
you know it."
Show him John 21:21, %. Peter
saith to Jesus. Lord, and what shall
this man do? Jesus saith unto him. IL
will that he tarry till come. what
is that to thee? Follow thou me-
Say to him:
Admitting that there are hypocritez
in the church, what is that to yous
II every man in the church was
hypocrite that would not excuse you
I from the duty of repentance z
Ii there was call for volunteers
to defend this country would you stay
out Of the army because some bad
men would probably enlist?"
4 suppose not"
Odd Fellow. Are there any black
sheep in your lodge+?.
Il must confess that there are a
few
And yet you joined the lodge,
knowing this fact, and you urge others
to do the same?"
That is true"
Why then do you offer such a silly
excuse when the subject of religion
arises? If you do not wish to be a
Christian, say SO in a manly way, but
do not try 10 hide yourself behind the
faults of others. The only safe hiding
place for sinner is the cross OF
Christ, and you will realize it some
day"
A man once said to his pastor that
the reason why he did not accept
Christ was because he once had a
partner who was protesting Chris
tian, who wronged him in business
THAT is your real reason, is it?-'
asked the minister.
1T is" replied the man.
Suppose we put it down in writ
ing" said the minister. and drawing
out his notebook, he wrote: The rea-
son why | am not a Christian is that
my partner, who claimed to be 4
Christian. wronged me in a business
deal"
Tearing out the leaf, he folded it
and handed 1t to the man, saying,
When you come before the Great
White Throne and God asks you WHY
you have rejected his Son, just hand
him that paper" and turning away, he
left him. Hardly had he reached
home, when his door-Sell rang, and
there stood the man, with the paper
in his hand.
Well" said the minister. what can
, | do for you?"
Il have brought this paper back.
am afraid it world not answer as an
excuse to give to God''
You think God would not accept
itg' I
"I am afraid not"
I'VE may as well tear it up then
and suiting the action to the word.
the minister tore it into fragments
and threw them away.
Now have you any other excuse
which is better?"
Il do not think of any,
IF you haven't any good reason for
not becoming a Christian, had you
not better give your heart to God dnow?'
Yes. sir, and / will"
Among the Little Preachers" which
!; referred to is capital one for the
| people who are always complaining
about the hypocrites in the church
On the one side is the question, do
those hypocrites hinder your On
the other side Is the following:
, RECONSIDERATION the church goes
through the Pearly Gates, those hypo-
r critics will be left on the outside of the
gate, on your side, unless you repent.
7 and you will have to spend all eter-
{ nifty with them. Would it not be bet
: ter to repent, and live with them a.
= few years in the church. than to spend
all eternity with them elsewhere >
You must spend some time with those
, hypocrites somewhere. Where shall
, It be-"
If one will scatter these freely all
the excuse-makers in town will close
their mouths forever on the subject OF
hypocrites.