The Detroit times., 1914-03-09
HURTS NO ONES
FEELINGS TO
HIT HYPOCRITE
REV. -. .. RICE
Denunciation On This Score
Never Taken Personally,
Declares Pastor

OPENS LENTEN SERVICES
FOR THE METHODISTS
Tuesdays Address in Opera
House Win be by Bishop
Burt, Of Buffalo
MONDAY Lenten services under the
ton began In the Detroit opera
house, Monday. the Rev. NJ. 8. Rice.
Of the North Woodward church, be-
ing the speaker. He win speak every
day this week except Tuesday. when
the speaker win be Bishop william
Burt. Of Buffalo. Pastor Rice dis
cusssd The hypocrite," Monday. say
Ing. In part:
Il shan begin this series OF noon
addresses with q talk on the hypo.
critic, not because he In the choicest
one among the common sinners l am
announced to speak upon. but be.
cause he II the safest. II hurts no
ones feelings to denounce q hypo'
critic. Nothing said under that head
IL ever taken personally. Every man
has . keen eye for hypocrisy in
others, however, and not one sits now
listening to me who does not know
the exact person who needs sermon
like this. Some one has said, be-
lieve II was 6purgeon: On the anvil
of false profession Satan hammers
out the most hardened OF hard
hearts,' and the truth has been sell
dom better Said.
Il presume then We shall agree
that this sin IL without champions,
The hypocrite 10 the most friendless
Of all sinners, but we may as well
own square up to the truth that
hypocrisy does get into every one OF
US. Hate It an you win, denounce 1t
az you may, II nevertheless gets In
its work for you. There was . promo
old hypocrite In Athens who had In.
scribed over his door this beautiful
sentiment: Let nothing evil enter
here -Diogenes came by and. read IT,:
by what door then does the owner
get In
at doesn't take church member.
ship to make hypocrite. OF course,
when q man II publicly committed to
the splendid ideals Of Christianity. It
10 easy to hold his profession up be.
side his practice for judgment, but ]
respect him Just as much whose
hypocrisy / see because he processes
publicly . high ideal. az I do the
man whose hypocrisy 10 not plain be-
cause he is too cowardly to esp0use
the cause he really believes. l say
the man who covers before the
scourgings of his conscience. he
whose noble ideals struggle IN vain
within his breast. only to be choked
back ct the sign Of public appear.
ance, and sinks back to more com
fortably proceed In the low stage Of
action to which he has grown accus-
toned, he, too. II q hypocrite, and q
coward beside, and entitled to no
advantage over the man who has
espoused openly q noble cause up to
which his enfeebled practice doesn't
grade.
There was once q man who lived
In Sales, Mass, who became famous.
and remains 30. because he was no
hypocrite. His name was James
Very. Strange contribution the basis
of that mans fame pays to the rest
Of us. He practiced absolutely his
convictions with everyone he met.
Get his life and read It. At first you
will think him crazy. But soon you
will agree with Emerson that every.
body else IL crazy Oh, 1t 10 30 HARD
TO really 20 erect In this world. we
have to curb our actions to suit the
occasions and the folks. Some one
has diagnosed our civilization a. OF
fering q spectacle Of subsidiary NOR
atty. They meant by that q moral
ity Of reputation instead OF char
acter.
Hypocrisy! hate 1t as q foe Of
pure religion. Jesus Christ ever
teaches men the stern courage Of
honest convictions. This 10 one Of
my chief admirations for Christian.
|ity. A strangely sacred light has raj
len upon the church. and ON all hu'
man life from the kindled hres oil
persecutions where noble souls have
suffered rather than be untrue. And
such privilege II not exclusive 70
death on q fagot pile. You can put
the stamp Of yorr commences on
life from the ordinary plane familiar
TO ali OF 10 here now. You are hand
ling issues bound to get results on
ultimate things. The threads Of
hypocrisy are certain TO be thrown
out. The warp of life 10 sincerity
Our Judgment II at the bar OF God
and He shalt hold In derision every
strain OF fraud. The Joy OF the
hypocrite 10 but for q moment. He
that doeth the will Of God abideth
forever.'"