Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-06

church personally who want 20 be
saved, but they ara not concerned about
other people. They do not give any help
to other people; they don't lie awake az
night praying for other people that they
might be brought to the Lord
The second class are going TO de-
pend upon human wisdom--there Is no
such thing as latent power. express or
implied-power is just as distinctive
In an individual as the electricity In
these lights. II these globes are with
out a current they would be nothing but
glass bulbs fitted for nothing but the
scrap heap. without the Holy Spirit you
are as sounding brass and tinklng Gym
balls. and a third rate amusement parlor.
with religion left out. The church of to-
day needs a flood of the Holy Ghost The
third class are church members not from
might and honor and power. but from the
! spirit.
Il am not a pesslmist; no, | am an
optimist of optimists and believe that
a brighter day never dawned upon the
church Of Jesus and that there was never
time when men and women were 80
hungry for the true religion as they are
today. believe that the church Of God
never had brighter prospects; and be-
iieve that down by the door OF the
church today there are rolling such
chances as & never had before. There
are more people ready and willing TO hear
the gospel than ever before. ! believe
that no church door should ever swing
open; no sermon should ever no preached
no song should eve. DE sung; no meeting
should ever be held that is not for tho
only object of the bringing OF men and
women 10 saving knowledge of Jesus
Christ the Son OF God.
We've got churches; lots Of them.
We've got preachers. seminarios. and they
are turning out preachers and putting
them into the theological molds and
keeping them there until they get cold
enough TO practice preaching.
why, at Pentecost one sermon saved
1900 people. now It takes 1900 to get one
old buttermilk-eyed. red-nosed. whisky
soaked blasphemer.
mo people on Gods earth are better
clothed and better fed than In America,
30 this is not what IL wrong.
Too Much Organization.
"A fellow came TO me and said Billy
tho trouble IL that we need organization
in the church God help usl Were or.
ganized too much today There is 20
much organization in the church thai
you can hear the machinery squeak. but
we haven't got oil enough OF the Holy
Ghost to grease ona axle of Gods char.
lot. Listen TO me. We've got tho Y. W.
C. A., the Y. z. s. c. e.. the c. T. u. the
]. r. X. the J. Il. l. and the J. Q. /, I. y
Drop into young peoples meeting
The leader will say. in a weak, effemi.
nate, Apologize. negative sort OF voice
that there was a splendid topic this even
ing, but he had not had much time TO-
preparation. II Ii superfluous for him e
say that; you could have told that. RI,
goes along and tells how happy he 10 e
have you there TO take part this evening
making this meeting interesting. Som.
one gets up and reads a poem from tbs
Christian Endeavor Herald. and ther
they sing No. IS. They get up ana sing
oh. to BE Nothing. Nothing; Only to 81
at His Feet We used 70 sing that SONG
hut found out that they took IL so liter
ally that cut II out. the Same as hav
cut slang out OF my preaching. Tough
ter.)
Then q long pause. and some on,
says. Let Us sing No. S. So they ge
up and then some one starts Throw
Out the LAfe Line They haven't 20
strength enough to put up clothesline
Another long pause. and then you hear
Have all taken part that feel free TO d
so? We have q few minutes left. so le
us sing No. "a Then another long paus'
4 hear the organ'--I can never think Z
that little thlng-what Is it2 prelude; 4
10 timo for ua 10 close. now let us all n
peat together our MiEpah benedictior
1.-THE Lord keep watch between thee an
. me- when we are absent from one an
other."' ] tell you God has got a har
Job on His hands. Ever hear anythin
: like that3 Yes. guess you have. an
you don't have to 20 outside to hear I
4 either.
4 "Tho church Of God doesn't need Of
d Eanisation, but the Holy Ghost upo
: what she has already got. LAfe will Civ
{ organization. but organization viii neve
:. give spiritual life. God II needed
. bring man 20 feel that he needs Jesu
( Christ The divine philosophy OF peopl
today breeds more agnostics and infido
Q than all the Bob Ingersolls put togethe
> God IL looking today for men to &
;. down into the marshes OF sin TO rescy
y the porishlng and care for the dying.
did you ever read or hear about q
blowing up OF He'll Gate at New Yorl
Only ships Of certain draught could /
!. through Il, and the government ga'
!, tho contract TO General Newton to r
move the obstacle. so no started wi
= his tunnels under the hanks OF the rive
- placed his tons OF powder and aia
- powder. and on the day appointed. Il
:, government ships came and put eve
thing back that attempted to pc
% through the river. and General Newt
sat IN his home on Brooklyn Heigh
- twO miles away. his little child on /
,, knee. and he eaid. When ! tell yC
!" press that little black button and pus
p And when the signal came TO him ov
" the telephone, be said; Press that b.
~ ton and she pressed the button. and q
w miles away there was a muffled roar a
o. the water shot into the air $50 feet n
y the river was cleared. Helpless itself "
he that little child. but backed by Z
~ genius and power OF her illustrio
az father, she was all powerful, Helpls
q. are we without the Holy Ghost. b
10 with Il We are powerful and nothing
pc all hell can stop us.
en- Urges Relief Ia God.
NJ Believe that God Almighty can