Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-23

any more than you can drive the pois-
onous secretion from a rattlesnake by
putting a clothespin on its tail
I don't say there may not be genuine
cases OF death-bed repentance, but they
are few. There IL only one mentioned in
the Bible. only one TO my knowledge
the thief on the cross. That n the first
opportunity the thief ever had Of giving
himself TO Jesus
II you sinners had grabbed the first
opportunity you had. there would not be
one single sinner In this tabernacle to-
night Not one, sir.
Nine times out of ten the man who IL
afraid 20 die until after the preacher has
come and prayed with him will go right
back into the old life n he gets we'll
Fools Love Things God Hates.
Jesus didn't say a word 20 the samari-
tan woman about being damned. lie
didn't say anything about fire and brim-
stone 10 Zaccheus and Matthew. and yet
nobody will dare to say that they did
not get religion right;
He didn't say anything to the woman
caught in the very act OF adultery other
than. Go and sin no more"
II fear was necessary I would never
have been saved I had no fear of God;
1 had no fear Of what might come. MY
own conscience told mo I was wrong
and wanted 20 be right because !
wanted 10 know God and because saw
very clearly that II was the right thing
20 do.
You are the biggest fools this side OF
he'll when you want TO do the things
which God does not want you TO do. ana
you love the things that ood hates.
When the prodigal in the midst Of the
saueaIing. hungry swine came TO HIM
self and said, II will arise and so 10
my father. he didn't start for home
because he was afraid his father would
find him and horsewnip him II he didn't
He saw very clearly that II was the thing
for him to do.
Repentance is something that goes
down into a man q good deal oeep@I
than being afraid of the consequences OF
h,s aims. Repentance is not fear, nor Is
Il ver,, likely 10 be brought about oy rear
alone. you can depend upon that.
I, YOU do what your conscience tens
Won there won't be a single man OF
woman 20 20 out Of this Tabernacle To-
night without giving their hearts 70 Soe'
Repentance is not conviction. thoush
n great many think II is, ana ! nav"
heard preaching that said u was men "'e
often deeply convicted Of SIM put they
70 on in the same sinful way az DeIore.
| have been preaching mere hesrv
three weeks and know there are some
men here who are 30 oonVic.eo ".
troubled on account OF their sins that
,hsv can hardly eat and sleep. II told
you some of them we're in business, you
would be astounded. They are convicted
hut they keep on In tho same way.
Felix was so deeply convicted by what
paul said to him and yet he kept right
ON living an adulterous life as before.
1 know people who come and go In
theso meetings that are convicted ana
know of their sins Just as we'll as they
know their own names. They know their
sins just as well an they know what
direction 70 take to go homo tonight
from this Tabernacle.
All repentance is not feeling sorry De-
cause you have done wrong. There never
was a wrong-doer who did not teei sorry
for his wrong-doing when II was founu
out or got him into trouble.
When was a little boy was always
sorry the moment / saw my mother
getting a switch.
The man who does mean things always
has 10 feel mean about II when he gets
alone with himself and God has ordained
that no one shall do wrong and find
happiness In Il.
Many n man who is earnestly sorry
that he has done wrong goes right on
doing II. don't believe a man wants
to get drunk. believe most Of them
don't want to get drunk. The same
with the man who quarreis with his
wife: he knows he did wrong. but he
will quarrel with her again.
don't think I ever spoke IN q
prison without seeing strong evidences
before me that the men were very sorry
for their wrong-doing.
stories OF jail.
I was invited up to iail once and
told them I would go, but they said,
You had better come before Friday.
BDl. The court Is in session and we
will very likely change our residence
soon" So I went up and took Rody
along and I talked 20 them for a little
while.
They all looked like they were sorry
for what they had done and when II
was going some one said. Lets sing
q hymn" and the whole bunch lined
up and sang. God Be With You Till
We Meet Again"
II struck me as being rather incon-
gruous. but It got tangled up in myi
heartstrings IN some way.
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