Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-25
Sunday Depicts Selfishness in
the LiUeS of Men and Women

noy?" Yes, sir. that's my name" He
got up and took me by the hand. 1 said
my name is Sunday; I'm down at the
church preaching. a good many have
been talking TO me about you and came
down to see you and ask you to give your
heart to God" He looked at me, walked
to cupboard, opened the door. took out
"a half pint flask of whiskey and threw
! it out on a pile OF stones. He then
turned around. took me by the hand. and
as the tears rolled down his cheeks he
said, Il have lived in this town nine
teen years and you are the first man
that has ever asked me to be a Chris
tian." He said, they point their finger
at me and call me an old drunkard. They
don't want my wife around with their
wives, because her husband is a drunk
ard. Their children won't play with our
babies. They go by my house to Sun
day school and church, but they never
ask us TO go. They pass us by. never
go near the church. / am a member of
the lodge. I am Mason and l went to
the church eleven years ago when a MEM
Der of the lodge died. but I've never been
back and l said l never would 60" !
said, "you don't want to treat the church
that way. God isn't to blame, is He?"
mo" The church isn't to blame, is
TT" No" Christ isn't to blame?"
| mo" you wouldn't think much OF me
] IL / would walk up and slap your wife
| because you kept dog 1 didn't like,
would you?
Then don't slap God in the face, be-
cause there are some hypocrites in the
church that you don't like. and who
are treating you badly. God is all right.
He never treated you badly. Come up
and hear me preach. will you, john"
Eyes, I'll come tonight" l said "All
, right, the Lord bless you, and l will
pray for you"
Proved a Convert.
He came; the seats were all filled, and
they crowded him down the side aisle.
can see him now, standing there. with
| his hat in his hand, leaning against the
wall looking at me. He never took his
eyes off me. When 1 got through and
gave the invitation, he never waited for
them TO let him out; he walked over the
| backs of the seats, took his stand for
| Jesus Christ, and in less than week
seventy eight men followed him into the
| kingdom OF God. They elected that man
chairman of the civic federation. and he
cleaned the town up for Jesus Christ.
and has led the hosts of righteousness
from then until now. Men do care to
talk about Jesus Christ and about their
souls. mo man cares for my soul :"
| That's what's the trouble. They are anxi-
| Gus and waiting for someone to come.
How melancholy have been the last
! days OF some whom the world has called
| great Caesar was stabbed to death.
Alexander the Great sat down and wept,
as he wrapped the drapery Of his couch
about him. Godfrey languished in Jail.
Charles v got a melancholy streak and
/ locked himself up. Napoleon spent his
last days on St Helenas barren rock
How sad have been the latter days OF
many who have climbed to the very
pinnacle and looked down. The world
doesn't care. There is many a man,
when he takes his dinner bucket and
! goes to work in the store, in the mill
or on the farm, his mind is perplexed; he
knows few brief years will wind up his
earthly career, and he wonders how
| much Of the Bible is true He wonders
II 1t Is figurative: how much is literally
| true. There are men in Omaha who
! would pull out their check book and
| write check for 1900 or 5000 II they
could have 1t proved that the Bible is
the word Of God. Jesus the son OF God.
heaven for the saved. hell for the lost
salvation only through Jesus Christ. But
| It won't cost you a cent You can come
and listen and I will tell you in five min
tues that 1t Is true because the mouth
OF the Lord hath spoken" The worl1
doesn't care.
Devil DOesn't Care.
The devil doesn't care. He heads you
/ on to indulge. and when at last you
awaken to your peril you will cry out,
''oh wretched man that am; who will
! deliver me?' God pity you! The devil
/ doesn't care. But I want 10 tell you,
heaven. earth and hell are all interested
| In this tabernacle. Earth wants to lead
you, hell damn you and heaven save you.
Above your heads are the angels OF light.
snow white from the throne OF God, and
around you are the devils Of darkness
black pinioned from hell. and they rip
and tear with beak and talon, and YOU
have 1t TO say who will win. heaven or
hell. You have II to say whether, with
shrek they grab your soul and 20 TO
perdition. OF whether the angels will take
you and mount up with wings OF love
and burst through the gates OF heaven
God has been waiting for some OF you
\ men for 30. 40. 80. 90. 70 years and YOU
haven't come. He cares. IAstenl God
! cares, Jesus cares and the Christian
cares Don't you think you ought to
J care a little bit? II there Is so ouch in
terest manifest for you. l think It Is the
height OF manhood and womanhood to
show your appreciation. and think the
most nnmanly and unwomanly thing you
can DO II not care when heaven cares ana
he'll doesn't