The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-06-17
In the Religious World
The Enemies TO Fear

, building between tho meetinge anC
while waiting for the evening ser
vice 20 begin. he noticed that the
man alongside OF him put something
! into his mouth every 10 minutes 81
so Clearly Il Vas not tobacco. Anc
az last my friend curiosity got the
better OF him. and he said. Would
you mind telling me What you are
eating9"
Turning a smiling face 10 him, the
otAer made ansV er. oh. these are
peppermint loTeuees You see, I'm
a tra!l.hittcr used 20 DC a hard
drinker And peppermint ioEenges
help take away the appetite FOR
booze WAY. know one fellow Who
ate "a pounds o. peppermint lor-
enCes IN two weeks
The man recognized his own Pc
culiar temptation and be tried bis
best 70 cooperate with God in meet
ing IL The writer ot this psalm
knew that his month Was his danger
point so ~ crivd
set watch o Jehovah, 5e.ore my
mouth
Keep TIE door o. my rps
There IS nothing Ike beng specific
in dea.ne o.ta ones own tenpta.
tior A woman once said 20 Moody
Mr. MOODY how car cure uysel.
ot the habit ~ evaesevauor 2" Call
:; living madam call IL wing re-
piled ire hard headed evangelist,
Le, Us pray % oe saved from sins
definitely named "o God. deliver
me- from the love O, money Or.
Help ne Lord. 70 quit ny near
and slande-ous Eoss.r.ag or
Lord. enable ne 20 he polite and
considera,e n NY cv- home or
Almighty God clean up nv toa.
mind Or, Lord Jesus. save ne
from The SIN % unlovtnEress MAY
We not a; least b az candid and
clear in our praying as TIE pssim.s,
OF old
Pact sirs a Present Menace.
Every past str - az ally OF pres
enr temptation All the knowledge
OF evil TIA, the former years have
lefr with Is as heritage. rises NJ
% hinder us in our fght for per
sonal righteousness TIE psaluis,
prayed that his heart might rot De
inclined 20 practice deeds OF wick
edness He would Ike 10 escape
The clutches OF the past.
Il would mean more 10 The world
than ali the Carnegie and Rookie.
Teller beneiaetions com bined g.. that
one tremendous truth could Only BE
driven home 70 youth TIE deeds
o, folly done today maaacle Us FOR
tomorrow. An appalling number OF
men are not free 10 follow the bid
ding OF their best manhood. aad
fight for truth and patriotism, be-
cause hey are not free The devil
has a collar and chain on them.
Recently net shisry-eyed man
who once was nationally discussed
He had had a rare and wonderful
opportunity 20 serve the people
Seldom IS patriot given such a
chance Bat this man suddenly and
mysteriously collapsed He sat silent
when he should have stood up and
spoken. His hand was held back in
the very act OF striking a blow FOR
Righteousness. The reason vas sim.
pie. The mans past ras not clean.
He vas not free Former orences
were held up as menace HE had
lost his power 70 bear witness 70 the
truth God pity him. for DO fellow
being can understand the torment
Of his soul.
Would that the dying words or
John b. Cough could resound IN the
ear- OF every young person about 10
make biz first serious miss;ep
Young man, keep your record
clean" There IL no asset for a noble
life equal % a noble youth. Re
clean today II you would conquer
tomorrow In the matter os temper
ance, r. Is the man Who does not
drink al ar. and %ho never mas
drunk, Who has no d.fNu,,y or en-.
barrAssment In refusing 70 I-nk
Recognizing the Enemy
A mushy, maudlin type o. utera.
ture Is prevalent in our day witch
recognizes no EVIL and assures 10
that every hing Is lovely. in th's
world and the next. Strong. scurd.
thinking persons revolt from mis-
sort OF teaching. because r. does not
square with their own knoEledge OF
actual life The psalms ring true
They admit the presence o. eDsule.
and OF wicked men Their prayer is
10 Jehovah against these scuering.
plotting. ysnEeful men The snAres
OF the wicked we're real 20 David
and his fellow psalm writers.
And they are real today Any.
body who has ever Incurred TIE hos
Utility Of corrupt political ring. or
OF the whisky crowd can reclte the
closing verses Of our lesson psalm
with feeling. and give picturesque
details II is unfair 70 youth %
send Il forth into the world In the
blind assumption fha, virtue Will