Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-20
Final Rejection of Christ is an
objectionable Sin, Says Sunday

pardonabic SIM" preached this afternoon
follows. HIS text:
Wherefore I say unto you. all man.
ner OF sin and blasphemy shall be for
given unto men. but the blasphemy
sgainst the Holy Ghost, Il shall not b
And whosoever speaketh word
against the Son Of Man. II shall be for
given him; but wbomsoever spesketh
AGAINST the Holy Ghost, II sail not b.
forgiven him, neither I'm this world
neither IN the world TO come.-Matt. XII
s1-S2.
I'd like 20 know where your Univer-
salist gets any ground TO stand on there
I'd believe God before I would any old
blatherekite Of a Universalist, you car
bank on that.
Il say unto you. all manner Of sin and
blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men
but the blasphemy against the Holy
Ghost shall not be forgiven, neither In
this world. neither In the world 20 come. y
believe there were people In the days
OF Jesus that believed future probation
Neither in this world. neither in the
world TO come" "WhomBoever speaketh
word against the Son Of Man. II shall
be forgiven him. but whatsoever speaketh
against the Holy Ghost, Il shall not be
forgiven him"
l have stretched out My hand; no man
But We have set at naught my coun-
sci. and would have none Of My re-
I viii also laugh at your calamity;
will mock when your fear cometh.
When your fear cometh as desolation
and your destruction cometh as whirl-
wind
Then shall they call upon Me. but
will not answer; they shall seek Nc
early, hut they shall not find Me.
For they that hated knowledge, and
did not choose the fear OF the Lord.
Therefore shall they eat OF the fruit
81 their own way. and be filled with
The Pharisees charged Jesus with be-
ing in league with the devil. They said
TO him; you have a devil" They grew
holder IN their denunciation and said
why, you are a devil. You are not The
Son OF God. You are a devil; you dc
what you DO through Beelzobub, tho
prince Of devils"
Jesus said: How II that SOL IL what
I do do through the devil, explain why
it Is I am overthrowing the works OF
the devil. II I am a devil. and II what
I do do through the devil, then
wouldn't be working to hurt the works
Of the devil.
A house divided against itself car
never stand. II / am a devil, and II whai
am doing ! am doing because OF the
devil IN me, then would not not t be WORK. TX,
would be working 70 destroy the work.
OF God.
From that day forth they dared moi
ask him any questions. for they could
not answer His common sense logic.
Sin Against the Holy Ghost.
/ know there are various opinions held
by mon as TO what they believe or thini
constitutes the sin against the Holy
Ghost. There are those who think II
could have been committed only by thos,
who heard Jesus Christ speak and saw
Him IN the flesh.
am In danger. for neither has ever seer
Jesus In the flesh.
Another class thinks Il has been com
mstted since the days OF Jesus. but a
Extremely rare intervals. and still third
class think they have committed II ant
they spend their life In gloom and 'dreas
and are perfectly useless 10 themsolve
or the community.
And yet haven't the slightest doub
but that there are hundreds here nov
IN this tabernacle that come under tn
hoad of my message, who are neve
gloomy never depressed. never down
cast; their conscience IL at ease; thei
spirits are light and gay; they eat thre'
meals day and sleep as sound as
babe az night. Nothing seems 20 disturb
them; life Is all pleasure and song.
| II you will do me this favor. for tn
good I might be TO you by your u
doing. II you will lay aside any pre-
conceived ideas or opinions which yo'
may have had or still have as to wha
you imagine. think or believe CONSTITUTES
tho sin against the Holy Ghost. or Tn
objectionable sin. and II you viii iistei
TO me (for I have read every sermon
could ever get my hands upon on tn
subject. and have listened 20 every maj
I have ever had an opportunity TO hea
preach. and have read everything tn
Bible has taught on the subject).
i do not say that my views on IN
subject are lnfaiiiblei but will give yol
tho result OF what have wept an
prayed over ana what have read an
studied. and n time will permit and m,
strength allow and my patience endure
] viii try 20 ask and answer few cues
tons;
What IL itf Who can commit n? Ho,
can 1t show ITSELF How may know u
have committed IT. why win not Co
lforsiveY He says He never will.
what A f. Not and What n ~.
II IL not swearing.
II swearing were the objectionable 81
lots OF men In heaven would have TO 9
TO he'll tonight. and there are multitude
on earth. on their way TO heaven. tina
would have to so to hell and would hav
} to go with them. because I am standin
here 20 tell you that you never looked int
J the face OF man that eouiA swear NOR
} than could. and think a man IL a dirty
iow-down dos that will cuss.
God never had anything but good. kin
Thoughts towards you, and for a man I
cuss God because He wants 90 keep hiT
out OF hell IL tho limit.
! It's not drunkenness
!. There are multitudSs IN heaven ths
have crept and crawied out OF the sewer
OF infamy and drunkenness. Some Of IN
brightest lights that ever blazed for 90
have been mon that God saved from bel
It's not adultery.
Jesus said TO the woman eommFtin
adultery; Neither DO l condemn three