Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-18
Armies of God Are Not Made Up
of Men and Women Taken by Draft

Iwill melt with gratitude when you think
OF the many mercies. the tender mercies,
Of God.
"Brethren'-that's what God calls His
true followers. No speaking from the
loft II there's any lesson we need 90
learn Il is that OF being brethren" A
friend OF mine went 10 England 10
preach and one day spoke at a MONDAY
meeting OF worklnEmen. presided over
by the daughter OF an earl. She said to
those men: You ought 20 be convinced
that we OF the aristocracy are interested
IN you people OF the working class and
In your problems. now that we bring this
gentleman from America TO speak TO
you And they applauded, those work
ingmen did They cried, Hear Heart
That will go in arlstocratic England.
whore they bow and scrape 20 royalty.
but II won't go IN democratic America.
Sinners are not called brethren" in
tho Bible. God commands sinners. They
are in rebellion. He entreats Christians.
When Lincoln called for volunteers he
addressed men az citizens OF the United
States" not as foreigners.
| sacrifice May ne Your own.
The man who IL apprecitivo OF Gods
mercies Will not have much mercy on
himself. Don't stand up and say: I'm
do what Jesus bids me 10 do, and go
whore He bids me 20 co." then go to
bed. Present your bodies-not mine-not
those OF your wives; you must present
your own Present your bodies, not your
neighbor's. nor your ohidrens; II IL their
duty TO do that DO YOU trust God enough
TO let Him do what He wants to dor
| Henry Marley said 10 Moody. when that
great American was in England that
God - waiting 10 show this world what
one man could do for Him. Moody said;
Marley. by the grace OF God I'll be that
man" and God took hold OF Moody and
shook the world with him. God would
shake the world with us today II only
We would present our bodies az living
sacrifice to Him. as Moody did. Are
YOU willing TO present yourself? am
tired OF a church OF 800 or 100 members
without power enough 10 bring one soul
to Christ. I believe that the angels are
leaning out OF the battlements OF glory
tonight waiting TO hear how you Will
answer this appeal to God
| At the opening OF the civil war many
a man was willing that the country
should be saved by able bodied male
relatives OF his wife, who made them
I HNANNa bMACl-IittHf JUL ITO ulun no MINI
self. God isn't asking for other men .
bodies. He's asking for yours. II all
would give to God what riEhtfully be-
longs to Him tell you He would create
a oommotlon on earth and IN hell lie
has a hand in this campaign.
II God had the feet OF some OF you
lie would point your toes in different
ways than you have been going for
hn1 IL, 4 n.
would never head you into a booze joint.
II He had your feet lie would never send
you into ballroom. II lie had the
feet OF some Of you lie would make you
wear out shoe leather Juggling back what
you've taken that doesn't belong to You.
II God had your feet He would take
you to prayer meetings. I'm afraid the
preacher would have nervous prostra-
ton. for he HASN'T seen some OF you
there in years. IL God had your feet
you'd find II harder to follow the devll
Some OF you preachers have your chill.
dren going to dancing school, and I hear
some Of you 70 20 dances. He would
make your daily walk conform TO the
golden rule and the sermon on the mount.
God Can Make your Hands DO Much,
Some people work only with their
mouths. God wants that part that's on
the ground. Some soldiers only sit
around and smell coffee and watch the
bacon frying. Some preachers need the
cushions OF their chairs upholstered much
oftener than they need their shoes half
soled.
II God had your hands lie would make
you let 20 of a lot OF things YOU hold &c
tightly they will drag you down TO hell
He would have you let 30 of some OF tho
things you pay taxes on, but don't own
and He would make you let go OF money
TO pay taxes on some that you do own
Some people are 80 busy muck-rackins
that they will lose a crown of glorS
hereafter. II God had your hands how
many countless tears You would wash
away. A friend OF mine bought a type
writer and when he tried TO use Il his
fingers seemed 10 he all sticks. but now
he can write is words q minute. Let
God have your hands and He will make
them do things that would make the
angels wonder and applaud.
! A young man went down to Thomas
Vile. Ala. and while there was invited
TO dress ball-or rather an undress ball
II what I have read about such affair
properly describes the uniforms. A younI
lady--a young lady with eyes like tn,
dove and with beautiful treAses. came NJ
TO him and said to the young man. Won
you pledge q glass OF champagne with
mef' The young man thanked her. bu
said. mo, ] don't drink mot will
me?" she asked. and smiled. and agail
he answered. NO" Then she said. II
/, l had thought you would refuse me
would not have asked you and exposed
myself TO the embarrassment OF q ~
fusaL did not suppose you woul,
think me bold for speaking 20 you IN Thu
way, and thought you might be lonely.
: A little later she came back to him an,
repeated her invitation. Again he said
NO" Others came up and laughed. ii
took Il and hesitated. she smiled at hin
and he gave In and drank the cham
payne. then drank another glass and an
4 other until he was flushed with Il. the
he danced. AT ? o'clock the next morn
ing a man with a linen buster over IN
other clothes walked back upon a rail
road station platform. waiting for a trail
for the north; and as he walked he woul
exclain. "oh. Cod" and would pun
? pint flask from his pocket and drink
J. MY Cod he would say, what wi
3 mother sAyT'' -Four months later In hi
> home In Vermont. with his weepin