Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-16
Example of Zaccheus is Used
by Sunday to Win More Souls

/ they sew their father. ran in and told
their ma. have tried to figure out
what kind Of woman Mrs. zsccheus
was, but l haven't succeeded Soon the
visitors arrived and zacoheus introduced
them. This II Jesus OF Nazareth. wife.
This is Mrs. zacoheus, Jesus. And here
Is Mr.. Peter and Mr.. James and MIR.
Bartholomew" No doubt they went
through some form like that. After
staying some time Jesus left, as he said:
This day Is salvation come IN this
house. for so much as he also Is a son Of
Abraham. For the Son Of Man has come
10 sesk and to save that which was lost"
And a. ! go up and down the country
meet those who are seeking riches.
such as the young ruler and as Fac
cheus had, and ! meet those who are
seeking riches and earthly good and
profession and accomplishments. educa-
tion. ETC., and tell them Seek ye
first the kingdom OF God"
CIimbs Down Out Of Tree.
What do tho scriptures tell us that
zacchoua did7 lie made haste 10 come
down out OF the tree and to Join Jesus.
He did not say to him. 'Jesus, you do
not know who l am" No. He came
down Immediately and he Immediately
began to talk about restitution. He
wanted to get right with Christ.
Tho reason why some are not Chris
tians. tho reason some OF them have not
come down the sawdust path, il that
they will have to pay back some Of tho
things they have gained slnfully They
might have TO put their business on an
. other basis. Some Of you have a sin In
your life you think you can't give up.
and that's why ] keep pounding away.
There was a young Adams Express
employe In Akron one time who stole
q package containing $4,000. They ar
rested him, but their case was no good
and he got free. However. the company
was positive he had committed the theft
80 they discharged him. One time he
heard Moody in q sermon ana afterward
he sought Moody for little conference.
Moody told the young man to take the
money back. and told him TO face arrest
II he was guilty The young man was
90 deeply convinced OF mis- sin and he
was SO intent on doing right that he
| went back. Some Of his relatives and
! friends made up the deficit OF $500 which
he had spent. and they turned all Of the
money over 10 the company The young
man was arrested and sent 10 the peni-
tertiary for three years, and when he
entered the prison doors ne was happier
than he had ever been before. He was
pardoned in few montns. but he died
In short while-poor feliow-from a
loathsome disease he contracted while
living his sinfui life.
How would you like 90 feel the warm
Ing effects OF full and complete pardon
through restitution7 II il not ques-
ton with the Lord OF what a man has
been. II "a what he IL now. and what
he intends to BE- In the future. II he
will submit 20 and will seek the Lord
and will obey. he will have a full and
complete pardon.
Hear Him Out OF Curiosity.
zaccheus went up into the tree through
curiosity some Of you came here through
curiosity Some Of you hear reports that
are deFogatory ana some hear reports OF
{, the other kind, and you come to see what
kind OF meetings. they, are having down
here at the tabernacle. II | thought for a
/ minute that I was doing no more good
than TO satisfy your curiosity. l would go
home tonisht-so help me God. would
But don't care a rap II It was curioaity
that brought you here. just 30 long as
you 80 out OF mere saved.
Do you know why some OF you have not
hit the sawdust train II Il because you
are ashamed to walk down. You have
not the manhood to do what your con-
science tells YOU Il the manly thing ia
be ashamed not TO walk down. l would
be ashamed to refuse TO yield to a noble
impulse.
can understand why you would refuse
70 lie. or why you would refuse TO be q
libertine. or an adulteress. But, goodness
me, I can't understand why you refuse
TO bo decent and accept Christ
I Some Of you are afraid the gang will
sheer at YOU, and the man IN the shop
will say In contemptaous manner, II
hear you went forward" Be a man and
tell him; "You bet pour boots. | went
forward. DO you want anything out Of
met I'm glad ! had the manhood and
grit enough 10 do IT,"
Come down from your pride Are you
afraid some fellow win sneer at your Any
man that sneers at another for being a
Christian won't have to bend his knees,
II he 4 ~ iow-down IN stature as he IL IL
principle, 70 kiss a rat Some OF you are
too ooDtemptibly proud to acknowledge
you're a sinner and need Christ ] know
takes a man 10 be Christian, any foo
can so TO he'll. A dead fish goes over the
falls. but a live oncs wriggles against tn,
current. So you're dead ones. that's all.
zaccheus came down. He did not thinl
what some person might say. He wa,
honored, ana he made haste, SO should
you make haste. because you are honoret
just as much a. he was.
Most unsaved men think OF God Will
sort OF fear. Well they might VIII,
shouldn't he fear who curses and bias
. phemesf With one hand God could swee
. the entire people Of the earth to death
He holds the seas and the skies In Hi
hand. He IL the son Of God IN power an,
is q son Of man In sympathy,
ThingA Of Value worth seskins.
God requires sinners to seek Him. Their
r. no halfway measure. What II / wer'
, 20 walk down one aisle ana up anothe
and then come here and say l had los
aomething7 No person would think
was Of much value from the careles
manner IN which I looked for f. But
we're 70 hire several hundred men I
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