Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-18

You men are worse than Chinese. They
bind the feet OF their children to prevent
development You prevent the develop
ment Of your wife, of your children and
OF your neighbors.
What will you say when you meet your
wife1 What viii you say when you meet
your children. your lodge members, your
business associates. your friends and your
neighbors5 That you stand with decency
and right, or with degradation and
wrong7
When I stand before God In that day I
want to tell Him that did all In my
power to help Mrs. Sunday and the chill
dren to live in Jesus Christ. The earliest
recollection OF any OF my four babies was
my bending over them In prayer.
You men here have wives and children
and neighbors and business associates.
How are you living in their eyesg There
arc not ten men in this tabernacle but
know that II you had done your duty
your names and the names OF your fell
low men would bs In the kingdonA
You're under just as great an obligation
20 live for Jesus Christ an I am. II you
will prove to me where I'm more obj
gated to be a Christian than you, or
NAhoNN my OA NAhINN kIAAnleN0NH an OF why
they or I should live more deoently than
you do-K'n quit Every man L. respon-
sihie to God Cor the way he lives the life
God has given HIM.
Doctors should TEN New 20 Die
Right.
All. It pays . man to bo a Christian. !
am Christian because of the blessings
that come to a man who serves God.
They laughed at Noah. They laughed
at Abraham. at Daniel. at jeremiah. They
laughed at Christ.
I say this. too; II you are a physician
you're under az great an obligation to tell
your patient how to die right az to dag
nose their difficulties and ailments.
Just suppose there is a hell, maybe.
What about that thenf Don't you want
to be insured7 Don't you want to be on
tho safe slider
1 have no business ability. II have II
is dormant. But had rather be a
preacher of God and a Christian than be
millionaire In the world Of affairs.
II is human to stand with the crowd: II
Is divine to stand alone. I want some
thing more than mere intellectually II To
have II have to pass up Jesus Christ
Don't misunderstand me. You never saw
a man who has believed more firmly In
education than do.
You expect to be a Christian some day,
Some think II is manly to put II off. Some
men cherish the idea that they can keer
their lives under their own control until
the last moment and then think they car
take one sip OF the water OF life and
swing INTO glory.
They think they can drain the cup OF
life to the last dregs and then present
their dirty carcasses to God. They think
they can live their lives for the devil and
Just before death have a preacher sir
them through to glory.
Is that your ideal OF manhoodf IT'S moi
mine. I say, God. I'll do my best now. "
and those that walt this way win be dis
appointed.
suppose there are some men who hav,
been so busy all OF their lives that they
have never taken the time to think and
mediate over these things
Then when they are on their deathbet
they have time to mediate and aocep
Christ. -.
But you men here this AFTERNOON WI
know before am through and you ar,
all informed on the subject now. II 70,
have acted on your knowledge you woulC
all have been on the way to glory lonJ
ago. I am not preaching anything new
and I am just stirring you up to you
duty in what you already know.
Don't TrifIe with Gods Great Hforcy
There was hunter who had a whist,
which presented the cry OF the fawn. HI
blew It and beautiful doe sprang on
from the bushes and stood facing tn,
man.
She stopped with her instructive fea!
of man as her enemy, But he did no
shoot. He was so impressed with tn
mother love. that the deer would fac,
death to come to the fawn she though
was in distress, and he threw away hi
gun and clapped his hands and erie,
''sh-h-h-r." and she bounded back int
! the bushes.
But what should be thought Of men
Do you think because God has been pa
tient that He will always be patient
| Some OF you men have been putting /
off until there isn't hair between yoV
and hell.
Don't think because God has beei
merciful in the past He will always be
Don't trifie with Gods mercy.
| I believe in Gods great mercy. but
also believe that God Is giving some o
you men your last chance.
There was business man in a tow
where meetings were being held. Tn
merchants told the clerks they might at
tend the meetings at the tabernacle. an,
might become Christians. but whethe
! they did or not would make no differ
ence in their standing at the store.
He told them, of course, he was not
| Christian. but had used his influence 10
the good OF his clerks and they nigh
do as they saw fit.
| This man is like a man passing a burn
| ing house who saw a woman standing ii
a window screaming for help. The maj
called 70 her TO be brave, but he couli
not help her. He would watch for
member Of the fire department as h
walked down the road and would sen
him to her aid.
In the meantime he told the womai
just do the best you can 10 get out, bu
II you burn to death remember 1 used m
influence.
/ Father Could Not Pray for HIS Dy
ing sOns
A young Yale man lay dying IN Den
yer. The father had done everything tha
money could do 70 gave him. He had sen
for a specialist from Chicago TO com