Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-03
Evangelist Brown Takes Slap
at "0nce a Week Chris
tians" and MethodiSts


old testament character, and the
members Of his family were a pecu-
liar lot OF folk. From a standpoint Of
duty 10 God and church they were
''backsliders.s And today there are
people who go TO church and profess
TO lead strict Christian lives who are
'backsliders" Of exactly the same
type as Judge Lot, Sister Lot and the
Misses Lot.
So declared Evangelist John E.
Brown in his talk in Central Union
church last night The big revival
meetings seem TO be gaining both In
interest and attendance. The church
was comfortably filed. Special sing
ing by the augmented choir and the
audience, and a solo by c. p. Curry
were distinct features. Chaplain
Scott, 18th Infantry, offered prayer.
The lesson last night was taken by
the evangelist from the first few
verses OF the 18th chapter Of Genesis,
which relate Abraham's journey into
the promised land and his settlement
there.
Talks Of Lot Of Today.
Il am going to talk to you not OF the
Judge Lot that lived long ago, but as
] know Judge Lot and his family"
said the evangelist. God called
Abraham 70 60 into the new land.
Abraham started to 60, taking his
father and Lot, his brothers SON.
Abraham and Lot came close to the
border Of the Promised Land, and
there they lived for many years.
God calls some of rs to leave the
land OF unriehteousness and death
and 60 into the land Of righteousness
and light. Some of US have gone, but
others have only started and found IL
q big Job to cross the border to be-
come q Christian. The problem is
Shall 60 all the way? Probably
some have tried to convince the Lord
that II wasn't necessary to go all the
way. Perhaps some have tried to com.
promise by giving up this or that.
4But God says ell the way or none
OF the way. Perhaps some have hesi-1
tated 10 come clean for God. and
eased their consciences by going as
near the border as possible without
crossing. They have given UP TINS
and that. They have Joined the
church and are living the life Of the
professor But while they are pro
fessbks' they are not 'possessors.
Has Pity and Tears.
.For this rmf.vtspeupfe I nave only |
sympathy-only pity and tears. Most
men think that they can 3ead ~ Chris
tian life without Jesus Christ. But !
say, n you are going TO be In the
church and make It profession. get
TO Jesus Christ"
The evangelist. with the aid of brief
humorous stories, illustrated that
class Of people who 60 to church once
every Sunday-when 1t doesn't rain
as q sort Of duty. He referred to this
class as ''stubby stun"
.sBack In Arkansas" he added, I'VE
certainly have got q lot of stubby stun |
IN our churches. I use these homely |
illustrations because ] find that they
stick"
Mr.. Brown dropped his subject for
a moment at this juncture to talk
about his nose.
"The reason my nose is 80 long is
because I never stick 1t into other
peoples business" he said, all seri-
business. 1T has nothing to do but
just grow"
just Like Sore Thumb.
The evangelist added that some
people have got just enough religion
TO make them miserable. ut is just
a sore thumb" he said, but they
wouldn't cut II OF for anything"
After Abraham's father died, the
evangelist continued, Lot and Abra-
ham started, on their way into the
land that God had promised Abraham.
They went into Egypt and stayed
there many years. Both got rich and
then they had q difference. But we
can't AFFORD to quarrel" said the wise
Abraham.
"And | wish q lot Of church mem.
bers had the same spirit as did old
Abraham" said the evangelist.
So Abraham and Lot parted, and
Lot pitched his tent toward Sodom,
that "gay Paree" Of the old, old days.
II was q wicked city, and the evangei-
ist drew vivid picture OF 1t.
"And when you see member OF the
church pitching his tent toward Sod
om," he declared, II don't care what
excuses he makes, 1t is only ques-
tion of time when he will be down In
Sodom, bag and baggage"
Domestic Compromises.
The evangelist pointed out that
some wives have said to their hus-
bands sslf you will go withime to the
house of God, will go with you to
your places of amusement"
And have never known woman
to made this agreement and not lose,
finally, all spiritual influence which
she may have had" the evangelist
added.
"You can't get your loved ones out
OF hell by jumping into hell with
them" the evangelist declared, with
emphasis. "And to those who have
jumped into hen after their loved
ones. say you get back to God where
You once were-get back to God! The
commandments have not been revis-
ed, the sermon on the mount has not
been recalled. The fact that you drift
or backslide is no evidence that God
changes.
"This Lot of the 10th century says
that the churches are too exclusive;
that If the church would blend its
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