Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-20
Sundays Sermon Last Night

out OF indulgence. and the tighter the
grip OF the world. Many n young man
knows that he ought TO be Christian,
and knows " he does that he wiii have
TO give up certain things. Many girls
know that they will have to turn from
some things.
Then 1t is hard for you to give up the
devil to get Jesus Christ; II you become
Christian think Of what you get
THAT is what the student thinks. He
will put in four or eight years study.
and what he gets pays for what he gave.
Then look at religion from sensible
standpoint. For no good thing will be
withheld from them that walk uprightly.
Whatever may be your views about
the inspiration of the Bible. II ever
found verse that was especially writ
ten for Philadelphia IL is that one.
The fear OF man bringeth a snare"
And when the invitation is given, null
titudes know that they ought to be Chris.
tlans, but they get cold feet right there.
and sit glued to the seat, and all heaven
could not induce them to take stand
for Jesus. They are afriad that come
body will laugh. They are afraid that
some members of the lodge would laugh
at them, or that some old whisky soak
will give them the horse laugh
Say would rather be brave and
decent. and brave enough to walk on tho
side OF Jesus Christ and live for Him,
phin laugh at me because 1 did II, than
to refuse TO do It, and let the devils
laugh at me through eternity, because
was not man enough to take stand.
81 tell you this is God-hatlng. a
Bible-hating, and a Christ-hating world
and II takes grit and manhood to live for
Jesus. It does not take any manhood to
live for the devil, but every spark to DO
n Christian.
Another says:
"'well, my trouble is that I am wait
ing to be convinced You have been
listening for weeks and are still waiting
to be convinced? You say; Just as soon
as am convinced that Jesus Christ Is the
Son of God and the Bible the Word OF
God, I am going to take my stand
There Is no sort OF Unitarian Chris
tlan Science dogmatic doctrine that hell
can belch and puke out and concoct that
man will not be led into.
IF you want to know God let Him
floor you with evidence until you cannot
get away from it, You are waiting to be
convinced in your way. but not Gods
way.
"wen,' a man says. Il am a pretty
good sort OF fellow. 1 don't profess
to be perfect
"If YOU did YOU would lie 4 am not
perfect but the good overbalances the
evil.
Don't talk to me about being a good
man when you turn Jesus Christ down!
Does II meet the highest demands of
your conscience? Does 1t stand the test?
Not much It won't.
when the devil wants to show his
handlwork, that of which he Is proud,
he brings out the best moral man In
Philadelphia. When he wants to show
a specimen of n Christian he will draw
out that little, miserable mildewed runt
of a hypocrite. He does not draw out q
specimen of the work he does.
You are fool enough to be hood
winked in the proposition. but 1t is an
absurd proposition. l am not going to
slap God in the face because somebody
else Is slappng Him in the face Never
mind about the hypocrte-you give your
heart to God and you will have all that
you can do to take care of yourself.
Somebody says: L will tell you what
the trouble is with me.
II am waiting for my friends. am
waiting for my husband
THE husband Is waiting for the wife.
Some girl is waiting for her companion.
Probably there Is semblance of reason
about that excuse.
''You take the stand for Jesus and they
that love you will follow, II they love you
as much as you love them. You take
your stand for Jesus Christ and put 1t up
to them what they ought to do. You
let them follow you, don't you follow
them to hell.
IF you were in a building that was
burning, and should say to the one with
you, Are you goingG and that one should
say. No. would you stay for that rea.
son?
"If that one should say, I will go II
you will'-what fool! You get out.
You want to get from under the wrath
of God Just as quick as you know how.
Jesus will save you from the power
of the devil in this world and from dam
nation in the world to come and you
ought to accept for the sake of your
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