Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-11
BILLY" Hits the Higher Criticism
and Pleads to Haze Devil Cast Out

is only one who can remedy Il, and that
Is Jesus Christ. You can go to all Of
your philosophers. critics, mIllionaires,
but they can't help you. Nd one ever
went to Christ like that and was dis
appointed.
He knows what 1t is to be friendless
to have every one desert him. to not
have a place for his head He knows
what 1t is to be lied about. for they
lied about him from the time he was
born until the end. They could find no
spot, no blemlsh on him. so they started
regular campaign of villification. He
knows what 1t is to be spit upon. to be
tainted. No one ever had harder
time in this world than Jesus Christ. It's
disgrace to humanity that he had such
hard time of It. that he was villified
and haunted so much.
No matter what your lot. Christ will
have compassion. The father was help
less himself, so he said. Have compass
sion" Can you imagine Jesus Christ
turning a deaf ear to such a plea?
can't. The devil defied the disciples.
but Jesus said. 81 charge you TO come
out of him" (He not only drove him
out, but barred the door against his re-
So he did two things He drove the
devil out OF him and then told him to
stay out. No more would that devil
bother him. He might bear the scars
caused by the devil being in him before
but It was now "Goodby, demon" SO 1t
is with the drunkard. He may bear the
scars he received before he was redeemed,
but the Lord can make him stay away
from the booze.
II the church of God would get down
on her knees and ask for the teachings
of the Lord the breweries and all the
devils would have to work a lot harder
for what they get.
The deepest sorrow comes through our
own flesh and blood. The highest joy
also comes through the successes and
high achievements of our own flesh and
blood, of our friends. Think of that
father with his boy just delivered from
the power OF the devil. paying % cents
per year for missions. Think OF him SIT
ting in the pew. and when the plate was
passed digging down deep in his pocket
to look for a nickel or a cent.
The while the mother and father were
rejoicing over the devil being cast out
the disciples came to him and asked
why could we not cast him out7" They
didn't go anywhere else. They went right
to Jesus. A preachers meeting Is .
mighty poor place to go to find out why
you have failed. Go to Jesus. Go to
Jesus; he'll tell you why you have failed
and will tell you how to succeed
I'm glad this lesson was not left out Of
the Bible. II II had been left out 1
would never have known that the disci-
pies could fail. Just think, men who had
lived with Jesus, had talked with him
for years; heard him preachl We are apt
TO think that they were OF a perfection
not possible for us. But 1t is possible for
us to be as perfect as the disciples or as
Paul.
The disciples were just common flesh
and blood-the same as we are. We can
get a good lesson from this and can learn
from the mistakes Of other people
A fellow won't slip on the same ba-
mana peel twice unless he's a fool. Like
some OF you people-you know you're not
living TO please God, and yet you're not
manly, womanly or decent enough 70 ad-
NIT It.
The trouble with the disciples was that
they were not getting the power from
God 70 do things he wanted. It's as Inn
possible to pray right when your life Is
wrong as It is to run an automobile with
dishwater.
Nearing Christianity.
Christianity Is not a mere system OF
teaching. Christianity Is a system OF
teaching. plus living. Be not hearers OF
the word only. but doors of the word.
Christianity is not Scripture and creed
but Scripture and creed. plus Jesus. See?
Don't expect God 10 do things for you
until you tell him what's wrong with you
A doctor won't give you medicine until
he knows what ails you. He won't give
you sulphur for corn on your toe; that's
good for the itch.
Some OF you. ~ you took no more care
Of your body than you do your soul.
would be wizened and withered as much