Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-15
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.s,sr on the bridge cries: Break
Haie',n.s5i, and the order to change the
~ Hard a-portp is shouted to the
f7,an But it is too late. The great
styikes upon the reefs and is lost
wi ~ the next day only the circling
eng thsi fy about the wreckage tell the
~ the vessel gone down with all
Maid unwept and unsung,
sofsny start the voyage of the Chris
ice under smiling skies and upon
Nstb ~ waters, but as they sail out of
~ rbor the sky becomes dark and
eraft of their religion crashes upon
rocks. At first they are careful to
" .. The commands of God, but after
~ revival they neglect their duties ana
snay come to wreck
REASONS FOR BACKsL1D1NG.
"A friend of mine holding a meeting.
..tsd how many who were present had
80 Christians. but we're now back
.,,.ers. Finally 40 'fessed up. Then he
..ted them for the reasons for their
s,rins away. Finally a man got UP and
IA he backsld through believing that
!. could be a Christian and keep his
80 onen ON Sundays A man that keeps
~ store open on Sundays is an Anarchist.
ronldn't buy 81 worth from him. A
s,rng lady arose and said that she back
IA hecauee of cards. A friend had given
sard marty and she had to give one in
s.clnrocity. She said she had invited
sSo,,nr man to attend, but that he didn't
tnow what kind of a party 1t was to be.
d came but when he found out what
Il was he said he was sorry, but he must
!, for he could not stay there. I ad-
s.irsd him for his loyalty to HIS re-
ilgion, he made me feel that 1 wasn't
sorthy to have my name as church
member,' the young lady said.
Another man stood up and said: I
Aaekslld when l voted for the saloon
you bet he did or he wouldn't have voted
Or the dirty thing. Why, he backslid
sefore he voted that ticket, or he wouldn't
have voted II.
hs member of the church and dance
sure she could. You can be a member
a The church and burglar, too but not
member of the body of Christ. She
saA. I attended a dance and found my
desire to pray diminishing. I attended
another and / found my desire to pray
Sad become nebulous. And them she
ssId, my desire to pray disappeared
tell YOU never saw drinking, dancing,
sard-playing Christian who amounted to
ANYTHING The dance Is quagmire OF
vreokage You wait until get at 1t.
.I'm against lot of amusements pop
Mar among church members, as you
people are going to find out before 1 am
through in Philadelphia. / don't give that
(snapping his fingers) whether you like
my preaching or not. Understand? It's
question of whether you are Interested
n decency IF you live wrong you can't
dle right Emerson said: What you are
Speaks so loudly that 1 cannot hear what
you say
a sin II man, finding himself failing In
The Christian life, quit it?' He can find
himself falling in business or society and
uuIt with honor-why not in religion?
Well. religion Is not business or social
antarprise. 1t is not for time, money,
poIltics applause or society, but for God.
mot every backslider is an apostate,
but every apostate is backslider Peter
was backslider, but he came back and
preached that sermon at Pentecost. Judas
was a backslider, and what lie did so
preyed upon his mind that he did not
want 1t, He went out, but he never came
back
4 have never tabooed but two towns
n my life, and one of these was little
town in Iowa. where once held meet
Ing before really became an evangelist.
That town had an infidel club of 15o menu
bers There were only two church mem
hsrs In the place, and there was an in
terrogation point after them at that.
They could have started a founding asy-
hm Of their own in that community.
BUSINESS AND RELIGION.
In business life. crises come unfore-
seen. Hard times come. When they do
sou may be able to get away with an
syerdraft at the bank II the cashier
doesn't know you too well. At the bank
Of heaven no checks on Gods mercy,
when signed by Gods loyal followers,
have ever been turned down If you
come with honest heart God will honor
the appeal if your hands are red with
blood
There is no man SO love and delight
@ honor as the man who is true. There
u no woman I so delight to honor as
me young woman who is true. There is
90 one | SO abhor as man or woman
whose words are untruth and whose
word Is as unenduring sand. 1smay diff
tsr from a man in politics, religion or
business, and If he is living up to his
highest ideals. even, If think his ideals
q religion are wrong. I respect him and
I'll do my best to clear up the errors
knd lead him to the higher light through
ne word Of Jesus Christ.
In campaign like this, for some
usus thing many men will sell out. There
tfe men whose honor and manhood hang
nks meat in a butcher shop. for sale at
. much a pound. thank God. though,
mat most men are honest and most
homenyare virtuous and that even the
minority can be made TO yield when you
Feahh the Gospel right.
God has marked out the same path
81 both men and for women. Away with
Ns hellish doctrine of double standard
AYing In this Goth century. 1t makes
q dinerenee whether the one who sins
Fsafs a plug hat or a petticoat Young
t9uoW your sister has as good a right to
s e you do, as you havs. She has as
5000 right to walk up street smok-
as cigarette as you have, Your wife
nAs as good a right to line up be-
spfs a bar and hit the booze as you
@afs She has as good a right to
70 the corner grocery in TIE even
and cit around and put her
up on the stove and tell Hmutty
sgLles as You have. Don't you think that
eeause You wear whiskers and bresehes
At you are pTivilaged by God. She has
good right as you have to walk
~. n the street with half a plug OF
sseco sticking out of her mouth and
uns enough TO drown jaokrabbtt as
~ nave. l wouldn't clean out your old
,oon for you. I'd throw 1t at your
- head. yes. sir.
shere is many a fellow looking In my
eFno, Fno, II his wife did what he does,
az Dc whining around the courts for
sisotce. Man has cut for his own use
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