Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-10

vacated by some church official or
deacon. There was no ice water to those
prayer meetings.
They came with ono accord in one
place. ] don't care IL it's the finest
church any they don't come with one
accord, the Holy Ghost won't be there to
bless you. There are some members of
the churches who haven't had him yet.
If Paterson had had to wait for certain
members Of the churches, the old town
would have been in hell long ago. When
anybody prayed there everybody else
said Amen There was nobody who
said: I wonder IL he's going to pray all
night There was nobody who said: IL
don't pray better than that I'd keep
quiet
We've never had another Pentecost
because we've never had power. The
church has increased in number but not
in power. After 1900 years why is It that
| 100 praying men had more power than
100000 church members today? They
were all with one accord. That was It.
They haven't been that way IN the church
Of God from that day to this.
I'VE need one accord more In our
| church today than we do church steeples
| and pipe organs. The average church
pays more attention to the kitchen than
to the Holy Spirit. Some people think
they can't run a church without oyster
soup. The more soup there is the faster
the church is going to the devil. I be-
lteve in oyster soup, but do not believe
In coaxing quarters out OF mems pockets
to pay the back salary of the preacher.
Some of you women will sweat your
bangs out straight in the social room
with smile on your face, but put you
In the prayer meeting and you're stiff as
you can get You're killing religion and
assassinating the church by your stiff,
staid conventionalities. We need one ac-
cord In the churches more than we need
high priced opera singers up in the choir
loft to sing chromatio scales like a
squirrel climbs a tree.
Need One Mind.
You need more OF one mind in the
church and less controversy. More one
mind and no UNCONVENTIONAL fuss, no
hair-splitting over opinions, no worrying
about that note coming due, no thinking
about what you're going to wear a. the
next social blowout and wondering IL
Mrs. So-and-So is going TO slip one over
on you. There was just one thing at that
meeting-one accord-and that's why IL
was a great meeting.
Everybody there knew Jesus. Some
knew Him after the flesh and some after
the spirit. There is no doubt that the
leper whom lie healed was there. There
is no doubt but that the blind man He
healed was there. When get to heaven
I'm going to hunt up that blind man OF
John 8 and shake him by the hand. for
he's been an inspiration TO me the way he
laid out those old Pharisees.
The paralytic that they let down
through the roof so that he could reach
Jesus was there. He is the best author
ity there Is in the Bible for doing things
out OF the ordinary. They didn't get him
70 Jesus in the conventional way. don't
care whether they have a Prince Albert
or whether their collars buttoned in the
back or not, just so they get To Him.
And there's no doubt that the man with
the withered hand was there. and Jairus
and his daughter, the centurion and his
daughter. the woman with the issue OF
blood. the man who laid by the pool the
disciples. Mary. Martha and Lazarus, and
Mary Magdalene-all earnestly praying.
Oh, yesl Everybody had an up-to-date
experience with Jesus. 1t didn't take five
minutes to get them or their feet and
pry their mouths open. They all wanted
10 speak at once. The Lord knows
how many got up and how long they
knew Him exactly alike. but all loved
Him. All would have something TO say
There are lots OF preachers who don't
know Jesus. They know about him,
but they don't know him Experience
will do more than 40.OOOOOD theories. I
can experiment with religion just the
same as / can do with water. No two
knew Him. All would have something
TO sa..
''The best way you can get a revival
is to get rid or the friction. the fuses.