Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-30

So be fair and square. Look yourself
square in the face and cay:
I'm the duck"
Put II up square 20 yourself Don't
put II Up to society, or your parents or
tho church. or to Adam and Eve.
Put It to yourself and say:
I'm the lobster; this is the fellow"
BE decent. IL II well with thee2'
rs II well with thy husband"
Get Religion from Strangers.
There are boys and girls, young people,
n they ever walk the streets Of heaven
instead Of groanlng In hell II will be be.
cause of the influence Of some stranger.
IL win be because OF what somebody, not
related TO them by ties OF flesh and
blood, has done for your children.
God pity a boy or girl who has 10
call a man like that father, and a woman
like that mother
God pity a boy or girl when all the
Christianity they hear IL from the lips
Of strangers. not from their own parents.
rs It well with the child?"
What should you do?
1 would speak to them. l tell you you
spend too much time in society, too much
time in club life too much time in your
lodge. too much time in your auxiliaries.
You have too little time with your chill
dren.
You spend too little time on your knees
praying 10 God 20 keep the home right
for Jesus Christ
Speak to them. Live right before them.
Set them an example that will inspire
them.
Ia It well with thy husband7
A friend of mine was preaching In an
eastern city. He had gone out to work
among the audience to induce them to
give their hearts to Christ, and a woman
In the front row in the gallery cried out:
Pray for my husband. lie is sitting
by my SIDE. believe he is listening TO
his last sermon. God is giving him his
last chance"
And she sat down weeping.
God Gives You Chance Now.
Some women said to my friend:
GO up on the platform and rebuke her
for what we consider was a foolish thing
to do"
He said;
IF you want to take the platform and
take the responsibility. do II. How do
know but that God told her to do itT'
The next afternoon, Just before the be-
ginning of the evening service, these same
women came TO my friend weeping and
said:
Forgive us for cur lack of interest
and sympathy. and won't you pray God
to forgive us, as we have prayed? We
heard that at o'clock this afternoon
that man sent a bullet crashing through
his brain"
believe God told that wife TO say that
that husband was listening to his funeral
sermon. That was heaven or hell for
him.
And believe this series of meetings L.
the bell Of God tolling out the destiny
Of human souls.
believe as breathe. that II men and
women are not saved in these days eter-
nal damnation will be their portion.
/ believe God has let lot of you men
and women in this town live Just to give
you this last grand chance to see IL you
measure up to your pool room, mounte-
bank. pliable. plastic, sort OF celluloid.
pantesote. jap-a-lac reputation. or
whether you had manhood or womanhood
enough to step out for Jesus Christ and
do His commandments.
rs II well with thy husband?"
1T Is well with thy chhd2"
/ have often tried to imagine Noah and
his wife seated in the ark, contented.
and the storm of Gods brewing to burst
on the world. and one would turn to the
other and say:
where are tho boys7"
"oh. they are out: they will be In late
tonight. Leave the night lock so they
can get In: they didn't take their key
with them"
! can't imagine a father and mother
tucking themselves in bed and letting
their children cad the streetR
rs It we'll with the child?"
Hear me a minute. You are interested