Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-12
. cnnANa1Na THE TEMPLE

fTEne difference between the Esth ano
mth chapters OF Second Chronicles Is
mudh like the difference in some churches
today one time you see great enthu-
siaan and every one burdened for the
salvation OF souls and the advancement
OF the Kingdom OF God. At another time
there ~ aepresslon the church is aban-
dontd for the haunts OF pleasure; the
church Is dead and lfeiess or turned into
sort Of third-ratt amusement bureau.
Tou see Il in families; you have known
of families whose very name was
Synonymous with everything religious.
but who allowed something to creep into
theit lives and now you seldom, II ever,
nee them at church.
"You have seen Il in churches, you see
an Individual always ready to help the
preacher and do anything for Jesus; now
he never helps in any way, and. II any
thing, Is discouragement instead Of a
help. to the preacher
'Ahaz was an idolator of the greatest
sort AS you live In your home, 30 will
your children be. The Judgment of God
VIII fall on you and your home. One
the wrong gang got there first, and
started the Goddess. lrrelgious, sneering
caste That's what's the matter with
lots OF towns and they never amount
20 anything until lot Of those old lob
sters die Off. That's what's the matter
with Pennsylvania.
"There is no worse sin Jew could have
committed than gathering the vessels OF
the house OF the Lord together and cut
ting them to pieces as Ahaz did. AT last
ne died. He had lived such Goddess.
dishonorable disreputable, irreligious lie
when he was dead they would not dis
grace the sepulchre where the other
kings were buried by placing his body
therein They did bury him In the cor
porate limits of that city. From pa
rental standpoint, HezeSiah had much
against him. He had Goddess, repro
bate of father, but his mother was
one of the most noble women who ever
lived
INFLUENCE OF MOTHERS.
IT have known boys to make success
In iife who had an old materialist IRE
iigious reprobate for father, but never
knew of one to succeed who had God
less, card-playing mother. The mother
can usually hold her son to everything
good and noble that she follows herself.
The trouble with many is that they are
eutgrowing the confines of the home and
aresturning It into q booze joint and
rambling hell. He had a Cody mother.
.Corinth might have been called city
Of gods. They had shrines and temples
to every known god but the true God
You are going crazy over the culture
clubs, libraries and morals are soins
down You are getting back to the heath
en- days; wealth and culture didn't save
Greece and it will never save America
s.rrhe women of Corinth were not re-
nneeted for their virtue but the woman
who could boast of the most paraInours
and most debased character was respect
cd You can put library on every
corner and let every church member be
4 college graduate and that will never
eave Won from hell. You need the old
lime religion. You don't need more
culture or money, but fioodttde OF re-
demption. You can have your cluos'
literary societies, Kelley cures, you can
20 into the red-light districts and the
slums and have a girl add few ruffles
10 her dress to lengthen it, you can scrub
che hobo, but that will never save any
one.
GOSPEL OF CLEANLINESS.
"po YOU suppose God wants to look
through eyes red with the dissipation of
suppose God wants to work with hands
that are lifting beer glass one moment.
a deck of cards or a novel the next? Do
you suppose God wants to use feet that
can walk into booze Joint or house OF
iIl-fame one night and into church on
sunday2 Never. You wouldn't walk into
= church where the Janitor had dumped |
last winters ashes In the aisles, or where |
the cattle could stroll through. and Craze. |
Don't you know your body Is the temple |
of the Holy Spirit and you have right |
70 keep II clean2
arhe Holy Spirit will not live among |
lot OF Iimburger cheese, Anheuser-Busch |
or Pabst II will not swim in tobacco |
Juice up to it's eyes. You have right
to keep your body clean.
'.,rhe most powerful organization ever
organized was the Society of Jesuits, or
Jesus. 1t was so powerful that 1t was
ordered suppressed by the Pope at Rome
and by the Parliament OF Paris. No
member had a mind or will OF his own,
but found the will and mind of the supe-
rior and followed that No one ever
went alone. but always two by two. II
the church would put these two princi-
plea into practice the power would be
incalculable. When any one sees you they
should see the will OF God manifest in
you 1t is not the will of God that any
unufch member bnoulu pe booAe-HBhlSE
or q gambler.
'sFor IS years there had been no song
IN Israel. Religion is inseparable from
songs From the days Of the reforma-
tion when Martin Luther walked through
the streets singing. through the days OF
Wesley and OF Whiteheld. of Moody and
eankey. down to your day religion has
been inseparable from song. You'll never
draw nearer unless you sing, When you
are asked TO sing, do 80. Do something
for God Be a litter don't always be
leaner. You may not be a prima donna,
but contribute your little mite and do
something for the Lord.
More Psalms were written and sung
n the temple The United Presbyterians
are not so far on. They're Biblical The
zIth Psalm must have been sung In the
temple. and the 2Sd Psalm David used
to sing before King Saul to cheer him
ffoEn the melancholy and sad moods
AS TO SINGING.
many a life knows no song. They seem
10 say: Where is the Joy that once
knew when hrst loved the Lord It's
back there where you left It. When you
started to play cards. and dance. when