Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-01

there, but there seems to be something
lacking that was in tie early church
when Jesus spoke TO John on Patnos and
said, Behold, / stand at the door and
knock" when Jesus said that lie said,
Take your pen and write that down.
John. l want them 10 know IT,"
What Ia It that Ia lacking In our church
today Not the means and not the mum
bers. We want to learn that beautiful
rituals and fine churches are OF little
worth In themselves They weigh not at
all with God II we only knew how little
God cares for that sort Of thing! They
are all right. but they are not the i'm
portant thing, and they are not enough.
We have music--thats all right. We have
society--the social side OF the church
and that's ell right, but we make Jesus
Christ stand outside. "Hov sharper than
a Eerpent'a tooth IL Il 20 have a thank
less chlld7" II is true that Mans in
humanity to man makes countless thou
sands mourn" but think how worse II 10
to be cold to Jesus. We allow Jesus Christ
to wait outside.
Religion Your VIII.
Your religion IL in your will. not In
your handkerchief II IL your attitude
toward God that determines your relig-
ion. sinner has no standing with God
absolutely no standing whatever; religion
Ii a matter OF obedience to the command
ments of God. sin II disobedlenoe. II
your will Is not In conformity with the
viii OF God you are not religious.
A man said TO mo; TITS so hard TO set
acquainted with God" / said: mo. it's
A.. ...t.at thtua a., An vyoela DoN
IL not In your life it's because you don't
want Him In"
How do you know God will accept your
Well, Ill be q Yankee in this case and
answer your question BY asking you an
other; what 10 that something within
you which reaches out for something you
have not; that makes you respect that
which IL noble and long for that which
Is good: that which made some OF you
come here tonight; what u 1T" You
know what 1t ia--the hunger OF the hui
! man heart for God. God put that hunger
there. and Il IL His proof that He will
accept you n you come. How are you
to known Let me ask II you would let
God come In n you did know,
What Jesus said centuries ago Is still
true--it still has power to save, Il IA just
as much for us as II was for the people
of His day. In Egypt they dug up from
the iong-forgottnn tomb mummy that
had been placed there $500 years age
and when they unwrapped the clothes
about t there fell out few grains Of
wheat. They planted these Bhrivelec
grains In the fertile valley OF the Nile
and they sprouted and grew, and wher
they were ripened they saved the seed
and today there are thousands OF bushels
OF wheat from that seed that had lair
In the mummys tomb during the centu-
rles. These words OF Jesus apply AZ mucl
today as when Jesus uttered them. TheI
have power TO make the drunkard sober
they have power to save every sinner
in Omaha
Mu., nav. Chri.t.
The religion OF Jesus "a something NOR
than a ayatem OF morals. There a no
christianity where Jeaus Is left out.
can preach Mohammedanlsm without Mo
manned. can presch buddhism withou
Ruddha can preach zoroasterism with
out zoroaatar In each OF these there A
n line OF doctrine without any especia
mead OF ia FOUNDER. bur without Chris
|. there can be no Christianity. II Is no
only q code for iiyinR--lt a. a personality
a living link between man and IN
rather. cannot preach Jesus unless
accent Jesus Christ.
Jesua. savs. "If vou will open the doc
will ooma I'm and nrove nv powe
through YOUR life" A man SAYS 10 me
well I serve God" i ask him how
81 20 20 church. |" he saws. I say, IS
does tha aeyu. and he beats YOU To n
Al that rhs church hall never rings thu
he l.,,t an tha ,oh, sut the man aayr
~ rive sav $50 doA. the saIoo
ke.rar ana The hraver, 40 Aces tha No
man of the red iiKht-she always throw
something into the collection plate" Tn
man says: II pray" / say: so doe
everybody when they're up against Il.
: There isn't a person who doesn't pra
some time. You prayed when you WEI
slck ana you thought that the under
taker was coming 10 measure you an
tell.them how long 70 dig the grave. Yo
pray TO God 70 stop the flood and whe
He stops A. YOU say; sGOod-bye. God.
You work. some OF YOU are like n
man who WAS hired by A farmer. He a
Al the table ana ate ana ate. ana by an