Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-21

world. ~ stand yet Tor him, 10 ! have to
slap your face. and you, and you, and
you and you (pointing around the au-
dlence).
PLATE knew how TO stand pat with
the political machine at Rome. so he
sent Jesus Christ to death to please the
dirty gang Of politicians Of his day. They
work the same old graft. the same old
game today. They will use II today by
RELOCATING the faithful preacher to some
corner. II a preacher dares to come out
against the sins Of his influential church
members, they pull strings with the
bishop or other presiding officers and
have him removed. Christianity IL prog
ress. II is progressive movement and
win overturn the political hierarchies Of
the world. II IL bound to win. and II
will win. even II all hell IL against Il.
imagine that can see the look OF
wonderment that must have swept over
Pilates face ms they led Jesus in This
was not the kind OF man he had expected
TO see. He said. "Art thou the son Of
God7' He said, II am" He was con-
ceived Of the Holy Ghost and born OF the
Virgin Mary. or He was a bastard, born
out of wedlock. He was either the son
OF God or He was liar He was either
the son Of God, or this book Indicating
the Bible) isn't worth the paper us
printed on. He said Himself. II am the
son OF God"
Plate said: II find no fault in Him
Take Him and cruelty Him" What
wonderful justicel Then he went and
washed his hands of the blood OF Jesus
It would have been better for him II
he had gone and washed his wicked old
heart.
A book has Just come across the water
bearing the title Letters From Hell. "
One of the letters tells Of a man who
stoops TO wash his hands In a stream Of
water. Water In hell-tbat's about the
limit. according to my theology. Well.
as this man stands washing his hands
! think the author must have been off
his trolley or had his wires crossed when
he discovered a stream OF water In hell
another man comes and touches him on
the shoulder and says. well. PLATE,
won't It come OFF, PLATE answers
mo. Oh viii they never be cIean2''
There has been the blood OF Jesus on
his hands for over 1900 years Poor Piiatel
You had your chance and hell il your
eternal reward for your showing the
white feather
Afraid 90 Face the Mob.
PLATE was convinced that Jesus was
on the square and that the crowd was
wrong. but he didn't have the courage
to stand up and face that bowling, blood
thirsty mob OF cut-throats. II PLATE had
only said TO that gang. THAT man Is in
] nd
across my dead body" his name would
stand today beside that of Joseph OF
Arimathes. and beside those OF Peter
and James and John and Savonarola:
but. instead. his name reeks with the
stencil OF infamy.
When Plate found that Jesus was all
right, no sent Him to Herod He tried
10 pass the responsibility on to some
body else. Herod thought Jesus was
sort of Chautauqua performer. and
could do stunts to entertain royalty
He asked him to do some legerdemain--
Just q few little miracles by way Of
amusement. Jesus did nothing OF the
kind.
| Ilerod sent him back TO PLATE and then
he was condemned. That's it-you send
Jesus away and He will come back to
you every time, You never send him
away unless there IL something wrong
with you. You hold on to some sin. that
woman on the side. You can't have Jesus
Christ and not trot square.
Heard McKInIey's FaInt whisper,
When William Mckinley had been shot
and was being given an anesthetic pre-
vious 30 probing for the bullet. a sur
geon heard him whispering and bent ovel
him to hear. What he heard was,
Nearer, My God. to Thee"
Hallelujah to God I'm with the best
men Of my nation when I'm with Jesus
Christ. Wero ali those men foolsf What
are you going TO do with the Christ OF
, Christian experienced
, What OF tho Jesus Christ OF Judgment
On the last day all the dead shall arise
, coming out OF graves and out OF the cora
OF the seas, and all shall stand before IN
bar OF Judgment. The devil shall stan,
forth and accuse US. And l can hear Go,
I say; That man has an advocate witt
the Father. oven Jesus Christ, the righte
ous." and the angel choir. rising tier Of
/: tier. shall rise and cry. Loose Hint lie
a Him Coz And then the devil will tax
9 his final plunge into hell. and up fron
h the dark depths below shall rise the cry
Q LOST LOST We have no advocate ii
a hell"
Q You may say that am vulgar; bu
d say. old man. I've got you beat to !
e frazEle. Hal Hal Hal
J. What VIII you do with Jesus1 not wit
= me, Is the question. The vllest man o
e woman who repents is instantly accepted
o and the best man or woman who reject
d Jesus Christ Is lost. Your salvation de
Z Ponds upon Jesus and what do you d
r with Him9
g fou'h never be child Of God until yo
u are converted. Brethren. have no US
for the damnable doctrine that all me
u are children OF God. You have a physics
. birth. hut TO be children OF God you mu,
be born again spiritually. You are a
creatures OF God. but you cannot be HI
! children unless you are a Christian T.,
: not the author OF the plan OF redemptio,
: IL l don't preach IT, woe Is me; n yo
: don't accept II, woe are you.
Does Jesus Christ lack anything In vo,
, estimation? A famous infidel once 80
sho" me perfect character ana +
a worship him." IN defy you to find on
& iiaw IN Jesus Christ. show me WHERE No
!, can add a single thing 90 His charaete
: challenge all the inndels on earth an
in hell TO find anything against Him.