Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-05
.ott LORD. REVIVE THY WORK,

.roed of Revivals'' lie took as his text,
80 Lord. revive Thy work."
The sermon follows;
asomebody asks, What Is a revival?
r.,,,val is a purely philosophical, COM
.,.sense result of the wise use of di-
s,sa,, appointed means. just the same
~ water will put out fire; the same
p GOOD will appease your hunger, Just
~. sane as water will sake your thirst;
= ,a a philosophical common-sense uae
~ divlneiy appointed means TO accom-
rIIsh that end. a revival is just as mitch
horse sanse as that.
"a vcvival is not material: II does not
a.nend upon material means. 1t is
soiso idea that there is something pc
e,,IIer u, II, that 1t cannot be Judged by
sdtnarv rules. causes and effects. That
g. nonsense. Above your head there is
81, electr,o light; that is effect What is
sho cause? WHY. the dynamo Religion
aa, he Judged on the same basis of cause
"a effect, IL you do a thing, results
eirrovq come The results come to the
earn,er. He has to plow and plant and
.ai,a care of 1t before the crops come,
t,st the same as the results of divinely
ennonted means 1t with religion
NEEDS HORSE SENSE
aReligiop needs a baptism of horse
anGn L
hsIIeva there is no doctrine more dam
ssrors 10 the church today than to con-
e., the impression that n revival Is some-
,tirg necullar in itself and cannot be
sndged by the same rules of causes and
sfeaot as other thlnga If you preach
tbat the farmers-if you go to farmer
snd saw God will give you crops only
when IL pleases Him and 1t Is no use for
,ou 10 plow your ground and plant your
i'm know hn
c,od Ia q sovereign and won't give you
your crops; that is all wrong, and If you
nreaoh that doctrine and expect the
FARMERS to believe 1t this country will
starye to death in two years The
churches have been preaching some false
doctrines and religion has died out.
.sorne people think that religion is a
vood deal like a storm. They sit around
and fold their arms and that Is what is
the matter. You sit in your pews so
saay that you become mildewed. Such
results will be sure to follow IL you are
nsrsuaded that religion is something mys-
ierious and no natural connection be-
tween the means and the end. 1t has a
natural connection of common sense and
T believe that when divinely appointed
means are used spiritual blessing will ac-
cr,,e TO the individuals and the COM
munity in greater numbers than tenn
moral blessings. You can have spiritual
blessings. You can have spiritual bless
inRs as regularly as the farmer can have
corn. wheat, oats, and you can have po-
tatoes and onions and cabbage in your
garden. 1 believe that spiritual results
will follow more surely than temporal
blessings. 1 don't believe all this tom
Inyrot of false doctrines. You might as
we'll sit around beneath the shade and
fan yourself and say Amt it hot? as TO
expect God to give you a crop if you
don't plow the ground and plant the
seed. Until the church resorts to the
use of divinely appointed means 1t won't
get the blessing.
WHAT A REVIVAL DOES
"What is a revival? Now listen to me-
A revival does two things. First, 1t re-
turns the church from her backslidlng;
and. second it causes the conversion of
men and women; and It always includes
the conviction of sin on the part OF the
church What spell the devil seems to
cast over the church today!
II suppose the people here are pretty
fair representatives of the church of God,
and If every body did what you do there
would never be revival. Suppose l did
no more than you do, then no people
would ever be converted through my
efforts: would fold my arms and rust
out a revival helps to bring the un-
saved to Jesus Christ.
God Almighty never intended that the
devil should triumph over the church. He
never inteded that the saloons should
walk roughshod over Christianity. And
II you think that anybody Is going to
frighten me, you don't know me yet.
II will cram 1t down their throats in
this town for the miserable lies they
hurl against me up and down the streets
OF this city Don't you forget it. You bet
your life. You bet, and they will get 1t.
when Is a revival needed? When the
individuals are careless and unconcerned.
If the church was down on her face in
prayer they would be more concerned
with the fellow outside. The church has
degenerated into a third-rate amusement
Joint with religion left out.
When is revival needed? When care
iessness and unconcern keep the people
asleep 1t is must the duty of the church
TO awaken and work and labor for the
men and women of this city as it is the
olly OF the fire department to arouse
When the call sounds. What would you
think OF the fire department of PhIladel-
pnla II It slept while the town burned?
iou would condemn 1t and will condemn
you II you sleep and let men and women
80 10 nell. 1t is Just as much your busi-
ness TO be awake. The church of God is
asleep today; it is turned into dormi-
sofy' and has taken the DEVILS oplates.
wIcKEDNEss OF WICKED
When may a revival be expected?
Nhen the wickedness of the wicked
treves and distresses the Christian.
eohetlmes people don't seem to mind the
.lns OF other people. Don't seem TO mind
nnae boys and girls walk the streets of
msr city and know more of evil than
AIsy-haired men. You are asleep.
- hen Is revival needed? When the
ehrlstians have the spirit of prayer.
Nhen is revival needed? When you
s.el the want OF revival and feel the
1sed OF it, Men have had this feeling,
sla'uislers have had 1t until they thought
sy would die unless a revival would
S Ssme 70 awake their people. their stu
% sshes their deacons and their Sunday
ssaool workers, unless they would fall
sonh on their faces and renounce the
ha and the works of deeelts of the
t.h When the church OF God draws
~ patrons from the theatre the theatres
NJ elose up, or else take the dirty, rotten
plsys on the stage.
= nhen the church Of God stops voting
~, NJ me saloon, the saloon will 20 to hell.
tbs tbs,sh the members stop having cards in
No. MONIES, there won't be so many
i ..,legEed IN gamblers in the world. This
fS,se ruth, You can't sit around and
- your arms and let God run this busi-
you have been doing that too long
49, When may revival be expected?
nen christians CONFESS their sins one
smother, Sometimes they confess In a
hauk aaN-