Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01
Sunday Morning
SUBJECT: ga MIGHTY MAN

Jeremiah xiv, o: Why shouldst thou
be as a mighty man that cannot saver
There are some people who are so
familiar with their Bible that when you
announce a verse they will tell you the
place where It can be found and not in
frequently the chapter and the verse.
II there are any such here you would
have said, That sounds like jeremiah
Matthew seems to have written more
especially to the Jews. He seemed to
endeavor to convince them that Christ
was the Messiah and he quoted more fire.
quently from the Old Testament than did
either Mark, Luke or John.
Mark seems to have been impressed
with the tireless energy of Jesus. The
little word go occurs 10 times in the
New Testament and % of these are in
Mark. The word 'straightway' occurs 81
times in Mark and Immediately II times.
Spurgeon one time said that he did not
understand how any one could read the
gospel of Mark and not 90 out and preach
1t for God.
Luke was the physician and was
strong in observation and description. He
seemed to awe been impressed with the
power of Christ to eliminate disease. He
was one of those kind that would say In
two or three sentences what some people
would require a whole foolscap to say.
John seemed to have been impressed with
the divinity of Christ. 1 do not believe
the man lives that could go out and de-
nounce Christ as the Son of God If he
would read the gospel of John. Jeremiah
made it plain that God was in their
midst.
MUST DO GODS BIDDING.
The curses pronounced upon the Jews
will fall on the Gentle If you don't do
Gods bidding. The curse will fall on
this city for God is no respecter, of
persons.
81 believe tina some individuals and
some churches are too stingy. We are
robblng God. Now, this Is the same
Christ, the same holy spirit, the same
devil and the same old world.
"It Is an inspiration to me to know
what God has done and what God Is
willing to do.
There are several books I like to read.
I like to read the Bible and the auto
biography of Charles j. Finney. one of
the grandest men since the days of the
apostles. A religious community in New
York today Is due to the blessing Of God
under the preaching of Charles ]. Flnney.
At one time F'inney was to preach In a
schoolhouse in New York at 10 o'clock.
Ten-thirty rolled by and II and still he
did not come. TIL people became anxious
and said, Where is Mr.. Finney?'
"a committee went out to search for
him and they found him lying face down
ward on the ground, tears rolling down
his cheeks, crying: oh, God, don't send
me to that schoolhouse to preach until L
know they want to accept of the Saviour;
not to simply crafty their curiosity to
look at n man they heard about 1t was
nearly / o'clock before he went and so
marvellous was the power of God that
men grabbed the back of the benches In
front of them, strong men wept like
children. What God has done He can do
again.
"They talk about the excitement of a
revival meeting being bad in any COM
munity. If you say that. then you are
a dirty, rotten, sinking liar. Did you
get It? They never did anything for
Christ in their lives. Peanut-headed
fools, that's what they are.
"Finney at one time went into a cot
ton mill In Utica, New York. There
were two young girls standing there
Just as he stepped in. One of them
looked, hut Finney never said a word,
Just stood and looked at her. She gazed
at him for a while and then commenced
to cry. Soon her companion started to
cry because of the conviction of their
sins. Presently the owner of the mill,
who was not q Christian, came in and
so impressed was he that he gave or
Flnney preach. because he said 1t was
better to nave these men and women
saved from hell than to run this mill.
So marvellous was the power of God
that every one of those employees were
saved, owner and all, and from that day
to this that mill at Utica, New York.
has never been out of the Christian
family.
What God has lone He can do again.