Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-21

OF friends ana dear ones7 That yo
can leave your home and business an,
| come here and hear the songs and tn
| preaching Of the word Of God? Did yoj
| ever think what 1t would mean to b
deaf2
"Did you ever thank God for the bless
ing Of taste? Some people can't tell
whether they are eating sawdust and
shavings or strawberries and Ice cream
! Think Of the good things we enjoyl
Others have tastes so vicious that they
find II almost impossible to eat God
| might have made our food taste like
| quinne. God might have made every
| thing taste like garbage-but He didn't.
Did you ever thank God that we don't
have to hold our noses when we sit down
to the table?
Did you ever thank God that you can
breathe without pain7 one person in
every 10 dies OF consuption-and you
can breathe. Think how many woman
die Of cancer, one out of eight--and you
are free from It.
Did YOU ever thank God that you can
sleep? II not, you ought to be kept
awake for month. Think Of the thou
sands who suffer from pain or insomnia
so that they can sleep only under OPT
ates? Did you ever wake up in the morn
Ing and thank God that you have had
good nights rest7 If you haven't, God
ought to keep you awake for a week.
then you'd know you've had reason to
be thankful.
Did you ever thank God for the
doctors and nurses and hospitals? For
the surgeon who comes with scalpel and
trochar to save your life or relieve your
sunerings2 If II hadn't been for them
you'd be under the grass. For the nurse
who watches over you that you may be
restored to health?
Did you ever thank God for the bread
YOU eat. while an mn oYba ur ht,p
gryT Did you ever thank Him for the
enemy who has been baffled for the lie
against you that has falled7
Henry Varley said to Moody, when
that great American was In England
that God Is waiting to show this world
what one man could do for Him. Moody
said 'Varley, by the grace of God I'll
be that man. and God took hold OF
Moody and shook the world with him
GOD would shake the world with us to-
day, II only we would present our bodies
as living sacrifice to Him, as Moody did.
Are you willing to present yourselfp I
am tired OF church of 800 or 700 MEM
bers without power enough to bring one
soul to Christ. 1 believe that the angels
are leaning out over the battlements of
glory tonight waiting to hear how you
VIII answer this appeal to God.
AT the opening of the Civil War
many man was willing that the coun.
try should be saved by able-bodied male
relatives of his wife who made them
selves bullet-men. but he didn't go him
self. God isn't asking for other mems
bodies. He's asking for yours. If you
would all give to God what rightfully
belongs to Him, 1 tell you He would
create a commotion on earth and in hell.
He has a hand in this campaign. If
God had the feet of some of you He
would point your toes in different ways
than you have been going for many
years.
MANY DELINQUENTS.
Some people work only with their |
mouths. God wants that part that's on
he ground. Some soldiers only sit around |
ind smell the coffee and watch the bacon
rying. Some preachers need the cush-
ons of their chairs upholstered much |
,ftener than they need their shoes half
oiled.
IF God had your hands He would make
'ou let go of lot of things you hold
n to with deathllke grip. If you don't
ct 20 of some of the things you hold SO
lightly they will drag you down to hell
Ie would have you let 90 Of some of the
hings you pay taxes on but don't own,
nd He would make you let go of money
0 pay taxes on some that you do own.
ONE people are so busy undertaking that
hey will lose crown of glory hereafter.
( God had your hands how many count
ass tears you would wash away. A friend
mine bought typewriter, and when
e tried to use 1t his fingers seemed to be
II sticks, but now he can write 125 words
minute, Let God have your hands and
ie will make them do things that would
lake the angels wonder and applaud.
"A young man went down to Thomas
lille, Ala, and while there was invited
} dress ball-or rather an undress ball,
what l have read about such AFFAIRS
roperly describes the uniforms. A young
ldy-a young lady with eyes like the
owe and with beautiful tresses came up
} him and said to the young man,
Won't you pledge glass of champagne
18th meT The young man thanked her,
ut said: No, / don't drink. Not with
leg she said. and smiled; and again he
nswered, No. Then she said: If | had
lought you would reruse me would not
ave asked you and exposed myself to
10 embarrassment of a refusal / did
OF suppose you would think me bold for
1eaking to you in this way and |
lought you might be lonely A little
ter she came back to him and repeated
er invitation. Again he said: NO
theirs came up and laughed. He took 1t
nd hesitated. She smiled at him and he