Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-09

"ehehlutr' ABOVE everything, to live
right The failure OF professed chris
tians 20 lead lives consistent with Their
belief has made more lnfideis that tho
writings OF Tom Paine. Bob Ingersol
or Nolaire.
saw church IN New England and
carved In Gothic letters over the door
way was the legend. The Gateway Of
heaven Immediately under Il the
minister had put up a sign. CLOSED
for the summer" He wanted a vans-
tlon.
Don't compromise with sin. m. ..h..
OF the martyrs are the seed OF ,hs
church. Die before you insult ood ~,
deliberate sin. People can tell nv vo,r
attitude II you are a hog that loves the
malodorous mud or a sheep who sbbors
H. Don't think because you know the a.
uoles OF confession and have been han
uzod. dipped and immersed. you are go
ing to go 20 heaven no matter what
kind Of life you lead.
DO ne God Tells You it You want
Power,
You say, Lord, fill us with Thy spirit.
The first thing you have 10 do yourself IS
TO give yourself to Him and obey His
commandments
You be obedient and you'n be blessed
II you haven't power, don't blame the
LORD You're to blame. Do as God tells
you ana you will be powerful. We don't
heed more OF God. He needs more OF us.
we are not put into the world to wrap
thongs about people and lead them from
Goa ny them following our example, but
we are put Into the world to set men
free
TcafiWanRNr "a -.
woman who lives positive Christian
me- ana not by soft-soapy. easy-goIng.
happy-go-luoky, chalk or vinegar sort OF
Christians
So I'm trying to please God Tass. II
not.
II you're decent you'll like what sav
or II you're wanting 20 be decent you will
like It. II you don't like Il know right
away where to class YOU,
The best evidence that ron have hesn
hit Is when You grumble and growi. Best
evidence In tho world that YOU have been
loafing on the Job. SO keep II up.
Great testimony Is to be had from men
and women who are free from any
questionable things.
The secret OF shining for Jesus Is 10
live In the sunlight OF His love and truth.
There Is nothing like positiveness in
and In living Christianity.
Power with Men.
You will have power with men ana be
A Hreat witness for the Lord when men
can sec In your life chat spirit.
Live a gentle. unselflsh, self-sacrificinrr
ire Don't come to the Tabernacle and
SQUAT on the end OF q seat; slide over
toward the middle.
When the usher says, move over"
don't look at him a. though he was a
bank burglar asking for your pocketbook
expect the ushers havo more patience
how than they had four weeks ago. They
probably know more about some Of YOU
han they want 70 know. and they know
'ome of you have a streak OF yellow m
you. too.
You can't look at the effects on your
'elf alone, but must look out for others.
II may not hurt you to drink mooer-
ately, but you have to look out for the
effects on others and IL you don't you're
! fraud and a fake.
Paul was a bachelor ana one day he
vent into a butcher shop to buy some
neat He came out and he met a fellow
who had been an idolater, but who had
been converted
He asked Paul II he didn't know that
he meat he had purchased was from
ieifer whose blood had been given In sae-
'llice 70 idols
That doesn't hurt mo" Paul told him
1T hurts me-" the fellow told him. ~
couldn't do It."
Paul said, III eating meat makes you
o offend. I'll eat no meat"
Jesus WOuId bridge Chasm between
ttch aud Poor.
That's the kind OF fellow Paul was.
No wonder he wouldn't dip his colors 10
any Ignorant dupes No wonder God
launched him like a thunderbolt against
the world. SO you and / are here 10
break the bands and not TO tie them
around our brothers.
You'll have power when there "A moth
Ing questionable In your life.
foul have power when you testify in
more positive manner. I'd like 20
preach an illustrated sermon, but
wouldn't want TO throw the pictures on
The canvas
Supposing Jesus would come TO Omaha.
Would He 70 on the lower side. The
lower side Isn't any better than the
submerged tenth to Him, and He'd 20
Town and help some poor people.
! think He would 20 down into the
Stun districts. He would try 70 bridge
he ehasm between the rich ana the
POOR He would try to bridge the chasm
between the church and the people who
never darken prayer meeting door; He
would try TO bridge the chasm between
'our automobile and the people who have
% hot-foot IT,
There was little girl who was going
nto the country to visit. and her mamma
lid not want her to eat Die. She re-
used the first two days. telling the
PEOPLE her mamma did not want her 20
at pie. They marveled at her goodness
n minding her mamma. who was miles
way.
The third day she ate pie, and when
Isked why she did II. they thought her
mamma did not want her TO eat Die. she
eplied: Il did not like the kind Of ple
'ou had the other day"
cave More Than Tombstone Epi-
taph.
Some Christians are like that. They
efuse 10 do some fhtnoa ga - -