The Detroit times., 1916-10-28
Tbursda, Evenings Sermon.

II think OF all the words that ever
fell from the lips Of Jesus " which
we have record, 20 my mind these
are among the saddest
God came 20 you and offered sat
yation, and you spurned n, ana al
ter you have run the earthly career
and gone into the grave then you
will Just think over your life ana
remember the things that kept YOU
from taking your stand for Christ
and YOU viii think what foi you
were TO do A.
"Nobody is lost because he needs
20 be lost. because the salvation OF
Jesus Christ covers all The sins OF
all the people lie tasted deaih iof
every man.
"Man is not lost because OF any
purpose or decree on the part oi
God
I'VE all deserve hell II we get our
lust deserts. for salvation does not
come a. reward of merit Every
body Is weak hu, coos strength ~
made perfect In weakness Don 7
look AZ your weakness. bur ar me
Saviour that YOU have Well, then
vhy don't YOU come 90 Christ
"Weu. I hope tonight, with the
help Of God 20 answer few Tool
excuses people offer don't Know
whether God himself would ans"Nr
them all or would try. but viii try
10 answer a few of them,
In the first place because of sin
Sin has kept muItitudes away from
Christ
Moody preached one nigh, and pic
tured sin in all It's black repulsiNe
ness, and when ne gave The invita-.
tlon a man lifted his hand, and
worker went and talked with hlm
and said -
@'wni you give Mr Moody your
hand
"'No. I won't I'm held IN the
meshes of an awful sin, and as I
result OF indulgence 10 IL. ] make
money out OF II. and 10 take Nj
Moody by the hand means that
would have 10 give II up, and
won't do II
"And he turned his back on Je- 1
sus. sin is keeping many man /
from Jesus Christ
Won't Sacrifice Crooked Money
with others II is the love of 4
money. Many kraw that II they be-
come a Christian they would lose
money by the deal, and there are
certain things In your business that
you would have 10 give up II You
became a Christian and took your
stand for Jesus Christ
MANY a man will not sacrlnce
the crooked business or me crooked /
price OF an honest business.
There is many man chooses A
larger income and turns Jesus 7
Christ down Many a man whid
have 10 give up his situation.
Suppose that you get $1,000 a
year and live for twenty years. that
would be $4,000, and YOU would sell I
your soul 80 the devil to> 10000.
IF | should tell You YOU are not
worth that, YOU would be offended,
yet you sell your soul for less than
that.
"That Is what is The matter with
the whisky business ! know or
brewery employees that have taken
heir stand for Jesus Christ and
they have gone back 20 work only
10 be discharged because they chose
10 be decent Better men In the
town have given them jobs that are
paying them far better salaries
"I will tell you | would rather
walk 10 heaven over rough and
stony road with bare and bleeding
Icet than 10 ride 10 hell on oirty
money.
Il said to two girls one fght in
West Pullman
why dom YOU xiv" up your
hearts TO Christ
"They said Mr. Sunday Ne clerk
In department store. and on spe
cial days We are compelled 10 stand .
behind the counter and misrepre-
sent goods. and We cannot do that
and be- Christians
God viii Damn Dishonest Merchant.
"Say, Cod will damn In the bot
test way any merchant that viii
make his clerks lie 10 sell fev
dirty goods from his shelves in or.
der 10 put money In his TN He
will damn you. whoever you are
There is many a man grown rich
by oyerreaching his neighbor lie
ro,s tht widow and the orphan He
does II by legal means. he is TOO
sleek TO get caught In the meshes
OF the law. He lives In magnif. +
cent home. and ne rolls down the I
street in a faultless equipsge. and 7
nome old fellow with a child stands 4
on the street and says
There goes Mr. So-and.So, And
his name Is known and honored. and
It's only necessary 20 attach his
name 10 any project to insure sue.
cess. ! wish you TO do nothing
more than to grow up TO emulate his
example
by and by he dies, and there IA
an uproar and fuss and a pow-wow
over his old carcass AZ the funeral.
and they pass resolutions as long az
from here TO the back door. and
send copy to his wife and mem.
bers Of the club Nd the lodges and
all the other things he was mem
Der Of. stating whereas and where.
as and resolves. etc. white the
bones OF his victims lie rotting yll-
der In the pottcr's held
Tell me that there is no hell for
u scoundrel like that?
Man viii live with no thought
about God in business. home. socl-
ety or the company that he keeps
IL had rather undertake 10 save
ten drunkards than one old fnan.
cial Shylock-it would be easier.
"A friend OF mine went back 20
his home town In Ohio. and there
was n rich man there who Uas ,sr.