The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-02-26
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Continued from last issue.)

Church OF England church Clifton Hill the preacher
nounced smoking contest and asked all the husbands and
the sons to bring their pipes and package of tobacco
that they would meet in the churchroo and that prize
would be given to the who could keep his pipe lighted
for the longest tme and there they all sat with the Canon
they have the of cannon when they not
popguns there they sat and smoked and sunk And
when Volva distributed hundred seventyve thou
sand handbs and ripped their coats of sham profession
the back and called them "ot of dirty DEVILS then they
ready to mob and for six weeks had to have police
guards and did not dare to go out the streets of Mel
bourne except In covered carriage with police protection
In ST. Kda, suburb of Melbourne where had my home
the adies of the St. Klda Church of England when call
ing around at the homes, called at home-they went
twoandtwo-and they said eve extend hearty invitation
to all the of the house to attend smokenight social
to be held in Church. And when Vova says that the
churches have to the devil then someone Why
Vova is criticizng the churches" (Imtating) WE'LL
say it is about time that somebody criticized it is
GODS WORD SAYS REPENT TO THE so-CALLED CHURCHES
Now, it doesn't matter what anybody thinks says
here Gods Word; and want to tell you this afternoon
that the first message Chicago not to be delivered in
the RedLght District in the streets and in the lanes
but the first message to be delivered Chicago is to these
Internal churches There is the first message-and the
ypores ought to be dashed out of the synagogue but there
yet lot of lovely people in themyes there are, thou
sands of the and they do not know any BETTER they sit
there under the preaching of those false preachers and
goodness! what Bless your ife what does stir
up in Chicago with his service every Sunday morning?
why, would not know that he in the State of
Illinois, just let him preach straight Repent
to that fashionable congregation Let him give ME
just two hours with that congregation next Lords Day
morning, and will guarantee to make the fur fly There
will not be any moasses any soft talk about it, and
will find out what they doing for humanity yes
spending nnetynne dollars themselves for single
dollar that they give to help humanity, and yet within the
very sound of their church-bes there poor little
children starving for food; and still they call them
"Christian" churches.
FASHIONABLE CHURCEs ARE THE FOES OF MAN AND GOD
All, this whole thing in Chicago and other places that
is called Christianity, would make Christian sick
at his stomach There is Christianity about inone
whatever. And tell you my friends Bob Ingersol did
not fight Christianity but he fought the churches and the
hypocrisy he had perfect right to do for church
that will rent out its is not church of the Living Cod
That renting of pews what spectacle.
They tell this story do not know whether not it
is true but it is said that Lords Day morning ngerso
and his family walked into certain fashionable church and
seated themselves in the first pew they to. After
awhile in with his family and stood there at the
end of the pew but ngerso remained seated and didn't
take any notice of him; presently the opened
his hymn-book and wrote the yeaf Sir the sum
of eight hundred and Seventyve dollars for this
pew; and ngerso took his pencil and wrote back "A
pretty big price for the pew and then handed the book
back to the and remained seated.
All yes erich mans church," "A fashionable
church." why, that makes Christian mad with
Divine anger-a fashionable church, yes, fashionable
church, What is fashionable church?"it is of
lot scoundres robbers of widows and orphans
and rascas in general; fashionable church, All when
man reads the Sermon the Mount, and follows the
Lord Jesus the Christ and then listens to the stuff to be
heard in fashionable church, makes him feel that it is
time someone forth to witness against them "A fash
onabe church, ga stylish church, yes Dd you hear
OUR preacher ?-"No." 'We, now, and go with me
to MY church and hear preacher Yes. 'Oh we had
such lovely sermon this morning." "What was the
preachers text?"-"Oh, don't know" "Wel what did
the preacher talk about?" "Well don't know what he
talked about but he preached lovely sermona beautiful
sermon!" No. they do not want to know the truth.
What does Paul say?-"The time will come when they
will not endure Sound doctrine; but after their usts
shall they heap themselves teachers having itching ears
and they shall turn away their from the truth They
want someone tickle their and that ALL and these
parsons are simply "eartcklers paid much tckle
but Just them stand up in their respective churches and
proclaim the Gospel of KINGDOM GoD and tell those
sinners repent and tell you there will be at once
Tn nearly all of the churches there the Bosses and the
Boss is fellow who has money and the rank and file of
the preachers their mouths sealed tightly possible
with ve-doar bills, and they are afraid to open their