The Detroit times., 1916-11-03
Thursday Afternoons Sermon.

II am going TO assume tha' every
man believes the Uihle as the wora
of God. that Jesus actually lived
aud walked on the earth, that Je-
sn, was the Son of God. equal with
God In power. and that He died on
the cross that we might be saved
believe that every man ana Wo
man who is not a Christian desires
10 be one
What bring you here? what
falcs Won 10 the Tabernacle day
after day. Some Of you may tell
your friends that | am great On.
tcrtainer. that its great thing
to come and hear me preach and TO
hear Rody sing and TO hear Rrews
tr~ play; that YOU enjoy being On.
tartaincd That's all right Tell
thcm anything vou please. any apol-
orv for your unusual attendance.
Wake them think YOU are Just be
ing entertained
Il know that YOU are thinking
about your soul and hoping that
yoJu have the courage 10 take your
stand for Christ You are coming
10 the meetings. day after day,
watching the converts. and all the
time YOU are inwardly hoping that
Jesus will come into your life.
81 would like to ask Just how
many ~ you here right now really
deeire 10 be Christians guess all
NJ You want 10 be Christians, but a
lot OF YOU haven't gumption enough
10 be know that every man and
woman has an honest desire 10 b"
= Christian
An of this reminds me ~ the
Young fellow who used TO live IN
an Illinois town and who got mar
ried and went 20 Chicago ON his
honeymoon n" bought tickets for
himself and wife for a play AZ a
certain theatre and went there with
her They went the next night and
he asked FOR the same seats. The7
kept on going back and each time
they asked for the same tickets
and the same seats.
When he turned mp AZ tho box
oface ~ the end of The week and
once more asked n he might have
the same tickets and The same
seats. the fellow az the box onice
replied "Slre. YOU can have The
whole house II you want A.. hut
why on earth have you been com
ing hero every night and asking ior
the same tickets and the same
seats for the same PLAY I should
think You would grow tired Of the
show
Tho bridegroom told the fellow in
'hc box Office that ne was particu.
larly Interested IN that part oi the
play In which the hero nearly cap
trcs the villain in 'he house with
hl. wife and ! would like 10 know
" be able 70 find out whether the
hero actually succeeds in catching
thr villain in his house with his
wife
II think q good many o' Won are
r 'hr same hX as that fellow You
Md ike 10 catch yourselves be
tu.-- Christians. hur the trouble with
most ~ Won is that VOL only nearly
capture yourselves being Chris
H1rs What a good many OF YOU
need are leCs Too many OF YOU
arc weak kneed and altho your
oraiu reasons that you should stand
o1' FOR Jesus none ~ you have
backbone &c stand ont In the open
and declare yourselves.
Too many Of you arc always
ready with q perfect dcluce OF OK.
cuses nor 10 stand for Jesus openly.
e know vour desire 10 be
Christian Yo3 viii be when you
get a l'le stronger in the legs
What YOU need 10 pray FOR are
TWO strong legs lust about the
timc you get notion 70 20 20 tho
front, the devil dclugcs YOU with
EXCUSES for nor doing 80. and these
excuses m the time look good 20
YOU
some onc's excuse might be that
they viii walt ill the meetings are
over and then join the church qui
city You say. III be guided by
reason
Let mo tell you one thing, that
II lot of YOU are no more good
To the .hurch after you become
Christians than you arc now you
might as we'll not become Chris.
tlans
Every time God needs your man.
hood or womanhood. a lot Of yon
ny 10 side.stop. There is one thing
! have found lacking in Detroit and
that is his there are plenty Of
good people here who are in per
feet sympathy with our movement.
but they arc afraid TO stand out
on the airing line for Jesus Christ
or TO defend the colors OF God
TOO many people regard relig-
ious life az trotting 10 church on a
Sunday morning or rolling there in
a limousine Christianity Ia more
than that n is more than teaching
= Sunday.sChool or Bible class or
holding down a pew or listening 10
2 sermon. Jesus Christ wants you
TO work for Him and to do things
for Him.
Pray yourself and teach others