The Detroit times., 1916-09-16
saturday Afternoon Sermon.

H Billy Sundays sermon Saturday
nfternoon was on Compassion.
VA Text: "But when He saw the mul-
h 11tudes He was moved with compas-
3. 0aon. Pray ye,' He said. the
\. Lord of the harvest that He VIII
end forth laborers into His bar
wat" Matt. 9:36-Ss.
Said Mr.. Sunday: We are getting
4oo far ahead OF the Lord nowadays
We have the crowd which says there
4 = no disease In the world, but the
II bible says there is; we have the
4 crowd which says there is no devil,
y Mt the Lord says there Is. ! am
,Tlod TO take UP this subject for several
'fxuasons: because OF an inspiration
y from q book read, the study OF the
" Dible with this subject in view. and
V I heard a preacher say when fam
N ny OF ak Joined the church, They
will add numbers, but not wealth or
4, social influence 10 my church
s<You make me tired trying 20 get
ne rich ducks into the church and
&+Dasaing BY the ordinary crowd. You
y make me sick Some people seem 20
y think that after Jesus Christ Left the
world lie would have nothing more
y 70 do with H.
"Jesus Christ lives today and is
xobie 10 help you as II He walked by
r1our side over the hills OF Gaiilee.
x00d doesn't look at any ones pocket
book or social standing before He
makes up LIS mind TO receive them
/. 1.-THE soul, to be born again, must
Believe In Jesus Christ and no sou!
will be saved unless the owner does.
No such thing Is possible. You may
love God and then turn your back
20 Him and insult Him.
"You say you love Cod. but do not
believe that Jesus Christ is His Son.
you're the biggest fool living. The
soul that is born again. that turns
4 from sin and feeds upon the word
OF God. will have fellowship with the
Lord.
!. Give What You Have.
; "Some OF you don't know what
I Christianity is. half the people Ia the
& church never had religious eXper-
fence: | believe half the people in
& the church have never been convert
q ed One OF the Arst evidences OF
& Christianity Is reaching out for the
unsayed
Y ut is by doing things FOR Christ
3 that grow. Use what you have and
y you'll get more. II is not like money
N ---hoard IL UP TO get more--but give
out what you have and God will give
you more. That's the reason some
X people have SO little. They haven Z
Il as much Christianity now as when
3 they entered the church.
Il. a.
pie is that they have wriggle.tails lr
y their experience They get LITTLE
" religious experience and wrap II uI
= until Sunday. going 90 card parties
: and drinking beer wine or cham
y pagne during the week.
Z "There must be spiritual life be
x fore work OF which Cod approves
: There are A Dot OF things done IL
the church today which God does no
approve. What does lie care fo
thesetemmage sales. oyster suppers
etc. There must be spiritual life be
fore lie approves the work.
"The church today has il all wrong
N A lot OF people IN church were neyp
converted. First give yourself q
"a God. He doesn't care about money
Jesus Christ is not bankrupt lie {
not hitting the free lunch counter
TO get something 20 eat
Zone OF the biggest curses Of "a
church today Is putting unconyerte
people 60 work. You'll find them
the Sunday schools, among The teac
ers, among the trustees I've know
OF trustees Of churches who were %,
even members OF the church. the
have no business 20 touch the woI
OF God: you wouldn't allow any of
not member Ca DO anything in yoJ
lodge You can see them i'm "
choir. Onc-half the church scral
start In the choir loft lots OF poop
sing for money. for show OF FOR cor
+. piiments. and almost everything els
except tossing into the Kingdom
God
II have received letters from pc
pie In this city saying. Ny daught
# sings 80 swectly I wish YOU wou
hnye her sing some night. and at
M ore saying Mrs Soand SO doen
y 90 the meetings. but she 's 90 hi
einEer ami n ycu'd ask hrr 10 ti'
N. / avn suro she'd come. SheU ha'
AZ gray hairs before TN send for he