The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-16
Saturday Afternoon Sermon.

Billy Sundays sermsa---s,.tgrday
afternoon was on Compassion
Text: But when He saw the mul-
titudes He was moved with compass
oton. Pray ye,' He said the
Lord OF the harvest that He will
send forth laborers into His har-
yest-" Matt 9:36-3S.
Said Mr.. Sunday: We are getting
% far ahead OF the Lord Nowadays
We have the crowd which says there
= no disease In the world. but the
0Ibie says there is, we have the
Gfowd which says there Is no devil,
but the Lord says there u. am
led to take up this subject for several
reasons: because OF an inspiration
from book read. the study Of the
Bible with this subject in view. and
Jsheard a preacher say when a fam
ny of ak joined the church. They
will add numbers. but not wealth or
4 social influence to my church.
You make me tired trying TO gei
ne rich ducks into the church and
Dassing by the ordinary crowd You
make me sick. Some people seem 10
think that after Jesus Christ left the
world He would have nothing more
70 do with it.
.Jesus Christ lives today and is
abe TO help you as il He walked By
your side over the hills Of Galilee
God doesn't look at any ones pocket
book or social standing before He
makes up His mind 20 receive them
"The soul. 10 be born again. must
Relieve In Jesus Christ and no soul
will be saved unless the owner does.
no such thing is possible. You may
love God and then turn your back
TO Him and insult Him.
you say you love God. but do not
believe that Jesus Christ is His Son !:
you're the biggest fool living. The
soul that IL born again. that turns
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
Christianity Is half the people I'm The
church never had a religious exper.
fence: ! believe half the people in
the church have never been convert
ed. One OF the first evidences OF
Christianity IT. reaching out for the
unsaved.
1T is by doing things for Christ
that I grow. Use what you have. and
you'll get more. IL Is not like money
hoard IL up to get more-but give
out what you have and God will give
you more. That's the reason some
people have so little. They haven't
~ much Christianity now as when
they entered the church.
"The matter with lots Of Gods peo-
pie Ii that they have wriggle-tails In
their experience. They get a little
religious experience and wrap IL up
until Sunday. going 20 card parties
and drinking beer, wine or cham
payne during the week
There must De spiritual life be.
fore work Of which GOD approves
There are lot of things done in
the church today which God does not
approve. What does He care for
these rummage sales. oyster suppers,
etc. There must be spiritual life be.
fore He approves the work
THE church today has IL all wrong
A lot OF people In church were never
converted. First give yourself "a
God He doesn't care about money
Jesus Christ is not bankrupt He Ia
not hitting the free lunch counters
10 get something Co eat.
zone of the biggest curses OF the
church today is putting unconverteC
people 90 work You'll find them II
the Sunday-scbools, among the teach
ers. among the trustees I've known
OF trustees of churches who we're no
even members OF the church they
have no business 10 touch the worl
or God. YOU wouldn't allow any on,
not n member 20 do anything in you
lodge. You can see them IN IN,
choir. one-half the church scraps
start In the choir loft: lots OF peopB
sing for money for show. or for com
piimonts. and almost everything els
except tossing into the Kingdom G
God.
"A have received letters from peC
pie In this city saying. Ny dsughte
sings 80 swectly. ] wish YOU woul
have her sing some night and OIL
ers sRying. Mrs. Soand-So doesn't 8
90 tho meetings bat she rs fin
singer and n you'd ask hcr to- sin
lam sure she'd come she'll hay
gfay hairs before III sNEd FOR hel