The Detroit times., 1916-09-23

in the afternoon. brings the total
conversions 10 date up 10 s73.
Billy's Powerful Sermon
Az the conclusion OF powerful
sermon in the evening on THE Tim
ID Woman" Billy Issued the invita-
| tion For moment there WAS no
response and the evangelist looked
about in smazement Then a fair
Young girl hurried up and took the
hand OF the preacher. That was
| the signal for others, and soon Billy
was busy with both hands greeting
the trail hitters.
The revivallst. however. is never
satisfied and as he greeted the peni-
more Finally he turned inpatient
ly 20 the ministers who were grouped
in their accustomed corner and
shouted: Go out and get them;
bring them in. Oh, God. don't loaf
at a time like this Get among the
people and bring them 10 Christ"
Most OF the ministers then
mingled with the audience and
urged people up the trail and some
OF them led many TO the altar
In his evening sermon. based on
the incident OF the timid woman
who stole ZIP softly and touched the
hem OF Christ's garment that she
might be made whole. the preacher
again arraigned the liquor traffic
and all those connected with II. He
laughed at the plea that the indus
try should be left 10 flourish be-
cause ii gave employment to many
men.
Yes" he cried. ''it does give en-
ployment to many. Look at the law
yers. policemen. fremen. sheriffs
Jail keepers. penitentiary keepers,
insane asylum keepers and others
who have good Jobs thru the agency
OF booze and because OF this we are
asked not to touch the booze traffic.
You can bring heaven and hell to-
gether sooner than you can bring
booze and Christianity together"
Detroit Has Something Coming.
Billy Sunday declared that the re-
vivals were inspired by God and
that he was only the instrument
thru which God was working He
predicted that something would hap
pen 20 awaken Detroit, because
something always did happen when
God was interested.
And when 81 does happen" he
shouted, ut will make hell howl"
Il know the devil goes 10 church
and we must watch for him there
az well as everywhere" said the
evangelist. II with not allow any
man TO strip Jesus OF his divinity.
1t required more than man to
bring Gods message 10 this old
world and Jesus volunteered for the
job As God wanted TO work thru
man and not an angel, He sent
Jesus.
"One never becomes 80 good that
he can't become better in Christian
ity and that Is one OF the dificul-
ties between II and the isms and
schisms that are so numerous.
Theology bears the same relation
10 religion that botany does TO
flowers The botany might give
wrong description OF flower, but
the flower remains the same The
ology might describe Christianity
wrong, but IL remains the same old
Christianity. II isn't the sawdust
trail or my handclasp that saves,
but II is the Christ that makes you
come and the Christ that Is in the
act This Christ has kept me for
30 years so | can look any man,
woman or devil in the eye and tell
them 10 90 TO --"
Jesus" he began praying, 81
you just put II up 10 me I'll do the
thing you want, and IL you give me
the power there will not be a sin
ner in old Detroit tomorrow morn.
ing Please. God. send these people
10 their salvation. Please start
them now-this minute. Thank you,
God"
Then the thin and hating, stag
gering line began slowly TO march
up the trail.
Takes Church to Task
In his afternoon sermon Billy
Sunday took the churches 10 task
for not doing more aggressive work.
There are a lot OF half-baked dea-
cons and elders that are not worth
the space they occupy in this old
world" he declared. "One might as
we'll hang Y. w. c. A. sign over
disreputable resort or Christian
Endeavor sign on brewery as 10
be a church member who guzzles
beer, CANDLES and plays cards. Such
church members are only those who
think they can sell more groceries
or get more votes by having their
name on the church records.
Some OF this kind will say, Yes,
Lord. I'll follow you. but when they
find the Lord Ia walking they say.
oh. Lord, | thought you had IT.
mosine; guess ! haven't time TO
60 today"
Referring again 10 the fact that
he Ia attacked by enemies OF re-
ligion wherever he goes, he said.
81 lose my temper when an editor
OF n newspaper dips his pen into
gall and writes dirty, stinking. ly-
ing editorial about me. I'd like 10
punch such an editor"
Both the afternoon and evening
meetings In the tabernacle on Sun.
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