The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-17

No book ever came by luck or
shance. Every book owes It's eXis
l~nee 90 some being or beings. and
within the range and scope of hu-
nan intelligence there are but three
,binxs--eund. bad and Cod All
That originates IN intellect. an which
4he intellect can comprehend. uin'.
come from one uf The three This
book. the Bible. could not possibly
De the product ~ evil wicked god
mss. corrupt. vie men. for it pro-
anunces the heaviest pena.t.e-
sgainst sin Like produces like. and
n bad mon were writing The Bible
they never would have pronounced
Condemnation ana punishment.
against wrong-do.ng So thar .-
pushed aside
The holy men Of old. ve are told
spake as they were moved hy The
Holy Ghost Men do not attribute
these boau fll and matChlcss and
well.arrangcd sentences 10 human
intelllgence alone. bat We are told
that men spakc az they were irsp.r.
ed by the Holy Ghost
The only being left 10 whom YOU
or or any sensible person could as
cribe the origin OF tho Bible j. God
for here Is book the excellence
Of which rises above other books.
like mountains above mole hills-a
book whose brilnancv and live civ
ing power exceed the accumulated
knowledge and combined efforts o.
men like the sun exceeds the lamp.
which rs but a base imitation o.
the suns glory Here Sc q book that
tells ne where ! came from and
where | am going a book without
which I would nor know % my on
gin or destiny. except AS | might
CLEAN II from the dim outlines az
reason or nature. either or both o..
which would be unsatisfactory 20
me. Here II book that tells mo
what 10 do and what not TO do
Most Men Believe in God
Most men believe IN God. Now
and then you End a man who
doesn't. and he's a fool for Tho
fool hath said in his heart there -
no God" Most men have sense
Occasionally you Will find a FOOL or
. an infidel who doesn't believe III
God. Most men believe in God
that will reward the right and pun
fish the wrong: therefore II II clear
what attitude you ought 20 assume
toward my message tonight FOR The
message 7 bring 20 YOU Is not from
human reason or intelligence bgt
from Gods book
what shall the end be ~ them
that obey not the Gospel of God ."
Now listen. and VIII try and help
you.
Israers condition was desperate
Peter told them that n they contin-
ued 10 break Gods law they wnuld
merit His wrath. I can imagine Him
crying out IN the words OF Jere
rniah: What will Won do IN the
swelling OF the Jordan" hear
him cry In the words OF d. Solomon .
~The way OF the transsressor g.
hard. That seems not 20 have NOV.
ed them. and I can hear Him cry I'm
the words OF my text What shall
the end be OF them that obey not
the Gospel OF God >"
There were those who did obey
Peter knew what their end would
be--blessings here and eternal life
UtfBdiItf-DUf uR rAi4- w la4t -aa.I 10
the end be OF them that obey not
A man said II cannot be Chris
tian. cannot obey God - That IS
not true That would make God out
3 demon and a wretch God saws
n you are not a Christian you viii
be damned II would make God out
a demon N. when God commanded
you TO repent He knew you could
not. but He would condemn you it
you didn't. II God asked mankind
TO do something, and He knew when
He asked them that they could not
do II. Il would make God our p dc
mon and n wretch. and ] viii not
allow you or any other man 20 stand
up and insult my Cod
You can be a Christian X you
want To. and II is your cusseduess
that you are unwilling 20 give up
that which keeps you away from
God.
supposlng 7 should 80 on top Of a
building and say 20 my boy "Fly M
TO me" He would say. II can't
And supposlng ! would say 'But
you can II YOU don't I'll whip you
10 death" When ] asked him 20
do II | knew he couldn't. vet told
him | would whip him 10 death Z
he didn't. and IN saying that ] would
as an earthly father be just AZ rea-
sonable as God would be II Re
should ask you TO do something YOU
couldn't do. and tho He knew when
He asked you that you couldn C. do
II. nevertheless damn you u YOU
didn't do Il.
Don't tell God YOU can't Just say
you don't want 20 be a Christian
that's the way 10 he a man. Just
say, "T don't want 20 be decent
don't want 20 quit cussing don
want 10 quit boozehghtng DON
want TO quit lying, J don't want Z,
Quit committing adultery. II
should be a Christian, I would hav,
10 quit those things and J don
want to-" Tell God YOU are not mai
enough 70 be a Christian. Don't tr,
20 saddle II OF on the Lord YU'
don't want 10 do II. that's all that
the trouble with you.
Found Relief at Foot Of the eros
A man In town In Ohio cam
and handed one OF the ministers
letter, and ne said. Il want YOU q
read that when YOU get home
When tho minister got home n
opened II and II read like this
81 was AZ the meeting last night
and somehow or other the word
what shall the end be- Eot hold n
me and troubled me. went 20 bed
but couldn't sleep I got up ant
went 10 my library. took dow