The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-11
!" H0De Ye ReceiDed
the Holy 6OSf?"
MORNING SERMON

A eyes open, man. unless ne u 4
fool or crazy, will never stand on
| railroad track and contest hi
strength with steel and steam. Th'
hidden traps OF justice are mor'
fatal than the seer traps. Satar
can plume himself in the guise Of a
dove OF light, and IN that disguise
he does his most effective work. il
YOU knew the devil he would not be
getting 30 many people To walk the
paths OF vice. and the way 10 heaven
would not be so deserted.
1.-The danger 10 the tired traveller
Is not that he will walk too far out
on the beach and the incoming tide
engulf him. II man says 10 me. !
have never been a drunkard. { say,
God be praised that YOUR wife has
never known what it was 10 see Won
stagger in, and vomit. and maunder
and mutter. aud blsspheme in her
presence: God be praised that YOU:
children have never known what II
is to walk the streets and have ths
fnger OF scorn pointed at them, God
be praised tina, they have never sat
around a stove and shiyered because
YOU have nothing 10 bay coal be
cause YOU must drink. that they
have never gone 10 bel hungry for
something TO ea, that you might
drink; that Won have never known
What II vs. TO have the wolf CT drink
gnaw a. Your heart and pull al your
Virals like hungry wolf
One man said 10 me Bill, have
never been tempted 10 sidestep.
have never been tempted To Jorge.
/ have always been true 10 ray mar.
riage vows know that, but are
you willing that inc world shall SOC
YOU as God sees you. God sees
everything. Are YOU willing that the
world shall see you as God does =
God is going 70 reach this old world
by and through the people who be
lieve and live AM preach the truth
Three Glasses in Church.
There are three classes in the
church, as ! have looked az them
from my standpoint The first are
those in the church personally Who
want 20 be saved. bur they are not
concerned about other people. They
do not give any help 10 other PEG
Pile, they don't lie awake at night
praying for other people that they
might be brought 10 the Lord
The second class are going 20 de-
pend upon human visdor-there Is
no such thing as latent power. ex.
pressed or iwplied-power j. Just a.
distinctive in an individual as the
electricity in these lights. II these
globes are without a current thsy
would be nothing bur glass bulbs
fitted for nothing but the scrap heap.
Without the Holy 81 irit you are as
sounding brass aud linking Gym
bells. and third rate aausenaen,
parlor- With religion ieft out. Tn
church Of today neets a food Of thc
Holy Ghost The raird class are
church members not from might and
honor and power. bat from the
a.iis;
an not pessimist: no. I am
IN op;imist Of optfmist, and be.
liete hat brighter cay never
GTEnad upon The church Of Jesus
and thar there VAS never time
when men ard women were 30 huu.
cry for the true religion o. they are
today believe that ,h- church Of
fiod never had Fighter prospect
and ! believe that down by he door
IT the church to-day here are roll.
Ing such chances a. IL never had
before There are more people
ready and willing TO hear The gospel
than ever before / believe that no
church door should ever swing
open. no sermon should ever be-
preached; no songs should ever ne
sung; no meeting should ever be
held that Is no. for the only OBJ
Jet Of the bringing OF men and wo-
men 10 a Saving knowledge Of Jesus
Christ. The Son OF God
We've got churches lots OF
them. We've got preachers. sem.
inaries and they are turning out
preachers and putting them into III.
tie theological molds and keeping
them there until they get cold
enough 10 practise preaching.
Why. At Peutecost one sermon
saved 5000 people; now n takes
5000 to get one old buttermilk-eyed
red-nosed. whiskey.soaked blasphem
or.
NO people on Gods earth are
better clothed and better fed than
in America, 30 this is not what is
wrong
Too Much Organization
A fellow came 20 me and said.
Billy. the trouble IL that we need
organization In the church Cod
help Wis We're organized Too
much today. There Is so much or.
ganizaton In the church that YOU
can hear the machinery squeak. but
we haven't got oil enough Of the
Holy Ghost TO grease one axle o.
Gods chariot Listen to me we'v,
got the Y. NJ. G. A.. the Y. W. c. A
the Y. p. 8. G. r, the W. c. T. L.
the |. P. X, the J. r l. and III,
j, 2. I. ~
Drop into young peoples meet
Ing. The leader will say, In a weak
| nffnrnlnain arolnzntLn r.nn.L-.- -