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The Detroit times., 1916-09-12

When may a revival be expected
When YOU are willing that God shall
promote and use whatever means or
instruments or individuals or meth
DDS he is pleased TO use 10 promote
them. Yes.
"You Are Not Running H."
The trouble is he cannot promote a
revival il you are sitting in judg-
ment on the methods and means that
God is employing 10 promote a re-
vival. The God Almighty may use
any method or means or individual
that he pleases IN order to promote a
revival You are not running IL. Let
God have His Way You can tell
whether YOU need n revival. You
can tell II you will have one. and
why you have got one
II Jesus Christ should ask you, sis
ters and preachers, in an audible
voice, Are you willing that | should
promote revival by using any meth
DDS or means or individual language
that ! choose 10 use to promote Il ?"
what would your answer be? Yes.
Then don't growl If use some things
that YOU don't like. You have no
business TO.
How can YOU promote revival
Break up your fallow ground, the
ground that produces nothing but
weeds, briars. TIN cans and brick
bats. Fallow ground is ground that
never had pillow in II. Detroit had
a mayor, Pingrec. when Detroit had
thousands and thousands OF acres of
fallow ground This was taken over
by The municipal government and
.-!srted with potatoes, with which
tfty fed the poor of the city.
individuals never did anything for
Jesus Christ and ! have no doubt
thcre arc preachers as well who have
never done anything for God Al
mighty. There are acres and acres
Of fallow ground here in Detroit that
have never been touched.
Look over your past life; look over
your present life and future. and
take up tho individual sins and pen
Gil and paper and write them down.
A general confession will never do.
You have comnitted your sins, one
by one, YOU will have to confess
them ore by one. This thing of say.
I ing Cod. | am sinner" won't do
Goo, | am gossiper in my neigh.
borhocd God. have been in my ice
FoX while am here listening 10 Mr.
/ sunday You are devil. Confess
/ your sins.
a preacher in one town came to
I see me one time with tears in his
eyes on Of compassion for his flock
| There were so many high rollers IN
his church that any decent sinner
could have held his nose every tim,
he met them. Oh. they were high
toned enough. A few months latel
! that preacher went 10 another towr
10 get away from his destruction
and II wasn't long before the under
taker pumped him full OF embalminl
fluid and laid him low under the elm
tree and the peoples.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-12
DIARY OF A FRENCH VILLAGE PRIEST
DURING THE BATTLE OF THE MARINE


arms in slings. their legs stiff in tho
rude splints. raised themselves mp
painfully drew themselves With
their hands alonr the floor that they
might see tho high altar They
prayed with fervor Not com,
plant or a gronn, bW the eyes fixed
on the priest and following the c'rr.
monies when turned toward
these faces contracted Ivy nuiferinc,
but resigned and iull Of hope, emo
ton took me by the throat Less
Arm than they. could not hold
back my tears. Our wounded who
survive shall never. | know, forget
that mass in the wounded church.
through whose shattered windows
lhe wind whistled. shaking tho
flames OF the candles on the altar.
Outside Herr Wcbbcr tho medi
cinohef. worked silently and metho-
Ideally when mass was over h.
sent for me- He had loaded his
voitures with all the things that
serve the ambulance.
II am obliged, said ne. "to leave
YOU 200 wounded You shall care
Tor and feed them"
With what" asked I'VE have
no more bread We live only on
potatoes
The French will come soon
Meanwhile. give me some food ="
shortly aftcrward q soldier
brought me eight or 10 pounds Of
rice Not a bit more Alas, have
not the power OF Notre Spigneur 20
multiply tho lonves' However. we
find quarter OF beef the Bochcs
have forgotten. and with that and
vegetables and rice we make great
stew, on which our poor wounded
rceale themselves Needless 10 say
the Allemand wounded have the
same portion Before leaving Herr
Weber gave mo paper tostifyng
10 the care ! had taken OF the
wounded and in burying The dead
II Is not patent OF nobility. but n
has It's value ! shall preserve II.
The Germans began TO take down
from the church tower the great fag
OF the Red Cross they had attached
there, remarked TO them That a.
they had left us their wounded TO
care for, they might at least leave
Ms the nag. which would insure
their protection from the French
artillery fire.
But we have no other 50 large. %
said they. and we have need OF &c.
"Oh, well. take il, poor people"
T. did not matter We soon 70.
placed II by two others even larger
which Messrs. Bourgeois ana Ig.er
fixed higher than the German flag
had been. even TO Tho foot Of the
cross at the steeple top. The next
day these flags cracked and snapped
I'm the wind in such terrible fashion
that some OF us, affrisnted. thought
the hghting with tho mitrailleuses
had begun again, and entered the
presbytery, not by the door, hut nv
tho mud wall. which was easily
pierced. Some OF the remaining
The Detroit times., 1916-09-12

me. A revival does two things. First
il returns the church from her back
sliding, and second. IL causes the
conversion Of men and women.
suppose the people here are pref
~ fair representatives OF the church
OF God, and II every body did what
you do there would never be re-
vival Suppose | did no more than
you do. then no people would ever be
converted through my efforts. /
would fold my arms and rust OUT.
A revival helps to bring the unsaved
20 Jesus Christ.
God Almighty never intended that
the devil should triumph over the
church He never intended that the
saloons should walk rough-shod over
Christianity. And IL you think that
anybody is going TO frighten me. you
don't know me vet.
Church is Amusement Joint"
| will cram II down their throats
in this town for the miserable lies
they hurl against me up and down
the streets of this city Don't YOU
forget it, You bet your life. You
bet and they will got it.
When IS a revival needed? When
the individuals are careless and I'M
concerned If the church was down
on her face In prayer, they would be
more concerned with the fellow out.
side Tho church has degenerated
into q thlrdrate amusement joint
with roligioA left out
When is revival needed? ask
again when Is docto. needed
Whom you're sick, OF course-if
you've got any sense. When Is n
cop needed? when somebody is try
ing 10 stick YOU ND. When are the
firemen needed? When there's a FIRE
| tell YOU. YOU can scare mp big
crowd any time for n minstrel show.
but announce prayer meeting and
you can't gel n Corporals guard.
a revival t. needed when careless
ness and unconcern keep The people
oslecp. II is as much the duty OF the
church 10 awaken and work and Ia
Dor for the men and women Of De
trou as il is the duty OF the fire de
partmont 10 arouse when The alarm
sounds
What would YOU think Of your fire
department II il slept or played
cards, or hit the booze while he
town burned? You'd condemn IT;
and I'm going 20 condemn you if you
sleep and lct men and women 80 to
hell The church CT God is asleep
today; II is turned into n dcrmitory,
end has taken the devils opiates
Some Of the biggest devils ever
met were in the church. oh. yes.
Some OF the biggest devils ! know
have been baptized. sprinkled and
immersed What do YOU suppose God
R thinks cf YOU when YOU 20 gadding
about playing cards going TO leg
shows. hitting the booze and eating
/ fudge Don't ask nc 10 tell you. II
would take an asbestos newspaper 70
/ publish it Did YOU ever stop 20
( weep for this old world going so fest
, you can't seq it for dust?
when may revival be expected
! When the wickcdne of tho wicked
srieves and distresses the Christian
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addition. sin is subtraction. Christian
ity is peace. JOY. salvation, heaven.
Sin takes away peace, happiness.
sobriety and II takes away health.
You are robbing God Of the time
that you misspend. You are robbing
God when you spend time doing
something that don't amount to any
thing when you might do something
for Christ.
You Are Robbino God.
You are robbing God when you go
to foolish amusements, when you sit
around reading trashy novels instead
OF the Word OF God, when you sit
and dream over THE Lady OF the
Lake" When Knighthood Was In
Flower" Ships That Pass in the
Night" or novels of Marie Corelli,
eating fudge and panucha.
Like woman with a lot OF "cul-
chah" asked me one time II | had
read this or that book by Marie
Corelli. or this and that by some
body else. She seemed surprised
when told her, mo ma'am." told
her didn't have time 10 swim
through Atty feet OF sewage to get at
one scintilla OF truth.
Bad temper! Abuse your wife and
abuse your children; abuse your hus-
band; turn your old gatling gun
tongue loose. A lady came TO me
and said: "Mr. Sunday, know |
have a bad temper. but I am over
with II In a minute" So is the shot
gun. but il blows everything to
/ pieces.
Bad temper. say you abuse your
wife. you go cussing around II sup
per isn't ready on time; cussing be.
cause the coffee isn't hot: you dig
your fork into a hunk of beefsteak
and put II on your plate and then
you say: Where did you get this,
in the harness shop? Take II out
and make a hinge for the door. "
Then you go TO your store, or office
and smile. and everybody thinks you
are an angel about to sprout wings
and fly TO the imperial realms above.
Bad temper. You growl at your
children; you snap and snarl around
the house until they have to go TO
the neighbors TO see a smile. They
never get a kind word--no wonder SO
many OF them go to the devil quick
You growl at your servants II they
happen 10 come to the table and get
on the wrong siderof you.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-12

vival Is something peculiar In itself
and cannot be Judged by the same
rules and causes and effects as other
things
n YOU preach that 10 the farmers.
II you SO 10 a farmer and say God is
sovereign. that is true; II YOU say
God will give YOU crops only when
1t pleases Him, and il is no use for
YOU to pillow your ground and plant
your crops In the spring; don't you
know that God Is sovereign and
won't give YOU crops? hat IS all
wrong. and II YOU preach that doe
trlne and expect the farmers TO be
.eve IL. this country will starye to
death in two years.
The churches have been preaching
some false doctrines and religion has
died out. Many people think that
religion is q good deal like storm.
They sir around and fold their arms
and that is what is the matter You
sit in your pews so easy that you be-
come widowed Such results will
be sure to follow II YOU are per
suaded that religion is something
mysterious and has no natural con.
nection between the means and the
end II has natural connection Of
common sense. and believe that
when divineiy appointed means are
used, spiritual blessings will accrue
20 the individuals and the comnun.
fly in greater numbers than temporal
blessings.
You can have spiritual blessing
as regularly as the farmer can have
corn. wheat, oats, and YOU can have
potatoes and onions and cabbage in
your garden ] believe that spirit
ual results witt follow more surely
than temporal blessing don't be-
licve all this tommyrot Of false dor
trines. YOU might AZ well sit around
beneath the shade and Fan yourself
and say. Amt n hot" as 10 *.
poet God 10 give you a crop If YOU
don't plow tho ground ard plant the
seed Until the church resorts 10 The
use OF divinely appointed means II
won't get the blessing
/ Let the Lord do It the way he
wants 10 do it, don't butt in with tho
Lord When YOU desire revival II
means that you're willing 70 get in
the background and LEI the Lord
/ have the limelicht. God may know
you're hungry and need something TO
! eat. but II YOU don't fall In with
Gods plans it's over the hills 10 the
poorhouse for yours You've got 20
work in harmony with God 10 get
even a potato 10 cat. and that's why
| ! say half tho people arc dippy when
! II comes 20 horse sense IN religion.
Some Of YOU people don't like that
maybe VOL, only preach the waE
your bunch lives. thate all haven't
/ started yet I'm just waitin Till you
Get your mental adjustment
what is revival? Now listen "a
The Detroit times., 1916-09-12

Billy Sundays Tuesday afternoon
sermon in the Grndley Field taber
nacle.. was on The need of reviv.
ais The sermon follows.
Some asks What is revival"
Revival Is a purely philosophical.
common sense result of the rich use
II divinely appointed means. just the
iame as water will put out fire; just
he same as food will appease your
hunger; just the same as water will
'lack your thirst; II is philosophy
al. common sense use Of divinely
appointed means 10 accomplish that
nd A revival Is just as much horse
sense as that
A revival is not material. II does
lot depend upon material means. II
false idea that therd Is some
hing peculiar in IL. that II cannot
oe judged by ordinary rules. causes
md effects That is nonsense.
Above your head there Is electric
light: that is effect What In the
cause Why. the dynamo
Religion can be judged on the
Mme basis OF cause and effect n
,ou do thing, results always come.
The results come 20 the farmer. He
las his crops. That is tho result.
He had 10 pillow and plant and 10
AXE care OF the soil before the crops
anne. just the same as the results of
iivinely appointed means is with re
igion.
Religion Needs Horse Sense.
Religion needs n BAPTISM OF horse
,ense That is just pure horse sense.
believe there IS no doctrine more
dangerous 10 the church today than
o convey the impression that re.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-12
LlTTL STORIES FOR BEDTIME
The Quacks Grow Uneasy.
Copyright. 1916. by T. W. Dursess)

Ey THORNTON " BURGESS,
Peter Rabbit doesn't like the very
hot weather Of midsummer any
more than You or ! do. He cannot
go 10 the sesshorc or the mountains
as We can. and just think. he has
10 wear fur coat all the time, OF
course in this respect Peter IS no.
worse off than lot or his neigh
boris In fact, none OF thCm likes
tho very hot weather s. with the
coming of the first cool days in Sep
tomhcr now life seemed 10 I'll Pc
ter. he loves The fail Next to the
epring he likes the fall best. But
for two things he thinks he might
even like IL the lcrt OF all tho ycar
These two things are the parting
with old fricnds who arc leaving
for the far away sunny Southland.
or who are preparing TO sleep all
winter. and the fact that thc ,al
brings the dreadful hunting season
when men with terrible guns delight
In spreading terror and suffering
over tho Green Meadows. through
the Green Forest. along the Laugh.
ing Brook, around the Smiling Pool
up in tho Old Pasture and even deep
in tho Great Woods.
Tho fall is busy tirlc for Peter
You ser there arc so many friends
TO say goodbye TO that he is afraid
that some will slip away before he
secs them. The first OF tho coot
days had already come and Peter
knew by things he saw that il would
not be long before many OF his
feathercd friends started on their
long journey. Everywhere he saw
them in nocks now instead of in
pairs, as he saw them in the spring
They were making up parties for
the long journey. FOR they prefer
to travel il this way II is quito
necessary, because YOU know there
are so many young birds for whom
this will be IN" FIRST time TO make
The long journey, and they must be
shown the way by the older birds.
Then II always is much plcasanter
10 travel with company.
A great party of blackbirds dying
over the dear old Brier Patch re-.
minded Peter that Il was quite like
~ that certain other friends would
soon be starting, the Quack family
who has spent tho summer In the
pond OF Paddy tho Beaver So the
FIRST chance he got Peter hurried
over 70 Paddy Pond deep in the
Green Forest lie was half afraid
that they might have left already,
and nc half hoped that they might
| decide 10 stay all winter When he
got there he found Mr.. and Mrs
Quack and tho ton young Quacxa,
now as big as their father and moth.
er. still there.
oh I'm 90 glad" cried Peter
what arc YOU 50 glad about -
demanded Mr. Quack, swimming in
I close 20 whore Peter was sitting on
| tho bank
THAT you Arc still here" replied
/ Peter Il was afraid you might have
gone away Are YOU going to take
tho terrible journey again this year.
| Mr. Quack?"
The Detroit times., 1916-09-12

Certainly" replied Mr.. Quack
what else can do?'
why, stay here all winter the
same as | do replied Peter.
And what vClid we do when al
the water has turned TO ice, stupid"
demanded Mr. Quack.
Peter looked foolish 81 hadn't
thought Of that" said he. 20!
course you have 20 20 whore tho
water doesn't freeze. Just the same
/ think L is dreadful that you have
10 take that terrible Journey
at wouldn't be 80 bad If it were
not for the hunters with terrible
guns, replied Mr. Quack. we
don't mind the journey; it is the
terrible guns. Have you see any
hunters near the Old Brier Patch
yctc" Mr. Quock asked this anxi-
ously
NO" replied Peter.
This cool weather Is sure 10
bring them ont - replied Mr. Quack
uneasily. II almost wish We had
started earlier. but we havo been
so happy here this summer that
cannot bear 10 leave until we have
TO What's that" Mr. Quack start
cd norvously and stretched his head
M 70 listen All the other ducks
did tho same thing. II was only the
swapping OF twig -under Buster
Bears feet. and in q moment he ap-
pearod At once tho ducks dropped
their heads and began swimming
about again, for they did not fear
Buster Bear But Il was very clear
thai they were uneasy. very uneasy
indeed, especially Mr. and Mrs
Quack The young r d. ks had had
no experience with hLltors, but they
were uneasy too. The truth Is they
were anxious 20 Try their wings.
They were looking forward to that
long tourney as something very won
de ful They were anxious 10 be
on their way Something inside was
urging them 10 start for their beau
tful sunny Southland II is often
that way with the young They did
not fear because they did not know
Next story: Peter Sees the
The Detroit times., 1916-09-12

PrintinE-the plain neat kinl---<n
In sight--Times job Dept.--Meln lGox
The Detroit times., 1916-09-12
sNAPPY SUNDAY SAYINGS

A revival 10 Just some horse
sense stuck Into religion.
When you desire a revival IL
means you're willing TO get in
the background and let God have
the llmelioht for awhile.
Halt the people are dippy when
Il comes to horse sense In relie.
ion.
The church has deeenerated
into a third.rate amusement Joint,
with the religion cut out.
You can scare up a big crowd
for a minstrel show. but not
eorporars guard for prayer
meeting.
The church is asleep: Il is
turned into a dormitory and has
taken the DEVILS opiates.
Some OF the biggest devils I
ever met were In church.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-12
BY PAUL VillER.

SATURDAY, Sept I2.-tContin
ued During the night the move
ment OF retreat was constant. To
ward midnight the officers remain
Ing here got their orders They
were all ready 10 leave. Even their
canteens were filed. ~ an early
hour one man came knocking on nay
door He called 10 me
M. le Cure. they are taking their
wounded what does that mean
| hurried downstairs The wound
ed. who had beer scattered about
the ground floor OF the house. were
gone. The stained and spotted
floors were empty The doors were
wide open. They had even forgot.
ten arms. cartridges, cssques, boots
Everywhere was blood and Nth
and stencil. They had taken all our
sheets and mattresses and pillows
which had served them In the
street a crowd streamcd by contin.
ually. II was certainly flight The
auto-ambuIances make trip after
trip at high speed between Triau.
court and Clermont.
In two hours there shall be no
one here said an officer 70 me.
why do you go?" | asked
All II il an order"
They were forced 10 abandon 200
OF our wounded and a score OF their
own We hurry 10 make the place
habitable after their departure. The
Nth. the confusion. the smells are
incredible went to the church
20 see the wounded who have been
left there.
Lieut.. Huart OF the Eighty-second
OF the line said 20 me:
M le cure. II is Sunday Shall
We not have mass?"
babe him wait only a few mo-
ments while | secured my vest
ments My heart was greatly moved
With the Abbc Feunette we swept
back the straw which covered the
choir and made the toilet OF the
great altar. on which dust and
stones had fallen when the shell
passed through the church roof.
Outside we heard constantly the
rolling wheels of the autos that car.
ried away the wounded Inside, an
immense bed OF straw, and on this
bed OF agony the children Of France.
who forgot their miseries in think.
ing of the Great Surgeon OF the
bodies and the souls
what a church, What a congre.
cation what a mass when | 70.
turned with my vestments I said 10
these poor people:
MY friends, am about 10 orfer
the holy sacrifice for your brothers
IN arms and for France -
And for our wives and our chill.
dren also" they responded in sin
core tones.
These poor people. their uniforms
torn. ragged. covered With mud and
caked with their own blood and
sweat. their heads bandaged, their
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BccLos grumblcd at this installa-
}on.
You shall be able to signal with
such flags said they
They can 20 10 tho devil We do
not listen 10 them. We will do what
seems good 20 us, for We are again
masters IN orr home.
At o'clocl, there are no more
soldiers here The hospital order
los under the command of a lieu
tenant meet az tho church Al the
word 'Norwaerts" they march.
Those who have been AZ the pres
bytery make me sicn of adicu.
II is finished They leave behind
only q crushed ard infected village.
liled with ruins and misery Here
and there are piles OF arms. Of
shells. OF 'he Cdds and ends OF
equipment. which arc later gathered
by 'he amateur, Of Roche souvenir.
That evening ;ho French came. An
advance guard of French and a
prowling party 81 Bochcs fought on
tho edge OF the village. but there
was no more great engagement.
Tr,acourt was lrce
These Rochos.' said an artillery
man from Pgrg SHOW them to
ne want 10 lll one.
He had witnessed the atrocities
committed by these people and had
swcrn 70 give no quarter 10 any OF
tho breed He would Kill them, said
nc. young or old, sick or well. They
a7e in the church"l said TO him.
GO in Look at them
His anger began 10 simmer ont Of
him az be regarded these men. sui.
fering. silent. unbearably filthy. One
poor devil Of a Doche made sign
10 him with the one arm hc had left
"Kamradc." said the Boche, feebly.
\ leg had been torn of Ivy the same
shell. that had destroyed his arm.
Tho odor that rose from this poor
Germans wounds was choking One
cannot speak OF his condition The
Partisan regarded him with eyes
that grew less hard. Then
What. my oil Boche. thou wish.
cst to be placed higher on thy pill
low p"
with the gentleness Of sister Of
charity he changed the position Of
this poor mutile. watched him az
his work A fax end OF cigarette
depended from his lip Now and
then pun OF smoke came from g..
The Boche thanked him with q
smile. and then cast look full OF
desire upon this stump of cigarette.
Tho Partisan understood.
"But then, thou wouldst have a
cigarette" said he Wait 1t shall
not DC long
So that he rolled cigarette. this
man who had sworn 10 Kill every
German who came undor his hands.
and lighted q and placed T. between
the Fps OF tho Roche lie stood by
patiently until tho last Whit had
been drawn and thon took the burn.
ing stub rom The Germans mouth.
you would not have Il fall among
your plumageB said he That would
be 10 damage you further, my old
Bocho."
Behold the people OF France, hu.
man. compassionate God shall save
as. God Is with US.
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When the Church Stops Voting the Saloon the Saloon Will Sun

l say you're . coward A. 80
drel when you say thinss boh1n/ J
mans back you wouldn't laro ~
when looking into his eyes. I 80
that the people who 60 aroonl -
ing about me. "Bill said In, Nv
Bill said that" don't come h0fo r.
say IL to me. II they did. Il Wuu11 t.
bin baff-call the Red Gross w.
II you confess your sins en1 -
and pray. the Lord will pour do06 \
blessing upon Detroit that win nc1
up and down the streets like Wo10
between the river banks.