The Detroit times., 1916-09-28
"Wednesday Afternoon srmon.

II want 10 tell you people and
want 20 get Il through your heads
that my responsibility ends when
preach the gospel. II you so 20 he'll
afterwards. that's your fault ] can
only warn you that the devil 10
hanging around ready 70 throw you
the FIRST chance you give him
"If you don't appreciate God g
word surnoiently 10 be converted or
10 give yourselves 20 Jesus, that s.
your lookout.
"rn bet that there are hundreds
OF you in the Tabernacle right no"
yes. thousands 81 you who. u you
died this minute. would only be able
10 get into heaven by the skin %
your teeth. II you got In A. a..
III bet that n you we're 20 stand
up before God right now and lay
claim TO a place IN heaven. you
would have nothing 70 commend
you.
81 never knew 4 time when PEG
pie were more willing or more in
terested in the giving Of their SOUS
TO God than right nov Bur LOT OF
them are like the man from Mis-
souri--they have 10 be shown.
Personal work Is what IL needed,
and the right kind of persona WoTE.
What we don't want Is lot o. chew.
ing the rag about God work VHa
out any personal work thrown in.
"why. II makes me sick when /
see a LOT of people standing around
doing nothing when Gods work IS
TO be done. II makes NE so hot |
could fight
There are many people who want
TO win somebody for Jesus and they
are willing 10 be told how 20 do q.
I believe there are hundreds and
thousands OF people who are willing
TO work and who know something
must be done. but they are waiting
for help. ] mean from men and vo-
men OF ordinary ability.
Many people are sick and tired
and Disguised with just processing
religion, they are tired OF trotting 20
church and trotting home again
They SIT In a pew and listen 20 q
sermon: they are tired OF that. not
speaking 20 anybody and not -ngag
Ing In personal work they are get
ting tired OF Il and the church ia dy
ing because OF Il. there Is nothing
TO that
"a lot should wake up and 20 20
the rescue and win for Jesus Christ.
II want 20 say 20 the descons
stewards. vestrymen and prudential
committee that they should Work
and the place 10 begin is al your
own home.
"sit down and write the names Of
i've or ten OF your friends. and
many OF them members OF your own
church. and two or three Of those
not members Of any church yet
. yen mingle With these people IN the
club. in business. In your home in
q friendly way
"You meet them everr neAk
some OF them every day. and you
never speak 10 them on the sub
ject OF religion. you never bring i'
TO their attention az all You should
be up and doing something, FOR God
and Gods truth
There are always oppor;unifies
for Christian 20 work FOR God
r h~re l. \ ii-saES- chance 70 sneak !
10 someone about God | am not go- .
ing 10 theorixe. We are dealing TOO
much in theories and speculsuors .
This or that Interpretation OF some
dogma or doctrine Is not going 70 f.
give yon spiritual power.
You carry your religion with you
by the bare truth. Be out and on. .
for God Have beart.to-heart talk f,
with some people and win them FOR .
Christ.
THE first recorded words % Jesus .
are these: 'Wist We not that ! must .
be about NY Fathers business
He was lost. and they found Him .
sitting in the temple and He had .
the old Pharisees and doctors OF the .
Law tied up In q bunch
THAT whole bunch had brain .
fever trying 10 keep NJ with Him.
and He was only - years old His .
mother found Him and said
Son, don't you know We have
been searching for you"
"He answered. 'Wist We NOT /
must be about My Fathers busl.
ness and from then until now He .
has been calling US 20 90 forth and
do His work Mothers should plead .
with their children. and they IN turn /
Ahould plead with their friends for
religion,
Church Members Need TO BE Born .
Again
The trouble is we are too lacta- +
daisical in religion, Indifferent and
dead and lifeless That Is the spirit
OF the committees today In church
Il think the multitude IN the I.
church will have 10 yet converted F.
themselves before they can lead
anyone else 10 Christ Il r. my
frm conviction after years OF OK
perience in the work that half the /
people In the church have never /.
been converted. have never been .
born again.
Don't get the idea IN your head |
that you can accomplish anything I
with prayer done only with your I
lips. That don't go with the Lord
You might "a we'll throw your pray
ers out OF the window II they dom
come from the heart You can't fool
the Lord by undermining
when was a member OF the old
Chicago ball team We were the hrst
bunch OF players 10 go sputh on
the spring training trip. q
One day we were roaming
through the Ozark Mountains 40 "a