The Detroit times., 1916-10-31
Sunday Afternoons Sermon.

Billy Sundays sermon sunday ar
ternoon was on The topic. After
oeash. judgment" He said
"Text. Hebrew H. % And as f
Ia appointed unto men once to a'e.
but after this. The judgment
Il have chosen n text which 'ForH
man hero this afternoon VIII believe
NJ least IN part Some may SAY. .
rant believe in Jesus Christ
can't believe in the Bible 4 can
believe in eternsl iife' Yet there i-
not one among you who nLi NOT
agree with az least The Dr. part or
my text.
"It is appointed 10 AT men once 70
die. You believe that don Fo-
You all agree that ~ is appointed
10 all men once 20 die l0la a#
accept that
but my text adds, and AFTER
death. the Judgment
III you admit the fr-f proposition
of the text. how can sou have fh"
audacity 10 reject the last par Py
every rule ~ reason or logic. when
you admit one part you must adm..
all.
"Somo men have been startled
when tho Judgment has been W0t.
toned. ! know there are thousand
OF men an Detroit hundred- 0i
them here now. who. " they'd ai'
today. would be lost Not because
they don't know. bat because tnFt
put of accepting Christ
4 "If I could only make YOU realize
what risk you're taking what
change theTed be No man would
put II OF IL he q only realize. some
OF you men here have been ser 20
thinking in these past weeks. lol
have heard many sermons but sou
are still outside the pale of God s
mercy
III I should say 20 you thai a
quarter after . o'clock tomorrow you
would be in your conn yoa
wouldn't sleep tonight. You'd he
getting ready 10 meet the GOO vor
have forgotten, spurned and repgG
ated.
"You would send for the preacher
and you would try 70 prepare yo4r
self 20 face God IN Judgment
eff | could tell YOU thai this is 'ns
last week OF your life and that on
next Sunday you would be n ccrI o..
YOU wouldn't worry whether bond
or stocks went up or down t1H
wouldn't care about politics l.f
you would think about yclf sou. tBt
you'd get ready 10 meet tho God yaE
have damned and dehed
"You can't prove that this !sn'
your last dav on ea-th
"Up in Canada there is q railroad
which hangs red lights on one side
of the tracks when an IS safe and
on the other side Wf"U there rs dan
ger. For som" of vou the light '-
still on the side nf danger 7 hope
l can say something that win show
you the peril IN which Won stand
Up 70 Every Man
"whai a change there would ac -
your next life 10 YOU only accepted
all Of this text
I'VE have the words OF Jesus that
all those who believe IN Him sfa.
come into everlasting life with slim
and that for them there shall be n-
Judgment. for those who are follow
ers OF Christ
whether you're Christian ~
. nOt n AHIlNfthils NbA ~ al w .tt'N
But I'm not worried about tlr
Judgment for myself The Chrisfar
has no need 20 fear The Christian
will not be there 10 be judged h"'
20 receive the reward for his right
eousness. The sinner will he
Judged
Never in my life has my hear
gone out 10 men as II has gone ou'
10 them In Detroit Never more thar
now have ! prayed for them have
prayed that thousands OF people
shall come down these aisles and
give me tho honor az taking theU
bv the hand In the name % Jesus
Christ.
II am not concerned for myself
but for YOU. | have worked here ne
II my own salvation depended upon
81. ! am tired so tired 7 sometime
feel that I'll fall into bed and not
get up.
Il have special reasons for choos
ing this text today. It's a personal
question. II raises question for
you. You must settle n for your
self, and you must settle the ques
ton OF accepting Jesus Christ for
yourself.
III ~ were left for me 20 settle r.
every man here would instantly
take his stand on the side ~ God
But cant settle Il FOR you Even
God Almighty cant save soul
against the individuals viii
Two Women Who Would Die Fo'
Him.
81 suppose that some ~ you mer
have people IN the world who loy'
you well enough to die for you
II haye--two. anyway know
that Mrs. Sunday and my mothe
would.
"But. no matter how dearly thos'