The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-28

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starvc. If sin separates you from
God and lie hides His face and won't
save you it's your fault.
Il knew man who used 10 yell
amen AT the prayer meetings and
paid his washerwOman 90 cents for
doing the washing. one day he in.
yited her TO dinner and then the mis-
cradle old sCalaway locked her %
cents for the dinner when II came
time 90 pay for the washing. And
then during a meeting the old skin.
flint scoundrel had the nerve 10 go
UP 10 the woman and ask her 10 be
a Christian.
"'You go TO the devil was just
what she replied.
You cannot serve God and nam
mon A lot of YOU church members
try to prove God a liar right there
You go TO the theater on Tuesday
night, 90 TO prayer meeting Wednes.
day night, go 20 a dance Thursday
night and card party Friday night,
and then on Sunday morning go to
church and occupy space IL inches
square.
II believe that the Lord allows me
as much liberty as a regenerated con.
science permits / might DO some
thing that would not hurt me, but
do not believe in doing II If 1t
might lead somebody else 10 do
wrong or make it harder for him TO
DO right Al Ephesus Paul would not
eat meat because man told him
that n had been used as a sacrifice
To an idol and 20 eat IL would make
1t harder for him 10 do right. Paul
said II meat makes my brother TO
offend ! viii eat no meat. If my
playing cards makes II harder fol
some one else to do right I'll burn
every dirty card in the house. II YOU
are Christian you viii do it, too, II
you are hut YOU wont do il.
ITS mys8sEs4v nee that the church
member VINO won't do personal work
has some sin in his or her life. The
devil will let YOU pass the collec.
ton plate or anything else. but not
personal work And every excuse
YOU offer for not doing personal work
is OF the devil. The Lord viii not
give YOU any excuses.
"A woman said TO me. 'Mr sun.
dav, YOU hurt my feelings Then
don spread your feelings all over
-nL-Llu b. my business 10 lramp- on
them Keep them buttoncd up un-
der your dress,
"Who is wise? You say the mil.
lonaire Is wise, the Mayor, tho Judge
the Governor, the educator. the sup
er,n'cDdcnt of schools, the principal
of The high school the people who
don't worry and live their lives for
pleasure. the inventor but what does
The Lord say? The Lord says He
Who Winncth souls is wise cod says
to others: You fool II YOU are a
rhTtgttan YOU arc wrSr, II yut art'
trying TO do right you are wise, If
YOU believe there is God you are
wise If YOU dom eQlp are a fool.
You viii all pass away Look
how The great men Of other days
have passed away tMr sunday men
toned instances OF men in various
walks OF life who are dead and for
gOttcn) But he that wiuneth souls
is wise He shall shtnv as the stars
forever and over.
Suppose had an invention "a
make gold out OF ashes would
have no trouble 10 float stock com
pany 10 back me because the stock
holders would make fabulous for
tunes. But ! have something greater
What il it, jesus Christ and saliva
ton Then why don't YOU 50 Il
people and talk about it2
"a believe fuat lack Of cfncien- per
sonal work is one Of the curses oil
the church today The people OF o.,
church are like squirrels In cage
Lot OF activity hut accomplishing
nothing II don't require a Christian
life 30 sell oyster soup or run ba
zaar.
III don't require much wisdom 10
get mans money Out in Chicago
the gotrlch quick schemes rob the
people Of $50 1000 600 year If had
the money that has gone out of De.
troit for these schemes I'd b. able 20
pay the expenses OF dozen revival
meetings like this.
Everybody can't sing. every body
can't preach. but everybody can talk
10 somebody about Christ. They tell
me there are soc. 900 persons in De
troit You can got $1,000 In this tab
orn8clc You say what big crowds
are coming 90 the meetings So they
are, but what about the other 6S2.
coo Many people won't come and
hear ne, bat YOU can touch them
with personal work
The devil never gets govt. rhcu.
matism or appendicitis He's always
on the job
Playing cards don't hurt mo. you
say God pity YOU II sends thou
sands OF souls 10 hell. and for de
ccncy.s sake can't YOU give IL up?
You can't live half the time with
one man and tho other half with
another, and trot square with both
OF en-
Gods disgustcd with you. and so
b. The devil and when mo devil and
rfc Lord both pass YOU up, you're
mp against it
"N0ud lust AS WcU bp millionaire