The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-03

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God"
Before beginning his sermon the
evangelist said be had selected as a
text one OF the most significant
verses in the scriptures on prevailing
prayer. This was announced as
First John 3:22. And whatsoever
we ask, we receive of him. because
We keep His commandments. and 10
those things that are pleasing in
His sight"
Do YOU think John was lying7"
he asked. do you think John did
not know from experience what he
was talking aboutg Any promise
that is made to the church is eondi-
tional, and God keeps His promise
when the conditions are met. The
persons who expect God to do some
thing for them must do what God
gives them to do. If YOU do not do
what God wants you to do you need
not expect God to answer your pray
ers."
lie declares that when wo do not
listen to God lie does not listen 10
us. "The only condition by which
you can ever get Gods ear" he said.
is to do the things that God wants
you to do"
He declared that the greatest need
OF this age Is a revival of the study
of the book. He said ii was deplo-
rable that so many church people of
the present day were ignorant of the
bible He wanted to know how many
in the audience could quote al least
ten passages of scripture.
Three or four hands we're held up.
Its an open shame" he declared
chat a great congregation of church
people don't know the bible. We
have no time to study the book but
We have plenty of time TO flip with
the world and talk about our neigh
bors."
The evangelist then turned his at
tention to the discussion of some of
the things that are hindranees of
prayer, and he didn't use kid gloves
in handling dancing. card playing
and theatre going.
He declared that the dance is
robbing scores, and hundreds, and
thousands, and multitudes of church
people of their life and sending them
to hell as sure as God is IN heaven. .
Some people say they doat see
much harm in dancing he said.
"No. and you don't see much of any
| thing else in 1t for there isn't much
to see. You might see less If they
wore more clothes. Do you know
that 95 per cent of the fallen girls
in America, about 10000 annually,
trace their downfall TO the social
dance? If you take the hug out OF
the dance the dance will die in thirty
DAYS. Girls go there to be Rugged
| by any old rake that comes along,
and the men go there to do the job.
II you girls knew what the men say
about you after they leave the dance
YOU would never show your faces
en- the streets again"
Don't you like tnat?" he asked.
81 do" said voice in the audi
ence.
"Well. | don't care whether you
1 like it or not, / am telling the truth
and | am going to keep on telling
the truth. Any church that breaches
I Christ is against the dance. | have
lust been whispering little today,
/ but I'm going to preach sermon
on dancing, card playing and theatre
going before | leave here.
The Sunday Services.
Sunday was busy day in the re-
vival at the Methodist church, begin
ming with the Sunday school at s;4O.
The attendance was large and a good
song service was conducted by Mr..
Pugh.
At the II O'Clock hour the audi
ence that heard Evangelist Haude-
schield's sermon filled the main
auditorium and oyerflowed into the
Sunday school room. In the AFTER
noon the evangelist spoke to mixed
audience that filled the main audi
forum. The afternoon sermon was
full of ginger and when the evange-
list turned his attention TO the dance
the audience knew something was
coming. And it came. 1t was red
( hot and right off the reel The
evangelist didn't mince words in his
denuneiation of this evil, and es-
pecially in his criticism of church
members who take part in this form
Of amusement. He said he was just
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