The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-09-30

another way that may have it's effect
on this campaign of his in Chicago is to
get the people to withdraw their invest
ments from the Institutions out there in
Zion City, in order to spend them on
their own pleasures. Of course, it is
only just one here and there that you can
persuade to do that, because we must
admit that they are, for the most part,
really seeking to build up the Insti-
tutions. But still, every one that we can
get to play traitor means another victory
for us, and that much more hindrance to
the upbuilding of THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
"Here is another point that must be
attended to with greater diligence than
ever has been done in the past, because
it is of the highest Importance to us, and
that is to get as many of them as pos
sible to steal their tithes. Of course,
when talking to them about it, you quite
often have to use the expression, Dor
row the tithes;' but it means the same
thing, SO it is all right. You know I do
not care what term they use in referring
to it. The important point is this, that
just as soon as you succeed in getting
man to steal his tithes, you hand him
over as being an unbeliever and liar.
And as we are told that all such have
their part in the Lake of Fire, I trust
you will keep in mind the rich reward
that will be yours. When you have him
down there where he cannot get away
from you, jibe him with the remem-
brance Of how he loved money better
than he loved God.
"Then you can gather round him the
spirits that have been damned because
he robbed the storehouse of the money
that should have gone to preach the
Gospel; and as you claw at him
with the fingers of demons and re-
mind him that but for his faithlessness
and thievery they might all have been
singing around the Great White Throne
together; when you remind him, too, of
the chances he had to repent, and how
many times he was warned of what the
result of continued disobedience would
be;-well it seems to me that such an
occasion ought to make the blacklist OF |
demons whoop for joy.
"Of course, you are all aware that my
special delight is, in accusing Zion peo-
pie before Gods Throne, to try to per-
suade Him that they are worthless lot
and that they care far more for thei-
own ease and comfort than for anything |
else. But Jesus is there to defend them |
and so, when try to show that they do
not care, why He just points to their
fruits; BY their fruits We shall know
them, and shows how they are faithful in
tithing, in circulating the literature, in
supporting the Zion Institutions, and SO
on down the line.
"That is a hard pill for me to swallow;
but think Of the joy have as I bring up
the case of one who processes to be Zion,
who never pays his tithes, who keeps his
money in an outside Bank and does most
of his trading outside of Zion City,
who goes to Meeting on Lords Day af-
ternoon when he feels like it, who is
never seen at the Midweek Rally, who is
always ready to criticise and find fault,
and so on. It is a marvel to me that |
do not get permission to slide him down
into He'll, where he belongs, but no.
Jesus only turns to the Father with the
plea, One more year, oh, spare the fruit
less tree one more year!
"Of course, my business is to see that
he goes on in the same way little
longer, and then we will have the salts
faction of seeing him burning up with
some kind of fever, and you can rest
assured that I will see that he gets al
that is coming to him. Them oh joy of
joys! All you imps will rejoice with me
as you hear him complain, There is
something the matter with Zion, no one
can pray the prayer of faith If the
fool could only see it; Jesus Himself in
tercedes for him just as long as He sees
there is any use at all, or any chance for
him to bring forth fruits meet for re-
pentance.
"Now, even if we lose our fight to de-
stroy Zion City, yet there will be no
small satisfaction in getting number Of
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