The Detroit times., 1916-10-25
rue,dsr EvenIna sermon
SIR Sunday Tuesday night preach
ed a The tabernacle as foLlnMa.


Acts wi 81
"The Apostle Paul lived Oh "a per
petual state OF revival He had only
70 enter old Philippi the chief Citf
of Macedonia and sit By The river
bank and Immediately. we are told
Lydia. seller OF purple, listened 10
i'm and believed and was baptized.
He had only 90 walk the streets.
\ the girl possessed Of a spirit -
nation--that Is. she had "a devil
WED Paul and Si'Rs and said
,se men are tho Fervants-of the
high God. which show unto us
'ay OF salvation Paul turned
aer and said 10 the spirit T com
mand thee In the name of Jesus
Christ 20 come Out OF hcE and th'
devil came OUT Of her. and she was
free. Then her masters. fbrse who
had fattened on her gains, said
Now that the devil is gone out u
her tia ruined our business In
stead OF thanking God tha, the giri
bad been set free BY the power OF
God fhe man Paul. they were an
Er. seized on Paul and Silas
and Iou LAcm of 10 the magistrate
and said These men. being Jews,
do exceedingly trouble our city and
teach customs whoch are not lawta.
Tor us 20 receive, neither 90 observe.
being Romans
Certainly the law Thou shalt not
commit adultery, troubles men who
ore used 10 keeping somebody on tie
side. Certainly the command 10
have 40 more than one wife troubles
an old Mormon.
"Old Demetrius didn't Ike Pauls
teaching either Demetrius was q
sllversmith at Ephesus and be made
little silver shrines for Diana and
sold them. q brought him So sma. .
gain. When Paul preached The peo
Ile turned away from Diana and wor.
SHIPPED Jesus and Demetrtus didn't .
sell many shrines and IL seemed as >
though be would have 10 have q fire
sale. He called the others who
made Ehrines. together and said
Our business Is being hurt II these
men stay here. II will be ruined
"Every distiller. every brewer, ev-
cry saloon, every bartender. every
gambler. every red light woman cries
out, Rights, rights. rights as
great tidal wave OF religion sweeps
over the community Our business
IL hurt That shows their business
Is all wrong II you're IN such
business thar religion cuts your
revenue. you're uw-down dog ana
you are ~ "a dirty, sinking business.
''Now. Paul and Silas had ruined
the business Of the masters OF the
girl out OF whom the spirit was cast ,
and they were angry They made
complaint 20 the magistrate and .'
seemed that he Was subsidized. So
they seized Paul and Silas and they
Nert them on 20 prison and when
iacy were there they put their feet
az tie stocks
Learn this You can impTison
fAe messenger. but you can't lock
VI the message. Learn this, You {
can sharpen a knife. but you cam
cut 0m sunbeam. Learn this. You
AZ shut your eyes. but 81 won't turn
the bullet that is speeding 10 your
heart.
They put Paul and Silss IN jail and
az midnight they prayed and sang
praises unto God. so that al the a
prisoners heard them. Prayer must q
baye made strange sound in thai
Did Phiiippian jail, where there had y
been only blasphemy. J
"Then there was great earth
Iuake. The very foundation Of the Q
Id jail shook. and all the door @
we're open, and every ones bonds =
we're loosed.
THE jailer was afraid He u
bought that all the prisoners would Fl
scape and that IL would cost him b
lis life. Under the old Roman law IL
jaileT whose prisoners got away h
ad TO give up his life as the pen n
lty, and he was scared He drew p
is sword and was about 10 XII him ~
elf when Paul said DO myself no
arm. for We are all here IT,
The jailer heard him. but he was q
rom Missouri They'd have 10 show -
i'm that all the doors were open and =
III the prisoners were ioosed. and 81
.obody would beat Il He would not
,elieve H. so he called for a light o.
lie looked and saw that they were o
III there. just a. Paul had iaid. and n
le fell down az the feet % Paul and 2
silas and said SIrs, what must
do 10 Dc saved7
What did Paul say Did ne say. p
Go 10 a university and get an educs- a
ion7' Did be say, Go and corner d
he wheat market Did he sas. 10 p
get elected 70 All ofhce7 Revise the 2
tariff, put wool on the free list, own
leo acres OF anthracite bid DO say. q
Go and be a captain - industry s.
Mo- Paul looked down on the jailer {
and said Believe on The Lord Jesus
Christ and thou shalt be saved, and =
thy house
"Yes, The Gospel OF Jesus saves
Jesus saved men from sickness by
his miracle ~ healing The prodigsl
son wus SAY arising and goiuE
10 his iaJa 're salvation Of
which ms 10 salvation
from sin li SAVES Iu from tho con
neruenccs ~ his own breathing Of
the wrath Of God II caves him
from hell. and Il saves him FOR
heaven.
When n man breaks p law. a pun
ishment is invoked. and when men
break the law they shrink from tho
penalty. They shrink from losins
their freedom In jail. and they shrink
from being seized and thrown into
the electric chair When YOU break
the Laws Oi The government Won
must pay the penalty You mas
have - go 20 jail or YOU may have to
pay a fine. The imposition OF fine
npholds the dignity Of the law
Men fear punishment. and arc
held In restraint because Of the pen
atty that IL provided
Wed all have 90 pay the penalty