The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-02-19
7 abernacle Addresses
By Wilbur Glenn Vohva
By Wilbur Glenn Vohva


rags to support this Church, if God Almighty cannot sup
port her, then let her die"
There is Babylon for you-confusion! Here is right
but he doesn't know just what do which way to CO.
the Mehodists saying "Come here and the Presby-
terians saying "Come here and the Bapsts are
ing, Come here and the Lutherans are saying "Come
here and the Congregationasts saying "Come here
and the Dunkards and the Quakers and the Rakers
Shakers all saying Come here and the poor fellow
doesn't know which way to go where to turn-and is
any wonder Why talk about confusion he than
COMPOUNDED.
THE GOSPEL TELLS OF THE K1NGDoM-oF UNITY
THE KINGDOM OF GOD-that is the only thing Where
in this Bible do you find anything written about the Meho
dist Church, the Presbyterian Churchor any the rest
of your old churches? Where do you find anything all
the Bible about "the churches"
Now, you know the Roman Catholic conception that
when Jesus finished His work. He made Peter His represe
atve and they that the popes of Rome the
of Peter WE'LL principle they are right but the So
called Professionals in their folly have entirely lost the
KINGDOM" idea, and all that they have is simply little
church." ooh, you to MY church-to MY church"
Yes, pretty e? church 'Y church" OUR church"
'YoUR church, would be!
Now, my hearers
BABYLON GREAT is FALLEN-IS FALLENI'
and there in trying to prop her up This FEEDER
alton of churches about which talking nothing
else but sign of the times in which you and are living
you put two dead bodies together but that doesn't make
one live
BABYLON THE GREAT FALLEN"
and there is trying to prop her up-not bit
not bit!
"And he cried nightly with a strong voice, saying
BABYLON GREAT FALLEN is fallen and become the
habtaon Of devils and the hold of every foul spirit and
cage Of every unclean and hateful bird"
There is the Bible description of Babylon
| THERE is AWFUL SHORTAGE OF CHRISTIANS IN THE
CHURCHES
Now, my friends, be fair have been minister since
sixteen years of age, and forty-one have
dined with multimillonaires and have also dned
midst of the direst poverty have taught in colleges and
have preached in good parts of the United States
we'll for four years in Australia and New Zealand
and say you this afternoon before my Cod that
worked Evangelist n-or pastor of-any church
where out of membership of from three five hundred
you could find by dgent search twenty-five true earnest
Christians and knows the membership better than
do the ministers themselves.
I remember town where I went to hold revival
meeting; the first week there the had row
and started quarrel the question to which church
the had the most Acknowledgement women; but
just set to work and KILLED off, every in the town.
made them feel ashamed of themselves One Of those
said to me-pontng to church the street
"AI the they have in that Church there
have all of the wealthy people in OUR
Church. do not receive POOR people into the member
ship of OUR Church." And they call that Christianity
Now, my hearers, am not boy, am not novice,
but am speaking from experience and say to you this
afternoon you take any church in the City of Chicago
select promiscuousy and give just two hours with the
membership and with the Sword of the Spirit will make
nnetenths of them stand and admit that they
converted and that they do not know what constitutes the
new BIRTH
Why, the leading photographers of every principal
city in the United States Presbyterans; and if you will
take the daily papers and down the list from week to
week you will find out that the who giving euchre
parties leading members of either the Presbyterian or
the Congregational Churchespecaly when you get down
in New England and in New York.
There people sitting here this afternoon who
will remember the which am about to mention-of
certain who President of the Gas Company of that
City, and whose wife inherited large of money and
then went into society and began to give euchre parties and
drove her husband to the devil.
In a certain Church in the City of Columbus, Ohio,
preacher preaching against gambling when two
the back of the congregation slowly and walked
toward the PLATFORM and of them said-addressing the
minser-Woud you be so kind to allow say few
words? and when the minister consented the said
am gambler and have gone about low could
possibly but what wish to say to this congregation is
this: made gambler at a Church euchre- party
And what could the preacher then say when he knew and
his wealthy parshoners and his members knew that they