The Detroit times., 1916-09-14
WEDNESDAY NloHT SERMON

The rum-traffic. politicians and the
'ity's Complacency and host OF evils
ie has noticed here and elsewhere
we're scored by billy" Sunday Wed.
iesday night in his sermon I'm the
abernacle
His subject was Jacobs Comics
ion" His text was from the thirty.
second chapter OF Genesis. twenty.
Eighth verse AS a prince thou
rast power with God and with men.
md hast prevailed"
But Billy doesn't limit himself to
lis text he said
1T Is not necessary for me 10 CON
tune my energy or your time giving
lou the story OF Jacob. There Is no
character In the old Testament with
whom the average man or woman is
more familiar than with that OF
Jacob
lie has been called by someone
he Peter ~ the Old Testament. The
history of Jacob is largely the history
IF the Jewish nation in epitome.
The Jews are wonderful people
They are the greatest hnAncicrs on
'arth You will never find Jew
'athcr and mother in a poorhouse
living on the county.
There's not q crowned head In
Europe that doesn't owe something
q The Jews There's hardly a mon
irch's cabinet that hasn't jew In il;
They are shrewd. capable bust.
less people One Of them gave His
blood TO save us George Washing
.on bad three Jews on his staff
You never soc Jew among the
1oboes. panhandling and mooching
you for A handout. You seldom hear
u jew committing crime
Some Of them are the best Citi.
Gems we have. and they are the most
abused I say, all hail 10 the Jew
Much I'm the life Of Jacob CORES
ponds with things In our life. That
IS, we find things in our lie which
are analogous with things In his life
He speaks TO us in his sorrow; |
presume there are very few people
here who have not in their homes
some memento ~ affection, esteem
md love which reminds YOU Of other
lays and other places. long since
past
Jacob had been gone from his
home for % years, and his heart
turned once again 10 his old home
and the old haunts Of love, and so
the wanderer returned.
He heard that Esau was coming
10 meet him and remen bered that
20 years ago nc inflicted bodily pun.
ishment upon him and he knew what
was coming for his conduct OF 20
years before. and he said II will APP
pease him with present.
Money OF No Avail
There II many a fellow trying to
work some shell game on God today
TO build a church or put a rich carpet
on the floor or put carpet in the
slcove 81 Gods church today, instead
OF saving 10 God. II am sinner and
deserve hell
He hopes 10 be saved and is try.
ing 10 appease God with some con
tribution 10 the church or something
OF that sort.
Paul SAYS. ~ give my body 10 be
burned and all my goods 10 the poor
and haven't God. II availeth me
nothing
Don't try 10 make that take tho
place Of repentance and faith, In or
der 10 be saved. That never saved
anybOdy
Jacob remembered that 20 years
ago he had cheated his brother, Esau,
out Of his birthright. and his con
science smote him. and he prayed
But oven there God met him. though
his prayer was based on selhshncss.
Many a man prays whom hc is mp
against a. Many u man prays In the
time ~ trouble. but when he can
stick his thumbs in mis- armholes and
take a pair Of scissors and cut his
coupons of, then n r. 'Goodby, God /.
III sec you later
Many q man will make promises
to God i'm his extremity. but forget
them In his prosperity. Many man