The Detroit times., 1916-10-19
"Wednesday Nights Sermon.

will DO His will ne shalt know Of
the teaching. whether IL be- ot GOD
or whether I speak OF myself
would like 10 make this mes
sage tonight 40 plain and simple
that not a man or woman can rise
in the day OF judgment and say to
God II went 90 the tabernacle an
unbellovcr. went with the full DC
termination 20 accept Jesus Christ
and take mv stand publicly for
Him 4" And ! say 70 you, II YOU
have come here In that honest re-
ceptlyo mood. there will not be any
one 60 out In tho dark. bur n you
have como simply 10 listen. In order
thar YOU might nnd fault. | cant
help You.
God has made Y 40 plain that the
wayfaring man. though foot. need
not err | would like 10 make Il a.
plain ! would Ike 20 strip II OF It's
swaddling clothes % mysticism. and
philosophy. and speculation that I'm.
man ingenuity has wrapped about II
and let Il stand forth IN all lts naked
simplicity. so that any man or wo-
man here tonight, no matter how
limited your intelligence. may lay
hold on eternal life.
One has very aptly put y nv say.
ing that God can reach any man or
woman whether they live IN n hoycl
or a palace. no matter whether thcy
are rich or poor learned or illiterate,
white or black God asks. requires
and demands NJ every man and
every woman that has q mind TO
know right from wrong heat from
cold. black from white God r."
dulres and demands Of every man
and every woman that has a mind
20 know. and a conscience and ahil.
icy 70 understand lie requires and
demands o' YOU three things
First 4 willing mind 10 know
Christ. and a determination 10 for
sake oyery known sin "If there be
arst willing mind II Is accepted &C
cordinr 20 what q man hath. and not
according 10 what ne hath not
sinner ha- no willing mind a
Christian has and has submitted II
10 God and altho God IS inhnitc
God cannot save YOU II YOU are not
willing 20 roreake your sins. and II
YOU viii no, forsake them, God Him
self can't save YOU There are not
angels enough in heaven. my
friends. % e 7lJa man do right "
he doesn't Want 20 ID hight
You have 20 adopt this principle
hat As God gives Won light YOU VIII
follow u. and "a He gives YOU more
Ugh YOU viii follow that. bur so far
as vow know and understand nov
vou arc road} 20 fors0ke eyory sin.
and as Cod gives you more liEh' 10
show 1thor things In Your ne
wrong. YOU viii forsake them And
we viii not no Judged according 10
COMPARISONS between ourselves. but
Och according 20 his faith. That
lS the first hing
Second \ desire "a know the
truth I'M order that you might obey
fhe truth The condemnation which
will fall upon mul'itudes in the day
of Judgment VIII he the know ledge
hat Won knew what 20 do bur would
not do g.
A Selfish Desire
One oF tho most cursed emotions
that stlrs q mans heart is a selfish
desire for know edge 20 show OF
but a desire for knowledge tn order
that you might do. a desire Tor
knowledge IN order that you might
develop chsraCter-a longing TO
know IN order that you might do
what God wants YOU 20 do, hun
gering and thirsting after the
knowledge Of what God wants YOU 10
do in order that you might do II.
is commendable I despise n man
who wants 20 see what God desires
him 10 do and then does the oppo'
eIte. and rails and sneers az God
and saws he doesn't believe tho Bi
hle IL the word Of God. ! utterly
detest. abhor a fellow like that.
Bu, n desire for knowledge that by
and thru the possession and obedi-
ence 10 Il you can develop a Chris
tian character. that's great. Come
up and give me your hand. ike
20 see a man that wants 10 know IN
order that by doing he might please
God.
Third: An honest. open, public
confession with your life and your
lips, that so far as you know Gods
will you are going 10 do II.
God will not give you moro light
untr you use what you have. Lots
OF people do not do that. They are
waiting for God 10 give them more
nght. You'll rot IN hell waiting.
Now, until God gives you more Hight
use what light you have, and don't
growl about God not giving you
more light when you don't use what
light you have. You know you
ought 70 be a Christian; then use
that knowledge and you use II by
doing what God wants you 10 do.
He will give you moro knowledge.
but II you know you ought To be a
Christian and YOU sit there and
don't be a Christian you will never
get another speck a. long "a you
live. n YOU want 20 know, that's
knowledge. Then live up 10 that
light 30 what God tells you 10 do
and hy doing IL re will give you
more light
A man might stand out IN front
of the tabernacle with a lantern.
Some one might say 10 him Where
are vou CoinE7'
Home"
why don't You start?"
"TU not start until 'his lantern
lights my path from whore stand
right 10 my door
I say 10 him You viii rot IN
your tracks
THAT lantern viii never penetrate
the darkness one inch beyond whore
YOU stand until YOU take a step FOR.
ward and the raya OF that light VII
,op.trata fbg darkness iu-t gs much