The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-04
tuesday Nights Sermon.

Billy sunday In his sermon Tues
day night said
Text. Luke xix. Jesus entered
and passed through Jericho.
The announcement OF the coming
or any historic character 20 Detroit
would arouse deep interest II !
could announce that Shakespeare.
under the alchemy Of whose brain
alt classes and races and all institu-
u0ns gave up their secrets. were 10
speak IN this binding II | could
announce that Milton. whose blind
ed eyes seemed but 20 give his soul
a chance TO see more. N / could an
nouuce hat Cromwell, whose Spar
tan devotion 20 duty remade an em-
pire n could announce that Chris
TOPPER Wren, Who could dream ca
'hrdrals ls easily as YOU or | could
Cat our dinner. and Who could swing
cOM's of marbles In the air with the
careless abandon of a boy blowing
soap bubbles. II could announce
tRat Michael Angelo. who imprison-
81 hIs dreams and Inspirations on
Immortal canvas and In doathless
Stone. y could announce hat Bun.
yam, VITO comes I'm his writings 10
eoothe The pain and prompt the
frays- 20 stop all doubt and solve
tho prO5lom. the immortal author OF
"I1lE1ms Progress" which seiEes
IA Ia oGr chitriho0d with the strong
hAnd VI It's power, which brings our
manhood 20 surrender TO the spell OF
tts sorcsry and relaxes not its grasp
Il . = 80
Of ,iie with the sober gray. the man
who Las done more 20 draw the al
teutian ~ the world 10 matters OF
supreme effort, who has painted The
beauty OF holiness In more alluring
col1rB. and who has spoken 10 the
human heart I'm tenderer sympathy
ard more thrilling tones than any
man Einco the apostles IL | could an
nOEnos that George Washington, the
eAther II his country. FIRST In peace
hrst In war and first In the hearts Of
his oountrymen. WAS 10 honor this
city with his presence excursions
would run from every section 81 this
hand. and no building has been erect
cd by he hands OF man that would
hold hs crowdr that would gather
Put need not argue that the an.
pouncsmen: Of the coming Of Jesus
TO Detroit would awaken an interest
and send a thrill Of expectancy be
yon6 hat Of any other character OF
history The concern we would feel
would he different. not only in its
magnitude. but IN It's essence as well.
We ns.inctively feel the differ.
enoe and we account for " This Is
true because His name IL inseparably
Associated Rith religion and after all
has been said. religion ia the measure
of concern of men Its the real base
line ~ character
Men may reyile IL, ignore II. and
msTepresent y. bur In their hearts
men Feel thai IN religion life finds its
highest expression
Years ago Walter Wellman. the
eminent pondcnt. speaking Of
the power ~NeTted over the common
people hy Bryan and Roosevelt, said
that uu small part OF their power lay
iu The fact that they were preach.
ers" Then be said this significant
thing
There is nothing men like so
well as being preached az, provided
thct don't know II rs a sermon they
AZ f.fu0s. and they don't have to go
o. church fo get it'
MANY pes OF men challenge our
interest bat n g. the apostle Of reli
gion and tho herald OF Christianity
that has the superlatiyc influence
The merchant prince Is known in
all markets where men buy and sell
and the crowds applauded him and
bis millions He Is useful man TO
bis age but he dies, and in a few
years no one would know where he
was buried. or remember that he