The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-16

that shall believe on me through
Thy word "
Pray. pray-dou spend the time
praying for the unsayed but prav
10 God 20 send the church people
after the unsaved PRAY that the
church get right and they will go
FOR The unsayed
You have freely received. freely
give SO give out the blessings YOU
have received Don't compel God
20 back hearse up 20 your door.
or 20 put a shroud over some loved
one before you'll give prayers and
tears In His work
Church Should Shelter Lost Sinners
Every church ought 20 be an asy.
lum Tor the lost. a refuge for the
harlot. the drunkard and the out
cast II u IS not. then tear down
YOUR sign Tear down the sign
which labels US children % Jesus
Christ and II YOU have lost all com.
passion FOR the unsaved. get down
on your knees and ask God 10 give
you compassion
1t Is ~oursslf needs 70 be con
yertcd n your compassion Is not
strong enough 20 break down the
UNCONVENTIONAL barrier, get down
on your knees
y dOu't believe in church unity
{ believe the different churches arc
90 God and represent different
sfra'as o. Christian life different
stra'as of intellect and tempera
mert and ways ot serving God
III your compassion IS big enough
Ton uspdu'' worry about church do
nominations believe that demon
nations are simply the representa-
'iv"s OF different temperament
You Presbvtprians and Metho-
dists md Baptisis and Lutherans
can serve Cod we'll IN your own
wav Out worrying about he 81
feet your particular church has on
he crowd and get gu and mix
with The crowd Don't forget that
NE man Vho r. looking at no
crowd through the bottom OF a beer
glass. or regarding the crowd from
tho top ~ poker table or bridge
hlaL tabi4-tA ne 4eFA-tikeis- 70
faye the wrong angie on Il than
YOU church fellows who do not
make an effort 10 get out among
the people and lead them on tho
right road 10 Jesus
II can tell in minute whether q
man r. for Jesus Christ or whether
he ls tourflUsher Don't DO Ike
many have done In Detroit. let tho
crowd go 10 he'll
Get out among the crowd May
be You can get into a good scrap.
believe that man should be
able 70 scrap az well a. ne can
pray I am ready 20 do either Evi
IDENTIFY God wants ~ 10 pray. but
also believe he wants Viz 10 be able
20 tight FOR Him 7 think that ono
~ the biggest farces Is the prayer.
meeting that has M punch 20 a.
YOU church people 80 out and
eco that The crowd prAvs and you'll
never want converts know there
arc \ lo' ~ people who rrumble and
Erovl a. my vocabulary. but 7 be
Ilevc that I'm doing all can 10 In.
duce she crowd 10 pray What arc
you doing
BELIEVE mo. I'll take my chance
with Jesus Christ any day or night
Pray for the big harvest. You're
a big chump ~ Won don't want 10
pray With ua Tho trouble with the
average person Is that whenever he
or she wants 20 pray FOR a big har-
vest they want 20 be self binders
~ isn't often given 10 com
munity 10 have the opportunity that
Detroit has now Don't try 20 be
like the man with milestone tied
around Ms neck Get out and work
FOR Jesus and remember he who
laughs last n the man who ats In
heaven
II pray 20 have Tho church clean,
and do not believe In church unity
Life givea organization. but or.
ganlzailon doca not give life
cannot imagine church baptized
with the Holy Spirit living the way
some ~ you live today.
You say you don't want any eT
element. that n revival IA injurious
70 community You're tho biggest
liar on earth
Tho thing that Injuries the town
~ The groR shop. the gaming heils,
houses ~ ilIfame These things
are The objects " your printers Ink
and you can dip your pen IN vitriol