The Detroit times., 1916-09-20

read a novel-the last chapter
frat. And I want to say to you,
II you read a novel In the same
milk and water. cider and chalk.
Indifferent way you read the Bi-
BILE. you would, get Just as little
out OF II as you get out OF the
bible.
Phsrisees, the Church Gang
"The Pharisees were the church
gang OF that day, the churchy gans
In the days OF Jesus
Every church. 30 far as my ex'
perience goes. IL cursed with three
or four men who want TO run the
business. You go 10 the DEVIL You
have no more 10 say than that fel-
low that sits by your side, You
can't tell the preacher what 70 do,
and here ia one that won't let you
tell him what TO do
Every church In cursed with u
few buttinskys. who try TO run the
whole business. Well. I want you
TO look nj one man they can't run.
Lots OF people 60 70 church 20
add little 10 their social standing
Lots Of people Join the church for
the Same motive that man blows
mp a safe-for what he can get out
OF II.
II used 20 play baseball used
10 fire on the railroads. have been
an athlete and have loaned thous
ands OF dollars--I can say thous-
ands---to ball players and actors and
actresses, and all the money have
ever been skinned out OF In my life
[ have been beaten out OF by church
members.
Religion is all right. Chris
tianity is not at fault II Is the
hypocrltes who profess II that
are at fault.
I'VE are going dafTy over culture
n Ia all right In It's place. but Il is
all wrong when Won make II take
the place OF Christianity. America
needs a tidal wPve OF religion; a cy
clone OF redemption.
"All culture in the world won't
educate anybody out OF hell.
when you get right down to facts
there Is nothing wrong with people
but the devil in them.
when I started In 70 preach
said the trouble with tho people Is
In the head: YOU have got TO show
them and 7 had as fine a sermon as
YOU ever heard all ready dts in the
waste basket nowJ
"The Pharlsee said he tasted
twice a week. He was better man
iiterr fiuri wanted -h4fi4 to be- led
only asks one fast year. This fel
low tasted twice week. so God
owed him for 103 fasts This Phari
SEQ perhaps had no enemy and he
might have had a good character
Well, ell the character on earth
won't keep you out OF hell IL you re
ioct Christ
~ got the Encyclopedia Britanni
ca and Wehster's Unabridged Die
tionary. and got some words and
sentences long enough 10 make the
Jaw OF a Greek professor squeak for
week afterward II he tried TO pro
nounce some Of them. but one day
said 10 myself: Lord, got this
thing doped out wrong. there i:
nothing the matter with anybody
but they got the devil
II got out my old gun and
loaded Il with ipecac, dynamite.
rock salt and railroad spikes.
md | pulled the trigger, and the
gang has been hunting their
holes and the feathers have
been flying ever since.
God is not anxious about your
clothes or whether you come in a
limousine or on hoof He wants
your personality you can't place 4
little money on the collection plate
on Sunday and then go 10 the devil
The rest OF the week. He doesn't
want you 10 come to church today
and let your boys and girls run the
streets all hours OF the day or night
the rest Of the week
Gods Way TO Heaven
God doesn't want your clothes or
automobiles He wants the thing
that sits in seat and can smile
and nod its head You can't go 10
heaven IL you try 10 take Gods way
and the devils way. too Both do
not leaf there
when the PhaTisee came into
the synagogue and said, o. Lord.
thaol Thee that | am not "a other
men there were some people sit.
ting IN the synagogue who said,
That's my idea OF religion No sen
sationalism
I'D rather preach 20 wood and
varnish than to such people
II was once In a town where the
Presbyterians wouldn't kneel for
fear people would think they were
Methodists Why. II thought !