The Detroit times., 1916-11-01
Il Have No Interest in a God Who
Does Not Smite," Says Billy Sunday

world is full OF sin Prove 10 us
that these things do not exist and
We will believe there rs no sin
"Sin is a terrible fact. the world
is blighted. stained. cursed. ruined
by sin. Sin is the cause OF disap-
Uointment, pain. shame. degrade
ton and sorrow sin Is God S
enemy, sin Is the great enemy OF
the human race
What is sin? It's a viper which
fastens It's fargs in tho soul and
fills II with poison; II is a serpent
that twists its Shiny coils around
the soul and crushes ont its very
life, IL Is the whirlpool that draws
the soul out OF its course 10 heaven
and plunges Il down into he'll, II Ia
loathsome incurable disease
which turns all moral beauty into
rottenness and 9Th; II Is chain
which the sinner forges link by
link, Il is a sexton that digs graves
for human souls. II is a stoker
that feeds and fires passion and
hate; 1t is siren Turing men into
her embrace and then leaps with
them into the surging sea OF ruin.
sin blights the fairest bloom OF
youth. II breaks the heart of the
parent, brings gray hairs and sor
row. transforms children into
wolves--mothers into tigers, faith
ers into cruel monsters-turns the
gentlest hearts into granite steel
The power OF sin may be very
slight nj first. but the nrst sin
leads to a second and greater sin
than the first. the third greater
than the second, the fourth greater
than the third At first sin is like
the slender thread which the spider
spins
"One sin is deadly, one hole will
sink the largest ship, one stab in
the heart with a penknife will kill
the same as a cannon ball; one
drop OF some poisons will kill the
sin you commit today may sting
your soul years later: the wound
inflicted BY the mad dog may heal,
feeling any i'll effects from the bite,
yet the virus still turks.
Hear me-. men and women, every
time you perform wicked act.
every time you utter an unholy word,
every time you harbor an impure
desire, YOU are committing an act
that will dIsfgure and torment you
through an amending eternity, un-
less you are cleansed in the pre-
cious blood OF Jesus, shed on
Calvary 1900 years ago. There's
nothing but the blood OF the Son OF
God that can cleanse you, there's
nothing but the blood in earth or
heaven which possesses the slight
est power 10 take away your guilt.
II was for this cause that God
so loved the world
"Have YOU been cleansed from
all your sin? There is a cline
where YOU desire 10 live-where
they shall hunger no more-thirst
no more where God shall wipe
away all tears--these are they
which have come up out OF great
tribulations. You say Religion
Oh. I'm going 10 have it some time.
I'm afraid YOU may lose heaven
like Louis XVI lost his empire. Tn
Partisan mob came around the
Tuilleries. the national guard stood
in defense OF the palace. The gen
eral said Shall | fire now? Shall
| order my troops 10 fire.? No
not vet, said Louis XVI. Two min
utes later he turned 10 the general
and said: Now fire NO, said the
general it's too late. See the sol
diers exchanging arms with the
citizens Down went the throne OF
Louis XVI. TO the block went the
king and queen, away from the
earth went the House OF Orleans,
all because the king said, Not yet,
not yet
Copyright. william A. Sunday