The Detroit times., 1916-09-28

n DIS not wholesome condition to
have too many synonyms for lying.
stealing and adultery.
u tell YOU that the man who
takes that which does not belong 10
h,m b. thief don't care what
You would call him
The man who dcceiycs his neigh
Dor ie liar
"Adpltery is adultery You can
cali a. affinity II YOU want 90. Al
Unity s simply adultery
The seventh Commandment
should be- revised 10 read. Thou
shalt not commit adultery, then an
appendaEe reading, Thou shalt not
commit affinity The seventh Com
mandmcnt BIS sacred and whoever
brraks ~ Is ahhorrod by God
when John the Baptist saw Her
DDS chariot galloping mp the street
20 the meeting ne probably said
Lord help me hit that old sinner
between The eyes and hit him hard.
and then 20 make sure that there
should De no Misunderstanding he
pointed to the sinful woman who
was lollinE on The purple cushion
beside Uerod and IN voice that
drew blood like Damascus blade.
ho said. n IS not lawful for thee TO
have thy brothers wife. Put her
away
"Nnd next We see Herod is gallop-
.ng away In high dudEoon and soon
band OF soldiers come 20 lead
Cod ionhcarted prophet away to
prison
Tint old king no doubt felt better
when ~ knew that Gods man was
A--irifId rirr UTrE, Dur mr. little knew
.hat hc could nv more get away
from mo truth that had been hurled
40 him fhln ho could lock up God
wind and waves
~ was more wicked thing FOR
Ucrod 20 put John I'm prison than II
was 10 live with hts brothers wife,
Tor hy SO doing ne was hurting h'
open defiance against Almighty God
Tho 4wful thing about sin OF any
Kind s that n will grow so fast
lnhn The Baptist preached re-
pcplH0ro with courage and with
power and ne preached II so that
the people could understand u and
hey were convinced Of II AZ they al
saws are when it is preached faith
full,
All kinds az sinners went 10 him
and -aId What shall We do And
ho told them and many OF them
walked H rho light and became dis
oip'e- IKE Andrew God VIII give
pl, EH of J.Ght 10 the man who is
lost in fho dark and wants 10 get
out 0f 10 In Gods way
~ may help MS 90 better know
ledge OF insf what repentance Is 20
first glance at some things that re-
p"n'ance IS not
Defines Repentance
'Firs' repentance is not fear
and set great many people have
such au alfoE, thcr mistaken idea Of
r-Tsrtarr, that they think no one
can repent I'm "a way that will please
God unless De is first scared almost
20 death
They seem 20 think that tho man
who Is 90 hn a Christian must FIRST
Doe hauled mp 20 The very brink OF
hsll where ho can SEQ the fro and
fho birthstone and look down with
staring eyes into It's awful depths
"1h"v think n" must have an aw-
fu' fear az t"a.h and turn pale and
ehiv'r win fear Ike one afflicted
tN fh, aEIc every time he sees
h"9r.>o-
"When % man discovers that he Is
on the wrong train and IS heading
lu the wrong direction from that
which he ehould go he doesn't have
fu he afraid OF an awful wreck 20
rJt1r -tr1 tr-tvt- he ~reRs train and
sDt ou the right ono ms soon AS he
can
NHu doesn't need 10 he afraid
of hrl' r.rau-' ne thinks he Is 20
ing tn do.
"l.-1- said there was an endless
hrll for fdo lost sinner, and He
pulled aside The curtain and let us
look into that awful pi' hut He
only did fhi- once and made no at