The Detroit times., 1916-10-27
Thvrsday Afternoon sermon

Billy Sunny lfthfufh AAH4 p~"'
afternoon on the topic. "lhr poor
mans cry lie said
Text. Psalms xxniy This
poor man cried. and the Lord heard
him. and saved him out of all hiS
troubles
This text was put In the Bible to
ielp every man who ls having
hard time In this world. FOR
means that what the. Lord did TOT
tbig poor man In trouble He will Go
for every other poor man IN trouble,
A. he will only do as the poor man
did.
"Tberc has never been case
known where man ~ trouble DAD
as this man did without Bettns out
a. HE trouble.
srWhen Jesus was here he helped
every body who sought hls help -"
never sent anybody away from Kim
with "a heavy heart The disciples
sornetimes wanted 20 send people
gway. but Jesus said They need
not depart
"The only one who went away
from Him sorrovinE was the rloh
Young ruler who had 50 much
wealth he thought he could SCI
,Ionp without Christ and on" 0i
ne interesting stories We shall hear
N the world 20 come VIII ae me
story Of the troubles ne mace 'oi
himself by doing this
what a familiar sound this wore 4
trouble has 70 all a Us. How "''. (
We know fs meaning IL IF one %. /
the words We never have 10 go '' /
The dictionary 10 find out about 4
1T met Us near he cradle anu
has kept close 20 us ever since. J"l
tells us that Man that IS born ~
woman Is ~ few day and fl.. DO.
trouble.' and he also saws. Nan
born unto trouble. az The sparks z!
upward
There Is no back that does n''
have its burden and no heart fh.'
g. not acquainted with sorrow Nf
i've In a world where trouble rs '1'
common lot az ALL world "hfrf
trouble lis known everywhere .-n.-
the palace OF the king 20 tie peas
gnts hovel
Finds All Hores Have Thei-
Troubles
"The world and the one 20 which
doubt tho only worlds in All the uni
verse where trouble IS known o..
there Is abundance OF e n bc'h II
We could take the wings OF me
morning and hy 20 the ends ~ .'.'
earth. We should ind trouble ios-.
81 have been entertained IN MANY 7
homes in many parts q the countTf
and 80 have been able 20 learn !.
something of the home life ~ 1.
kinds OF people from the poor ie
the wealthy. have been in hou"-
where everything appeared so b"al
tiful and so pleasant that | WOULD y
lnd myself saving Surely there can .
ne no skeleton in the closet here =
There is no trouble in this beauu'H
place
And vet very often before ! took d
my departure I would discover that
II was a home of trouble IN spite Of
its beautiful appearance /.
"Sometimes ! would learn that q !
son had fallen among thieves on the
Jericho road. or that a daughter .
with a hard and wiliul hear had !
brought xreat trouble 20 her par
euts. Often In such homes the hus.
band Is not a Christian. and much .
trouble falls upon his believing !
wife in consequence.
There are all kinds of troubles
100. in this world OF trouble Their
are troubles that We bring UPON ,
ourselves. and troubles that Others
bring upon us. !.
Much % our trouble Is due 20 Z
our own improyldon-a mprIC-r.a "
or negligence Much Of II has O.. q.
thru grave m.stlkee INA. up 1aF"
made and much more thru irdacf :
sion about matters of vital import
ance. but the greater part ~ an J,
our troubles has been the result ~ =.
sin--our own or somebody else'e--
for wherever there is sin trouble is o
the sure result 'Whatsoever q man /.
soweth that shall he also reap {.
There is no way % avoiding e y
"The man IN the text is called a d
poor man. and what Is said ~ him Z
~ alwavs true Of the man Ia t-ou. 2
BILE Whoever IS in trouble is "
POOR man. even though no I've IN q .
palace. =
"Jairus was q wealthy ruler and T.
yet how poor and helpless he ass Z
when the word came 20 him that his
little daughter was dead Hov glad. =
~ he would have given an his
wealth 20 have had her back again =
Trouble Makes Us Al Poor Heo
"Trouhlp makes us al very poor ~
because we are go helpless against -
IL.
when Marshall Field. N1e great 3
millionaire prince ~ Chicago. was %
flying with a special train i--i-E b
In vain 10 reach the bed d. uf r.a
dying boy. how poor be Wss-poo-
because all his wealth could not 1h.
tain for him the boon no sought
"The man who fell among thiev..
who stripped him ~ hts raimert and
wounded him and left him hal'
dead on the Jericho road was
poor man because he was so help |
less, and yet he was probably>a rics
mans son.
20. the poor people In th's world |
How my heart aches as look upon !
them re- ] go go and fro where my
duties call me.
There are so many faces into
which can not look without seeing
the tragic marks that have been
made by Sin and sorrow People in
whose faces | can see the very ho0f
marks ~ he devui Poor help
less, EroaninE, crying ones who do
not want 20 do wrong. and vet they
serve "A master who drives them fo