The Detroit times., 1916-10-17
Monday NIahrs Sermon.


chance. Every book owes is rNi-.
tence 90 some being or beings and
within The range and scope OF hu-
man Intelligence there are but three
things good. bad and God All
that originates in intellect. all which
the intellect can mprehend must
come from one of The three This
book. The Bible. could not possibly
be the product 81 evil wicked god
less. corrupt. vile men FOR n PRO
nOunces the heaviest penaities
against sin Like produces Hike. and
N bad men were writing the bible
they never would have pronounced
condemnation and punishment
against wrougdoing So that b.
pushed aside
The holy men of Old We are f1.3.
spake as they were moved hy fhr
Holy Ghost Men do nor attribute
these beautiful and matchless and
wellarrsnged sentences 20 human
intelligence alone, but We are f0'a
that men spske A. they were inspir
ed by the HOLY Ghost
The only being left 20 whom sol.
or | or any sensible person could
cribe the origin % the Binle BE- God
for here Is book. tho excellence
OF which rises above other BOOKS
like mountains above mole.hiIls -a
book whose brilliancy and i.yrsiE
ing power exceed the accumulated
knowledge and combined efforts o'
men like the sun exceeds the lamp.
which Is but base imitation ~
the suns glory Here Is book iHa'
tells me where ! came from +0f
where | am going book without
which I would not know ~ my ori
gin or destiny. except al, ] might
CLEAN il from the dim outlines of
reason or nature. either or both ~
which would be unsatisfacto-E 20
me. Here is a book thar tells IRE
what 10 do and what not 70 do
Most Men Believe in God
Most men believe in God Now
and then you find a man who
doesn't. and he's a fool for The
fool hath said in his heart there
no God Most men have sens
Occasionally YOU viii find a ZOO or
an infdel who doesn't believe ir
God Most men believe in God
that will reward the right and pun
ish the wrong Therefore " is clear
what attitude YOU ought 70 assume
toward my message tonight. FOR The
message bring 70 YOU IL not from
human reason or intelligence bu' 4
from Gods book
What shall the end be Of them 4
that obey not the Gospel OF God
Now listen, and ] will Try and help I.
you.
Israel's condition vas desperate
Peter told them that II they contln /.
ued TO break Gods law they would .
merit His wrath ! can imagine Him I
crying out in the words Of Jere I.
miah What will YOU do in The
swelling OF the Jordan ." hear
him cry in the words Of Solomon
"The way OF the transgressor Is
hard" That seems not 70 have NOV
ed them. and can hear Him CIV IN
the words OF my text What shall
the end be OF them that obey not
the Gospel OF Cod"
There we're those who did obey
Peter knew what their end would
be--blessings here and eternal life
hereafter--but he said What shall
the end be Of them that obey not
Il A man said. Il cannot be a Chris
HAN. I cannot obey God - That /,
mot true. That would make God out
a demon and a wretch God says
n you are not a Christian YOU viii
be damned. II would make God out
"A demon n. when God commanded
YOU 10 repent, He knew you could
not, but He would condemn you 81
you didn't II God asked mankind
10 40 something, and He knew when
He asked them that they could not
do II, II would make God ont a de
mon and a wretch. and ] will not
allow you or any other man 20 stand
up and Insult my God
You can be Christian " Won
want 10. and II is your cussedness
that you are unwilling 10 give Up
that which keeps you away from
God.
Supposing I should 70 on TOP 81
building and say TO my boy. Fly up
to me" He would say, ~ cant
And supposing would say. Put
you can X you don't III whip you
10 death" When I asked him -
do II | knew he couldn't yet told
him I would whip him 20 death II
he didn't, and In saying that would
as an earthly father be Just AZ rea-
sonable a. God would be n He
should AJAX you 10 do something YOU
couldn't do. and tho He knew when
He asked you that you couldn't do
II. nevertheless damn YOU n you
didn't do T.
Don't tell God YOU can't Just say
you don't want 10 BE- q Christian
that's the way 10 be a man Just
say, II don't want 10 be decent q
don't want 10 quit cussing don
want 10 quit booze-hghting. don't
want 10 quit lying, don't want 10
quit committing adultery n /
should be Christian. would have
10 quit those things. and don't
want to-" Tell God you are NOT man
enough 20 be a Christian DOM try
10 saddle u or on the Lord You
don't want TO do IT, that's all thars
the trouble with you
Found Relief az Foot OF the Cross
A man In a town in Ohio came
and handed one OF the ministers e
letter, and he said II want you to
read that when YOU get home b.
When tho minister got home he
opened II and II read like this
Il was at the meeting last night,
and somehow or other the word
What shall the end be- got hold OF
me and troubled me ! went 10 bed
but couldn't sleep got up and
went 10 my library took down