The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-28

n is not "a wholesome condition TO
have too many ynonyms for lying.
stealing and adultery
81 ten you that The man who
takes that which does not belong to
him Us thief don't care what
you would call him.
THE man who dcceives his neigh
Dor In a liar
adultery is adultery You can
call II affinity n you want 10. Ar
hnity is simply adultery
The Seventh Commandment
should be revised 10 read Thou
shalt not commit adultery, then an
appcndago reading Thou shalt not
commit affinity The seventh Com
mandment is sacred and whoever
breaks " is ahhorred 10y God.
when John the Baptist saw Her
DDS chariot galloping up the street
20 the meeting he probably said
Lord help me hit that old sinner
between the eyes and hit him hard,
and then 20 make sure that there
should be no Misunderstanding be
pointed 20 the sinful woman who
was lolling on the purple cushion
beside Hcrod and In a voice that
drew blood like a Damascus blade.
ne said IT IL not lawful for thee 10
have thy brothers. wife Put her
away
MD next We SOC ftprOd is gaitOp
ing away In high dudgeon and soon
a band of soldiers come 10 lead
Gods Itonhcarted prophet away TO
prison.
Th' old king no doubt felt better
when ho knew that Gods man wa.
behind the bars hut he little knew
that he could mo- more pet away
from tho t.ulh that had been hurled
al him than he could lock up God
wind and waves.
"It was a more wicked thing FOR
rIerod 20 put John In prison than e.
vss 20 live with his brothers Wife
COR hy So doing ho was hurting r.
open defiance against Almighty God
"Thc awful thing about SIN OF any
kind Is that 30 will grow so fast
John th" Baptist preached re
pcutanco with courage and with
power, and ne preached Il 40 that
tho people could understand ~ and
D hoy were convinced OF II as they al
WAYS are when il Is preached faith
fully
An kinds ~ sinners went 70 him
md said What shall we do And
no told thorn and many ~ them
walked I'm The light and became dis
ciples likt Andrew Cod Will give
plenty of Hight 20 the man who is
,lost in NE dark and wants 10 get
out ~ n I'm Gods WAY
'f' may help as 90 a better know
ledge ~ just what repentance is 20
0rsf glance az some things fha, re-
pcn'aucs IA not
Defines Repentance
First. repentance IS not fear.
and yet great many people have
such AN altogether mistaken idea Of
repentance that thcv think no one
can repent In way that will please
God unless no Us frat scared almost
20 death
"Thoy seem 70 think that tho man
who IS 20 hc r Christian must first
hr hauled mp 40 the ycrv brink Of
holl. where ne can SEQ me fr--ond
he birthstone and look down with
staring eyes into ms awful depths
They think ne must have an aw-
I'M fear of leath and turn pale and
shIver with fear like one afflicted
with The aEur every time no secs a
fparsp
"Whon man discovers that no is
on th" wrong train and is heading
IN 'ho wrong direction from thar
which hc should go p" doesn't have
20 be afruid of an awful wrool, to
make him leave 'hc wrong rain 70d
get on the right ono as soon as he
can
Man doesn't need 20 300 afraid
~ he'll because DO thinks hc is go
ing 20 die
Jesus said there was an endless
holl for tho lost sinner. and lie
pulled aside tho curtain and lot us
look into that awful pit but iIr
only did this once and made no nj
tempt whatever 20 friEhten mon INTO
being good. for lie knew very we'll
that the repentance that comes ONLY
through fear lasts only az long rs
the fear does
"As soon a. the fear is gone the
religion q gone Tho man who tries
10 no good only because he was
afraid Of being damned IS no more
good In his heart than a lamb in a
lions cage Is Hon
THE moment Won take away the
fear OF punishment he will be as
bad as ever
You cant scare people into To
pentancc any more than YOU can
drive The poisonous secretion from
a rattlesnnke by putting a clothes
pin on rs tail
II don't say there may not he gcn-
uinc cases Of death bod repentance.
hut they arc Few There ~ only ono
I'm the Bible. only one 10
my knowledge thief on the
cross That is the first opportunity
the thief ever had Of giving himself
TO Jesus
II YOU sinners had grabbed IN,