The Detroit times., 1916-09-28
Evangelist Sunday DecrieS

first opportunity you had there
would not be one single sinner in
this tabernacle tonight, not one,
sir.
Nine times out of ten the man
who II afraid 10 die until after the
preacher has come and prayed with
him will go right back into the Old
life II he gets well
The Things to Hate
Jesus didn't say a word TO IN,
Samaritan woman about being
damned. He didn't say anythirl
about FIRE and birthstone 10 Zac-
Cheus and Matthew, and yet nobody
will dare 10 say that they did not
get religion right.
HE didn't say anything TO the
woman caught I'm the very act OF
adultery other than Go and sin no
more
"lf fear was necessary would
never have been saved. ! had no
fear OF God, had no fear OF what
might come My own conscience
told me ! was wrong and I wanted
20 be right because wanted to
know God and because | saw very
clearly that II was the right thing
10 do.
You are the biggest fools thi
side OF hell when YOU want 10 do
the things which God does not want
you to DO, and you love the things
that God hates
when the prodigal in the midst
OF the squealing. hungry swine came
TO himself and said I will arise
and go 10 my father he didn't start
for home because he was afraid HIS
father would end him and horseYhIp
him II he didn't lie saw very
clearly that II was the thing for him
10 do.
Repentance is something that
goes down into a man a good deal
deeper than being afraid OF the con
sequences Of his sins Repentance
Is not fear. nor is n very likely 20
be brought about by fear alone, you
can depend upon that
III you do what your conscience
tells YOU there won't be a single
man or woman 10 go out OF this Ia
bernacle tonight without giving
their hearts 20 God
Repentance is not conviction,
though great many think IL is.
and have heard preaching that
said It was Men are often deeply
convicted OF sin. but they go Oh in
the same sinful way as before
81 have been preaching here
nearly three weeks and know
there are some men here who are
so convicted and troubled on &C
count Of their sins that they can
hardly eat and sleep II told you
some Of them in business. you
would be astoundefa They are con.
Nicted but they keep on IN the
same way.
Felix was deeply convicted by
what Paul said 10 him and yet h.
kept right on living an aduterous
life as before
Il know people who come and 20
in these meetings that are convicted
and know OF their sins just as we'll
as they know their own names.
They know their sins just rs well
as they know what direction 10 take
TO 20 home tonight from this taber-
nacle.
Repentance Is not feeling sorry
because you have done wrong
There never was wrong-doer who
did not feel sorry for his wrong do
ing when Il was found out or got
him into trouble.
uNIhan I ma llft1a hax- I
always sorry the moment ! saw my
mother getting the switch.
The man who does mean things
always has 10 feel mean about n
when he gets alone with himself
and God has ordained that no one
shall do wrong and find happiness
I'm n
Many a man who is earnestly
sorry hat he has done wrong goes
right on doing il. don't believe
any man wants 10 get drunk
believe most OF them don't want 10
get drunk The same with the man
who quarrels with his wife, he
knows he did wrong. but he will
quarrel with her again.
II don't think | ever spoke In a
prison without seeing strong evil
dences before mo that tho men were
very sorry for their wrong doing.
Stories Show Point
Il was invited up to jail once
art | told them | would go. but they
taid You had better come before
Friday Bill. The court Is In ses-
sion and we will very likely change
our residence soon. So went up.
and took Rody along and | talked
10 them for r little while.
They all looked like they were
sorry for what they had done and
when ! was going some one said
Let's sing a hymn. and the whole
bunch lined up and sang God BE
With You Till We Meet Again
~ struck ne as being rather in
congruous, hut Il got tangled up in
my heart strings in some way.
There was 10 be a fashionable
wedding AZ a very fashionable
church. The bride, a beautiful girl
OF about 81. came down the aisle