The Detroit times., 1916-10-27
Thursdsy evenings Sermon.


are am0ng the -addes'.
"God came 90 you and offered sal
vation. and You spusn-d H. and az
tcr von have run tag earthly garr",
and gone into the grave, th"n AVA
viii just think over your h'r ana
remember the thineS that kept .'a
from taking your stand iot Chr r.
and you viii think what iot tpa
we're 10 do d.
Nobody is lost because he H"ee-
10 be- lost. Oarause the salvation oi
Jesus CL.ist covers an The sins o.
all rs people. lie tasted death for
every man.
"Nan Is not lost because ot ans
purpose ar decree on thc part %.
God
"We all deserve hell q ve get our
ius, deserts, for salvation does n'.
come as reward ~ merit Evsr-
body Is weak. bur Gofs sircnE b .-
made perfect in weakness Don
look az your weakness, but N .''
Saviour that YOU have. Well, lH'a.
why don't YOU come 20 Christ.
"WeI. I hope tonight am .
help of God 90 answer q fe" iH..
excuses people offer. ! don NH"-
whether God himself would anreN
them all or would Try but J ~il ,i.
20 answer tcW ~ them.
In The arst place because of SIN
Sin has kept muiutudes away from
Christ
Moody preached one night and 9'.-
tured sin iu all It's black repu.s'Ff
ness. and when ne gave The invita-
tion man lifted his hand. AID
worker went and talked with hiN
and said .-
win you give Mr Moody yoar
hand?'
"'No. 7 won't. I'm held IN tnP
meshes Of an awful sin. and as
result Of indulgence in II, m7k'
money out OF f.. and TO take NJ
Moody by the hand means that
would have 10 give it up and
won't do it,
And he turned his back on ie-
sus. Sin il keeping many man
from Jesus Christ
Won't Sacrifice Crooked Money
with others II Is the love 81
money. Many krDw thtt 4 they as
come a Christian they would lose
money bv the deal, and there ar-
certain things in your business That
you would have TO give up II you
became a Christian and took your
stand for Jesus Christ.
MANY a man will not sacrifice
the crooked business or me crooked
price of an honest business.
There IL many man chooses "a
Christ down. Many q man world
have 10 give up his situation.
Suppose that you get $1,000 a
year and live for twenty years, mat
would be $4,000, and you would sell
your soul 20 the devil f1N $4,000.
'1f should tell you you ar" no'
worth that. you would be offended,
yet you sell your soul for less than
that
THAT is what Is the matter with
the whisky business. know OF
brewery employees that have taken
their stand for Jesus Christ and
they have gone back 20 work only
10 be discharged because they chose
60 be decent Better men in the
town have given them Jobs that are
paying them far better salaries
81 viii tell you would rather
walk 10 heaven over a rough and
stony road with bare and bleeding
feet than 10 ride 10 hell on dry
money.
81 said to two girls one { Eht in
West Pullman:
why don't you give up your
hearts to Christi
"They said Mr.. Sunday. we clerk
IN a department store. and on spe-
cial days We are compelled 10 stand
behind the counter and misre pre-
sent goods. and We cannot DO that
and be Christians
God viii Damn Dishonest Merchant.
"Say, God will damn in the bot
test way any merchant that .il
make his clerks lie 10 sell a few
dirty goods from his shelves ia or.
der to put money in his TIL He
will damn you. whoever you are.
There is many man grown rich
by oyerreaching his neighbor lie
robs the widow and the orphan he
does 1t By legal means De Is too
sleek to get caught In The meshes
OF the law. lie lives In a magu4f-
cent home. and he rolls down the
street IN faultless equipage. and
some old fellow with a child stands
on the street and says
"'There goes Mr. Soand So And
his name is known and honored. and
It's only necessary 70 attach his
name to any project to insure sl.
cess ] wish you 10 do nothing
more than 70 grow up 10 emulate his
example
''By and by he dies. and there is
IN uproai and fuss and a pow wow
over his old carcass al the funeral
and they pass resolutions as long as
from here TO the back door, and
send a copy TO tis wife and mpm-
hers Of the clut Y. be lodge and
all the other things he was mem
ber OF, stating whereas and whore.
AZ and resolves, etc, while he
bones OF his victims lie rotting ~.
der In the potters field
TEL ne that there is no he'll for
u scoundrel like that?
"Man will live with no thought
about God In business. home. soci.
ETY. or the company that he keeps
II had rather undertake 10 save
ten drunkards than one old hnan-
oial Shylock--it would be easier.
"A friend OF mine went back TO
his home town in Ohio. and there
was n rich man there who WAS very
iil. and he went 20 relieve those
that were watching bv his bedstde