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The Detroit times., 1916-09-14

president of the railroad. God will
hear the prayer Of the farmer plew.
ing the ground as quickly as Presi.
dent Wilson in the White Rouse.
mo matter who will pray, W he
will pray with honest heart. God will
hear.
After the Duke OF Wellington had
returned from the battle OF Waterloo
they had a special service of thanks
giving in the Episcopal church. When
Wellington went in he kneeled down
In front, and down tho aisles came
man with the marks OF poverty
and hardship, evidently illiterate,
from his countenance. and he knelt
by the side OF the great Duke Of Well
ington.
And the kid-gloved usherette
came UP and touched him and said.
Don't kneel so close, and the Duke
of Wellington turned and placed his
arm on his shoulder and said, When
we kneel before God there are no
dukes or kings or queens; all earthly
distinctions are eliminated; we all
come as sinners seeking salvation
or as children seeking blessing
Name That Moveth Earth
AS prince thou hast power with
man and with God and hast prevail
ed
will YOU have power TO overcome
extremities? God has great blessing
for those who are willing 10 over
come difficulties
If | had my choice right now be
tween this tabernacle, packed with
Christians, men and women, every
one OF whom would fall down on
their knees publicly and pray. and
say we are bound 10 see this com
munity moved for Christ, or To have
il filed with men and women, none
Of whom were Christians. but all OF
whom would cry and say, Pray that
We may be Christians. | would
choose the first every time have
commentator for them, and / have
yet to see the community that was
not moved for God if the people will
pray and make sacrifice for God.
'Do you know what makes check
valuable? II isn't the ink; it isn't
the paper; II is the name on H.
IF | would give you check with
my name on il you couldn't get any
thing for il in this town; my name
isn't good here; they don't know me (;
have no money on deposit there
Is nothing TO check against. but there
are men in Detroit who could write
their names on check for 100000
and their names would be worth IT,
They have tho money.
'If you want anything from God
and ask in the name Of your mother
God won't hear you. IL You ask in
the name OF the President, God won't
hear you; if you ask in the name Of
the mayor or governor, God won't
hear YOU: IL you ask in the name OF
your wife or children. preacher, evan
gelist, God won't hear you. but If you
ask in the nam1 of Jesus Christ, God
The Detroit times., 1916-09-14
WEDNESDAY NIGHT SERMON

The rum.traftc. politicians and the
city's complaconcy and a host Of evils
he has noticed here and elsewhere
were scored by "Dllly" Sunday We'd
nesday night in his sermon In the
tabernacle
His subject was Jacobs Comics.
sion" His text was from the thirty
second chapter Of Genesis, twenty.
eighth. verse; AS a prince thou
hast power with God and with men.
and hast prevailed"
But Billy" doesn't limit himself 10
his text. lie said
1T IL not necessary for me 10 CON
sumo my energy or your time giving
YOU The story OF Jacob. There is no
character in the Old Testament with
whom the average man or woman Ia
more familiar than NTH that OF
Jacob.
He has been called by someone
the Peter OF the Old Testament The
history of Jacob Is largely the history
OF the Jewish nation in epltome
THE Jews are a wonderful people.
They are the greatest fnanciers on
earth. You will never find Jew
father and mother In a poorhouse
living on the county
There's not crowned head in
Europe that doesn't owe something
10 the Jews. There's hardly mon
arch's cabinet that hasn't jew in A.
They are shrewd. capable bust.
ness people. One Of them gave His
blood To save US. George Washing
ton had three Jews on his stan.
You never see jew among the
hoboes. panhandling and moochng
you for handout You seldom hear
OF Jew committing a crime
Some OF them are the best clti.
sens We have. and they are the most
abused. | say. all hail 10 the jew.
Much In the life Of Jacob CORES
ponds with things In our life That
In. we find things In our life which
are analogous with things in his life
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the signers OF that great documo
10 get together, moved that the me- IL
ing be opened by prayer. Linool&
prayed all during the night while tt
battle of Gettysburg was In proEreGT3
that Victory would come TO our arm0.
AT Valley Forge. where the bloc
OF the patriots was staining the SHOW <
George Washington prayed. Thee
dore Roosevelt Is never ashamed t|z
take the word or God and conduct 05
prayer meeting. President WilsoC<
also bows his head and invoke
Gods blessing upon the people.
Some OF you men will go to . ri
tical meeting and yell and holler Ill
a bunch OF Comanche Indians, G.
make a noise like a jackrabbit eft
ing cabbage. but in prayer mceo
ing-my. what silence! / tell you'
things would be different II W.
would will II so. The preachers mum
bow down to God and spend tho
night in prayer and God will rewrft6'
the history OF Michigan.
Need Smiling Religion"
"You want religion and smiling r.
! ligion. the religion that makes you
I ~ HOlHf anu htSo yOb1 "hVs AAV0X|
/ your wife after you are married ~
years as you did when counting hets:
Give her n bunch OF flowers now, and,
don't wait until the undertaken has
pumped embalming fluid into hers
and then send her bed OF rose:
with the inscription Gates Ajar.'
Don't go home To the woman who
darns your old socks, mends yOu1'
pants and does your drudgery unless
you can smile. Go home and live
your religion. And the women. They,
mustn't wear Mother Hubbard wrAU
pers, that make them look like bale
OF hay tied in the center with stringoy
"The farmer aids In the soil ~
planting crops in rotation, which r1n
plenlshes the supply OF nitrogen. IT.
farmer complies with the demands "
nature. The people of Detroit mus
comply with the demand OF Jest
and pray.
There Is even hope for that 0odk
forsaken city OF New York that han
been struck by tidal wave OF Coz
demnation that has engulfed the city
in blasphemy, vice and wickednese
There is hope that America WIN
stop leading the world In rnufdefns
Think OF t. In this country 30 pee
pie out OF every million are muy-
dered, and It's 100-to-1 shot that ~
more than two OF that so ever guf
the juice or the rope about thefg
necks. Prayers and service to Ga
saved this country during the trying
days between 1884 and 1889. Thoep
were the stormy years. but the
strong men who made this country
possible prayed.
THE people OF this city must pray
and the church must become au 80
tive, militant, fighting, yelling forco
of righteousness and purity in hu'
man, civic and social conduct"
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religion Ninety-hife per cent of
, the business men OF this country
/ fail, IS per cent OF the lawyers
abandon their profession without
success, so per cent OF the doctors
fail 10 make good. so this element
OF failure II not confined 10 re-
ligion. n Is In business, in profes-
sional life, as well. In the case Of
these three classes. the business
man, lawye rs and doctors. think
Il is due TO lack OF definite. sys
tematio work and no application.
A politician VIII work harder TO
get vote than the church OF God
will work 10 have souls brought to
Christ Watch some OF the preach
ers go down the aisles They drag
along like they had grindstones tied
on their feet.
No political campaign Is won by
any stump speaker or any spell
binder on The platform. II is won
by mantoman canvass
Take tho presidential campaign OF
1888 when Benjamin Harrison was
elected president over Grover Cieye.
land. Everybody knows that New
York state Is Republican and New
York city rs Democratic--and they
thought that q Republican majority
would come down and overcome the
majority Of New York city They
knew there was fraudulent rogistra.
ton I'm New York. they knew that
there was ballot box stufiing-what
did they do? They went 10 work
and got an expert business man and
gave him charge OF New York city.
and he went 10 work and divided
that city into little districts, and
tho districts into wards. and then
sub-divided every subdivision until
they had a man In every block. The
leader said to these men:
You are not responsible who Is
elected president. You are not re-
sponslhle who IS mayor OF the city;
bur you are responsible 10 know the
name OF every man who Is In your
block and how he votes You are
90 keep tab on every man." and
they especially watched the fraudu.
lent sections and when the vote was
taken the Republican majority
rolled in and swamped the Demo
Gratis and Benjamin Harrison went
into the White House instead ~
Grover Cleveland The name Of
this man. whom they appointed
leader. was never known
Church Should Have Advance Man.
know n varpish company that
pays a representative $4,000 q
year Just 10 be p good fellow. He
hobnobs with the heads Of the rail.
roads: he never offers 10 sell them
anything. He doesn't sell quart
of varnlsh. but nc pavcs the way
for the representative who come
on tho Job lie IS being paid TO get
acquainted with the head OF The
departments, and 90 discover their
preiudices. and II they want var.
nish. he has the way paved for the
representative 10 sell the varnish
The man gets $4,000 10 smile and
look pleasant
Does the church do that No.
You can't drive tho members 10 ~.
They won't even speak 10 tho man
who sits beside thcm In tho nov
\ man went into boot ard shoe
store and talked to the clerk about
Jesus Christ lie won the clerk 10
Christ. DO YOU know who that
Young man was2 " was Dwight
-AeaAp- anA haven't nuL and Won
multlWdcs 10 Christ The name
NJ tho man who won him was Kim.
ball. and Kimball will get M much
reward as Moody ISlmball worked
10 win Moody and Moody worked
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and won the multitude Andrew
wins Peter and Peter wins 1900 at
Pentecost That IN the way Goa
works today Charles G. Finney.
after learning the name of any man
or woman would Invariably ask:
Are you a Christian You can
gain one soul - Christ and double
your church membership when
the meetings are over. There isn't
anyone here who hasn't drag enough
10 win somebody to Christ.
Are you lonesome?" some one
asked a light keeper OF the coast
Of Massachusetts,. Are you lone
somcH" And he said; ~ was lone
some until ship was wrecked on
this coast and rescued Ave men,
and since that timcI have never
been lonesome because now am
constantly on the alert 10 see X
some one else needs help"
Are YOU lonesome? Some neople
SIT in the church pews until they
are widowed and never ask any
one TO come 20 the God OF Gods
Get out Of that rut Some people
think ii Is beneath their dignity to
do personal work for God.
I'm getting mighty tired OF lis.
tening 70 hot air. You church peo-
pie do a lot OF figuring on paper,
but lot me tell you. I'm getting sick
OF a lot OF you people loaflng when
you ought TO get busy and help me
out.
don't mean 10 say that you are
not kind, hospitable and apprecia.
tive, but don't think you are do
ing all that rou might or could do.
Don't YOU think 7 am going 20 do II
all. ~ 7 tried 10 do II all Id be In
my coffin in a month.
You ministers want TO get busy
and do n lot OF personal work. You
church members want 70 hustle
around and help us save the sin
fll from the devil. and not Just SIT
there on your chairs and listen TO
what I have 10 say about salvation
Some OF you churchcrs Rad bet
ter stay homo for awhile. so as to
give other folks chance 10 como
here and get front seats.
Personal Work OF the Saviour.
n n is beneath your dignity To do
personal work then you are above
the Master. II YOU are not willing
10 do what lie did. then don't call
Him your Lord The servant Is
not greater than the owner OF the
house The chauffeur Ia not great.
or than the owner Of tho automo'
bile. Tho servant on tho railroad Is
not greater than the owners or the
road. Certainly they are not great.
or than our Lord Jesus Christ,
IN YOU come TO me and have any.
thing against your brother. let me
toll you-go TO him and he recon
ciIed FIRST. II the communion Gun
IS passed down the aisle and Their"
" some nelghbnr 10 whom you don't
sneak partaklng az communion does
not do you any good. You are Just
going through tho form Of being a
Christian YOU are insulting God.
7 never saw revival movement
vet until Gods people fcll on thor
knees and renewed their VOWS of
Christianity. There are lot OF
people that never pray, that never
ask blessing There are a lot ot
people that are negligent IN their
religious duties who drift from God
The trouble Is that we are goiug
through a ritual today. the spirit s.
left out Cod wants the spirit not
tho ritual.
n We get run down spiritually. q
we become negligent. put yourselvei
on public record before tho people
get right with God
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Gle speaks 10 us in his sorrow;
presume there are very few people
here who have not in their homes
some memento of affection, esteem
and love which reminds you OF other
days and other places. long since
past.
Jacob had been gone from his
home for 20 years. and his heart
turned once again TO his old home
and the old haunts of love. and so
the wandcrer returned
"He heard that EHau was coming
to meet him and remembered that
20 years ago he inflicted bodily pun.
ishment upon him and he knew what
was coming for his conduct OF 30
years before. and he said IL will ap.
pease him with present"
Money OF No Avail
There Is many a fellow trying TO
work some shell game on God today
10 buHd a church or put a rich carpet
ON the floor or put carpet in the
alCove of Gods church today. instead
Of saying TO God, IL am a sinner and
deserve hell"
"He hopes 10 he saved and is try.
ing TO appease God with some con.
tribution 10 the church or something
OF that sort
Paul says. III give my body TO be
burned and all my goods to the poor
and haven't God, IL availeth me
nothing"
Don't try 10 make that take the
place Of repentance and faith, In or.
a. 10 no eaxsnA qnNrn1
anybody.
Jacob remembered that 90 years
ago he had cheated his brother. Esau.
out OF his brthright. and his con
science smotc him. and he prayed.
But even there God met him, though
his prayer WAS based on selfishness,
MANY man prays when ne is up
against It. MANY man prays in the
time OF trouble. but when he can
stick his thumbs in his armholcs and
take pair OF scissors and cut his
coupons OFF, then IL is 'Goodby. God.
I'll see YOU later
MANY man will make promises
TO God in his extremity. bat forget
them in his prosperity. Many man
will make promises to God when the
hearse II backed up 20 his door 10
carry the baby out. but will soon
forget the promises made in the days
Of adversely
MANY q man will make promises
when lying on his back, thinking he's
going 10 die. and load up just the
same when he is on his feet. God
knows he is not lying when he Is
on his back; He knows he is not ly-
ing but he does not give God
chance.
Praying and Living
How many people pray In real
sense? How many people pray in
humility and TRUTH
Some men pray for humility when
it is pride they want Many man
gets down on his knees and says
The Detroit times., 1916-09-14
sNAppY SUNDAY SAYINGS

Many n man prayH when he's
up against a.. but when prosperous
he says. Good bye. God. I'll see
you later"
Many man makes promises 10
God when n hearse backs up 20 his
door only 20 forget them when II
drives away
No man can knecl down and
pray Thy kingdom come" and
have beer wagon draw up and
put beer I'm hts icc box.
There are men In Detroit who
can write their checks FOR a mil
Hon dollars. but they are not
worth picnyune IN heaven.
Don't go home To the woman
who darns your old socks. mends
your pants and does your druid
cry unless YOU can smile.
And women, don't wear mother
hubbard gowns that make you
ook like bales ~ hay tied In the
enter with strings.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-14

! Get down on your knees and con
fess
You Must Confess Sins
There must be a confession OF
sins. Confess your sins Of neglect
The sins OF neglect, those are the
sins The curse OF the church, the
sins OF omission There must be q
confession of sins OF unforgiveness
Confession isn't loving a card party
more than a prayer meeting. Con
fession Is not loving a good novel
more than YOU do a Bible You
can't serve God and mammon.
So many people think II they read
good hooks. think good thoughts and
keep good company they are all
right They're I'll wrong This
twentieth century idea OF getting
people into heaven is all wrong.
We are making religion too cheap
today
Nothing Is too hard for God to do,
! have a friend, Or Broughton, OF
Atlanta. Ca When he was a young
minister he went 10 help another
minister in n series OF meetings He
said that he never preached 10 such
a lifeless, Indifferent lazy, indolont,
critical nctriGed. stiff, stale bunch
in all his life They never smiled.
Just sat there and listened 10 him.
While he was there ono night he
said:
us there any man or woman here
who would like 10 see anybody con-
verted? Is there any mother who
would like to see her son saved. a
wife her husband. a husband his
-w!ier-a- friend r friend, It htf@tttcr-
man clerk? Anybody who would
like TO see somebody saved >" No
body lifted a hard
He preached the next night and
repeated the invitation. He said
would like 70 soc her husband saved
Is there husband -
a little boy IA years Of age lifted
his hand.
cts there a husband-a wife,
The boy raised his hand
is there sister wants 10 SEQ u
brother saved" And the boy lifted
his hand
He reversed II. The kid lifted
his hand
After he reached his hotel he
heard a rap az the door He opened
H. In came one OF tho dcacons. II
was a Baptist church. Stroking hls
long, pious whiskers he came In and
said "Hov'de, doctor?"
Nv friend replied: How do you
do. deacon? Sit down"
81 thought A. was my duty 70 come
ND here and Tell you. DO you know
that boy down there
what boy"
You know. tho one who was Eft
Ing his hand"
YES"
well. that hoy ain't overly bright
and | thought that | would come auC
toll YOU that he is making a fool o
YOU"
Nv friend replied "Hc Il nc
making n fool or mo. but ~ you
and the other members OF III
church. Tie has more spiritual lii
than the whole crowd OF you pat "a
gethcr'
Welt thought I would tell yor
You can DO what you please. Yol
hotter tell him ~ stay away"
My friend said "I'll pay him 81
day 10 come. lie IS the only evi
dence OF life see here. IN yoi
think I'm going 90 pat the onl!
spark out that Is In the church, yol
don't know me"
My friend preached the next night
and when he asked the questions
The Detroit times., 1916-09-14
THURSDAY Afternoon Sermon


Billy Sunday spoke Thursday aft.
ernoon on Personal work no text
He said
There are millions OF people in
this enlightened Christian land that
are in open rebellion against God
or anything that savors OF God
They say, I'VE will not have this
Man reign over us
That is the heartles cry that
rings from office. factory. shop.
store and home, In university and
college. and everywhere There arc
multitudes OF people who select
from the Bible what they person.
ally like; they think they can cod
ify God and eliminate what they
don't like II they read something
In the Bible and don't like II, they
will say they don't. believe e. they
are Just fools enough 70 not realize
their responsibility 10 believe. \
fact is fact whether you have
sense enough to believe II or not \
man can say. Il don't believe there
is a hell" but thst doesn't change
the fact tha, there Is hell. sim
ply because he is fool enough 10
say he doesn't believe IL.
4 man may say. II don't believe
Jesus Christ is the Son OF God, "
but lie is. whether you believe II or
not.
Multitudes Of people say, well.
give us the sermon on the Mount.
and give us the decalogue minus
what we don't like" Multitudes Of
people will not do things unless
they personally desire TO do them.
They don't walt 70 think whether
their doing that makes IL harder for
somebody else TO do right They do
II and they don't give rap what
God says. and they have the audac-
fly 10 call themselves Christians.
You are not Christians II you are
going contrary TO the will OF God.
God says, my will he done" and
| don't care. II you are going con
trary TO the will OF God, you are not
n Christian.
In Chicago, the average number Of
now church members last year was
i've to a church,
Last year 75 900 churches report.
ed not one new member on con
fession Of faith That sustainR my
contention that people don't have
a religious experience. People are
on tho church rolls, but they are
not Christians. what is lacking
why those meager results with this
tremendous expenditure Of energy
and money? why are 80 few PEG
pie coming into the kingdom
will tell you what Is the matter
there is not definite EFFORT pat
forth 10 persuade definite person
10 receive definite Saviour NJ a
definite time. and that definite time
81 now
Don't think that because You can
organize committees. and put peo
pic on these committees. that The
work will be done We arc daGy
over organization today, and have
put the supernatural out OF our re
iigion
Once. when Alexander The Great
was sitting In his tent. one ~ his
generals appeared before him, he
wailing that the enemy they were
tn fight the next day outnumbcred
them 40 greatly Alexander sprang
to his feet.
Glow many do you count me for
tomorrow - nc Crird
That's the question How many
arc Won counted for with Cod
Religion Not only Failure.
Now. listen, This element oi
failure is not confined simply "a
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Thousands Wan; To Be Saved.

Thousands Want To Be Saved.
There are thousands OF people "a
Detroit today who can be gotten FOL
Christ If you go and ask them TO
| give their hearts TO Him. That is
| the reason we don't do more church
work. You go and sit in pew. lis
| ten 90 sermon and listen TO the
choir sing and then call that WOr.
Shipping God The whole city will
go To hell so fast you can't see il
for dust.
| knew a mother. not personally,
who was fine woman-she brought
up her children in the knowledge
and love Of Christ, She was la
menting 10 n friend OF mine that she
couldn't do much Christian work
anf-my friend found that not-a per
son had entered her home for
years that che had not asked them
IL they were n Christian and talked
10 them about being Christian.
She was one Of the best Christian
workers in the community, yet her
idea was 20 get on platform Dis
abuse your mind. that is the way
you must work for God Listen TO
this:
There arc $4,000 900 young mon in
this country between tho ages of &c
and so years; 100000 nre not
members OF any church, Protestant
or Catholic; 100000 OF them so to
church occasionally; 100000 new
er darken church door from ono
years end 10 another They I'll the
saloons and the houses OF i'll fame,
the haunts az vice and corruption,
ard yeILn4eet FeHHg-H4 -Aara-hrnA-
touched by some Sunday school IN
fuenccs; but you don't win them
for God and they go into the world
never won for God
want 10 tell you n you want TO
solve the problem for the future, get
hold OF the young mon now. Got
them for God now. Save your boys
and girls. Save the young man and
woman and you launch lifcboat.
remember in a town there was a
funeral. The caskot contained q
very beautiful maiden II was being
borne from tho home Tho family
didn't live far from the graveyard
and most OF the mourners walked.
We'll. they all stood around until the
minister started. Dust 70 dust.
ashes 10 ashes"
Presently a sunday school teacher
burst into hysterical cries They
led her TO her carriage. and she was
driven to her home. The minister
noticed her crying and asked her
what caused it She replied
81 taught that girl for four years.
| noticed that she was getting care
less and going 20 public dances with
young men whose character was rot
the best did not say anything 10
her, hut | was sure that, as a minis
ter. YOU did"
The minister said. IL thought
you. being her sunday school teach.
or. would attend 20 that. You are
woman and could"
Well they finally said Let vs.
go 20 her mother and ask her about
| H."
They went to the mother, and she
replied that she know CHE was get
| ting careless, hut she thought that
her Sunday school teacher or the
minister would attend 20 that There
was 4 girl who was gone. a witness
against her mother. her Sunday
school teacher and the preacher
Half OF our Sunday school teach
ers are card players, beer guz1lers
theatergoers, They don't kno" any
thing about Jesus Christ. No Won
der our youths are running wild