Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-03

BILLY" Sunday preached to the Meth
odist Conference in Foundry Church to-
day in part. as follows:
II Chronicles. 1s.13-"As the Lord
liveth, even what my God saith, that
will I speak"
These are the words of a man OF God
who didn't put on his glasses and look
into the pews to see who occupied them
before he announced his text. rms
fellows name was Micatah. Micalan
was a man whose sermons were not
written on the head of his -four barrel
His preaching did not hinge on what he
had to eat. The condition of his cellar
had nothing to do with his liberty in
the pulpit. His theology and his pantry
were not dependent on each other. lie
was not afraid of getting canned for
taking dead aim at some influential
sinner on the front seat.
He was great one. They don't often
come like him nowadays. Something
happened to the mold. He was a SIX
cylinder preacher. A patch on ms Goa;
did not make him think he had no call
to preach. His only anxiety was to
please his God. 1t was not his habit to
sandpaper and polish up his sermons
SO they had no power. no punch nc
meaning. oh, no, no, Sir. He did hot
care about making a reputation for be
ing a fine orator. He did not give
hang about the kind of success that can
be set down in figures. He did not lose
any sleep because his preaching was
not popular with a certain crowd. he
wasn't ready to throw up the sponge
just because all the star preachers on
the circuit knocked him. No. cir.
Preacher Who Put It Across.
He had covenanted with the Lord to
be true for life. and he was determined
to preach in a way that could be un-
derstood by everybody. He was the
kind that puts 1t across.
All how soon would there be
stampede in the devils ranks II every
man in the pulpit would proclaim the
word OF God as God means it to be
proclaimed. and have the courage to
do il il 1t cost him his life.
Nothing gives the devil so much trou-
BILE as coming face to face with man
who cannot be frightened by fear of a
famine.
Now, Jehosa phat was King of Judea
He entered into an alliance with Ahab
the King of Isarel, against the Syrians
Jehosaphat got out his legions one day
and all his camels and his attendants
and went of to visit Ahab. Ahab was
around In the spotlight and who aren't
particular whether they wreck the cor
poration or go into bankruptcy so long
as they get of with the goods. He liked
to put up big front.
He was all front door. Open the door
and you were in the back yard.
You can see him in boardrooms and
hitting the high places on Broadway
the old scoundrel-any night you want
to. He knew about how to make the
1,tt IL tAlJ VIA a.
cops lifted their hats to him and stopped
everything while he made his lordly
way across the street.
That's old Ahab." everybody would
say. "A great mana great man."
Jehosaphat. coming over the skyline
into samaria with his camels and his
generals and his flying banners and all
his grandeur and signs Of strength
looked as good to Ahab as q roll OF
money to a down-and-outer. Nothing
Ahab to himself. I'll pass this gentle
old boy a line Of talk and I'll let him
take at least part of the punishment II
1t was the first Of the notable en-
tansling alliances. Ahab was one OF
an awful hit in Europe nowadays.
They'd decorate him.
Well. Jehosaphat fell for 1t. Ahab
glad handed him and asked him about
the folks back home and how the crops
thing.
Ahab in Trouble With syrians.
"rm having a little trouble with the
Syrians." Ahab said in his incest parlor
manner. They're low-brows They
must be taught a lesson. They say I'm
an undesirable-a malefactor of great
wealth. It's rude and thoughtless of
them. and the time has come when I've
got to go out and teach them to respect
their betters. You're just in time, old
MANICURE just in time"
Jehosaphat. being q thoughtful man
and a good king and a devoted king,
thought long about this and pondered.
But all the Ahabs are good takers.
Ahab cared nothing for morals. He
cared nothing for divine guidance. He
cared nothing for the will of God. He
wished only to advance his selfish in
terests.
Jehosaphat was honestly trying to
serve God. He knew better than to go
to battle without Gods guidance.
What was true of these two kings is
still true Of the members of the visible
church. Some want to know Gods will,
that they can follow 1t, while with
least. They never pray before they
undertake a deed of consequence They
never try to flnd out what God wants.
They cheat the world and they cheat
themselves.
Let a preacher get in the pulpit and
tear the mask from the devils face and
they're shocked to death. So vulgar a
thing as birthstone and hell fire will
throw them into Mysteries. A sermon
with the Holy Ghost in 1t bores then,
to death. They fnd it hard work to
keep awake.