The Detroit times., 1916-09-28
"wednesday NIGHTS Sermon.

blllN sunday sermon "Wednesday
night was on Repentance He said .
Text. God commands men ever,
where 10 repent Acts 1870
The first thing John tho Baptist
preached WAS repentance. aud the
nrst thing Jesus and His disciples
preached was repentance. but We
very seldom hear a sermon on re.
pentance TO-DAY Plenty OF preachers
In n long ministry never preached
one singl" sormun ON repentance.
They have preached on every.
thing else, but have given repentance
wide berth, probably for the same
reason that the ColOrrd preacher nay.
or liked tO preach against stealing
chickens. because II always APP
peared 20 throw such a Coldness over
the meeting and made go many 90 hjs
members freeze up towards him like
No matter who breaches ON re
pentAuce, he rs bound ga stir up the
serpent Of opposition II doesn't take
a preacher long 10 find out that 10 ia
much easier 10 get along pleasantly
In his ministry and have the salary
raised now and then by making poo.
pie feel satisfied with themselves
"Of all things that we hate more
than anything else is 20 see ourselves
as W. really are We hate thar which
shows up our faults and blemishcs
That is one reason why So many
people don't Ike Int plain preaching
NO photographer could make e.
living taking pictures II he made "a
correct likeness OF every body who
came along II he didn't rctUuch
the negative and take out the ugly
spots. the woman with @ squUni and
Tho man win wTrt ut1 trt~ frtt-r-
would 20 somewhere else for pic
lures.
1T Is said that an elephant viii not
drink out of clear water for when
he sees his ugly face reelected ia n
he Is stirred % fury and lashes the
water into foam
There must be q good deal Of hu
man nature about an elephant
~ t. for this very reason that $50
many people TO not like the Bible u
makes them see their own wicked
hearts. and thoy can't bear that
People don't Ike preaching that
goes AT them rouEh--hol and hnds
sore places on them They want ser
mons OF tNp 'Nuu.titklo.uoan I'll.
tickle you kind preaching MAT pats
them on the head and makes them
feel like boy with his mouth fuli OF
butterscotCh
Make man feel certain that tho
Lord admire him and YOU viii be- a
great preacher 10 him
But John 'ho Baptist was not that
kind az preacher and neither was
Jesus Christ nor any 81 Ills diciples,
with the exception OF Judas
THAT is why John was thrown I'm.
% prison and had his head taken of
He opened his Bible right square
in the middle and cried Repent No.
repent We for the Kingdom 90 God
Is at hand
Candid Preachers Unpopular
He preached plain and o. took %
dead aim at the sinners ON the front
seats. 80 wonder ne stirred up a
hornets nest al once
II you hear tho preacher say that
he don't believe IN devil YOU can
just bet your hat then that no does
not know there is devil. Amt that
right brethren
NThe men who do any preaching on
repentance know there Us devil as
well as they know what kind 81
dinner they like. for they have heard
him roar,
There Was no chance FOR any sin.
ner 20 feel comfortable under John
the Baptlsts preaching for Dee held
UP the clear glass Of Cod word and
made people look and see themselves
in u.
John had backbone that was
bigger than many mans whole
body and with no more finch than
YOU could md M Quaker mcctI0s
He said 10 old KING Herod r. is NOT
lawful for YOU 90 have your brother
Philips wife put l"r away You lu.
cur the wrath of God every minute
you I've with that woman
That's why the wicked old kiug
laid violent hands on Gods chosen
messenger and landed him In prison.
II was the keen edge OF Johns
preaching that took his own head on
Il know preachers. and so DO YOU
who could have been 40 non commit
tal in their preaching that the loch.
erous old king would have boon
shouting happy every t1Tc ne heard
them preachers who would have
catered TO his vanity In their very
prayers by thanking God that He
placed over them such wise and
virtuous king. one who knew what
religion was and had a double por-
ton OF II.
"One step has been taken towards
Improving public morals and that Is
10 sign sin by its right name.
Most people take poison through
a misunderstandipg II YOU would
label the bottle with great big black
words you would not take n because
YOU would be afraid YOU would die
The devil can appear as an angel and
i'm that disguise he does his most
effective work.
Commandment Needs Revision.
III a plain devil rose up In our
midst he would not accomplish