The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09
SUNDAYS BIBLE
CLASS TO MAKE
BOSTON DRY
Organizes to Drive Out Saloons
in 1917
AVERAGE MAN DOESN'T THINK
Failure to Consider Gods Law, Evan.
gelst Says, Is Cause of Poverty
and Sin.

| Boston. Dec. S.-Another big jump
was made in the number of trail hit
ters at the BILLY" Sunday tabernacle
today when 1850 people answered the
evangelist TO give up their old lives
and start anew. Think Of these
things" was the topic of the Sunday
sermon tonight. The tabernacle was
| filled to capacity.
After the meeting last evening the
| delegation from the mems Bible
classes held special meeting to or
ganize a campaign to make Boston
dry in 1917 More than 10000 at
tended and il was reported this even
ing that actual campaigning would
start in few days.
1.-The trouble with the average per.
son is that he does not think de-
clared the evangelist tonight Man,
he said, sins by nature and must have
savior Pacing about the rostrum,
he urged the thousands present to
live up to the teachings of the Bible.
The text of the sermon was taken
from Philippians. iv: s. Whatsoever
things are true, think on these
things" He spoke in part as fol
lows:
1t pays in thousand ways to be
in line and in harmony with things
that are demonstrated TO be true. 1t
is fact that certain direction is
north and has been the salvation of
-, 10. hrr4 ha
compass which always points in this
direction. Disease affects the body.
but not the soul You think and buy
clothes to cover yourself and keep
you warm. Why not think on things
that benefit your soul?
The people won't think today.
That's the reason so many are living
in wretched poverty. The money rolled
in and they spent 1t. They didn't stop
to think of the morrow That's the
reason they are going to the devil in
swarms. They don't stop TO consider
Gods law. The fact that you are here
tonight is proof enough for me that
you are willing to hear and think of
things which will be for your benefit.
want you tonight to think of one
of the things that is true, the Bible.
Everything vile. dirty rotten and
iniquitous has been brought to bear
against it because it reveals mans
cussedness. But it is here, and its
power and influence is greater today
than ever. Saloons. bawdy houses,
gambling hells, every rake, every
white SLAYER, every panderer and
everything evil has been against 1t,
and is against it, but it is the word
of God and millions OF people know 1t.
man is as dead to Gods word
as an Egyptian mummy is to the ring
ing of the dinner bell If he isn't read
ing the Bible and isn't turned from
sin. I've seen men who were really
in earnest when they said they had
tried and COUNT believe in Jesus
Christ. ! couldn't once, but | got
right and now | can.
The trouble with them is they want
to hold on to some sin. That's why
knock so hard against sin. | never
knew anyone who would not believe in
Jesus Christ who hadn't some sin he
was holding onto. That's the reason
go so hard against sin and try to /
get you to abandon it.
There is only one way TO have the !
doubts destroyed. Read the Bible and
obey it. Mansins as naturally as
the sparks fly upward, and man |
everywhere knows it. It's true. Man |
is sinner by nature, and that be- |
ing true, man must have super
natural savior if he is ever going to
be saved. A man can no more save
himself than he can lift himself up |
by his suspenders or his bootstraps.
There is nothing inherent in you that
you can develop to save yourself, You
are trying to bribe God with culture
and philanthropy. If you don't be- /
lieve in the judgment you are lower |
down than the heather. If you have I
any sense you won't want to face the |
Judgment unsaved. | don't want to |
have anything to do with it that way |
myself
You are going to live forever some !
where Don't forget that Death is !
not an eternal sleep. If | knew that !
there was no hell I'd live the same !
kind of life that l am now because
of the peace of mind, the happiness
that comes in this world, to say moth /
ing Of the next. You are going to !
live forever in heaven or you are go
ing to live forever in hell. There's
no other place-just the two. 1t is
for you to decide. 1t is upto you.
And you must decide now, while
you are alive, You can't got to heay-
en- unless you repent, and the only
chance you'll ever have to repent is in
this life.