The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-11
The Sins of Society"
EVENING SERMON

The subject OF Billy Sundays ser
mon last night was The sins OF so
ciety." He based his sermon ON
the text. And why call ye me Lord
Lord. and do not the things which |
say" Tie said in part;
A man said To me the other day
christianity is failure, said.
You are a liar Churchanity has
failed, and II deserves TO fail. and
pray IL always viii fail But there
Is a big difference between the two.
Christianity and churchanity. they
ought 10 be synonymous. but they
are not; some OF the greatest dew
lis this side OF perdition are In the
church. will admit that Christian
ity seems 20 have fallen away be
meath But love 10 the dominant
principle OF IL. and since the days
OF the apostles. II seems 10 have
done that But love can never be
defeated. Love win build a tunnel
through all the mountains that the
devil may raise TO impede IT, II
VIII blast all the mountains that
the devil can put in front OF II or
upon creations camp.
The principle OF the gospel Ia
the principle OF love. | believe the
world is dying for the manifestation
OF the love OF God. | always feel a
good deal OF sympathy for the hobo
who went TO the back door and ask.
ed the lady FOR hand.out and
mouched her for n hap-jack and she
comes across with tract on the
bread OF life. The hobo beat II NJ
the tracks cursing and damning.
have no sympathy with his oaths.
but | have with his feelings
A lot OF you preachers are going
daily sbou, social service. believe
in social service II IL has Christ in
it. but as for the Christless kind,
none for mine. And as for people
who sneer at religion. you re a dis
grace 10 American citizenship. You
are killing every grand and noble
thing in the human heart.
"Sue for the Dough"
The hope OF this old world Is in
the principles OF Jesus Christ being
lived out today BY the multitude,
and all this national. state and mu-
nicipal reform. IL II IL not builded
and founded on the gospel. will sink
and rot, as It always has.
L. 4wn
debtors The world says. Sue them
tomorrow for the dough,
Jesus Christ says. You cannot
serve God and mammon' The
world says. Serve God on Sunday.
mammon The rest OF The week
Jesus Christ SAYS. Love Thy
neighbor as myself The world
ssys. First come and then / come
again
Jesus Christ says 'whosoever
smiterh thee on one cheek. turn 10
him the other also The world says.
Call the sheriff or phone for a cop
Jesus Christ says. What God
hath joined together let no man pun
asunder The world says. I will
divorce YOU and all marry some
other woman. ard you lie
The only Scriptural grounds FOR a
divorce IL adultery When n comes
70 the divorce question. I am a Ro-
man Catholic from the top " my
head 20 the end % my toes
Why call me Lord, Lord, and DO
not The things ! say The Bible
says give 10 them that asketh thee
Does that mean that when you are
going down the street II you meet
a lazy iout thai never sweat a col
lar out in his life and he asks you
70 give him your clothes. that you
are 70 take them on and give them
10 him and 60 home clothed in sun
shine and climate r doesn't mean
anything OF the kind II there IL
some low lobster who will cuss and
damn everybody who gets an honest
dollar and sit in some low groggery
and drink stale beer and discuss
and settle all the economic and re-
ligious questions of the day. does
that mean that somebody else must
20 down In HIS pocket and divvy up
with that lobster Not on your life
rot on your tintype.
Some people are 40 tight that IL
YOU asked them 20 sing Old Hun