The Detroit times., 1916-10-02
Sunday Afternoon and Evening
Sermons.

thy youth. and let thy heart cheer
thee in the days OF thy youth ana
walk I'm the WAYS OF thine heart, and
IN the sight OF thine eyes. but know
thou. that for all these things cod
will bring thee into judgment Ec.
clesiastes. ii.9
BE not deceived, God is not mock
cd for whatever a man sowtth that
shall he also reap. Galatians, VI g..
In other words. do just as you
please. lie II YOU want to, steal If YOU
want 10 God won stop yon. bur ti-
will hold YOU responsible In the end
30 Just AZ YOU please until The end
comes and then YOU are all In
No one is living IN ignorance of
what will become of him II be- does
not go right and trot square He
knows there IS a heaven for the saved
and he'll for the damned, and
thats MI there f. 90 e.
Many men start out ON a life OF
pleasures Please remember TWO
things First. pleasure soon have am
end and. second, there is a day ~
Judgment coming and youn get
what's coming 90 YOU God gives
every man square deal
n man stood up and told me he
was going 10 preach on Tho things
am this afternoon. I'd want him 10
answer me- several questions. and 10
~ could do that I'd tell him 10 90
ahead
First Are YOU Lindy disposed TO.
ward me?
second Are YOU doing this to he'll.
me?
Third 30 YOU know what Won are
talking about
Fourth 10 YOU practice what YOU
preach
That's fair We'll. FOR the first
God knows I am kindly disposed
toward YOU Second. God knows /
would do anything Ia my power 10
help YOU 90 un % .o''"r man ] want
10 make r. easier for YOU 10 be
square and harder for YOU 10 60 to
hen Third. / know what I'm talking
about for have the Bible 70 back
me up i'm parts and the statements
OF eminent physicians In other parts.
Can Show Nothing Against Him
And fourth. do ! practice what !
preach %" viii defy and challenge
any man or woman ON earth. and It'd
look any man In the eve and chal
lengc him. in the q wears have
been "A protesting Christian 10 show
anything against mo
N | dom 1--we what ! preach, gen
tlemen. I'm leave the pulpit and ne,
er walk back here again 1--we As !
preach and defy th" dirty dogs who
have lnsulrrd me and my wife and
spread black hearted lies and yillitiCa
lions
was born and bred on a farm and
AT the age OF II held nay place with
men IN the harvest field When |
was only years old l MIXED 10
cows every morning
/ know what hard knocks are !
have seen the seanly side Of life ]
have crav led out Of the sewers and
soualor and want / have struggled
ever since was years old, an
orphan son az dead soldier, up to
this pulpit this afternoon
| know what II IL 20 80 20 bed with
an honest dollar .n mH overall 81
pocket. when the Goddess OF Liberty
, became q Jenny Lind and the eagle
on the other .ide became night
ingale and they'd sing a poor, home
less orphan boy 20 sleep I'm not
here 10 explode hot air and theories
to YOU.
Some man here IN town n their
wife asked them II they were com.
ing down here, would say oh no. /
don't want 10 go anywhere can Z
take YOU dear
The dirty old dogs, they've been
many place they wouldn't take
their wife and they wouldn't even
let her know they were there.
~ ain weren't SO drcoitful II would
not be 40 attractive Tho effects get
stronger whilc YOU get weaker and
weaker all the time and there is less
chance OF breaking away
MANY think n Christian has TO be-
q sort OF dishrag proposition. a Visby.
washy, sissined sort of a galoot that
let's ever, body make a doormat out
Of him Let me toll YOU the man.
Hest man Is the man who viii ac-
know ledge jesus tmisf
Before | was converted could 20
i've f1undH- so FAST that YOU cuuIdu +
see me for the dust and I'm still
pretty handy Nith NY dukes and !
can stu deliver the goods with all
express charges prepaid.
before | was converted ! could
run 100 yards In lo seconds, and cir
Gle the bases IN II seconds, and !
could run just az fast after | was
converted So YOU don't have 10 be
n dishrag proposition after all
II remember when was secretary
Of the Young Mems Christian 1850.
ciation in Chicago | had the saloon
route had 10 90 around and give
tickets inviting men 20 come 10 the
Young Mems Christian association
services
And one day was told TO count
the men going into "a certain saloon.
Not the ones already in hut Just
those going In In 81 minutes | could
count just Loot men going in there.
II say If sin wasn't go dcceltiul ~
would not be so attractive. Every
added drink makes IT. harder.
christianity is the capital on
which you build your character.
Don't you Jet the devil fool YOU You
never become a man until YOU be
come Christian
christianity is the capital on
which you do business. rs your
character that gets YOU anything
Your reputation Is what people say
about you, but your character is what
God and your wife and the angels
know about YOU, and know you TO
be Many have regulations ~ good
being, but their characters would
make u black mark on a piece Of