The Detroit times., 1916-09-18
sly With God He'll Show You Up Says Billy in Commandment Sermon

cial reform that are not built upon
the Ten Commandments, and wncn
say to you that | stand firm and
square on the Ten commandments
and when this old world is burned
10 ashes, will have foundation
as sure and enduring as the God
upon whose law stand tonight. II
you don't obey them. you'll be
damned just as sure as you live
and breathe
What Is mans god7 Anything
that nc thinks more Of than he does
Of God With some people IL Is
money They worship money
Money Is just as truly their god as
IL they would hang a Fifty or hun-
dred dollar bill framed on the wall
and pray TO Il before they get into
bod. They do tFlnEs in business
because there Is money I'm il. and
hoy don't care whether they break
the law OF God or man TO make
money.
Many n nan vii soil his con
science and sacrifice his honor 10
put few dirty hundred dollars or
more in Tho bank IN n year than he
possibly could put IN IL II he had
obeyed the laws OF God and men
Some Will lie ard cheat, SANDER and
yilify. crack safe and stlcl, n
gun under yoUr nose. WHY? What
for? For their love Of money.
Other people are worshiping SO
ciety They do things in cheir social
life, in their dress and go 20 placea
because society demo nde g. and ~
they didn't they would lose their
standing. You put society first
You slap God In the face jus, &c
please some old double-chiuued
phlegma'ic. doGmatic. gGutmatic Ole
hen Of society leader If YOU nut
God az all. he has 70 come tagging
along after some beer, wine or
champagne-soaked society leader
and God has 10 play second fddle,
and be n trailer 20 every jack-rab-
bit proposition that comes along.
We're making money by be
buckets full I'm this country hut
we're going TO hell In carload lots,
freight prepaid It's q good thing
10 have money and the things II can
buy. but it's also good thing to
sit down once In awhile and thinl;
Of tho things we might lose which
money can't buy.
WHISKY Is many mans god
He thinks moro Of n whisky bottle,
keg OF beer or case of wine
than he does about God. Oh. there
arc mon hero who n they wero Co
die you would not need 10 preach
their funeral sermon EmAalr
them, put them In coffin. carry
them here. then so down 10 the
booze Joint nrd Eet bottle of
whisky or champagne and put N I'm
their CONN. That IL the story OF
their life. All they have lived for
Is 10 booze,
There are men hero n they
would de YOU would not need 90
preach their funeral sermon Put
them In their coffin, carry them In
here. buy pack ~ cards md -
faro bank and some red ard white
and blue chips. put them IN the cot.
fin. and they viii tell the story ~
their lives That's all thoy have
lived for, the dirty, blacklegged
gamblers
There are some women here 10.
night n they would die they woul'
not need 10 preach their fnnera,
scrmon. Put you IN . conn go to
your home. get your jewels and
your clothes and bring them in
here. put them on your coffin Az
YOU have lived for H. go show on IN
society ard all Won think your body
Is for Is 10 be fashionable frame
upon which 10 hang fashions car
ments and a digestive apparatus
with which 10 Cormaudize upon all
the yiands that a rich husband can
gee you.