The Detroit times., 1916-09-11
1.-The Sins of Society"
EVENING SERMON

The subject Of Billy Sundays ser
mon last night WAS The sins OF so
ciety" lie based his sermon on
the text. And why call We me Lord.
Lord. and do not the things which |
say" lie said in part
"A man said 10 me the other day,
Christianity is failure. ! said
You are a liar Churchanity has
failed. and Il deserves 10 fail, and |
pray II always will fail. But there
IL 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 perdit,on are In the
church. ! will admit that Christian
ity seems 10 have fallen away be
meath But love Is the dominant
principle OF Il. and since the DAYS
OF the apostles, it seems 10 have
done that. Bur love can never be
defeated. Love viii build q tunnel
through all the mountains that the
devil may raise TO impede IL, It
will blast all the mountains that
the devil can put in front OF II or
upon creations camp.
The principle OF the gospel is
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 20 he back door and ask
ed the lady for hand-out and
mouched her for a hap-Jack and she
comes across With a tract on The
bread of life The hobo beat ~ up
the tracks cursing and damning
have no sympathy with his oathS,
bur have with his feelings
a LOT OF YOU preachers are going
dafy about social service believe
In social service II II has Christ m
IL. but as for the Christless kind
none for mine And as for people
who sheer AZ religion, you re a dis
grace 20 American citizenship. You
are killing every grand and noble
thing m the human heart.
Sue for the Dough"
The nope OF this old world Is IN
the principles OF Jesus Christ being
lived out TO-DAY b. the multitude
and all this national. state and mu.
nicipal reform. II IL H. not builded
and founded on the gospel will sink
and rot as i' always has,
Jesus Christ says. Forgive your
debtors The world SAYS. Sue them
tomorrow FOR the dough
Jesus Christ SAYS, You cannot
serve God and msmmon The
world says. Serve Cod on Sunday
mammon the rest OF the week
Jesus Christ says. Love thy
neighbor as myself The world
says First come and then come
again
Jesus Christ says. 'Whosoever
smitefh thee on one check turn 70
him the other also The world says
Call the sheriff or phone for cop
Jesus Christ SAYS What God
hath Joined together let no man put
asunder Tho world says. I will
divorce Won and viii marry some
other woman. and you lie
The only Scripfural grounds FOR a
divorce j. adultery when T. comes
20 the divorce question. am a Ro-
man Catholic from tho top OF my
head TO the end OF my toes
Why call mo Lord Lord and 40
not the things ! say The Bible
says give 20 them thai ssketh thee
Does that mean shat when you are
going down The street If YOU meet
lazy tout ths' never sweat col
lar out . his life and be ASKS you
70 give him your clothes. that YOU
are 20 take them OF, and give them
20 him and 20 home clothed in sun
shine and climate T. doesn't mean
anything OF The kind. n there Is
some low lobster who will cuss and
damn every body who gets an honest
dollar and si' in some low groggery
and drink stale beer and discuss
and settle all tho economic and 70
ligiOus questions NJ the day. does
hat mean that somebody else must
go down in his pocket and divvy I'D
With that lobster No, on your life
not on your tintype.
Some people are 80 tight that IL
YOU asked them 10 sing Old Hun.