The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-12
When the Church God Stops Voting the Saloon the Saloon e Sun

When you preach for revival you
cant stake a claim on Jupiter You've
got TO get down 10 business and go
after the devil. | don't care II there
were dozen lsaiahs any more than
! care who wrote the last chapter OF
! Hebrews. am not interested in the
authenticity OF those things, just as
long as the truth Is there.
How can you promote revival?
You women, II you found that your
husband was giving his love and al
| tention 10 some other woman and II
you saw some other woman was en-.
croaching on his mind and heart.
and usurping your place and was
pushing you out Of that place,
wouldn't you grieve? Don't you
think that God grieves when you
push Him out Of your life?
You don't treat God square: you
business men don't treat God fair.
You let thousand things come in
and take the place that God Almighty
had. No wonder you are careless.
You blame God for things that God
Almighty has not done what you
have no right to blame Him for He
is not to blame for anything. You
Judge God.
n you don't do your part. don't
! blame God. How many times have
YOU blamed God when you are the
liarf
you've Got TO Read Bible"
You've got to read your Bible and
! pray. I'll bet my hat against a
plugged counterfeit cent that there
are a thousand and one OF you here
who never picked up your Bible or
prayed this morning. Some OF you
have Bibles anyhow that would take
Sandow 10 handle. You only open
II when a baby is born or somebody
gets married and then only to jot
something down in the family rec
ords. II you don't take any more
care OF yourselves than you do your
religion, a lot Of you would be dried
I'D mummies by this time.
You can measure your desire for
salvation by means of the amount OF
self-denial you are willing to practice
for Jesus Christ. You have sinned
before the church, before the world
before God.
There are a lot OF people in church
doubtless, VINO have denied them
selves-self.den for comfort and
convenience. There are lot OF peo
pie here who never made any sacri
fees for Jesus Christ. They will not
suffer any reproaches for jesus
Christ. Paul says. Il love to suffer
reproaches for Christ"
That is one trouble In the churches
OF God today. They are not willing &c
suffer reproach for Gods sake. The
church hasn't smelled gun.powder in
$50 years. II would be godsend II
the church would suffer persecution
today. She is growing rich and lag
cling behind.
Pride, How many times have yor
found yourself exercising pride? How
many times have you attempted IL
Pride OF wealth.
Envy, Envy OF those that have
more money than you. Envious be
cause some can own q Cadillac or 2
Pierce-Arrow and you have TO ride In
a Ford; envious because some wo
men can wear a sealskin coat anC
YOU near seal Envious because
somebody has more talent than YOU
have.
Then there is your grumbling and
faulthnding, when you speak OF peo
pie behind their backs, telling theil
faults. whether real or imaginary
and that is SANDER; when you ST
around and rip people up behind
their backs at your old sewing so
Cieties where YOU make mosquito
nets for the Esquimos and blankets
for the Hottentots; when you rip and
tear and discuss your neighbors and
turn the affair into a sort Of great
big gossiping society with your fault
finding. grumbling and growing.
There is a big difference between
levity and happiness and pleasure
and all that sort Of thing.
In the beginning, God Seek YOU
FIRST God and everything else shall
be added unto you. Christianity 1: