The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-11-02
Wednssdas Moons Sermon

"Toyr Mark al Then Jesus.
beholding him. loved him, and said
unto him. one thing thou lackest.
90 Thy way. sell whatsoever thou
hast, and give 10 the poor. and thou
shalt have treesude IN heaven. and
come. take up the cross. and follow
Me
Tho story ~ the rich young ruler.
to my mind. Is one OF the saddest IN
he Sew Testament
Rich IN glory and youth, cndo"-
cd with wealth. leader among his
follows. standing face 10 face With
the son OF God, deliberately consid
ering, carefully weighing tho loss
and tho gain. considering the mean
ing % the step. and calmly turning
with hoart Ike stone and going
away from Jesus
IT a bad enough when young
man goes down thru hot temptation,
n rs bad enough when one goes
down thru impulse, or thru lack OF
decision plunges into sin. II Is bad
enough 10 drift In wrong. but TO
calmly consider and then turn one
back upon Jesus Christ Is tragedy.
10 weigh the meaning OF the word
and then say the price Ia too great
"Tp 20 certain point this young
ruler was a noble example. He was
thoughtful. doing his best not 20
make shipwreck. living up 90 oil
IA. light he had for he said. All
these have kept from my youth
mp
lie had no bad habits, there was
nothing vicious about his makeup
lie Was not dissipated, not scusua!
or dryilfsh. had wrunged mo- man
had wronged no woman. he did not
gtcal. hunured nis father and h.a
mother. had not broken hearts. could
look thc world n thc face. was not
hart headed lie had even been a
Rhlaroadlng young man. had been
A churcheoer. for he knew The teach
inCs at Moses. went 10 the syn1.
Enrup. listened With reverence and
respect. WAS not a scoNcr, not "a
douhtcr had not sat IN the seat o.
INC scornful all OF which shows that
not only the VIGOROUSLY wicked are
lost
But a whole lot ~ YOU make "a
big bluniers IA that young ic,lo"
did on the highway nineteen hum
drcd years ago \ good many o.
YOU want % know what tu do 20
lead good lives. and You Nav" the
audacity 90 sIt there and look me
IN tho face and tell mo thai yoH
don't know how Christ wants you
20 live ln order that you may not
20 20 heil
"a whole lO' ~ YOU church MON
hers. who bride Yourselves upon hr
ing respectable and rich and hpier
thau.thou. have au idea thai rHu
dome run a~ much chance o' H"ine
los, a~ the htfl0t and The ll"i
rr Hrnnkard
Don't get the idea that you cam
nor el!p down the doorsteps OF htav
on into hell What you oughf .H ao
q. 10 think. 4 whole lot OF YOU don
know how 90 think ! moan iaiH.
would like you 10 think a7 David
thought
II, takes real courage 10 think
right about Cod II takes real 'o.'
ago 10 mauifeat faith in Jesus
Christ. desplsc coward a'
test the man whose only apr'u-
for a backbone - a yarn -itnr
like a man who has a punch when
ho comes out for Christ
u would Ike 20 sec AL OF those
here who are perfectly satisfied th7i
they are living their lives according
20 the WAY Christ would have them
live. stand up so. no. never mind
You had better not do IL, but l't
mo tell YOU that YOU had better not
try 10 got into heaven by irving 20
fool Cod II you do you VIII ma
Him right on the Job. He VIII say.
Hold on. Two got something 10 say
about this deal
"a society woman once asked.
'Must be saved tho same AZ my
coachmanT
Yes. You've got 20 he saved the
same way. The banker has 20 he
saved in exactly the same way as
tho ianitor who sweeps on tho
hank. the mine owner has 20 hc
saved in the same way IA the miner
There was nothing IN the life 81
this Young ruler which would tend
20 separate him from Christ W.
rs, drawn 10 Him lie went on Tho
nun, GLADLY. hopefully. evidently OK
pectinE 20 stay; there was some.
thing about the heart OF Jesus that
responded.
when he reached Jesus he
kneIt as not stin.necked. not top
heavy with pride II takes courage
20 kneel in public. He d!dn have q
warn string for a backbone. Tho an
gels faces must have frightened as
they looked on that scene % the
Young man kneeling there before
Jesus. n r. not childish to pray
it's manly. II shows a man ~ iron
Eve OF Jesus Saw One Fault.
This young ruler went 10 Jesus
With frankness in his face. There
was no attempt al concealment he
had lived the white life. and / can
hear him say with candor: What
lack YETI
There was n elight feeling ~ m
rest. he war not sure. and no oye
loss keen than that ~ Jesus would
have found the flaw. There was
not lodge in the land, NOT an OF
ncial board % any church 'ha'
would not have felt honored 10 have
had him In It's membership Bui
tho eve % Jesus saw the one can
cernus spot. the zone thing
Jesus didn't Try 10 make " easy
for him when Jesus gave any one
eomcthlng 10 do with a blessing tI'
always made II hard
Tho blind man made his way tc
tho pool. tho impotcnt man was re-
ouircd TO pick up his bed and walk