The Detroit times., 1916-09-12

I When you preach for a revival YOU
can't stake claim on Jupiter You've
I got 10 get down to business and 90
after the devil. | don't care II there
We're dozen Isaiahs 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 a revival?
You women. II YOU found that your
husband was giving his love and al
tention TO some other woplsn 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 a 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.
If you don't do your part. don't
blame God. How many times have
YOU blamed God when you are the
liar?
you've Got to Read Bible"
You've got 10 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
a Sandow TO handle. You only open
! il when a baby is born or somebody
gets married and then only 10 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
up 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, who have denied them
selves-self-denia for comfort and
convenience. There are a lot Of pee.
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 70
suffer reproach for Gods sake. The
church hasn't smelled gun-powder in
$50 years. II would be a godsend II
the church would suffer persecution
today. she is growing rich and lag
ging behind.
Pride How many times have YOU
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 Cadillac or a
Pierce.Arro and you have 10 ride in
a Ford. envious because some wo
men can wear sealsllin coat and
YOU a near seal. Envious because
somebody has more talent than you
have.
men lntTe ID your 81 uihDiiAb ohN
faulthnding when YOU speak OF peo-
pie behind their backs, telling their
faults, whether real or imaginary
and that is SANDER: when yor ali
around and rip people up behind
their backs AZ your old sewing so
cictics where you make mosquito
nets for the Esquimos and blankets
for the HottentOts; when you rip and
tear and discuss your ncighbors and
turn the affair into sort OF great
big zossiping society, with your fault
nnGirC, Erumbling and growing.
There IL big difference between
lcvity and happiness and pleasure
end all that sort of thing.
In the beginning. God. Seek you
first God and everything else shall
be added unto you Christianity Is