The Detroit times., 1916-10-23


night on the topic. How shall We
escape II We neglect 90 great sal
vatlon7" Re said.
MY text tonight assumes the
form Of q question. ana IL is IN
Rnswerable. II should 20 TO your
leading merchant. anu ~ would de-
scribe 10 me the principles neces-
aary 20 pursue In order 10 carry q
business TO successful issue, ]
would thank him for The informa
ton. then ask him The question Of
nv text end ! would turn without
ar answer
'Tf should 90 20 your leGding
lawyer and although he might br
able 10 codAy the laws OF the stat
nnd interpret them Fer the supreme
court. then should ask him The
question OF my text would turn
and leave him without an answer
Should / 90 90 your leading ply
sician or physicians and they would
explain 70 me many things about
materia medica and medical luris
prudence. and then would ask them
the question OF my text and would
turn and leave Thorn without an
Bwer.
Should 20 TO the lost world and
n should stand before the bars ~
their eternal tr ,prisonment .r hell
and look At their faces a. they l~es
at me, and read upon their fore
heads
"No Hope,"
II should ask hem che cues. JON
OF my text I would turn and leave
without an answer.
should God commission 81 r..
TO come IRON glory II il should 7ua
or you and me with IT'S pressnse
and would stand here long enough
for me 20 ask the question az mF
text, il would turn and wing It's
eight back 10 the throne o! God,
fold its wing like tired dove and
] would stand gazing OF into llliU!i-
able space without an answer
How shall We escape, II we nes
,nci so treat a salvation >" Hebrew
ii. 3.
our first thought about salvation
A. that we are saved from he'll. Yes
that's true. but YOU only begin 20
hive.
NO man begins 10 live until he Il
n Christian Religion was Intended
10 produce and promote the h!shest T,
possible degree OF human happiness
IN the world No man 10 ~ for hesv-
en- until he is Christian. Multi
tudes OF people looking AZ my face
and at my back Just exist They I.
don't live because they are not Chris +
tians
You can't determine anything I
about hell by scientific investigation .
"a man that steals doesn't believe .
IN prison. Whether or not there "a !
a hell is question which the church /,
BY virtue OF It's existence. can settle .
IN but one way.
"He that believeth shall not De
Gamned.'
Never mind low he viii b damn
cd. God Almighty didn't orr thls
old world thing.
''In preaching about hell am a.
ways confronted with this difficulty.
bat I always meet a class OF people
in every community that think hell /.
As fixed up like lot or clubs in this /
town. II that is he'll they are not 4
afraid OF H.
One Way 10 Heaven.
@The only way YOU can ever enter (
heaven IS TO repent, and accept Je- (
Gus Christ as your Saviour.
"No. you can't eliminate from The
Bible that which Is no, pleasant for
you 10 receive
You have 10 take II With the fact
that In every community there is a
class OF people that seek 20 elmi
nate from the Bible that which i
not pleasant for them 70 receive ard
they seem 10 think that because
they don't believe q thing that re-
leases them from any necessity o.
believing and makes them immune
from the punishment consequent w
on the kind OF life they'live In IN
belief
III hell is no, eternal Their heaven
r. not everlasting.
God said eternal damn3t.on
said eternal heaven
Whether OF not there is a hell is
a question which the church. by var
tue Of her existence, can answer n
but one way.
"'He that believeth shall be saved
NsDd he that bclieveth not Is con
demned already
Never mind how YOU are gong
TO be damned That doesn't eater
into IL at all
1T doesn't make any difference
whether hell fire IL eternal or vhe'h-
er II is u figure OF speech used by
God TO show how awfully we viii De
punished You don't want 20 20 20
hell TO nnd out whether II is literal
or not. do you?
Goo has set before this world an
open door. blessing and a curse.
II is heaven OF he'll for every body
God has done all RE can or ever will
90. The plan is fixed. the de IS
cast. It's W. 20 you.
"A man says 10 me: Then YOU be.
Iieve In an eternal, literal helI|