The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-04

sin By this YOU may know all that
eternity can ever reveal X His
presence would trouble you, IL f.
bad sign
III Christ came 10 this city, whore
would / want Him 20 ind me? Would
! want Him 10 md me In the saloon,
in a house OF shame, plotting 10 ruin
some conIding girl or with some
crowd of scoriCrs9
N Christ came 10 this city what
would / want Him 10 find me doing?
Would ! want Him 10 find me shrk
inR duty, doing a questionable thing
or attempting TO win men 90 Him?
Where Would He Cor
II Christ came 10 This city with
whom would He spend most of His
tme2
Il know that He would 20 wher
over there WAS sinner and not be
afraid Of soiliug His fine linen by
going either.
u know that He would go wher.
ever there was anyone IN need, and
He would go regardless Of class. lie
would go as freely and as frankly
20 tho poorest man I'm the poorest
tenement as He would go to the com.
Portable home OF one OF Your million
aires. and vice versa.
81 think Hc wolud 90 wherever
there was ANYBODY who need help
on the deeper things of life tand
! ! know there would be- nothing in
! His life that would make n hard for
| Him 10 go ether. There may be
| something In your liie that would
make 70 hard for you Co 90 and
/ speak a word for Christ
III Christ came 20 this city, what
am ! doing thar He would com
mend Am ! trying 20 live "a Chris
tian life. am ! trying 10 influence
! others 10 do likewise Am ] dealing
! honestly in business for good Am /
the uncompromising foe Of every
! cyil2
Would You Changer
"If Christ came % This city, what
practices and neglect would He con
denim What changes would ] make
! If had twentyfouI hours notice
Would you change any dates
Would you tear up any letters ?
Would YOU 70 and apologize for any.
! thing YOU have said Would You pay
| some debt on have refused 10 settle
! FOR years.
Would you tell deed back some
property that you have swlndied
some poor fellow out of9 Would you
20 10 the bank and draw money and
| pay back something that you have
cheated I'm order TO obtain Would
! YOU 20 10 men and tell them you
! had He'd about them
Would you tell the brewery wa
gon not 10 call AT your house In the
future Are there any books on your
| library shelf you would throw out
! Are there any pictures on the wall
YOU would tear down? Are you plan
ming 70 20 anywhere you would not
20 II Christ were coming 10 this
city?
Would you take anything out OF
! the ice bboxo Would you have 10
/ dust the Bible? Would you make any
changes in your prayer schedule
blessed Is the man who can say
with a certain eminent statesman
/ Of not long ago who, when asked
what he would do II he knew that
he we're 70 die the next day. /
would Just go on and do my duty as
on any other day
81 said, il Christ came 10 this city
| but there IS no IF
Christ Is in this city. Every now
and then someone writes a book hNc
W. T. Stead's book II Christ Came
to Chicago. but there is a sort or
faithlessnest IN every such book
For Christ has never been ont ot
Chicago Christ has seen every stone
laid in Chicago, BROOKLYN Ne"
York. Washington, Philadelphia,
Boston. San Francisco, London. Par
Is. Berlin
"He has heard every lie, seen
every false vote, has known every
vicious thought every sheer ar high
and holy things every yielding 20
low ideals every corrupt practise"
and cyory injustice, every oath cN.
cry fhCft
"He has moved in the maddened
crowd ~ every strike
Gle has seen with practieed eye
the elements of justice and injustice
that moved the crowd.
ole has boon ~ every council i7