The Detroit times., 1916-01-31
Takes Mayor to Task
for Not Forcing Sa-
looms to Obey Law
: PRAISES CHICAGO
EXECUTIVE
II hous an d s ThrOng
Tabernacle for Sum
day Meetings

f'f ntAH "a hNA A"f tiN tAte' 80 ~ '
I-city like Detroit VINO would let ,de
~ saloonkeepers hold meeting 90 de.
eide whether or not tney wouiu obey
the Sunday CLOSING law
This was the ringing shot that The
Rev. Xii j. ForsyJhe took az the
.<1city administration in bis sermon al
~-she mems meeting in Tie 0,s Wes,
Detroit tabernacle, Sunday after
noon.
ANY man elected mayor OF a city
the size Of Detroit knows right from
" wrong be continued Mayor
Thompson ordered the saloons clos
ed on sundays In Chicago and they
closed. The mayor OF Detroit could
do the same and II had taken the
oath of Office 10 see that the laws
were enforced, there isn't the slight.
eai question but what they would be
Mans guilt In the sight OF God
--- Is measured by his enlightenment.
-y-God puts greater responsibility upon
the man who distinguishes clearly
between right and wrong. Some
~ times In the councils OF large cities
3 members are elected who In private
y life are keepers OF saloons and who
we're brought up almost In the pit OF
hell. Now the Lord doesn't expect
80 much from those Kind OF men
: But He does look for something
8 better from man o. education.
who was reared in religious sur
roundings and with whom the line
between right and wrong IS clearly
denned"
Or Forsythe was speaking on pa
=, yid's sin.
- 'sDavid Is one character in the Bi-
49, bic that appeals to me strongly,
said the speaker From his head
10 his feet he seems like real hu.
4 man. He would do the things yon
.or I would be apt to do. But David
sinned willingly and knowingly. The
story OF David shows clearly the
authenticity OF Gods word. lf u
were like most biographical sketches
pf great men The bad parts would
be left ont. But not so here
"The biggest fool on earth today
Is the man who says he can cut out
the booze whenever he wants 10,
~ without the help OF God Almighty.
~ i've heard hundreds OF them say.
rOh, can take a drink and let II
n alone. The trouble with them Is
Y that they are always taking drink
.snd never letting Il alone. The only
IS practice they get in their boast is
drinking.
Thomas Marshall, the silver-ton
gued orator Of Kentucky, stood I'D
boldly and declared that religion and
whisky had nothing to do with each
other--that q mans religion was one
=, thing and his choice OF liquor was
another. But the biographies you
read of Thomas Marshall don't men
\ tion that he died a ditch drunkard
"Along with the drunkard comes
that biggest coward on earth, the
man who forgets the wife OF his
vsyouth 10 hunt up some low-lived ar.
hnity. God demands that you keep
your trust with thl woman you pick.
ed as the best in all the world TO
love. honor and obey. Yet how
many men are looking for divorces
But they'll wish they were in hell
thousand times II they ever pass
up the little wife who struggled and
helped him over the rough places
for new Charmer."
Nearly 5000 persons waded
through puddles in pouring rain
TO reach the tabernacle sunday
night.
Il was remarkable religious dem
onsiration. Many walked for blocks
through the downpour, while others
came miles on the cars TO hear the
sermon and get a touch OF the old
fashioned evangelism. The big tab
ernacle leaked in spots-many spots.
4 in fact. But this didn't dampen the
spirit OF the crowd one whit When
necessary a man or woman got up
and moved his seat If he happened
10 be under a small cataract. but
none was ready 10 leave the meet.
ing
Nearly 10000 persons attended the
three services during the day, and
about $4,000 was subscribed to carry
on the revival
For his evening text DR.. Forsythe
took "He lifted up his eyes IN hell
being IN torment
~The church OF God. the speaker
began. "docs not gain anything by
talking about something for which
there - no foundation IN the Bible.
II there wasn't a he'll they wouldn't
refer 70 a. How can nan go
ihrongh life defylpe and breaking
all the LAWS of God and then expect
40 receive no punishment
-lint remember if'r God never
sent any man 20 he'll n you go
there II II yonr own fault"
There were i25 conversions durine
DE day. hringing the total 20 .283
No meetings viii bc held GA the
teocfnacle Monday The revival
. Psfv'tes VIII DC resumed Tuesday
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