The Detroit times., 1916-10-19

YOU have done since these meetings
began Some OF you have opened
the door and let Him IN hank
God
Some of YOU have your hand on
the latch, but YOU are afraid 10 open
II.
some have turned deaf ear TO
the devil bur some have turned a
listening ear 90 the world
some have said ! will not. And
! believe thal There are some men
tonight who are as truly damned as
II lhcy were In hell instead of De
truit
'OtLers have let Him In, bot He's
up In The spare room.
ever see spare room? It's us.
ually up IN the northwest corner
Two blocks away from any fire It's
where YOU put the preachers and the
presiding elders. when they come 10
visit you
I'd Just as soon sleep between
Two cakes OF ice as in a spare room
W used 20 have one when lived
down ON the farm II was a little
room. II YOU walked IN you had 10
BACK out n was the only room in
the house that had a carpet on the
floor, and IL was a little patch of
green carpet with poIywogs and
snakes and eels for the design. II
was the only room in the house that
had wall paper and the design on II
matched the carpet II had a little
tour-inch border.
Grandmother made the bed. and
II had no springs or stats. II had
knots and pegs together and had
some stun hanging down around 1t
what do YOU call ~ valance 10 hide
what was under the bed. We used
To throw anything under that bed
old shirts and anything else We want
ed 10 get out OF sight.
1T always had "A spooky appear
ance TO me. and they couldn't have
gotten me In that room after dark n
they'd have given mo the farm.
Strangers always got that room, and
they always had my sympathy.
Open Wide the Door Invite Jesus to
Enter.
$50 a bunch OF YOU have Jesus
Christ In the spare room. and the
kitchen, sitting-rOom and parlor, and
all OF the rest OF the house belongs
20 the devil
"Oh throw the door open, Say.
Jesus, It's an insult the way | have
been treating You II is an insult.
Say, Jesus, come here with me and
hear me say the blessing come here,
nj w o..
prayer, come and go with me to the
store and see that ! give thirty-six
inches TO the yard. and sixteen
ounces TO the pound, and 1000 pounds
to the ton come In and see If there
are any books ought not To- have;
out goes all evil well. | should say
So come here and look al this
music come here and look in my re-
frigerator Ugh take this beer out.
Go home and ask Him 70 come out
OF the spare room and treat Him
decent.
Il can see better things IN the
lives OF many Of YOU here. Lots OF
people have their minds on the bolt
and YOU keep il there for one or two
reasons FIRST for the things He will
cast out IL YOU let Him In, and sec
ond, for the things He will bring IL
when He comes They are the only
reasons in Gods world why any on,
should refuse TO be a Christion.
"if Tcsus Christ comes In, out goel
maIiciOusness. revenge. lust drink
ing card PLAYING, dancing, and yoJ
know H. Thats the reason you re
fuan fg Igr Him IN
You say. MI Sunday. don't see
how can forgive So and SC Al
right. then. God viii not forgive YOU
IT YOU forgive them that trespass
lie will forgive them that trespass.
when | was preaching in a town
in Iowa q woman came 10 me and
told me- there was girl back In the
audience who was weeping, and
asked me 20 come back ! vent and
found beautiful girl with hair like
the ravens wing aad a straight nose
and pearly teeth,
II asked her what was the matter
II she had anything she didn't want
TO give up. She said there was not
Well. is there anyone YOU won't
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