The Detroit times., 1916-09-11

eyes open. man, unlefS ne u
fool or crazy, will never stsnd on
railroad track and contest his
strength with steel and steam. The
hidden traps OF justice are more
fatal than the seen traps. Satan
can plume himself in the suise OF a
dove Of light, and in that disguise
be does his most effective work. II
you knew the devil be would not De
getting so many people 10 walk the
paths Of vice, and the 4ay 10 heaven
would not be so deserted.
The danger TO the tired traveller
is not that he will walk too far out
on The beach and the Incoming tide
enguH him. II man says TO me. !
have never been a drunkArd.' say.
God be praised hat your wife has
never known what IL was 10 see YOU
stsgger In, and yomit. and maunder
and mutter. and blsspheme in her
presence: God I've praised that YOU,
children have never known what II
rs 10 walk the streets and have the
niger OF scorn pointed al them. God
be praised that they have never SAL
around u stove and shivered because
YOU have no hing 10 buy coal be
cause you must drink. that they
have never gone 10 bed hungry FOR
something 20 eat that you might
drink: that Won have never known
ahat Il is 20 have the wolf of drink
gnsw al your heart and pull al your
yitals like a hungry wolf
"One man said 20 me Bill. have
never been tempted 10 sidestep; !
have never been tempted 10 forge;
/ have alWays been true 10 my mar
risge vows know that. but are
YOU willing that he world shall see
you as God sees ycu? God sees
81 rsthinc Are you willing lhst the
world shall see yoG az God does
God is so.ng 10 reach this cid world
by and through the people who be.
lieve and live an preach The truth.
Three Classes IN Church.
There are three classes in the
church, as have looked AZ them
from my standpoint The drst are
those in the church personally who
want 20 be saved. but they are not
concerned about other people They
do nos give any help TO other PEG
pie. tney don't lie awake al night
PRAYING for other people that they
right be brough, 20 the Lord.
The second class are going to de-
pend upon human wisdorr--there Is
40 such thing as latent rower, ex-
pressed or imphed-power l. just as
distinctive ir an individual as the
in these lights II these
globes are without a current they
would be nothing but glass bulbs
fitted for nothing bat the scrap heap.
Without the Holy 81 tri, YOU are as
brass and tirkIng GYM
balls. and a third rate amusement
parlor. with religion lef, out Tn
church OF today needs a food Of the
Holy Ghost The third class are
church members not from might and
honor and power but from the
spirit.
! am not pessimist 70. am
an opGimist OF optlDists and 7 De-
ieve that a brighter dsy never
tawned upon the church OF Jesus
and that there Eas never time
when men and women were so hun.
cry for the true religion a. they are
today. | believe that the church OF
God never had brighter prospects
and believe that down ~ the door
Of the church today there are roll.
Ing such chances a. IL never had
before. There are more people
ready and willing TO hear the gospel
than ever before. believe that no
church door should ever svins
open: no sermon should ever be
preached. no songs should ever De
sung no meeting should ever bs
held that is nor for TIE only 90
Ieet Of the bringing OF men and wo-
uen 10 saving knowledge of Jesus
Christ, Jhe Son OF God
We've got churches: lots Of
hem. We've got preachers. sem
inaries and they are turning on,
preachers aud putting them into lit
tie theological mods and keeping
hem there until they get cold
enough 70 practise preaching.
why. Al Pentecost one sermon
saved 5000 people; now II takes
} 900 10 get one old bu,termilk-eyed.
'ed-nosed, wbiskey-soaked blasphem-
n.
No people on Gods earth are
letter clothed and better fed than
n America. so this is not what is
Trong
Too Much orgsntxstion
A fellow came 10 me and said.
Billy, the trouble Is that we need
'rsanization in the church God
elp u.s. We're organized TOO
much today. There is so much o..
In the church that you
can hear the machinery squeak. bat
we haven't got oil enough % the
Holy Ghost to grease one axle OF
Gods chariot. Listen 10 me. We've
got the Y NJ. c. A, the Y. W. c. A..
the Y. p. g. G. w., the W. c. T.u
the |. P. X, the j. e. L. and the
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Drop into young peoples meet.
ing. The leader will say. in weak.
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