Arizona republican., 1917-01-24
HART TEARS
OFF MASK Of
HYPR0CR|CY

over fifteen hundred persons heard
Evangelist H. C. Hart last night in
Tear off the Mask" one of the strong
est sermons he has yet preached in
the tabernacle.
just prior to the sermon the follow
ing announcements We're made:
Today-This morning at 8 o'clock;
Prayer services in all homes. The
names of homes will be listed this aft
ernoon. A. H. Davidson, Chairman.
Business mems meeting at the Y NJ. c.
A., noon. All business men of the city
Afternoon and evening serv-
ices at tabernacle.
Thursday-In the morning; house to
house canvass. People going in pairs to
extend invitations to all people in
Phoenix to come to the meetings; autos
going into the country for five miles
out to extend invitations. Thursday
evening 7:15 sermon on Hell, or the
Place of Future Punishment" Sensa-
ton is promised
Friday evenng-High school night
All the students of the iiigh school and
grammar school are invited. Come with
banners and horns.
Sunday-eleven O'Clock meeting;
2:30 meeting for men only. Admission
by ticket only Evening services.
I'VE are startled at some of the pass
ages of Scripture-they seem so shock
ing. | care little for your definition of
d Christian. There are these the Bible
gives: First, they that are after the
flesh do mind the things of the flesh;
and they that are after the spirit do
mind the things of the spirit And
then. If any man have not the spirit
of Christ he is none of His Where art
thou?-line up. brother.
Jesus says except your righteous
ness exceed the righteousness of the
Scribes, YOU can't get in. He says you
don't need to kill; hold malice and you
are murderer You need not commit
adultery, only the bad look. He says if
you are a friend of the world, you are
an enemy to Christ
What is the Spirit to Christ? Not
every one that saith Lord. but he that
doeth the viii of my Father If you
obey that you will close your store
on Sunday. If you obey that you will
tear up the invitation to a card party.
Do that and you will spurn the dance.
If you do that you will not gaze on
the nude actress at the show. If you do
that you" pay your debts, and not be
like the woman who testified in pray
er meeting, Thank God, I'm standing
on the solid rock A merchant on the
opposite side arose and said, That's
not so, she's standing in a pair OF shoes
she bought from me a year ago and has
not paid for yet If you are honest
enough to say Not my will but thine,
you won't 20 to the brothel. If YOU
say, Not my will but thine you'll fire
the booze out of your cellar. Say, Not
my will but thine, and you'll stop lying
about your neighbor. Say. Not my will
but thine and you won't fight these
meetings.
You think that because you are rich
Or cultured you are 1T. You can't tell
mans worth by his money. He mag
he a millionaire and not be worth :;
cent our morality is just long enough
to be too short.
An Age Of Graft
This is an age of graft and self
do the other fellow. This hustling busy
age that says, instead of do unto others
as you would have them do unto you.
do the other fellow as he intends to do
you, but do it first This is an age OF
seeking the Kingdom of Gold instead
Of seeking the Kingdom of God-an age
of getting all you can and canning all
you get-an age of putting money
above morality-an age of calling sin
nice names instead of rOt-an age OF
seeking the city instead of seeking the
farm Too many pitch their tents to-
ward Sodom instead Of remaining with
! Uncle Abe on the farm. Abraham Lin
coin said. I'm not bound TO win, but
bound to be true. Not bounr to succeed
but bound to live by the light | have
| must stand with all that's right an6
part with him when he goes wrong
! This is an age Of counting noses in
stead of counting hearts. Sinners neeC
clean heart more than clean shirt
We grieve God not by killing with ak,
or burning at the stake. as in the day,
! of Paul but by depriving of the atom
ing blood and substituting ethical cul.
/ ture. the club and society
+ Second: The spirit of Christ is un.
/ compromising. No one could make hin
/ swerve from the truth. He was a maj
! of prayer How much time do vol
spend in prayer? Are you followin;
Christ or society. dance cards or third
rate theater? Then there's old Siste
! Gossip. whose tongue is long enough
/ 10 sit in the parlor and lick the skille
/ in the Kitchen You once knew Go,
but you backslid, and yet show no sor
row nor shame for leaving the blesse,
! Saviour You're false and untrue T.
your vow to God God pity the maj
/ who Will sell out for a little tempta
ton,
How the Test Would Work
Suppose ! say to you. They tell m
YOU ere liar. and will not let you ties
tify under oath at a trial Would yo
say, Well. l suppose it's true. bur don
put the. standard too high for BOO
weak humanity I CUES not, but | &
to you and say They tell me you ar
an old backslider. and you whine on
Well, brother. ! guess that's so. bu
you have put the standard too hig
for poor weak humanity
There you sit under Seep conyic
ton, knowing what you should do, bu
fearing the crowd-you won't asseI
your manhood, but prove you are
coward by refusing to come. Fell
trembled, but he never came to Cod
he was coward. Plate was anothe
Do you wonder Voltaire cried out.
wish had never been bonn If yo
are going to be a Christian, be fair an
square, follow the leader, keep tn
rules. play the game. If any man hay
not the spirit of Christ, he is none
His"