The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-12

to the races of the earth have received N
God in every way to reach their own Ell
And we are standing still back bit. ii
ing and condemning one another thru d
evil hearts and thoughts and hell-6rs n
ignorance. All work of God is M. H
lty, If we make God liar we SURELY 81
deceive ourselves. We want to listen h
to Gods message. Yes, I have had &
saints tell me lacked something be. 1
cause 1 wrote through Jesus Christ
moving picture manuscript we are
just standing still in this manner.
A little boy whose name was Jim.
mic liked to go swimming. His moth.
er was afraid her only son would get
drowned, so she asked him one day
why did he 60 in swimming when he
knew his mother loved him so and OBJ
jected. Of course he didn't know, 50
his mother told him the very next
time Jimmie you go by tile river and
something tell you to go in, that's the
devil and you just say, "Get thee be-
hind me Satan," and you will resist
temptation mad the devil will flee.
Well, he went down to the river,
jumped in with all his clothes on,
this bank, but we let the devil handle
give him lie to tell.
Mother asked Jimmie, Didn't tell
you to say "Get thee behind me
Satan" Yes, I did and the old devil
got behind me and showed me into the
water. Isn't that us; we can all build
this bank, but we let ire devil handle
US for an instrument of his.
David said in 84th Psa., 10th verse,
For day in thy courts is better than
thousand. had rather be door
keeper in the house of my God than
to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Some of the things we do and leave
those whom we say we delight in
much more condition that at first and
we prove it by St. Matt. 12:43 to 45th
verses. First I will say some things
we do, and how we do after we sue
coed in our self-will, and that part of
our work falls on stony ground, we
sign our names to close our saloon
keeper ont of business. Yes, We do it
boldly and when he is out of business
who feeds his family, who clothes him.
We then say God is Furnishing him
for his misdeeds. He sold my hus-
band gin, my son whisky, etc. Have
you considered when we take man
to make better life of his we must
first be prepared. Provide way to
help his home or else, read St. Matt
12:43-45 verses. When the unclean
spirit is gone out of man, he walk
eth through dry places seeking rest
and fineth none.
Then he saith, will return into my
house from when I came out, and
when he is come he findeth it empty,
swept and garnished.
ITO Be Continued.)
CLARINDA, IOWA.
Mrs. Harris of St. Joe, Mo-, came
up and spent the Sabbath with her
husband, who is working for Nc
Laughlin & Co.
Rev. Manning is the new pastor OF
the A.. M. E. church. We welcome him
an dhis wife to our city.
Mr.. Richard johnson spent few
hours here last Monday.
The ladies of the A. M. E. church
gave an entertainment at Masonic
hall Saturday night. They had good
success.
Mrs. Susie Lucas is employed in
our town for the winter.
Wedding bells, we learn, will soon
ring again.
If you have any news for the By
stander please call Bell 272 r.
The Ladies' Needle Craft club will
hold their first meeting Thursday aft
ernoon at the home Of Mrs. E. 3.
Cook on Sixteenth street to elect new
officers and do all kinds of fancy work
for winter.
=" Mr. Ed. Pemberton has been on
the si"k list. -
Mr.. Henry Able went up to Council
Bluffs on Saturda to spend Sunday
with his sister. -.Is.
. Ural Montgomery spent the Sab
bath in Marysville, Mo. {.
A handkerchief shower was given
on Mrs. D. w. Brown by the ladies
Of the Sewing Circle before her de-
rarture. A reception vas also given
Thursday evening, on kev. Brown and
wife by the Eastern Star ladies' and
Masonic order. - ''' va.