Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-11-16

have to keep going on the Sabbath the
same as any other day. We have to
eat just the same on the Sabbath. Peo-
pie who cannot attend church-old, de-
crepit, in the hospital, sick, so we owe
it that we take the gospel to those
that can not attend church. That's one
kind.
Second, those who can but do not. Oh,
murder! It's a disgrace! I feel like
hanging my head in shame to stand on
a platform beneath the Stars and
Stripes and tell you people we've got
seventy million in the United States
that are not in any church. Seventy
million! We're a Christian nation at
that! Those who can attend church
but do not. There are multitudes that
never darken a church door; the only
time they are ever in there is Wheh
thew die and they take them~in for fu-
neral or they have to go around there
as n pallbearer.
Third, those VINO can attend church
and do and are not moved by the
preaching. Some people come out Oh
curiosity l don't know, perhaps you
NAV be here for that purpose this att
ernoon. Somebody has vomited lie
into your ears. All right, If you oe-
lieve a lie and come around ana near
the truth, that's all right l don't give
a picayune why you are here, I've got
more respect for you because you are
here than I would have If IPu diont
/ come 1t doesn't make any difference
what brought you here
Fourth, those who can attend church
and do and thew are convicted but they
are not converted There isn't a man
| or woman that won't go out OF mere
with a new idea of God and new nat
red of sin. The spirit of God VIII con
vict you but you need something you
! haven't got ,,,
| Fifth. those that can attend church
and do attend church and they are
| ao,,,.icted and they are converted and
they need strengthening and they Nheeu
| your help. 1850
Thai WIN touch every man and wom-
on on earth-those five classes-anu
! everywhere. "a.
Somebody said. where ca nwe find
them?" ...--..,-
| Ask me where you can't find them ana
I will. tell you there is just one place
where Won won't find them, and that
! out in the cemetery. You needn't go TO
the graveyard, they've had their chance
Forget it! That's the only place you
can 90 where you don't need to bother
! about anybody, where you can't tlno any
| bodv YOU need to worry about. Ihey We
| had their day, their history is written
the hooks are closed for them; they've
| had their chance.
You will find them in your home, the
man you'll go home and get supper READY
! for the man who is the rather OF youI
! child or your children, the man whose
muscles earns. the money that buys
| YOUR clothes and pays the house rent
| Look into his face; perhaps If he'd ole
he'd be in hell before midnight. >
| where will you find them? ASK II
vour boy, your girl who comes nome
| from school, your neighbors-how many
neople that live in the block that you
live in are Christians-and bring them
| TO Jesus Christ. And down at your place
| of business how many of you ever ask
the people around you II they are chris
tians? How many of you ever say any
thing to the girl who waits on you
down at the store? How many OF you
have asked the telephone girl when you
call her up if she's been to the taoer-
nacle? Do you ever say anything 10
the delivery boy? The newsboy that
drops the paper on your doorstep?
| Where are they? Everywhere except
the church-people that need SOMEBODY
to help them to Jesus Christ.
Years ago a woman went into store
| in London to trade and there was a
bright, snappy young fellow in there to
whom she was attracted by his bright
mannerism and fine features and one
day she spoke to him about religion ana
he wasn't a Christian, so he ever AFTER
wards fought shy when he saw her COM
| ing. He'd try and get away If he could.
But she used lots of good horse sense
and in a kind of motherly way disarmed
his prejdice and finally said to him:
"I teach a Sunday school class down
at such a place. 1 wish you'd come
| -, II ,,,,Ypb marsha on she in
duced him to come, and she led that boy
to Jesus Christ.
! Now .listen! fIe went back to that
store and began to investigate ana he
found that there were two other young
men that were Christians, in that store
of a hundred and fifty young men, AM
they asked the merchant if they could
have a little room to go in to eat Their
luncheon, for those three pledged them
selves they would work and pray 10
bring others to Jesus Christ And the
merchant gave them this little room
and they won others to Christ and thai
room got too small and they asked for
n larger room and it was given To-
day that's the Young Mems Christian
| Association that touches every place on
the globe, and that boys name was
George williams. He organized the
NJ c. a. and when that woman got "a
heaven God had as DrlBnt crown wall
ing for her as for George Williams be-
cause God had to start the Y. NJ. c. A
She didn't have sense enough, but
George did. But somebody had to wiz
williams first. He died Sir George Will
lIams, the first man in the history OF
England that was ever knighted for the
cause of Christianity
/ Where did she find him? Found him
in the store waiting on her as clerk
Where will you find them? Everywhere
except in the graveyard
HE that winneth souls is wise
Wise!
Important facts. First, outside OF
Jesus Christ there is no salvation. AL
have sinned. God commands all men
to repent. Today, if you will hear his
voice, none are cast out who come and
none are saved unless they are born
again by the spirit of God. Faith saves
you, not feeling. And repentance and
retribution are necessary. If you have
swindled and beaten somebody out OF
money, go give it back for God won't
save your guilty old soul when you've
got money in the bank that belongs tc
somebody else Not on your life! You
bet your boots he won't!
Restitution! Obedience and blessing
walk hand in hand, and if you want
God to bless you, then obey and God