The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-04-25
We NtfO HORSE SENSE
Says Billy Sunday-Church
Slackers Scored.

huty Sunudy diltl hOo" 0Ni'"'
based on Proverbs XII, so: HE that
wiuneth souls is wise. The evange-
tist said
God holds you responsible for
what the harvest is as well as for
what il might be. You ale con-
de,nned IL you do not warn Others.
I'll uphold you with the right hand
Of my righteousness, saith the
Lord. The Lord is nc southpaw.
There are thousands Of persons
in this land of ordinary ability who
are tired Of the empty profession O.
faith. They beat it to church and
back home again on Sunday. They
never go in the afternoon, they never
gray. they never visit the sick nor
help those in misery, they never try
to yin souls to Jesus. To church
Oh Sunday is the extent of their re-
Egion. and some of you are good
specimens. If no one ever did any
more than some of you the world
would be in he'll. We must awaken
10 the rescue. The first words re-
corded of Christ are 'Wist we not
&tat [ must be about my Fathers
1usiness?'
Wants Parents Who Will Weep.
ICED wants mothers who will
turn pale over their children going
TO the devil He wants parents who
Will weep. friends who will gasp,
workers who will groan, ministers
and church members who will for
get to eat or sleep over people who
are going to perdtion. All some
people can know about God is sec
end hand. We've got to turn from
sin. I've noticed nobody hesitates
to block the traffic of an ice wagon,
But wait till the Fire Department
comes along!
Pack your heart and your head
with the word of God. Use the BIZ
Bile TO convince man that he's a sim
nsr You must know the Bible to
know Jesus Christ and you must
know Christ to know God. The
highest revelation of God is in Jesus
Christ. We need the Bible to show
a man he needs a Saviour and to
stow him what to do to make Jesus
ais Saviour.
at was a master stroke of the
devil 10 turn two-thirds of the fam
flies OF the world away from family
prayer. You take care of this old
body of yours. You feed it. wash it,
comb your hair, eat and drink. But
your old body'd be dried up if II
-4idn't get any more care than you
give 10 your spiritual body. We
need special endowments for per-
Soai work-clean hands, love, a
pure heart and a wise head. We
need horse sense. a nation of
drUnkards or libcrtines can't lick
nation of sober, pure people. The
more Of sin there is in a nation, the
iClS OF national greatness.
People Are OF Five Classes.
THE Lord put good in people to
drive out the bad. The devil puts !
bad IA to drive out the good. | Won
der why We have to wear our lives |
out 10 get people to be decent. I'm !
not selfish. | want you to have
Tbat I've got, the best there is. You |
can put every man and woman on |
earth in one of five classes; those |
who cannot attend church, those |
and do but are not moved by preach |
ing. those who are moved by preach |
ing. are convicted but not converted, |
and those who are converted and |
need STRENGTHENING.
THE only place you won't find |
one u! those classes is in the GEM |
etcry. They had their chance. The |
books are closed There's no saliva
non in hell; no chance to repent af-
Ter you're through. If there is a |
wecond chance III quit preaching
What's the use of killing myself if
Giiere is?
THE hearts of some men and wo-
nlen are like Broadway paving
adnmant. When ! look at the young
men and women of today, with their
characters just forming, and realize
they are to be future mothers and !,
fathers, ! say God have mercy on the |
vuture generations.
BE courteous. Be natural. I |
hate minister with church man
ser and a street manner. Invite the
snseved to come to the Tabernacle.
Don't knock; write letters, tele-
phone, let 'em know you're interest
ed in them. When you in your cor
Eer and in mine are on the watch
weIi make this old world better un-
al our little corners are spilling
ever with personal service. "-tNew