Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-11-16
EVANGELIST TELLS
HOW OTHERS HAVE
WON PEOPLE OVER
"Go Ye Into All the World and
Preach the Gospel to Every
Creatures" His Text

Billy Sunday preached the first OF a
series OF sermons on Personal Work. "
at the Jackson street tabernacle wednes-
day afternoon
During a quite lengthy talk he urged
his hearers to get and work for Jesus
Christ. and told of how other men and
women had gone out and won souls for
Jesus.
The sermon. copyrighted by William
Ashley Sunday. follows:
In Proverbs I1:S0-''He that winneth
souls is wise" GO We into all the
world and preach the gospel to every
creature" He that goeth forth and
reapeth shall doubtless come again
with rejoicing. bringing precious seed
with him" we sow and then we har-
vest" When 1 saw unto the wicked
man. wicked man. thou shalt surely
die in thine iniquity If thou dost not
speak to warn that wicked man he
shall die in his sin. for his blood will
I require of your hand"
God Almighty not only holds you re-
sponsIbIe for what the harvest is. but
for what it might have been
When I say unto the wicked man,
o wicked man thou shalt surely die in
thine iniquity IL thou dost not speak
to warn that wicked man to turn from
his way but if he do not turn from 1t
he shall die in his sins, you have de-
livered your soul You are free when
you warn people. but you are condemn
ed IL you don't"
Let him that heareth keep his mouth
shut?" No. Let him that heareth
say. Come
If iSs a good thing for you. it's as
good for the other fellow.
Fear not. I am with thee, be not
dismayed- I am thy God l will help
thee, will strengthen thee, / will up
hold thee with the right hand of my
righteousness
I wonder why God said wright hand?'
Because the Lord isn't southpaw. You
are stronger in your right hand than
in YOUR left. He said:
II will uphold you with the RIGHT
HAND of my Righteousness" Most
people are right-hauded, anyway. so you
know what is meant OF course It's
the right hand
believe there are hundreds of
people today that want to win some
BODY for Jesus CHRIST Dul tHeS are
waiting to be told how think
there are hundreds of people that want
to work and there are hundreds that
wouldn't lift their hand 'or open their
lips 10 help anybody for Jesus / be-
. Ifeve there are hundreds il not thou
sands OF people that are anxious. not
five talented men. not ten talented. nut
men and women Of ordinary ability that
are sick and tired Of mere empty
profession
They are getting ;ired Of just beat
ing a path from their home to the church
and back again on Sunday morning Null
tftudes OF them never go in the after
noon and never go at night and their
entire Christian life consists in goins
to church on Sunday morning and put
ting a little money in the collection
plate They never pray in theis home,
never have family prayer, never VISIT
the, sick. never try to alleviate human
misery or suffering. never try to win
ANYBODY for Jesus Christ That's the
entire extent Of the religion Of the ma
jority OF the people in the church. and
7 expect YOU are fairly good specimen
of the majority of them in your church
all right
So listen, II anybody did no more
than YOU do. the world would be in hell
if that's all you dC-aEd there are