The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-14

Christian religion DO you believe it?
70 yol Believe ita Is 1T the Moham-
mechanism NO. Is it Buddhisme NO.
confucianisn? No Well. yoa say. what
is ito Oh. the world is crying out for
O religion which places its belief ia
the true Cod. with the principles that
God had. q the teachings Of that lit
tie Nazarene as he walked by the river
and as he taught on the mountain side.
Oh I say he world is looking for Chris
tianity applied 20 every phase OF human
life, Vow think Of It. think of IT, how
The world is tired OF war IL is tired
Of war Think Of these years chat the
masses womanhood has sent their loved
ones % fill in tho trenches in the bloody
war For WHAT Tn order to satisfy
war-nad monarch. For years The
mothers have given what caused them
almost their lives To their country. 10
their statc they have sent these boys
out to stand on the field of battle 10
accomplish what2 I say to Won. I re-
peat. that the mass Of womanhood is
tired Of this bloody war. tired Of this
bloody war
And I want TO say to you that the
world is Disguised with political strifes
and with the salable statesmen who
would not compromise when it comes
TO dealing with real questions that per
tain to the human race fApplausej
/ say to you that the world is sick and
tired of these things. 1t is asking for
a remedy that VIII really meet the
situation and solve these problems.
You remember the story Of Constantine
as he was marching out against his
rival Augustus at the head of his army
that he saw in the morning sky a fam
ing cross and on that cross were these
words: BY this conquer i was the
cross Of Calvary. the emblem Of Chris
tianity. under which marches the army
that forever scatters the army of ig-
norance ana Of war. 1 have heard people
stand on the platform and question
whether or not we are Christian ma
ton, but I believe we are Listen. If
you doubt. go with me out here where
our men Of war stand and watch with
me. AS the hour of ten strikes you will
see a little sailor hoy sent out here
with orders 70 haul down old glory
whore she floats from the main mast.
SO he hauls her down. Then he has
orders To run UP the flag of the cross
and he runs up the flag Of the cross
to the very top of the main mast After
in the breeze he is ordered to run up
the stars and stripes. Now they arc
run up and there old glory floats be
meath the flag of the cross until the
noon hour strikes Indicating that there
is only one flag to which old glory
dips. and that is the flag Of the cross
of the Lord Jesus Christ. Just one
Just one. A Christian nation Yes. we
q no frfe
to me- DO you mean that we must an
ply the principles Of Christianity TO all
phases Of human life I do Do YOU
mean TO say to me that that Christian
principle viii solve all these problems? 2
I do. Oh, but you say, you cannot
apply them 10 business. you cannot ap-
ply them to business. We have heard
some Of that talk on the woman's
eight-hfty, nine-hfty' bill down at In
dianapolis two years ago. And as
friends OF that measure spoke for that
Dill and IS they believed that it was a
physical necessity for the sake of the
coming generation: that II was a right
eous measure; that it was d measure
that ought to pass because OF these
Two things. There were eight men rep
resenting the great industries of the
state who stood in opposition to that
bill. ana as they rose every man pre-
faced his remarks with words like this
He said This may be what the friends
of the bin call it. physical necessity.
IT may be a ri ghteous measure. but we
are here to tell you that you never can
adjust business on more than nine
fifty bin in Indiana Now I want 20 say
20 you today that man who is euea ged
in business cannot run il along the line
of the principles of the Lord Jesus
Christ and make it pay him, why he
had better close his doors and quit
business Bur you say we wiIl have TO
play to business: sou viii have TO play
~ politics. Did you ever hear Of folks
talking about you couldn't play politics
with religion Wei. I say that brand
ef politics you couldn' play with ra-
igion. No. you could NOT. nay friends.
and if man happens to have that
brand I want io tell YOU me had better
charge The brand of his politics. be-
cause the Lord Jesus Christ is the only
standard by which it can be measured.
He expects every man TO march under
that standard before the enemy OF
Christianity. IF he hopes 10 get along
now ne must put his brand OF politics
right alongside Of the standard of re-
lision: they have got to tally mp. tally
up. Any Christianity thai is less than
this is Of no use to the world. no use
to the world
Now Christianity in order to conquer
and in order TO go out and help tho
world must be dual in its nature Tn
the first place it must be constructive.
and in the second place has equally IS
important. it must be destructive Now
YOU remember the story of Nehemiah.
You remember when he was a cup
bearer to the king in the palace and
while serving the king he met jew
from Jerusalem, and when asked by
Nehemiah how the Jews were getting
along in Jerusalem, he told Nehemiah
the situation his people We're i'm ANA
about the walls of Jerusalem being torn
down, how their sacred city was going
to be destroyed. Nehemiah fell on his
face before the great God and cried
out 10 Him to send some one To build
UP the walls around Jerusalem The
Lord touched him on the shoulder ana
said 70 him You are the man 10 goa
Nehemiah went before the king. and
when the king saw that his face was
ashen and he looked worried. he asked
Nehemiah what the trouble was. aud
y nehemiah told him. and The king sent
him to Jerusalem to build up the walls
They began their task. as soon as fbey.