Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-29
"STANDFOR RIGHT"
REV. G.W.CHESSMAN
BAPTIST CLERGYMAN TELLS
CONGREGATION OTTAWA is IN
NEED OF FOUR-SQUARE MEN
AT CRUCIAL TIME.

The popular service was OF great
inspiration to the large congregation
present last evening at the Baptist
church. Hans Gulbransen directed an
orchestra of thirteen pieces in
pleasing program. and choir OF sixty
voices was heard In an effective choral
number. Pastor Chessman had as
sermon subject, Boarding the Band
Wagon" speaking from the text found
in Judges 81.
He said in part
After Gideon has become victori-
Gus hero along comes Ephraim and
his band and scramble aboard the
band wagon Gideon has succeeded,
and nothing is as celebrating as sue
cess; they want to be along with the
people who have succeeded, and they
scramble aboard the band wagon.
This present day idiom best expresses
the action of those ancient people.
DO you recognize the Ephraimites?
Isn't there something peculiarly COM
mon about their actions? Leaders
will tell us that when fight is on
to GUST the saloon there Is a general
climbing into the band wagon when
the victory seems sure; there are a
lot of folks who will hold off like
Ephraim, they will keep within them
selves and not commit themselves
they will be neutral; but, as soon as
it il seen conclusively that the issue
will eliminate in victory for the dry
cause, then they will get into the band
: wagon and they will say, "Hurrah for
us! we put the city dry
God cannot use Ephraim, or at
least the band wagon type OF man
He calls for the Gideon type OF men
who are willing to hazard position
and profit when the cause is right
That is the kind of man God can
use in the world today, the man who
ia able to see the right and is willing
to exert his influence for the right.
I'm this hour, then, when we arc
facing matter Of right and wrong
there Is a call to every Christian mar
and woman in Ottawa to take thell
stand four-square for the thing that i.
right, not to consider profit, not t
consider anything but the fact tina
here is a thing that is right and
:. am going to stand by it,
1T seems to me that today. as i
that ancient day when Paul went on
: into hostile world, there is neel c
men to go out and to stand for tn
thing that is right no matter ho'
+. much it costs to do So
q Presbyterian Church.
Sunday morning at the Presbyteria
church Rev Vonckx spoke on "Diyii
= Love- first showing the beauty of
!, then reminding the congregation tht
II love is a divine" quality, that God
tie source, and only as one goes t
> God is it possible to receive it direc
however one does receive it Indirect
: by contact with those who have r,
ceived it from God.
God is the fountain the mine frol
: which love must be obtained
Sin and holiness determines tn
capacity for love, sin limiting the CT
pacity and holiness charging it.
In the evening the pastor spoke o
. "nivine Holiness showing that hol
Z ness is not mere goodness, but abs
Lutte freedom from defilement.
II The fve-fold manifestation of hoI
ness was given emphasis:
: The holy, God-loving Righteousness
% hating sin, separating the sinner fro
him, furnishing the sinner and sacriil
\ ing His own Son that it might becon
possible for man to have his sin TO