The Washington times., 1917-02-16


as a business proposition. you could
not get any man to invest with you
as they see the chdrch.
THE world sees too little OF Christ
by protesting church members. You
use His words like showers of grav-i.
| instead of the pleasant dew, which
they are to the soul.
THE world knows Him all right. and
hungers for Him, but you don't dIraCt
them Alright. You show a caricature
instead, and this they hate.
Story of the Nets.
I'VE are not going to convince any
body of the winsomeness OF the
Christlike life until we live more of
it," continued the speaker. He then
stated that there are not enough peo-
spirit of Christ had touched them for
the people on the outside of the
church to be convinced of the happi-
ness of Christian life.
''The story l read just now tells
us that when Christ found the fisher
men they were mending their nets. |
have been over the world three times.
and know that when fishermen come
in from a trip, the first thing they do
is to wash and mend their nets. so
that when the tide is favorable. and
/ the time is best, they may launch out
and fling them for a catch. The les
son of it is to have your nets ready.
You must live your Christianity.
The world demands it. You can't fool
| them. o, pray to God, to make us
real! The world hungers for the
/ Christ who gave His life to save
men.
You must given them the word OF
| God. A starving man needs bread.
and a drowning one does no: want
| a bouquet. Take this Bible and live
| by it, and then you won't go around
/ saying, L hope / am a Christian but
1 know that l am
Must BE Right Ourselves.
81 know of only one way to win,
that is. we must be right. ! have
known times when a little hole has
let the fish through the net A wo-
man came to my home and asked
me to pray for her husband and
son. l asked her had she prayed for
them and she stated that she had
not. / told her to pray for them and
pray with them. Later / met the
husband and told him his wife was
interested greatly in his salvation.
He laughed and told me that was a
good one / asked him why, and
he told me his wife was no Chris
tian; that he and his son had to. go
to the lodges to keep peace in the
family; thai they had to stay away
from her on account of her temper.
The hole in the net had let her hus-
band and son slip through"
The preacher emphasized the fact that
Christ works through human instru-
mentality. He said: Christ said to
Peter. Lend me your boat promising
him that he would make a pulpit of it.
Christ today, is saying Lend me your
office lend me your home lend me your
boat. l will make a pulpit OF it. Isn't
that a beautiful thought. Christ used
| Peters boat and preached a sermon that
hundreds of thousands have heard since.
and He will do the same with us. II we
lend Him ourselves He will make Of us
living example Uf the power OF His
gospel"
Christians Must Work.
At this point in his sermon. the
preacher told a story Of an old negro
church sexton asking to be admitted to
the church he had served for twenty
years. The preacher was embarrassed
when the negro asked to be admitted.
and to delay putting it before his board.
he told the negro to go out and pray
about it, and that he would do the same.
Later he met the old negro man. and
asked him IL he had prayed and IL he
had decided to come into the church.
The negro replied, while l was taIkin'
to the Lord. he toll me He had been try
ing TO get into the church for twenty
years and that had better stay on the
outside with Him.
Peter was made by Christ from a
shiftless. undesirable fellow into the
rock; Jacob was made a prince, Saul
the Unitarian was made Paul the
Apostle: Abram was made the father
of the nation. The minute you come
into contact with the Sons of God,
your life is transformed. The soul -
made of material that cannot be salts
fed by pleasure of the world: il must
be satisfied by the spirit of God"
Must Go After Masses.
In conducting his sermon. the evan
gelist says that to win non-ChristIans.
the Christians must launch OIt. II
protesting Christian people paid a boy
salary to stand out i'm front of the
church and announce the hour for ser
vices, they think they are doing won
ders.
christian people should go after
the masses. They are not coming to
your churches; you go after them.
The grandest thought ] know is that
we can be co-partners with God in the
redemption of the world.
Have you squandered' your time.
your talents? I plead with you 10
men. il you have, confess them. man
like and womanlike and say: God
helping me. I'll crown Christ King (
my life. Let Him come into your
weak. twisted life, and make /;
whole.
Humble yourselves before Christ.
and do your part. have worked
here with you and have done my
part. My conscience is clear. as
have worked and suffered for thi..
people. both losing sleep and being
unable to eat my meals.
Run from your wicked ways and
call on Him and He will hear you.
60 home, into the quietness OF your
Own room and wash your nets