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Not Enough Zeal on
Modern Religion.

Modern Religion.
On Sunday morning Bob Jones
spoke for a more whole hearted re-
ligion in the souls OF people
After his announcement that $500
OF the $500 expenses had already been
contributed, the coins fell into the tin
contribution pans like the patter of a
summer rain on tin roof. 1t had
been hoped to have the expense en-
tirely cleared up during the first week
but there is still $500 to be given.
Bob Jones said, and said truly, that
most Christians have only enough
esuS to keep them from enjoying
the world, and too much of the world
to keep them from enjoying jesus.
They have just enough religion to
keep them uncomfortable. And there
are mighty few people with even that
much religion.
To make any progress toward heav-
Ell you must give God the service of
your bodies as we'll as the privilege
OF saving your souls.
The great trouble in our church and
spiritual life iii the world today is not
the great nps4l'er OF non church goers
but it is the non-going church. In the
early days Of sacrifice and martyrdom,
when the trfe Christians met at mid
night with dnly the dome Of heaven
for light or when they met in the
dank cellars and catacombs Of Rome,
then was the time when the world
saw what going church can do.
! But now when our churches have
their fine cathedrals, and their steam
heated and electric cooled mansions
of stone and brick, we have too many
"sitters "and not enough runners"
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There are not enough church mem
bers who stand ready to give all for
! their own immortal souls and the i'm
! mortal souls OF their fellow creatures.
If the son of wealthy church mem
Der committed a murder, his father
would pay $4,000 to a lawyer to have
him from the gallows. But like as not
he is unwilling to pay $40 to preach
err to keep his son from doing what
makes him deserve the gallows. He
would pay $4,000 to a lawyer to save
a loved one from physical death but
squeeze every penny that he gives to
a pastor TO save him from an eternal
death
And yet almost everyone knows
how to keep from going to He'll him
self and from having others to go to
He'll. The way to God is straight and
narrow, its true, but it is posted every
mile of the way and we'll advertised
In fact, we KNOW better than we
DO. We KNOW what is needed but
we have not the passion TO DO. San
etiieation is really only pure un-
fishness, the willingness to do not as
you want, but to do as God wants.
As Philip, unquestioning, obeyed
JESUS command 4 go down the road,
50 should you on when God asks
you to give all you have, little part
OF what you have tel Him.
He asked for converts to Jesus and
while Loren G. Jones led the choir in
beautiful selection, "He is Calling
To-day" dozens TRAVELLED the path Of
the Apostle Paul ane came into the
JOY of their Creator
The evangelist asked all who really
knew that they belong ed to Cod to
so and bring others TO the altar of sal
walton. 1t was a touching sight to see
old men, their faces beautiful with the
rejection of the light at saves, as
they went up and do d the aisle
searching out some loved one or
friend.
Sunday morning was Tne FIRST time
the evangelist had asked for the peo-
pie to give their hearts to God and
Ae number who resoong !, eioaneas-