The Washington times., 1917-02-01
MAGDALENE TO Be
TOPIC OF SERMON
Gypsy Smith Will Point Duty to
Fallen Women at His After
noon Service.
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port from church-going people and
md lethargy and indifference where
we should find help"
FIays "Lukewarm Christiars.r
A congregation which taxed the ca
paeity Of the tabernacle last night
heard the evangelist mercilessly ex-
coriate "church-going hyprocrites and
lukewarm Christians"
For an hour or more he shook the
rafters ofthe mammoth structures with
his criticisms of SNUG, complacent
church-goers and ''self-labeled Chris
tians."
The evangelist took as his text
"Partaking of the divine nature, par
taking Of the suffering and partaking
OF the glory OF Christ"
He began by saying he did not In
tend telling you any dying Willie
stories or relating any death-bed mar
ratives."
"TOO Much Hypocrisy."
He said he had as much concern
over the emotions OF the congrega-
ton as he had over the life of his
baby. The evangelist spoke in q soft,
well-modulated, confidential sort of
tone. as he rested his right hand on
his right knee and leaned forward
as IL to look into the eyes OF the $500
men and women present
The next instant he Numbered,
There is too much hypocrisy in the
church and among the people who call
themselves Christians without having
partaken Of the divine nature of
Christ"
PAGES About Pulpit.
Pacing restlessly about the pulpit,
stopping now and then at the Bible
stand. and launching forward as II he
intended lesping out into the congre-
cation and shaking its members by
the shoulders, the evangelist finally
halted at one end of the platform and
roared, 'Listenl"
As sepulchural silence settled over
the Congregation the evangelist
placed his right foot forward, leaned
far back and lifted his hands and his
voice toward the rafters as he ex-
claimed:
sD0n't BIaspheme Christi
Don't blaspheme Christ by calling
yourselves Christians when you are
not Don't, 1 beg of you, handle the
partaken OF Christ's divine nature.
II you have Christ In your heart
that win grace your step, 1t will flash
in your eye, It will throb in your
heart, and all the world will know 1t.
You won't have to wear a button in
your lapel or a funny garb, for the
world will know without these things
that you have partaken."
Held Hearers speIIbound.
Speaking of the promises made 10
followers Of the Lord, the evangelist
began in d, mild tone, but in a mo-
ment he virtually exploded with
Christ has made his promises and
want you to tell me whether Christ
meant what He said, or whether He
was spouting hot air. When 1 face
that judgment seat / want to have
lived 80 that Christ will say Well
done l know Christ won't lie, and
IL I haven't done well 1 know He
won't say 1t, and / don't want Him
to-"
The evangelist held the congrega-
ton spellbound as he denounced
pseudo Christians "who neglect
Christ for the God-forsaken applause
Of the little clique or social circle
in which they move"
Bible Greek to Them.
He stirred the men and women
with his nery, thunderous invective,
delivered to the accompaniment of
dramatic gestures and postures, but
at other times he soothed and COM
.fortsd them with pictures of the
glory of right living. and moved
them to the serge OF tears with a
human interest story of the slums OF
great cities.
There are a multitude of people
n our churches who do not know the
first thing about Jesus Christ for the
salvation of their own souls" said
Gypsy Smith, jr-, as he shook his fist
at the congregation and resentment
flashed In his eyes. The Bible Is
so much Greek to them, and they
could not do a hands turn to bring
q sinner to Christ.
Swhere Is Cross of JesusF-
where is the cross OF Jesus to-
night?" he asked, in pleading tones.
where is it? 1 ask you in Gods
, name. I'll tell you where 1t is" he
exclaimed. Strengthening up and
rushing to the front of the pulpit
with his arms outstretched. and his
unBeTH eAIenoeos az 10 lHTOlllo
some one
It'll tell you where 1t is. 1t is on
our watch chains and on necklaces
around our necks. 1t is made Of gold
and silver and jewels, and it is ex-
hibited not as the cross upon which
Jesus died to wipe out the sins of the
world, to wipe out the sins of miser-
able; contemplate lives like ours, but
a. an ornament Of jewelry."
"You Dodge Gethsemane.-
The evangelist waxed warm in his
excoriation of people who think they
are made Christians by shaking hands
with ministers, being baptized OF hav-
ing their names entered as members
of ecclesiastical societies. He said
many Christians Of this kind would
give Christ the go-by IL a religious
service and a social affair were sched-
uled for the same night. He urged
the congregation to get deep-rooted
and well-grOund in faith in Christ.
"You want the carols of Eastern
Sunday and the joys of that day, but
you dodge Good Friday and you dodge
0ethsemane" he roared. "You want
70 get close to Christ, for the closer
you get to him the more elbow room
you will have"