The Washington times., 1918-01-23
''GREAT GOD! YOUR
LAZINESSASTOUNDS
ME-" BILLY SHOUTS

Billy Sunday and the religion.
Stacker" tied up this afternoon at
the tabernacle in ssnguinary con.
flict. Billy got the decision. He
said:
II took God six days to create the
earth and I don't see how any OF you
can eXpoct Him to take sixty days to
wake up some OF you to follow Him.
IL is the work of the church to
propagate faith and not opinions.
Christ said: Follow me. and 1 will
make you fishers of men," The med
ical school teaches you to be a doc
tor, the law school to be a lawyer.
and the church should teach you to
save souls. II you do not follow your
teachings. then you are trying to
make a liar out OF Christ.
Any church that does not believe
in the divinity of Jesus Christ. heaven
or hell. isn't authorized by God. and
IL a church isn't authorized IL de-
generates into a third-rate amuse-
ment bureau.
Never Speak of Christ.
The majority of the Christian peo-
pie never speak about Christ to 9TH
ers. 1 want TO urge everybody to
engage in personal work. Each Of
you write down five names of mem
bers Of your own family and ask
how many of them belong to the
church. Some of you may find one
or two of that member are church
members.
Why are so many people outside
the church? The church is at fault.
Each of you should be fishers OF
men.
It's your business to be a Chris
tian. If you are a lawyer, you are a
lawyer to pay expenses and your
business is to be a Christian. II you
are a doctor you are a doctor to pay
expenses and your business is to be
a Christian.
Suppose I had an invention to make
coal out OF ashes. I would have no
trouble to sell my stock for 81. 600. 900
a share, because the stockholders
would make fabulous fortunes. But I
have something greater. What is It?
Jesus Christ and salvation. Then why
don't you go to people and talk
about It?
Faith Is Required.
1 never say to any man. How do
you feel?- No, sir. Feeling is the
result. Faith is required. God re-
quires us to believe to be saved. ODE
dience and blessing always walk arm
in arm. They never trail. The Bible
is the only guide. There is no saliva
ton N hell. The man that breaches
future probation lies. II the man
don't settle IL before he dies. he never
has a chance. 1t is all over with IL.
What is the use of me running my
throat &c these old sinners have a
chance to be converted in the other
world? Let them go. When we look
around and see young men and wom-
en- with their character forming for
life, it astounds and distresses us
how so many men and women can be
so Indifferent. People come to me
any say, "Mr. Sunday. you work so
hard, 1 worry about you" Great God,
You are so lazy l worry about you.
The indifference of lot OF people as
tounds me 10000, 900 times more than
my energy astounds you. How you
csn leave people going to hell and do
ing nothing to save themselves l can
not understand. They won't wait
upon the Lord to renew their strength.
Work of the Devil
It's my experience that the church
who won't % personal work
has some sin in his or her life. The
devil will let you pass the collection
plate or anything else, but not do
personal work. And every excuse you |
Dffer for not doing personal work is
}. the devil. The Lord Will not give |
you any excuse.