The Washington times., 1918-01-24
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NEEDEDBYCHURCH,
EVANGELIST SAYS

/ ~ HpaNhg Nnc lONGllGSL tIAAN
the world" said Billy Sunday thiI
afternoon ct the tabernacle In the
course OF his. third sermon on per-
sonal work, an attack on the indolene'
of Christians in relation to theiI
faith.
His sermon was nlIed with beauti
full bits Of thought, dressed in an
attire OF 'siangiess" language very
different from most OF his sermonb
But there were passages Of choice
language Of "the masses" Billy'a
description OF an open town out In
Minnesota was up to his usual stand
ard OF vivid depletion.
That town had twenty-eight booze
joints, seventeen gambling hefs, and
twelve houses OF Ill fame" he de-
clared.
wisdom Of seuI Saving.
He said:
do what God wants you to do and
you display wisdom. It isn't the wis
dom OF winning men, II isn't the wis
dom OF winning money, It isn't the
wisdom OF winning fame. IT'S the
wisdom of winning souls.
You need sympathy. Sympathy IL
tie loveliest trait in the world. II
wipes the tears away. It melts Ice
bergs. Sympathize with the sinner
but not with the sin.
"Beecher said: IF q man lives for
himself he will be his own mourner
at his funeral Out at Winona Lake,
where 1 have my summer home. |
noticed one day . couple OF young
bluejays had fallen out OF their nest
to the ground. picked them up and
tried to get them to fly back. but they
couldn't. When was doing this .
hundred birds gathered around on
the nearby branches. There were
woodpeckers, and bluejays and black
birds and flickers, and they all sat
around chattering. It was sympathy.
As stepped away to get q ladder to
put the birds back In their nest the
other bluejays flew down beside the
birds on the ground out OF sympathy.
Get more Of that In our religion.
Remember it's a great privilege We
enjoy. Christ said He must have souls.
therefore you must, and must.
am trying to do It.
Each OF US has a mission. When
the fire engine comes BY everything
stops and gives Il right-of-way. But
nobody pays any attention to the ice
wagon. The church needs more fire
engine motion a. Il marches along
to the tune OF Onward. Christian
Soldiers Then the devil win get
cold feet. -----. .--..- ---
Each Has Mission.
1--WE need an aroused church. An
anxious church neans more anxious
inquirers Comparatively few people
are converted By preaching.
MANY people hold themselves alooi.
Some say. what's the use Of revival?
I suppose people who stood by the
grave OF Lazarus when Christ raised
him from the dead might have said:
What's the use OF raising him He'll
only die again \
to 20 to q revival because she said
the town was all right.
THAT town OF $500 had twenty
eight booze joints: seventeen gam
bling hells. twelve houses OF Ill fame
and in one Of the houses there were
sixty-two girls. And the path to the
houses OF prostitution was beaten by
many feet while the grass was grow
ing around the churches.
Fer Better. WaahingtOn.
whats this tabernacle for7 To
make q better Washington. II you
are a Christian you will come down
and help. I'm killing myself and half
my helpers are sick. At least am
trying to do the best can. Listen,
.taints everything. 1t
tained Rafaeps Madonna OF the
II tainted KiplinE's Recess
sional.' Rafael had q picture In his
soul he could not paint. Kipling had
4 poem In his soul he could not write.
Every time ! preach there Is an i'm
perfection. when I've preached my
best I've still got a better sermon in
me that can't preach.
Journalists do nothing to help the
church today. II you have no pas
sion for souls you need to be con-
verted. When Caesar entered Rome
he said TO an architect beside him:
You have built these houses as II you
expected Rome to be eternal am
saving souls for eternity.
I'VE have the class OF church peo-
pie that are spongers. They draw IN
q sermon and never give Il out They
take everything and give nothing.
There are two forces: Good against
bad. God against devil.
Smashed Glass Case.
- An old farmer at the circus
smashed into q glass case OF snakes
with his walking stick and started to
hit them right and left A circus
man ran UP and cried: Hey, Rube,
what are you doinET The farmer re-
piled: Gosh darn II, 1 60 after 'em
wherever / ind EN-
go after the devil wherever you
md him. Smfte him with anything.
Non't stop to polish your sentences
Grab up the firsJ verse of Scripture
you can hnd and smash II at him
Begin on yourself. Then win
somebody"