The Washington times., 1918-01-10


ious Stacker" hammer and tongs at
his afternoon service at the tabernacle
today, when he preached his eighth
sermon in Washington. He selected
as the subject, "He Isn't Ny Boy,
and the text, He that winneth souls
Is wise," taken from Proverbs, eiev-
enth chapter. thirteenth verse.
"when 1 was q little boy was
going down the street In my home
town." he said. where was born, in
Iowa. and . couple OF dogs were
fighting. and an old fellow came
along and he asked:
"'whoss dog is that" and he was
told and he said, 1T isn't my dog
There 10 that same spirit today.
We see q boy going down the street,
drunk. He isn't my boy
"He Isnt NY BOy."
"or you see a woman selling her
womanhood and that disposition OF
spirit just passes by because they
have no family relation to uG Il
seems to be prevalent even in the
church, and that's my subject today.
He Isn't Ny Boy
1--WE will not have this man, Jesus
Christ, to reign over u.s." Is the
Aeartlsss cry that wings fits flight
from office, and shop, and store, and
factory, and home. and college, and
the busy mart OF trade.
There are lots OF people that are
willing, my friends, to accept what
ever they want from the Bible. They'd
like to codify IL; they'd like to sit
down and eliminate that which isn't
pleasant to them to receive, and
which they don't like to ADJUST their
lives to, and insert something they'd
like.
Hell the Other Way.
you take It as it's given. and II
you don't you'll go to hell. God Al
mighty won't adjust his principles to
suit the opinions OF anybody; the
Lord has made mis- revelation to the
world. and IL Is up to you and not
to the Lord. He has done all he ever
will or can to save this world. He
has given sunshine and rain and
ground. and it's up to you TO plov
II and plant the seed, or starve TO
death. Gods done his part; he will
do no more. He will do no more.
out In q Western state where ]
live. four years ago they made a re-
port that during that year-now there
~ o'O Ol lhal
tion In that State and they spent
$500. 900 for current expenses-they
held 10000 meetings and during the
year there were just eiRht-seven men
and women converted and Joined these
churches on confession Of faith. / sup
pose that Is this safe and sane evan
gelism that I hear so much about.
Wouldn't Take LonE.
~ ,rnrIl laa. a.
get into hell II that's al There is to
1t.
And in Chicago. just q few years
ago the church made q report and
there was an average OF Ave Joined
each church on confession OF faith
some more. some less-but II aver
aged up Ave for a year.
And last year 300 churches Of all
denominations made reports and not
one accession this year on confession
OF faith. All right. look at II! Just
face the conditions and you VIII see
why talk probably in q way that
may crate on your nerves. But you
will realize that am only telling
you the truth: you will all open your
eyes.
Now. what's lacking? Why these
meager results? Why the expendi-
ture OF so much energy and time and
money? I will tell you why II Is.
whats the Church D0lnER
whats the church doing to win
people for Christ? l bet q lot OF you
people right to this day don't know
the people right around in your neigh
borhood-whether they are Christians
or not.
Get somebody else for Jesus Christ
and you will get a new vision OF life.
new vision OF what II means. II
Is something besides going to church
and keeping q little spot seventeen
inches square warm for q half hour
and listening to a sermonette, while
you go to the devil six days In the
week. You'd better sQuirm around
in your seat and stoop down! You'd
better duck!
He that winneth souls Il wise,
Some people think II is beneath their
dignity. Then you live on . higher
plane than your Master. for He went
about doing good wherever He was In
the world.
81 have no sympathy for folks that
are looking for something easyl
81 preached out in SalinA, Col. a
few years ago. The city lies up s 500
feet on one of the spurs OF the Rocky
mountains. There was a woman that
sang in the choir. used to drive
them out 10 go speak TO somebody