The Washington herald., 1918-01-19
Hogs Harbor DeDis? Asks Billy Sunday Plea

Capernaum, no, and she couldn't be
any worse on II she failed, so she
thought she'd make the venture. Ven
turing on Jesus Christ Il the best
days work anybody ever did. Try IL
and see what viii come to you, SIR.
And now listen TO me. This woman
had nobody to help her make her
plans. She did the best she could 70
make her own plans. 1t wasn't much
OF a plan. but II was the best she
could do, and bless God. y worked. The
plan that puts Jesus Christ In the
center Of II always works. She had
tried lots OF plans before, but Jesus
wasn't IN them That's the reason she
had been twelve years and hadn't been
healed. Now she ma ie a plan and she
put Jesus in the plan and she was
healed instantly. Jesus Christ never
turnsSa poor soul away that Is seeking
Him because you may not know all
about the plan Of salvation or the
ology.
Listen, theology bears the same re-
lation TO Christianity that botany does
to flowers. the same thing. Botany de-
scribes q flower. Botany may be OF
a thousand miles. but that doesn't
touch the flower. You can reconstruct
theology. but you can't reconstruct
Christianity, not on your life. Geolo-
gies are rewritten. but they are the
same old rocks. the same old rocks.
Botanies are rewritten same old
flowers. Astronomies are rewritten.
same old stars. Physiologies are re-
written, same old bones. Heads w
here. feet down there. hands here,
heart here, liver here, lungs there.
The blood pumps through President
Wilson's veins the same as yours.
The blood pumps through the veins
of a hobo the same as a multimillion-
aire.
As to New Theology.
I have no objection TO the new the
ology IL its newness consists OF max
ing old truths more clearly under
stood. but IL its newness consists in
trying to take the old truths out Of
our hearts, then to hell with their
theology. You can recast your the
oIogy, but you can't recast the truth.
The truth is the Bible, is the Word Of
God. Jesus Christ is the Son of Goo.
You are saved by faith in His blood.
You can recast your theology, but you
tin-type. No.
" dlN IL lEh n
that saves you, II is Jesus in the pray
ed. 1t isn't the sermon that saves
you, II is Jesus in the sermon. II isn't
the promise that saves you, IT is Jesus
In the promise. II isn't the confirm
alton. II isn't the Apostles Greed
that saves you. IL is Jesus in the Greed
that saves you. II isn't the confession
that saves you, IL Is Jesus in the con-
fession. 1t isn't the mass that saves
| you. Il is Jesus in the mass. IL isn't
religion that saves you, il is Jesus In
the religion. 1t isn't the baptism that
saves you. II is Jesus in the baptism
| II isn't the sawdust trail nor by hand
shake that saves you, it is Jesus
! Christ I'm the sawdUst trail and my
| handshake.
The Scribes and the Pharisees that
crucifed Jesus. they were the best
! theologians in Jersalem, and the big
gest devils this side Of hell Yes. su.
| Oh. along theological lines they could
| split hairs, quarter them and whittle
| each quarter to a point like a cambria
needle.
Oh, folks, nobody is kept out OF
heaven because they don't know any
| thing about theology. not on your life.
She didn't want to be sick. Nobody
wants to be bad. Oh, she was help
less. and Quick. she didn't wait TO
grow into it, You can't grow into n
any more than the dead man can
come back TO life. II isn't a matter
OF aHy intellectual or physical devel-
opmCnt. We are going nuts These
days over BE bigi Be big!" 1t makes
me sick. We have got that bug now.
am going TO preach on it sometimes;
I haven't got time now.
i And IL worked.
Now listen. She said. III can only
touch his clothes, will be whole
/ The poor soul didn't know it, but
| she was away over in Alaska on her
theology. All the high-brows in that
| line will tell you so. She was putting
piece Of cloth in the place of Jesus.
1t was Christ that saved. not the
cloth. She made her plans the best
she could, theology or no theology.
| Hallelujah, It worked, for she was in
stantly healed and cleansed and
saved. She'd never been to school
where they taught theology. It was
| a good thing. II she had been, she
never would have gotten within ten
miles OF Jesus.
But wait. Bless her heart. the rea-
son she wanted to touch the garment
was because Jesus Christ was in IL.
That is why she wanted TO touch it.
You could have put Peter in there,
it wouldn't have healed her. You
could have put John in there, you
could put the President in there. you
could put the governor in there, you
could put any preacher on earth in
| there-touch it-it wouldn't do any
good. Put Jesus in there-thst is why
she wanted to touch IL.
So you touch the thing that Jesus
is in and the blessing will come 10
you. Touch the wire, the current;
touch it-anything He is in
Join the church, He is in that. He
| established it.
Read the Bible. He is in that IT
| reveals Him.
| Pray. He is in that
Attend the revival. come TO the meet
/ ing. Christ is in all these.
Get up. walk down. give me your
\ hand. Christ is in IL. Touch what
He is in and He will bless you.