Evening star., 1918-01-10

see boy going down the street, drunk
HE isn't my boy"
There are lots of people," he contin-
ued. in part. that are willing. my
from the Bible. They'd like to codify
1t; 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 some
thing they'd like.
You take it as It's given. and If you
don't you'll go to hell. God Almighty
won't adjust his principles to suit the
opinions of anybody; the Lord has
it is up to you and not to the Lord.
He has done all he ever will or can to
save this world. He will do no more.
Eighty-seven Converted.
"out in a western state where live
four years ago they made report
that during that year-now, there ns,iow were +,
that state and they spent $500. 600 for
current expenses-they held $4,000
meetings. and during the year there
were just eighty-seyen men and wom-
en- converted and joined those churches
on confession of faith. I suppose that
is this safe and sane evangelism that l
hear so much about. 1t wouldn't take
the world long to get into hell II that's
all there is to it!
"And in Chicago. just few years
ago the church made report and there
was an average of five Joined each
church on confession Of faith-some
more. some less-but it averaged UP
| five for year.
NOW. what's lacking? Why these
| meager results? Why the expenditure
of so much energy and time and
money? I will tell you why 1t is.
It's because there is not definite ef-
fort put forth to persuade definite
| person to accept a definite Savior at a
| definite time-and that time now.
| That's the whole thing in nutshell,
| boiled down into the fewest sentences
| can put it in. That's why we are not
| making headway.
Men will work harder to win in busi-
| ness and politics than the church Will
| in religion. You think you can just
and you expect people to come. That's
been going on long enough. The church
| has got to wake up and do something.
You Just simply think that because
the calendar announces that It's the
| Sabbath day that that's all you have to
! do. and that If you put on little bet
| ter dress and look little more pious
that that's serving the Lord, and you
go to the devil six days in the week.
Won Him for Christ.
Years ago a man went into store
in Boston and found young fellow
selling shoes and boots. He talked to
him about Jesus Christ and won him
for Christ. The name of that little boy
was Dwight L. Moody. Do you know
for Christ? don't suppose there are
FIVE people in this audience that do.
His name was Kimball, and SO God
used Kimball to win Moody. but he used
Moody to win the multitude.
The Earl Of SALISBURY. who gave
sixty-five years of his life working
among the costermongers and the fallen
and the submerged and mudsills OF
London. was won to Jesus Christ by a
servant girl in their home.
care you lonesome? asked man OF
lighthouse keeper. Are you lone
some out on this lonesome spot?'
He said. I was before saved four
men from drowning. Is that boat out
for other boats, that he might save
| men from watery grave.
Get somebody else for Jesus Christ
and you will get a new vision Of life, a
new vision of what it means.
"Oh. you can pin badge on, usher
people to their seats. pass the collec-
ton plate. be an elder or a deacon or a
steward. and go to church. sing in the
choir and be members Of home or
foreign missionary society-the devil
will let you attend Bible conferences.
but the minute you begin to do per-
sonal work. to try to get somebody to
take a stand for Christ, all the devils
in hell will be on your back. for they
and his forces. And I hope that the
work Of the leading of people to Christ
by personal effort always will be hard
| 1 have no sympathy for folks that are
looking for something easy!
"Get Out and Do Something"
Get out and do something! He isn't
my boy That same spirit of letting
people go to the devil because they
don't eat at your table and because
too much of that today in the world.
| He that winneth souls is WISE"
At the close of this meeting Miss
Grace SAKE, director Of Bible study. in
on the Tabernacle platform.
Last nights meeting was a hummer,
with the Tabernacle filled to more than
seating capacity and rousing music by
one Of the big mixed choirs. An en-
thusiastic delegation of about 800 SOL
diers occupied a reservation well up In
front.
Anybody who works for 32 bones
month, eats sow-belly and fights our
battle with the kaiser shouldn't be
made to pay for this Tabernacle. Lay
There were several unusual features
beside this. AS preliminary to the
| meeting Sunday introduced Ottoman
Ben Avi as "a Jew right from Pales-
tine" The latter gave thanks to Chris
tianity for restoring the Holy Land, and
later. in his sermon. Sunday paid
glowing tribute to the character and
attainments Of the Hebrew people.
Serbian ENJOYS Present.
Several members of the Serbian war
mission, who occupied reserved seats,