The Washington times., 1918-01-06

ciple that is necessary to pursue in
order to carry on business success
| fully. / will thank him for his in
| formation and all that he knows
/ about his business. Every merchant
| has got to watch the day book and
the ledger; he's got to watch that his
store doesn't become overstocked
4 with goods: he's got to watch the
buying and selling prices: he's got to
I know who he can trust and who he
can't trust. There are a thousand
and one things that come to the av-
erage merchant to tax his patience
until the man who can stand in the
busy mart of trade with decency and
honesty. 1 have a big admiration for
him.
can engage your auctioneer in con-
versation. He can tell by the amount
OF money l am willing to pay for that
automobile or piece OF jewelry wheth-
er / know anything about the intrin-
sic value or whether he can string me.
can go down town and engage
an electrician in conversation. He
can tell pretty quickly whether /
know anything about electricity.
can engage your lawyer in con-
versation. He will tell quickly wheth-
er l know anything about the organi-
zatiOn and constitution OF laws and
the codes and the ordinances.
/ can engage your physician in con-
versation; he can tell mighty quickly
whether l know anything about OBJ
stetrics, or therapeutics n medicine,
and all that
The Apostle Paul was on his third
missionary journey. Paul was a
stoOp-shOuldered. dim-eyed. wrinkIed-
browed. whitehaired gospel veteran.
He had been on the firing line for
Jesus Christ and he became bullet
meat for all that the 70 'ces of hell
and damnation and blasphemy can
hurl against the cross of the Son of
God. and he made the gospel-ignOrant
dip their cOlors to the cross Of Jesus
Christ
On Third Journey.
He was on his third missionary
journey Ny friend, Russell Calvert.
of Philadelphia, says that ne imagines
that man Paul talking with the inn
keeper and the company o. men over
in one corner gesticulating and going
through lamentations like an Indian
medicine man and making gyratiOns
like a Dutch windmill. and Paul said:
who is that bunch over there" or
"bIuS 10 AlldA nv AfpAANh-
Members OF the church" We'll. sir;
that's a bum steer" he said. Nothing
doin' Members OF the church don't
talk like that"
He walked over to the crowd pretty
soon, and he came back and said.
Paul, had it right" Paul walked
over there and listened to the CONVEX
sation and he said, What wouli you
call that guy" He said, John ,he
Baptist"
Paul said. Did you receive the Holy !
Ghost" They said, we haven't 50
much as heard whether there Will lie !
any or not" Then Paul asked. Under |
what were you baptized?" and they |
said, Johns baptism" "Oh, I see
now"
Behind the Times.
The dicipIes had gone through that
country preaching about Jesus, |
preaching Repent. repent, repent"
oh" Paul says. you're behind the |
times. This Jesus that they preached |
about has been born: he hAS been |
Jews and Gentiles have spit /
m his face, they nailed him to the
cross, they put him in the grave; but \
be burst the bonds OF death. He rose
in cOnquering majesty, to stoop to
death no more"
said. Receive ye the Holy Ghost"
He said, you've got something more
to you
So IL is my purpose this afternoon
to briefly show what the Holy Spirit
wants to do with us--in the first
place he will come to reveal God by
the physical touch of man through
creation. It's not difficult for you
and me to imagine God. We speak OF
him as the Father. we who believe
in Jesus Christ as an issue. ] do nor
believe in your doctrine of the uni
versaI fatherhood of God and the uni
versaI brotherhood OF man, unless he
has been born again by faith in Jesus
Christi Is an Internal lie.
Both Creatures of God.
You are a creature of God: so is q
COW eating grass in pasture; you are
a creature Of God-yOu are not
child of God unless you've been born
again in repentance and faith In Je-
sus Christ. don't believe in your
doctrine of the tatherhOOd of God
and the brOthe rhood of man unless
you are a ChTistian-don't believe in
1. believe a man is born not by
good works or philanthropy or char
ty. but by the faith and repentance,
'aith in Jesus Christ. and II he isn't,
lie will go to hell whether he lives in
mansion or in a stale beer joint.
Now we speak of him as the Gre
ltor; we are the objects OF his Gre
tive genius and of his power. We
peak OF him under the simile of a
Judge who will reward the righteous