The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-12-20
Sermon by DR.. Smith
"The Hidden Force"

There is hidden force is every
body's life, for good or bad. The
secret Of conquering evil and hold
ing fast to the good in you lies
wholly within your own self. You
can "be man or mouse" The
secret power is not in the flesh or in
the blood but is within the soul.
That soul like the bird on the wing
which takes in great draughts of
air and then forces it into every
bone and tissue, giving it lightness
that it may be easily borne up that
it can long be on the wing.
So the soul takes in great draughts
of spiritual goodness from the Holy
Spirit that it may live long in the
land and come finally to the haven
of rest. So then life, eternal life,
summed up means, this life plus the
power of the spirit in US. This
prison house Of clay by this dynamic
force of the Holy Spirit becomes
the house of Immortality.
This power comes to US by a great
price nothing less than the blood
of Jesus. The greatest battle of the
late war, into which our brave boys
went and won, was not fought out
on the field of battle first, but in
the very heart of every brave SOL
dier boy. He called upon God, he
called upon the Holy Spirit to his
aid, and then wounded, gassed or
even slain, he won.
No one in America knew the evils
our boys must face on the battle
front and its awful surroundings.
Come then sweetheart, mother,
father, brother and sister, pray God
to find your soldier boy and that he
may prove that acceptable will of
God. Sin Of every sort confronts
the soldiers. He is worth more than
gold or silver to US. Let us then
pray for him and do for him what
God has put in our hands. Let him
know that he can be right, good,
noble and true. He will DO it if
you want him to. When he returns
be ready to furnish him wholesome
amusement, manly positions and
proper places for his spare hours.
Do you realize it, when these SOL
diers come home their hearts viii
appeal pathetically for needed help,
good influences, amusement and
solid enjoyment? You can. give it
to them. Being good man or
woman, as you ought to be. Will
you come to the fore and with right
principles, prove to the man that
you have already proven that &C.
ceptable will of God.
Our battle to clear the way for
our brave boys at home, is even
greater than any ever fought on the
field of blood. Come, be courage,
GUS, patriotic and no Stacker. Shame
on the church members who will be
so busy chasing dollars that he will
not give his best self for the soldier
boy. The world physically and
spiritually is growing better
Physically we are fighting disease
at every corner, draining swamps
killing the mosquitoes and every
germ and microbe. We are making
life worth living.
So now come, let us clean up the
,aaapls of iniquity, the rivers Of
temptation and the insects of lust
and the microbes of evil thought
and make our spiritual life worth
living.
Fight on, over come evil in spite
of the many croakers who thinl
and say "You are too pure "Pu
on the whole armour of God" ant
win, by proving the acceptable will
of God.
We can over come the impossible
we have done it in the matter o
temperance, in the areoplane, in tn
wonderful motor system and on tn
field of battle and now we can do S
in the heart of man, by proving tn
acceptable will of God.
Where are you lined up, on tn
right side or the wrong side?
makes a difference. Leave the vic
tories with God, you fight and yo
will win. Get SIN out of your hear
and the love of God into it an
when our soldier boy comes hom
he will love you, follow your lea
and bless you and be a saved mar
"Is it worth the candle? You mus