The Washington herald., 1918-01-30

What is q prophetf A prophet is
one who fortells events. I can for
tell events. but ! wont promise you
they'll come out the way I foretell
them; but the scripture prophet fore
tells events and they come that way
all the time, the way He says they
will. That's the difference.
Some fellow says: 81 get my In
formation from the spirits think
the work Of the spiritualistic meth
DDS Is the devil pure and simple.
think IL is tommyrot I don't deny
that the devil has q supernatural
power and say this work IL of the
devil. I don't condemn you as Spir-
itualists.
Spiritualism is as old as the
Egyptian mummies. It Is as old as
the Chaldean and Arabic nations; as
old as the Sphinx Of Egypt
Here's Gods Word.
Here Is q book. Gods word, that
I will put UP against all the books
of all the ages. You can't improve
on the Bible. You can't put all the
nations Of the middle ages. all the
nations. all the histories. and cut
out of them all that Is ennobling.
all that is inspiring. and compile
that into a common book. and you
cannot produce a book that will
touch the hem OF the garment Of the
book hold in my hand.
1t is said: why cannot we i'm
prove on the Bible? We have ad-
vanced everything else"
No sir. Heaven and e4rth shall
pass away. but my word shall not
4IA fa he
word of God. the word of Jesus
Christ, is the book intend to
preach by in old Washington.
I'll pile this old book against all
the books in the world. sir. Bless
her old heart, she has stood al the
ravages of time. sir.
Old Book Triumphant.
The religion that has withstood
the sophistry and the criticism OF
the ages, the sarcasm OF yoltaire.
the irony Of Hume. the blasphemy
OF Ingersoll the astronomers tele-
scope, the archaeologists spade and
the physicians scalpel-they have
all tried to prove the Bible false.
but the old book 10 too tough for
the tooth of time, and she stands
triumphant over the grave Of all
that have vailed upon her.
God Almighty Is still on the Job.
Some people act as though they had
sent for the undertaken to come
to embalm God and bury Him
But II is the truth: 1t is not
an accident that places the Christ
ian nations on the forefront OF the
worlds battles. 1t is something
more than race, color. climate that
causes the difference between the
people that dwell on the banks of
the Congo and those in this city.
The scale of civilization always
ascends the line of religion; the
highest civilization always goes
hand In hand with the purest re-
ligion.
Let me ask you business men
and school teachers, and the rank
and file. is there anything that
commands your attention and en-
ergy. anything that is more noble
to which to give your ability and
back than this most uplifting in
fiuence-back this campaign up
come with your manhood and
womanhood to this Christian and
most potent influence that has ever
worked into human history.
We are preaching Christianity OF
Jesus Christ, Constantine the Great
saw 1t flashing in Che skies and
Imperial Rome became Christian.
The scale up, from barbarism to
civilization. is always builded on re-
ligion.
Thanks be to God. He has touched
our minds; He has strengthened our
muscles Christianity has been
received into our homes and they
have been saved from being harems.
The home Is the most sacred insti-
tuition on Gods earth. Christianity
helped to free 100000 slaves from the
lash Of the task master and the bray
ing bloodhounds through the cane
brakes and the swamps Of the South.
The cross was the greatest blessing
the world has ever known. am
talking to you from experience.
know.
Mans Truest Friend.
Twenty-seven years ago. with the
Holy SPIRIT for my guide. entered
this wonderful temple that we call
Christianity.
I entered through the portico Of