The Washington herald., 1918-01-13

fect?" He said. 'I. Angelo, I criticise
by creation. not by finding fault"
So, IL somebody isn't doing II the
way it ought to be done, get busy and
show them how to do 1t and how il
ought to be doner Don't knock them
Some people are naturally contrary.
They take the opposite side in every
thing. They remind me OF Australia.
The mountain ranges are all on the
seacoast; the rivers all run inland in
stead OF to the sea; the lakes are all
salt water instead of fresh and the
swans are black instead OF white: the
bears are small, about the size OF
lambs and as hs<4nless; the birds have
no song-many OF them have no wings;
the trees shed their bark instead of
their leaves; the flowers have no per-
fume; the bees have no sting: the
hottest day in the year Is Christmas;
the coldest day is the Fourth of july.
the hot winds are all from the north:
the cold winds are from the south:
the people in the wagons all turn to
the left; the stars that you see are
all different from what we see. Some
body says it seems to be a land that
God started and was called or the Job
before he finished 1t.
And then. IL you are working,
Christian. that will remove all doubts.
A Christian should never sing this
song:
'Tis a point long to know
Much it gives me anxious thought
Do love the Lord or no?
Am his or am 1 not?"
You never ought to sing that.
Here is another one: "Oh, where
is the joy that once I knew, when
first loved the Lord?"
It's right back there where YOU left
it.. It's right back there where YOU
commenced to try and shine in So
ciety and neglected the prayer-meet-
ing. It's right back there where YOU
commenced to serve booze on your
table to your neighbors to keep up
your social standing. It's right back
there where you started to lie about
your neighbor. It's right back there
where you started to keep somebody
on the side.
Must Dig. Dig, Dig.
Where is the joy that once knew,
whent first loved the Lord?"
Walk back and you will find it lying
right where you dropped 1t.
You go up to a good many men
and women and say, How do you
do? Are you a Christian"
Eyes. I hope so. I am trying to be
in my own weak way"
Pretty soon he will say, Are you
married. Mr.. sunday7" Yes, I hope
so; am trying to be in my own weak
way"
Can't Is the religious rogue's right
hand bower. THE people had a
mind to work." II you can't be a
genius, you can at least be a hustler
and do something to make the world
better that you live in. Many people
wear out ten pairs of hold-backs to
one pair OF tugs. You are like an
old horse I used to drive-he was al
ways riding in the breeching.
Then working Christian will lay
up treasures in heaven. You can't lay
them up by faith alone; it takes works,
| too. No matter how much faith the
farmer may have in the ground and
in the seed, it will never fill his
granary or put a loaf of bread on
your table IL somebody doesn't get a
move on him. If people have a mind
to wOrk-tO work.
God says: II will make the gold; I
will make the silver; 1 will hide the
diamonds at Kimberly; I will hide
the gold at Cripple Greek; and hide
the coal in Pennsylvania and out
| through Illinois and Iowa and In
\ diana and Colorado; / will put the
oil beneath the soil of Oklahoma, but
if you want it. dig" Dig!
God says, 'I will provide salvation;
will give Jesus to die. but if you
want it, get down on your knees and
ask for it; IL you don't, go to hell"
God won't cram it down your throat.
take it from me.
1 was walking down LaSalle street
one day in Chicago. A fellow walked
up and touched me on the shoulder, 1
turned around and said, Hello, John
Brown" He said to me, Where are
you going?"
said. Down to Randolph street"
He, said, I'm going down to the
Fidelity Safety Deposit Vault; don't
you want to go with me?''
! I said, yes"
He said, Now keep your eye peeled
and see if you can catch the counter
sign at the door," / didn't, and he
was a Mason and gave him the finger.
You know what that means-they had
been raised from a dead level to a
living perpendicular.
He said, "Now this building is fire.
proof and she's asbestos lined" He
said. These boxes are burglar and