The Washington herald., 1918-01-09

I war against faults, not virtues.
war against your sins, not against
you. will do anything 10 help the
sinner. ask no quarter from the
devil. j give him none.
Now. again. the sacrifice OF your
time! Plan to give God a chance
In these days. The sacrifcs Of your
money! Plan to come and bring
somebody. And give Of your inhu-
ence. Throw all your influence on
the side OF God and on the side OF
religion You will have the best
chance to show what kind Of stun
you abe made Of in the next few
weeks you have ever had in your
life. You will hear more curbstone,
bar-room. cabaret, theater theology
than you have ever heard in your
life.
You have got TO work In harmony
with God. God has q plan in re-
ligion. So work in harmony with
the Lord and you can have a re-
vival when you are willing that
God Almighty shall promote that
revival, employing whatever instru-
mentalities and methods he pleases.
II Jesus Came.
Suppose that Jesus should walk
down that aisle, visible body and
form, walk up on this platform; I
would step aside. and Jesus Christ
! should say TO this audience:
! Are you willing that God should
promote this revival in Washington
using whatever instrumentalities
and methods he pleases?"
What would be your answer.
What would you say to him? Come
on. what would you say? Would
you say 'yes?"
Now. II lie up to you. not TO God.
1 want to know what your answer
would be TO the Lord. Very well,
the Lord won't come. But the Lord
said, "Bill. you go down there and
ask them for me"
Are you ready and willing that
God Almighty should promote this
awakening, using whatever instru-
mentalities and methods he pleases7
II so. don't grumble and growl at
my vocabulary or because ] don't
wear a white neck-tie or a Prince
Albert coat.
I, Examine the state OF your mind.
Consider your sins. Look back over
the past Look at your present. Take
individual sins and name them. Take
=. a pencil and paper and write them
down. Don't 5oblot them. Write
them down. Say. Lord, here # is:
weasel-eyed. see more through a key
hole than through a door four blocks
away
Some Common Sins.
And then, sins OF omssion-things
that you have omitted to do that YOU
should have done. That is the great
| trouble today. Oh, the want OF love
for God.
Now, some OF you neglect your
Bible, and there are cases where
some OF you for weeks and months
haven't read the Bible. IN bet there
/ are hundreds OF you here this after
noon who haven't looked into the
Bible.
Then unbelief! Instances where you
have blamed God instead Of blaming
yourself. Don't blame God God
never did anything wrong. He can't
You are wrong. not the Lord
! Don't neglect prayers. There are
times when prayers really offended
God because you carried enmity In
your heart
Then the want OF love for the souls
Of men. How little compassion there
! Is To-Day IN lne CnurNn.
And then, in the last place. your
1 own life-the neglect to watch your
own conduct-you have been OF your
| guard: sinned before the church:
sinned before the world: sinned be-
( fore God. You have neglected self
denial One Of the worst things the
! preacher can say over your body
when You are in the CONN is, He has
no enemies" II you lived the way
you ought TO live, you bet your life
you will have plenty OF them, and
they will be the right kind too.
20 Lord. revive thy work" One
thing more; sins OF commission.
worldly minds. pride'
Then envious. Oh. oh. oh. envious
! Of those that have more talent than
you. All, Ha,
/ Omnipotent On Their Knees.
The prevailing prayer is the prayer
that obtains the blessing that the man
or the woman who prsys seeks.
! There are some people that God
seems never TO say No TO. They
seem TO be omnipetent when they are
on their knees, and there must be a
| definite object, my friends. for which
we pray, and We must pray in ac-
] cordance with the revealed will OF
Z God. Do that, friends, and you will
( see fulfilled Malachi $40 Bring ye
all the tithes into the storehouse. that
there may be meat in mine house. and
( prove me now herewith. saith the
( Lord of Hosts" Some people are too
stingy.