The Washington times., 1918-01-08

church. Judgment must begin, not
at the brewery. not in the red-ligh;
district. not in the white way: SuS
Judgment must begin at the House of
God. That's where II has got to
start. Gods people have got to first
get right, and IL this city falls on
her knees with the tears OF repent
snce coursing down her cheeks, It
will be because the church OF Jesus
Christ came up to the help Of the
Lord against the mighty.
Judgment begins In the House OF
God. II is a new beginning of obed'
ience to God. All right. So, there
fore. we are all Americans. But in
a declaration OF war that means q
new beginning of our allegiance to
our country. the renewal OF our hdel-
Ity. That's Whit 1t means. that's
wNlt a revival means. II means a
renewal Of your fidelity and the be-
ginning anew of your duties and OBJ
legations.
Filth Like Health.
1t is to have your faith renewed.
People have their health renewed.
People that live in the city 60 to the
country. People that live in the
country go to the city. People who
live in the mountains go to the sea-
shore. People that live at the sea-
shore go to the mountains. People
who live in New York go to Palm
Beach. Pc pie who live in Palm
Beach come to New York. People
down South go North. People up
North go South. So We are as mi
gratory as the bird, all looking for
some influence OF atmosphere that
will be conducive TO health. so that
We can renew the bloom of health
upon our cheek. And II Christians
are full OF the spirit of prayer. sin
ners will read it; and II they are cold,
Indifferent. porphyraceous, critical,
fault finding. grumbiing, crochety-
why then you will grieve the Spirit of
God. You don't have to get out and
fill your old hide full of booze in
order to grieve the Spirit of God.
When the doctor comes to your
home and looks at your tongue and
IL looks like the corner of a blanket.
he prescribes for your difficulty. You
take the medicine no matter how bit
ter and nauseatlng. IL he only prom
ises to keep the embalming fluid out
OF your veins. and the notice out of
the paper. NO Flowers You want
TO beat the undertaken.
When ReyIyars Needed.
When is a revival needed or when
Is doctor needed? When is the fire
man needed? When your house is afre
When is a revival needed? When We
get run down spiritually. We need a
doctor when We become run down physi-
cAIly. Very we'll And 50 a revival Is
needed when there Is a want OF broth
erly love. when there is dissension. jeal-
ously. evil-speaking. and fault finding.
Oh. it shows we have got mighty far from
God when religion doesn't prosper. God
pity the community where business may
prosper, and society, and politics. and
other things which are all right in them
selves. but Gods cause is headed on a
sidetrack and the switch locked. and
Gods got to take the tag end in collec-
tons. II you have a penny you give il
10 God. and a dollar 10 the devil. The
Lord has got to take the short end Of
everything nowadays.
No Free Lunch Proposition.
am getting tired Of putting Gods
cause on a kind OF free lunch prop
ospition or a bargain counter sale No.
Now. there is nothing that can put an
end 10 all that like a revival of religion
II will put an end 20 IL like water will
put an end 10 fire, and like medicine
puts an end 10 disease. We want some
thing that will stop the progress OF the
disease that is boring its way toward
our vitals. So We want something that
Is going to stop the great food tide OF
the influences thai are damning. and
rotting. and corroding. and injecting.
and infesting. and biting like a
pestIlence. and making our boys and
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