Evening star., 1918-01-08

piration of the limit. Billy's veteran
opponent is a tough customer. however
and it is practically certain that. like
last falls world SERIES" the contest
will then be shifted to Chicago.
Two big Tabernacle services are Set
for today. The first began at o'clock
this afternoon, and of the crowd moth
ing more need be said than that 1t was
UP to the standard of the attraction.
The second service Is set for 1880 to-
night. which will be the first OF the
prayer meeting nights" and chorus
No. l. led by Homer Rodeheaver and
assisted by Grand Pianists' Robert Mat
thews and George Brewster, Will Off
ciate. Those who have been active in
the preliminary prayer meeting cam
paign will be seated in special reserva-
tions.
Tomorrow afternoons gathering will
be at O'Clock, the invariable hour for
all the daytime meetings, and tomor-
row nights program will begin at Z 80
o'clock. the usual time. Doors to the
Tabernacle will be open at least one
half hour before every service: earlier
if the crowd is a particularly big one.
Topis This Afternoon.
Billy's topic this afternoon was The
Need of Revival" based on the second
verse of the third chapter of Habak-
kuk, u LOrC, revive tHy WOTh III the
midst of the years; in wrath remember
mercy"
In his address Mr.. Sunday defined and
described a revival, it's causes, its re-
suits and its impediments, in his char
acteristic way. Dealing with the last
named, toward the end of his discourse.
he leveled the finger of. accusation at
bad temper and abusive language and
used this pithy illustration:
"a woman said once to me, Mr.. Sun
4 ,a@ md co
but am all over it in minute
so is gatling. gum" snapped Billy.
thing in front of 1t to pieces.
Suppose we walked out and preach
ed to the farmers and We said: Well.
God is a sovereign" said Sunday, In
part.
IAN right. That is true.
"And God will give you crop only
when he pleases to give you crop. and
for YOU to pIow and plant as though
you expected the crop, it lis wrong.
"And suppose the farmers were Tools
enough to believe it, and they acted ac-
cordingly. Wed starve to death. IL u
when he plows the ground and plants
the seed. and it pleases God to give
him nothing when he is too darned lazy
to do it,.
Should Be Man Enough to Obey.
at pleases God to save souls when
you are man enough to do what COO
wants you to do. and 1t pleases Goa
mart. In other words, God won't give
a man a crop and let him loaf around
under the shade and fan himself and
sin lemonade and say, oh, isn't II not!
God expects him to get out and prov
the ground and plant the seed dlg
up burrows and shoot gophers and
skunks.
"Such results are sure to follow In
the churches If they can be persuaded
that promoting a great religious ana
moral awakening isn't something mys-
terious and has no connection between
the means and the end.
"A declaration of war means new
beginning of our allegiance to our
country, the renewal of our fidelity.
That's what it means. that's Wnat a
revival means. 1t means renewal OF
your fidelity and the beginning anew
of your duties and obligations.
No Free Lunch or Bargain Counter.
.I am getting tired of putting Gods
cause on the kind of free lunch
proposition or a bargain counter
sale. No! Now. there is nothing that
can put an end to all that like re-
viyal of religion. 1t will put an end
to it like water will put an end to fire
and like medicine puts an end to
disease We want something that Will
stop the progress OF the d1sease that
is boring it's way toward our v1tals
So we want something tho. is going to
stop the great food tide OF we infiu-
ences that are damning, and It'ting,
and corroding. and injecting, ano =
testing, and biting like a pestilence. ano
making our boys and girls derelicts
out upon the high seas and going so
fast that you can't see them for the
fog.
manifest revival is needed, when it
hat
low down. degenerated into third
rate amusement house bureau, and
when YOU can scare up a bigger crowd
at a leg show than you can at prayer
"Now, when may the revival be ex-
pected? When Christians have the
spirit of prayer for revival; not talk
and the spirit Of grumbling b. because sa.e
| like Well. that is the evidence that
would have liked it. so I have got
your number. sis If ] say something
keep your mouth shut. because other
| people will know that it was just the
! thing you needed.
| Church Should Awaken.
| "And it is time that the church
/ should awaken and put on her strength.
| and that is the spirit of prayer, not Of
4 money.
! MANY times ministers preach. but
they have no particular desire to see
anybody saved, and II the sinner should
get up and walk down the aisle with
the tears rolling down his cheeks and
| accept Jesus Christ after some sermons,
the preacher would be no excited he
| couldn't eat his dinner. You know the
preachers don't expect anybody con-
verted and they are never disappointed
either, take 1t from me.
God. we have got SO many dead
ones around in the church it Is enough
to drive a man to drink.
Now when you are willing to make
a sacrifice, sacrifice your feelings in
heavens name. don't come here and
listen to me through your pre5udices.
Leave them at home. Leave your feel
ings at home. You have no need Of
them here. II you don't want me to
walk all over them. don't spread them
around.
And give of your influence. Throw
all your influence on the side Of God
and on the side OF. religion.
"Yes, and then stand up for God. No
body can insult Jesus Christ in my
presencs without y sraN now don't