Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-06
CHRIST BRINGS PEACE TO HEARTS THAT
MAKE ROOM FOR HIM IN RIGHT LIVING

I mighty men VINO CANNOT save
was the theme of a deep gospel ser
mon preached yesterday morling
by Rev. Mr.. Sunday at the taber-
nacle. Excerpts from the sermon
follow:
In the prophecy of jeremiah
1879, why shouldst though be as a
mighty man that cannot save? Yet
Thou. o Jehovah, art in the midst
OF us, and We are called by Thy
name"
There are those in the world so
familiar with their bibles that IL
you would announce a verse Of
scripture and not tell its location,
they would tell you the chapter and
the verse; anf if there are any here
this morning 50 familiar, l am sure
/ if / had not announced the location,
you would have instantly said,
That sounds like jeremiah" be
cause there is a line OF truth an
nounced by a writer, simply be
cause the conditions under which
he was called upon by God to reg
| lister his protest against the sins of
the people were different than the
conditions under which any other
writer registered his protest.
! Therefore, emphasis was put upon
the particular things which would
meet the conditions and would call
the people back from their sins.
We find that truth especially no
ticeable in the major and minor
| prophets, and more particularly
in the new testament.
Matthew seems to have written
more especially to the low. Mark
seems to have been impressed with
the tireless energy Of Jesus.
Jeremiah made It plain that God
was in their midst. and he made it
plain that he was there as the
mighty man, that he could not save,
and he made it plain that the
people had turned away from God.
He showed that God works through
human agents. God gives us some
thing to eat, but If human agents
did not get out and play the ground
and plant the seed, by next NoFem-
Der. we would not have anything to
eat and millions would die.
The increase OF worldliness pro-
duces a corresponding decrease of
interest in the things of God. God
wants you to have a good time. God
made this world for our enjoyment
God made the mountains and rivers
and lakes, the social machinery,
trees to produce-God did all this.
Then in heavens name, don't be
low down enough to walk up and
take all God has done for you and
then when God asks you to pray to
Him refuse to do it. l think that
is damnable to be so contemplate
and low down that you are not de-
cent enough to do it. 1t is a good
thing for some folks that / was not
made God, even for IS minutes. I
tell you, I just marvel at the pa
thence and the love of God.
Just review your own life. Think
how little you have prayed and
how little you have done for God
and all that God has done for you.
If you have spark of manhood or
womanhood in you, you will say,
He is right. l am mean and con-
temptible"
* The trouble is not with God.
read in Isaiah So Behold, the
Lords hand is not shortened, that
ii cannot save; neither His ear
your iniquities have separated be-
tween YOU and your God, and your
sins have hid His face from you,
that He will not hear"
What would you think il I put /
my book up between your face and /
my face and then l complained that /!
l couldn't see.
Power Of God.
What God has done God can do !
again God can come back. God
is not limited in the manifestations .
Of his power to any one individual /
or nation or period in the worlds |
but any one that does what /
God tells him, He will bless.
So, it is a great inspiration to me
10 know what God has done. There
are several books that 1 always
love to read. First of all, the bible.
Then, the biography and autobic-
yraphy of Charles c. Finney, whom
I regard as one 'of the greatest
preachers that ever lived. / love to
read the autobiography of Peter
Cartwright, the old Methodist
preacher in Illinois in the days of
Abe Lincoln. / love to read the
and autobiography OF
John G. Patton. the missionary 70
he New Hebrides, and read OF what
Tod did through that man among
he cannibals. il
God is not confined to any per- /
cd. What evidences are there that i
iOd is here? First, because of his /
two or three are ,
gathered together in my name, !
here am in the midst of them"
And then, the union OF Gods peo- ]
lie. You know, there was a time |
when you could not get the peoples /
4 God to unite in an effort like
his. / want to say to you that the /
ess religion a crowd has. the more !
Inely drawn are the denomina- I
ional lines. II
/ don't believe in church unity. | Z
elieve in the separate denomina- S
ions. Perhaps you can serve God i
etter as a Methodist; perhaps you q
an do it better as an Episcopal /
IN. Different denominations re- 7
ect the different temperaments o: '
ifferent people. But, we have
lethodist or n Baptist or an Ep,s- Y
opalian, What must I do TO be Z
aved," and he will tell you, c
I'VE believe there is a heaven for il
lie saved and a hell for the S
ahmed We believe that salvation a
ONES by repentance and faith" fl
So, man pat limitations on his n
hysical and mental power, just be- n
ause he was a poor fool. And the a
licked shall not live out half their n