Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-06


Christ than right here in this city.
If 1 have ever been to a place
where wealth and intellectually
seemed to be synonymous with re
ligious effort and zeal and sacrifice
for God / have met it right here.
There pever was a time in the
history OF the world when people
were more ready and willing %
classes. How many heroes God has
tucked away in stores and banks
and schools. Just waiting for some
opportunity TO call them out on tho
firing line of truth and righteous
ness!
God does not insist that you be
rich, but He does insist that you
be clean, and God is willing to use
little. Just yield yourself TO the
Lord and see what He will do
Then, the next thing 70 do Is to
get right with God.
Che trouble is when we do a.
wrong thing, We are not man
enough to admit it, bat W81st e. eat
and gnaw into our seals. and clEqE-
acters. The trouble is We don't tuf- Z
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Get Right With GOd. ''-
Then, the next thing to do RgrtDi
! keep right with God. We struggle,
you know, 10 keep In good strong
physical and mental condition We
| do that alright Lstss-do thu same
to keep in good suirftiaA condition
II somebody does something To me,
that is undermining my health, II
9 t. d
| II somebody does. something to you
TO undermine your character,
haven't you got enough manhood 10
get lid of it? Keep right with God
Did you ever stop to think that yUu
never breathe out without firEt
breathing in, and IT is breathing in
and breathing out with regularly
that preserves us physically Dom
you know thai about 20 per cent OF
your lungs don't get much air he
cause you don't breathe deeplyf
That is the reason people have con
sumption and catarrh. They breathe
through their mouth and not their
nose. They don't throw back theiF'
shoulders and breathe, and that
space becomes affected and sore.
Twenty per cent of your lungs
y
simply bite il of like that Just
that little suggestion may keep you
out of the coffin for ten years.
That We breathe in and breathe
out is true physically. Let us ap-.
ply it spiritually. How many people
pray? How many have read their
bibles? How many OF you prayed
before you came here this morn
ing? You have had your break
fast. You have dressed You go
out and work hard to get money
enough to feed you three meals a
day. You have to have clothes.
Iou have been educated, gone 10
school. That is the way We train
our bodies.
But what about our souls SevC-
pray. never read the bible. Lots Cf
people go to church Sunday morn
ing, but they never go Sunday aft
ernoon or night. They think they
can take a spiritual breath big
enough on Sunday morning to last
them until next Sunday morning.
That is the reason they go to the
devil No wonder they drift away
from the Lord. You. can't eat
enough today to last until next
week. Don't forget TO thank the
Lord.
You let God talk to you Is min
utes a day through the bible. Or
you talk TO God 10 minutes a days.
through prayer. Or you talk for
God - minutes a day, and you viii
see what a power and blessing will
come into your life Then TIE
benediction Of God will come upon
you.
SO I am trying to help you, my
spiritually, just as the doc
tor would come 70 help you phys d.
ically, as a teacher would to help
your boy or girl intellectually.
therefore,, don't look upon the
doctor with gratitude and then
look upon the preacher with en-
nifty. He is your friend. He
helps you morally the same as tho
doctor does physically or the edu-
Gator intellectually.
l want the strongest body 7 can
have. the best intellect 1 can get,
and I want to be strong for Jesus
f 1 can eat three meals a day than :.
could if I had indigestion. YetH
am the poorest sleeper that yoTf
ever looked at. You never met al
nan that eats less or sleeps less
han l do. Yet / have been sleep
ng better here than / have been
n any place for three years.
suess it is because you folks are
q good. You are a cIackin' good
'rowd down there regret 10
COX ahead TO the day when I will
AVE to bid you goodbye and take
he train.
don't know what your fault
s. Mine is my temper I have
10 appetite for drink, ! am not
enpted along other lines, but ten
Ier is mine. I have temper like
sheet iron stove A bunch Of
havings and match would mako
t red hot in two minutes. But /
I'll making progress along that
inc. Lots Of things come up to
and I hold in and DO
yell,
Get right with each other. and
he blessing Of God will come upon
GU. Get right in your homes.
hat may be one reason why your
hiIdren are going to the deyil. IL
5 perhaps because you will say
omething mean and contemplate
bout me. You are not iinding
lult with me, hut you are the
louth piece Of the devil. II I am
OF Gods mouth piece. come up
nd show me. Therefore. you are
OF finding fault with me but with