Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-02
WITHOUT JESUS.
ALL ELSEFAILS
IN LIES PLAN
Rev. Mr.. Sunday in Sermon at Tab
eEnacle COunseIs Christs Life
As Only Example.
By GOTTA BARTHOLOMEW.

ulsHts CerrlDIy not, and Rev. Will
liam Sunday as he pulled of his
coat said he had never sweat Sc
much in his life as he has since
he came to Rock Island. The heat
nterfered, too, somewhat with the
attendance at the meeting and with
the enthusiasm of the audience
although $50 people came forward
at the invitation Of Mr.. Sunday to
renew their vows to lead Christian
lives.
A number of large delegations
occupied reserved seat sections in
the tabernacle and prominent
among these was that from Bu1a-
10, Iowa. The Berea class of the
congregational church, Davenport,
was there and they had placed
above their section a large banner
on which was the class name. AS
the members of the class rose at
the Invitation of Rodey they strung
before them remnants of various
kinds and a large American flag,
making one of the most attractive
displays of any delegation so far
represented. Rodey recognized the
church as one where he at one
time sang during the pastorate of
DR.. Wilson, when he was travelling
with Mr.. Weaver. He spoke of his
delight in seeing the congregation
SO we'll represented. A bible class
of the ST Johns Methodist church
was also there in body.
Rev. Samuel Van PeIt, pastor of
the First Methdist church, offered
the prayer and a feature of the
song service preceding the sermon
was vocal number by c. w.
i Daugherty, member of the Sunday
party, who sang, 81 Would Be Like
Jesus" Mr.. Daugherty has a love-
", sympathetic voice and the num-
Der was sung with much feeling.
/ Find No Fault.
Mr.. Sundays sermon was on the
theme 81 Find No Fault With
Him" and from it he drew a mes
sage that could not help but reach
everyone who heard him. There
was nothing ever in the life of
Jesus that was disonorable to God"
he said Jesus did nothing that
was not for your good, he never
or deed, he never deceived anyone,
he never misrepresented anything,
he never raised his finger against
anything that was good, he never
asked anything that was not for
the good of mankind, and where
ever he went lives were made bet
er and brighter, homes were made
7lappier, men and women were
! do
fault with that, in the transform
ing power of God?" is the way in
which he pointed out the flawless
life of the Christ.
"Character,' said Mr.. Sunday,
has to be 1awless. Character
man may be known by five things.
First what is he; second his con-
versation-what he says; third his
conduct-by what he does; his
ontributions-what he gives; fifth
his creed-what he believes.
Love is the greatest thing in
the world. Character is the grand
est. 1t will remain when all things
alse are taken away. You can't
lose character. 1t will stay when
your money is gone. It will stay
when your friends are forsaking
your You can't burn up charac-
ter. You can burn up money, you
can burn your house. you can burn
your clothes, but you can't burn
up character.
It won't blow away. 1t can't
be lost You can't buy character.
A reputation may be lost in one
n act of your life Character needs
no epitaph on your tombstone.
You may bury a man and his char
acter will beat the hearse back
from the cemetery. He will walk
the streets long after his name has
been obliterated by time from his
Tombstone. There are men that
lived in this city years and years
Eago-you have forgotten their
names. but they are still living,
either reproduced in a cross or a
benediction. And there are others
who ought never to have been liv-
ing at all. whose lives were a
curse and a damnation.
Power of Faith.
81 challenge you, can you find
fault in the character of Jesus
Don't your own heart say that ev-
cry word Jesus Christ said was
true?
without faith" said Mr.. Sunday. |
~the great things of the world
would never have been accom- |
plished. Without faith there |
wouldn't have been electricity. t
Without faith there wouldn't have |
been automobiles. Without faith |
Fulton would never have invented 1
the steamboat: from Watts faith /
came the vision of a locomotive: |
Howe through faith had visions of /
a sewing machine. Whitney had /
visions of a cotton gin before he I
ever invented it. /
Faith is the hand by which my |
soul touches God. Faith is a wire
less telegraphy which commune |
rates with the sky. Faith is to the
soul what the law of gravitation is /
10 the world.
Everything that is done for the !
benefit OF humanity, all charity, it |
%au comes through the principles /
IL Jesus Christ. Go to the libraries
and destroy every book that con-
aims the name of Jesus: go to the
art galleries and destroy every
5ign of the Christ, go to the hospi-
ais and throw the sick into the
streets, tear down the ssylums for
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