Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-13

that he would rather have stand
ing room in heaven than own the
world and go To hell, speaking on
the subject. How To Be Less Than
Man." A great number of men
had gathered to hear Mr.. Sunday
and they applauded and cheered
linn as he fayed certain existing
conditions.
Mr. Sunday continued;
When I come to leave the world
I want something better than that
which can come to me by rejecting
on the fact that l may have been
a great business man.
/ never look at man with
brains to run a great institution
that I don't look upon hin with
decree of envy. l have no business
ability. All the ability that ! have
have developed doing this one
thing - preaching = and don
know how to do anything else. II
Ia break down and couldn't preach
/ don't know anything that l could
tvln my hand to to earn my living.
I don't know anything I could do,
and so If I have any ability in bus
iness II is lying dormant. But ]
have bent every effort and every
energy and everything l possess in
order to advance Gods cause in
the world.
When / come to leave the world
/ want something better than what
COULD come to ne by rejecting Oh
the fact that l might have been
the richest man IN Manhattan for
that will be of little or no value
when you come to die.
Man Rational Animal
Someone has defined man as be
ing a rational animal. Now
know that God has given every
man a reason and he expects you
to see it. The man doesn't use his
reason when he swears or refuses
to be a Christian. He doesn't use
his reason when he doesn't do
what God wants him to do. There
fore, a man must be a moral idiot
who doesn't see that a man is I'M
reasonable when he is unrighteOus
and only righteous when he does
the will of God through faith in
Jesus Christ.
cannot define manhood except
as I catch the meaning in Jesus
Christ, the definition of manhood.
Avoirdupois doesn't make a man, a
man isn't a man because he stands
six feet tall-that doesn't cOnsti-
tute manhood. Some of the noblest
specimens of manhood have ever
met have been small men. On the
other hand, some of the abandoned
wretches l have seen have been OF
powerful physique.
Some of the finest specimens of
Christian manhood it has ever
been my privilege to associate with
have been men of frail stature, on
the other hand some of the most
mendacious, rapacious buffoons,
pOltroons and moral and sexual
perYerts and rotten degeneFates 1
have ever met have been men Of
great build.
There are some men that remind
me of sign, dressed beef" dress
ed pork" They are hCg-jowled
men and they lack the principles
of real, true manhood for they
seem to imagine it is on the basis
of avoirdupois-and it is not so. 1t
taxes something IHOte ludu tHaI'
God Is Patient.
But do you think that because
God has been patient with you He
will continue to be? Do you think
because God hasn't struck you
down that He won't do it? Do
you think that lie ause God Will let
some of you men live to be 80, 40,
so, 60 years OF age and came in
here, you that are not Chri Ftians,
do you think that God viii cor
tinue to be as patient with Eou n
the future as He has been IL the
past? ! hope He Will but I Ees II
YOU in the name Of God, don t put
the Lord to any such test. my
friends. as that. Don't trample
Gods law beneath your feet. II
you've done it up to now may this
be the last day that you live in re-
bellion against God! ! tell you
men. the church needs you You
need the church for a hiding place.
Many put a mighty low mark on
the church. Many people be-
grudge everything they give to the
church They make no sacrifices
20 NfOQ. lnSy y III uOlb OuL d lew
pennies of their surplus.
There are men here today that
are crushing the hearts out of their
wives instead of doing something
10 encourage her to keep on pray
tag What ~ do discOu.'H"rs her
and instead of doing something to
rake b u fa.th strong your atri-
tude towaT1 pr is making her
faith weaku-: instead of encour-
aging her to 80 to church IA
YOUR cnudrtt to SO - II Ir~h sou !
are discoui as.n3 them, perhaps. Nv
your attitude.
Oh, there are men here casting
cold water upon your religion and
upon the religion OF others instead :
of being enthusiastic for it! You 1
are throwing cold water on it to |
chill II. There are men here to- !
day whose children never hear |
them pray, or hear the name of /
God fall from their lips except as |
1t has fallen in profanity and in |
derision. There are men here to-
day whose children have never !
seen them read the bible. There
are men here today whose children /
have never heard them ask bless /
ing at the table. No siri Not one,
Responsibility Great.
You're a human being and that
responsibility is on you, sir. no mat
ter who you arsi You can't chuck /