Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-01

lif,gdof1, of God
the comforts of Life that their boy
or gisl may have IN education. But
an education II not necessary to
get into heaven. God does not re-
Quirs that Many things are degir-
eble, bat not nscessasy.
Wealth 10 desirable and money
10 the medium whereby we buy and
exchange commodities In life. but
God does not compel or require
that you have rating in Brad
streets or r. g. Dunn's before the
gstes Of heaven will let you across
the threshold. Wealth 10 desirable,
but God does not require you to
have . certain amount Of wealth
before you can get into heaven.
Salvation 70 necessary. You have
made education and wealth the
main points. leaving salvstioh out.
50 Il Il sad to see things that
would be perfect but for the lack
of one thing.
Most Of NJ here tonight came
from Christian homes. You have
the memory Of . godly father or
mother You havs been surround
| Cd by Christian influences, On our
coins We stamp 'tIn God We Trust .
Under the influences Of It. you
have turned ~ naturally toward
this tabernacle as q flower will
turn toward the sun. when it lifts
its lips to be kissed by the sun
shine and the dew.
Influence OF Companions.
And then, companions. Many are
! in heaven because Of the influence
fof companions. Others are in hell
because they have gone with the
wfonk crowd.
Many q man has a good. godly
wife. or he had . godly mother
IND ! believe the prayers Of many
Z mans wife are . lightning rod
above his head to keep God from
/ knocking him down IN his cussed.
ness and SIN. SO. therefore, for
the sake Of companions, you can
thank the Lord.
No honest man or woman is left
in the dark. Some skeptics are ar:
! gumentative. They are religious
pugilists. Their hands are againsl
teysry man. Stop Sighting against
man. Stop fighting against 0Dd.
whoever win repent will 60 in
and the last one 70 feel that they
nesd Jesus Christ Ii the refined
/ courteous man or woman, and they
think that the preacher that tell
them they need Jesus Christ 10 .
fool.
Don't condemn him. Don't con.
denim me. You can't prove tina,
what ! preach 10 not IN the bible
/ tell you anothsr thing. It j. de
testable II not blasphemous. I
that man had been . bum. . rum
hound and vile. you car bet YOU
sweet life that Jesus Christ woult
never have said, Thou art not a.
from the kingdom Of God" No, sir
! have heard that emphasized II
! church and I have heard It empha
sized IN missions where so man,
have been converted.
God will save . drunkard quick
I, er than He Will . sober manf Tha
| 10 . lie. That 10 not true. But yog
may be able to convince the drunk
ard that they need Jesus Chris
quicker than you can convince tn,
lother fellow.
4 "The publican and the harlot will
! go into the kingdom Of heaven be
fore you do"
/, Morality Counts.
your morality is to be admired
It Is the best thing outside of re
ligion, but It is not religion and i
IL not enough. You must confes
Jesus Chriat and publicly TAX
lxour, stand. What you might re
gard as moral. the Lord wouldn't
And It Is Gods standard that final
fly has to be met.
You may say to me, isn't tina
q small thing to keep me ont o
heayen?" I've never had the au
dacity to sit in Judgment on th
DEGREES Of God. The only law O
salvation ! know is His law. Yo
wouldn't think Of getting on q shi
without q compass to cross tn
ocean. With q, compass 1t can g
; to Liverpool and not deviate tw
miles from It's route unless drive
out Of 1t by storms.
Gods law Is the compass; tn
plan Of redemption il the bes
thing. That's why God gives 1t
It's the only thing.
A lot Of you men and wome
don't realize how near you are, du
to your mothers prayer. Their
never has beneath the Stars an
Stripes, in my opinion, been . r.
vival held where more people
! every nook and corner have bee
praying for the campaign tina
here. And, sir, men and wome
whose eyes have never kazed upo
. your skyline have been sheddin
/ tears and spending sleepless nigh:
. praying God to open the gates {
heaven, and when you get to glor
! you will realize then how thankfl
you ought to be to God for the pRa,
, ers Of people that have turned 20
down these aisles.
ii God answers the prayers Of pee
/ pie who live In the dug-outs ON th
; plains of Kansas, or down in Ter
, nessee, Or the Southland.
n F0olishness OF prayer! Multi
tudes OF YOU wouldn't be here t
night II 1t hadn't been for praye
Prayer brought you into your sea
where you are now.
C0nnan0nents Low,
II The 10 commandments are nj
10 laws but one law and II 70