Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-16

Preaching one OF the bes: ser
mons OF his series in the revival
meetings. Mr.. Sunday last evening
spoke or the subject, Gods De
tective," basing nis remarks on the
scriptursl passage. BE sure your
sins will find you out" Conunu-
ing. he said:
BE sure your sins Will find you
out" You may escape the law, but
you cannot escape the consequences
OF sin. You may escape the law
OF man. but you cannot escape the
law OF God. That's an impossible
ity. And there is no place where
a man or woman can hide away
from God.
Sin is the one thing and the only
thing in this universe which can
permanently damage a man. or
eternally damn him. Disappoint-
ment may worry him and grief
may sadden him adversely may
bring hardships and hunger into
his life. 1t may bring sQualor and
want. but sin is the one thing in
this universe that can permanent
ly mark your character with a
mark. that will last. Be sure, be
sure sin finds you out in the execu-
ton of human laws.
The execution of all laws de-
ponds upon human agents. Law is
the majority rule. Law is the ba
sic principle OF our government.
All men are equal before the law.
All men are given equal protection
by the law. All men owe equal
obedience and respect to the law.
If one man has a right to break
some laws. then all men have the
same right to break the same laws
If one man has a right to break all
laws. then all men have q right to
break all laws. And when all men
and all women break all laws, the
white and the blue in the flag will
dissolve into red. and old glory will
be pulled down from her flag staff,
and the blood red flag of anarchy
will wave over the country. Law
is the basic principle Of govern
ment. No matter where. So you
owe what you are to the law and
to the enforcement of il.
So God has law in this world.
Sin Ands US out through the ex-
eCullOh DI the law
Can't EIude Justice.
While some have an international
reputation for being thief catchers.
there are other people VINO have an
equal reputation for being thieves,
and ability To eiude and escape.
One may successfully elude the
law for days. weeks. months. and
possibly for years. and yet all that
time, my friends, an invisible
something is weaving net which
sooner or later will bring that man
to justice. Go down and ask the
! police how few people ultimately
escape. You'd be dumbfOunded if
you knew all the crime that's com
mitted where ultimately something
happens that brings most of the
! criminals to justice. Mighty few
of them. ultimately. escape.
Now. in the preparation of all
crime. the criminal agent with in
credible egotism is preparing to
match his brain and his cunning
against that of destiny and how
strilIingIy do such incidents show
the utter futility of trying to get
away.
crime. He lays his plans and he
takes his precautions and he goes
to work, and yet destiny idly. cas-
ually and cOntemptuously. without
making any attempt to lay a coun-
ter plan. trips him up ny some
triiing incident.
BE sure your sins will find yuH
out" They will find you out
your conscierces. Conscience
T that incorruptible warrior W
guards with Jealous care the
temple called our hearts.
That means that We know that
we are sinners and that knowledge
means elf-Condennation, and then
we turn to God, the only solaCe. We
know We are sick and then We turn
/ to the doctor for help. Self cor
domination is knowledge of it. And
there is no torture that can matCh
the uputterable pain that men and
women feel and that they carry