Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-30
SSELFISHNESS'
GNAWS HEART
OF RELIGION
SO-CaIled Christians Pleasure
Crazy, Unmindful of
Duties, Says Gypsy.
BIBLE CLASSES ATTEND


classes in Indianapolis churches last night
heard Gypsy Smith tell them their fail
ings in their duties toward God. The
fact that the evangelist's audience was
made up mostly of members Of the clty's
Sunday schools did not preclude the pos
sibility of obtaining many conversions
following the forcefuI sermon, for many
persons needed the call and advanced
down the sawdust paths to the platform
Representatives Of several large cities
gof the country were present at the meet
ing. and a representative of the churches
OF Syracuse, n. Y, who attended the
services. invited Gypsy Smith TO that city
to hold a revival meeting.
The evangelist was the recipient Of sew
eral large bouquets from the ushers Of
the tabernacle and other persons.
Many of you people go to Bible class
on Sunday and that is as far as you
get" said the evangelist. You never
stay for the preaching. You study, In
a way, a portion Of the Scriptures. You
know the letter. But that is not enough.
NOT FOR FAME
BUT To SERVE.
You know it isn't enough. Your own
conscience tells you It isn't. Where does
God come in in your life? Has He a
place in it?
I'm going TO talk plainly to you peo-
ple'' he said "I am not going to try
too be clever with you.
"I am here not for a reputation, but
to give to you, Gods message.
you'd better never know the Scrip
lures than to know the letter, and treat
God as If He were a farce, and treat
your soul as If it were a trinket. What
place has God in your life, at your
table, in your home, in your business,
your social arrangement? When you
plan your weeks program, do you
consult Him?
you go to church because the Bible
class is there. You affect a sort Of
responsibility because you go to church.
Why, you don't know religion at all
until you know Christ
PUTS TO SHAME
"MONGREL GOSPEL"
Don't believe this mongreI gospel
that anything viii do for Christ. God
makes big demands on you. Your
sacrifice must be acceptable to Christ
It must be a complete surrender.
There is a popular sort of religion
that teaches Christ IS all fOrgtving.
That is not the religion OF the OLD
Testament or the New Testament Your
coming must be acceptabl 1 dare not
cry peace. when there is no peace.
4 "You must put God where he ought
70 be-in your heart. 1t isn't reforma-
ton; It's transformation. Not to
be reformed but to be renewed.
There is nothing in the world
that viii take the place Of God. There
is no substitute.
The Sunday school lesson doesn't
count, If you leave God out. If you leave
l.
born in the darkest regions of Africa
than not to know God and never let His
word leave your lips. Your knowledge
is strong enough to save this city. yes,
this State. If you only will yield TO It.
If you go to hell. It will be because
you refuse Gods remedy for sin. And
that's the biggest sin Of today. Jesus
has crowded you at every turn, and you
have turhed Him down.
The only way to salvation IS to turn
yourself over TO Christ, submit to Cod
soul, spirit and bOdy-make a complete
sacrifice If your heart is unclean, bring
it to Him. and He'll clean it for you.
He'll do it for you, but you must sur
render
The trouble in your life, in your
home, in the world. is the want Of God
Let God come in, and see how quickly
He'll straighten things out for you.
THE absence of God is discord, misery,
tragedy, burden, sin, guilt, condemna-
ktiOn, hell. Where He is, is heaven.
= If a man is in with the world, he is
out with God. If he is in with God, he
IS out with the world. Let Cod in your
hearts and you'll not want a lot of the
worlds nonsense. Jesus said. BE not
confOrmed of the world What do you
make out of those words?
Processing Christians of this world
are going crazy over the pleasures of
the world. Five or six evenings are
spent by your young people in shows
or at dances. Isn't that true?" he
shouted.
YES" the answer went up in loud
chorus
"Then where's your rellgion?' shouted
the evangelist.
arise to show your churches where to
cali a halt.
NO ONE INVITES
Gypsy TO JAZZ.
why, I've been here two weeks and
nobody has asked me to a bridge rarity
or asked me to jazz.
oh, no. they say, they wouldn't
insult you They couldn't insult you.
either, If they knew you were out and
Uut Iot 0uLlSL. lou re dancing YOUR
way to the devil You can't love God
and the world
you can thold out your hand for a
cross on Sunday and hold the other hand
out for the black paw Of the devil on
Monday.
SELF, there's another word for it
flesh. Leave off the last letter Of that
. word and spell it backward. What have
] you left? SELF.
Self life is enmity against God You've
been singing Love Lifted Me- Did you
mean it?'
Thousands arose when an appeal was
made for those persons to stand who had
accepted Christ. Next was an appeal to
those who wanted Christ to enter their
hearts to stand up. Hundreds more arose
Appeal after appeal was made by Gypsy
Smith, answered each time by the arts
ing of more professed sinners.
ITS a wonder to me that the whole
audience does not arise" said the evan
Agelist. you've been a public sinner, so
why not now be a public saint?"
Preceding the sermon by Gypsy Smith,
Merle Sldener, indianapolis advertising
man, addressed the audience on the sub
ject of collections. He told the present
condition Of finances OF the organization
which brought the evangelist to Indian
apolis, and had pledge cards distributed
in an effort to wipe out the $1,000 deficit
that confronts the organization now In
payment Of expenses.