Omaha daily bee., 1921-10-09

who wrote she had loved Gypsy since
she was o years old, Her uncle. who
was an Officer in "lhe Rlsek Watch"
wrote her grandmother In Scotland
Just before he died that he had
learned 20 love the Saviour through
Gypsy Smith. The other epistle was
from a young husband who had been
converted during the CAMPAIGN. stat
Ing that at last il has been given
him 10 enjoy real happiness Gypsy
Smith offered prayer ior both. while
the audience stood with heads bowed
II want TO speak TO you on Bible
repentance" Gypsy declared. 1T is
the most misunderstood and unPopu-
lar. bu, the most essential doctrine
OF the New Testament. IL is one
Of the most neglected themes in the
Bible, The love OF God Is preached
80 or 40 times 20 the one time re-
pentanee is preached. The pastors
have preached the love OF God so
often until the people are love sick.
They haven't sufficiently emphasized
this mighty, indispensable, iunda-
mental teaching OF Christ.
Living in Delusion.
"You were let into your church
too easily. II only cost you two
nickels 10 come in. Thousands oi
church members don't begin TO know
the meaning OF rebirth into the Chris
tian Kingdom. God will illuminate,
convict, move and tell you what to
do. but il is your business TO obey.
How many OF you people live in de-
lus,on. You may get angry with me.
The people were angry with John
the ~lptist because he preached re-
pentance. They put him in Jail and
cut off his head because he preached
repentance. /
"John, the Baptist, Peter. Paul
and Christ never made it easy to get
into the Kingdom. People who try
it honestly. know it is struggle.
When John was put into jail, Jesus |
in his first public sermon in Gallilee,
took up the theme. Jesus didn't put
the cart before the horse. He put
repentance first. Strive to get into
the Kingdom while the door is open
and the bell rings. You can only |
do it through repentance, and unless
you repent you will perish. That is
the gateway, the initial step towards
God.
Tears Don't Mean Religion.
"Not alone conviction for sin will
DO it. knowledge won't do it. 1t is
one thing to know what you ought
to do and another thing to do it.
may be completion OF
misery. it brings greater condemna-
lion. greater guilt, greater sin. You
,an hear singing by the choir, pray
ng and preaching by the evangelist
and the preacher, but il takes no
greater effect upon you than the rain
On the statue in the public square.
Some people think they are not
ar from the Kingdom because they
weep at sermon. They weep the
;ame way at sentimental play or at
funeral. Sorrow isn't enough.
Some of you people listening to
gypsy Smith tonight are farther
rom the Kingdom than you had
,een all your lives. You are growing
lard by resistance, cold by rebellion.
You can repent without a tear,
hough it wouldn't hurt you if you
he'd few. Do you want to know
low to repent? Take the words of
esus: Turn from Sin to God"
New York Campaign.
Don't ttalk of church membership.
t is blasphemy until you, have
ragged out sin from your heart by
he roots. Did your religion begin
hat way?"t @''' *'>
Gypsy told how he had conducted
campaign within a campaign in
New York, and had preached six
Monday mornings to some of the
women in Manhattan. The
tory how he had converted a wom-
n whose name is known by legions,
nd how she vowed to give up her
meaningless pleasures and devote
er life to God, drew little gasps of
from his hearers.
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