Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-02

more or less concerned with the claims
Of Jesus Christ In some way, this
Jesus is forcing himself upon your at
tention and is forcing beautiful things
upon your life
YOUNG PEOPLES
NIGHT OBSERVED.
Last night was again observed as
young peoples night and the evangelist
purposely directed his remarks and so
fashioned his sermon so it would be an
appeal which would interest younger
minds At no time did he threaten but
pleaded and gave sound argument why
the young person should accept Christ
while they are young.
The evangelist chose as his text the
twenty seventh chapter Of 81. Matthew,
beginning with the nineteenth verse.
which concerned the actions Of PLATE in
asking the people what they wished done
with Jesus. The Gypsy drew many beau
tiful lessons from the actions Of PLATE
in yielding to the clamoring Of the mob
that Jesus should be crucihed
is still unable to work behind the bat
THE question that PLATE asked in that
day Is being asked you today" said
the evangelist. What are you going to
do with Jesus? Yours is a more gracious
opportunity than in the days Of PLATE,
as you have more enlightenment, you
know more about Jesus and the way of
the cross is here to aid your understand
ing and to illuminate your judgment
Just as PLATE was making history and
as the priests and the scribes were writ
ing history in answering that question,
are you today. We have to decide to
love Him, to live with Him, to follow Him
and to obey Him. Those OF you who
do not decide that way drive the nails
again into His hands and His feet and
place the crown OF thOrns deeper on His
head. Those people are crucifying Him
again. You are to give your verdict for
or against Him.
ANSWER GIVEN WILL
DETERMINE CHARACTER
The answer you give will decide the
question Of whether you are a good man
or a bad man. 1t will determine your
character and you will 90 up or down
Just as you answer that question. You
cannot shut Jesus out OF your heart and
be a good person. You will be a bad
man II you shut Christ out Of your life.
You can't be truly happy without Jesus.
All Of your misery comes because you
have shut Jesus out of your life The
trouble with US today is that God Is not
In our plans.
"a prayerless and Goddess life is ami
NAL, vulgar, mean, selfish and cruel
there is no peace in that sort Of a life
Your happiness viii be determined in
the way you answer the questiOn-What
shall be done with Jesus?
You may have all that money can buy
and yet If you haven't Jesus in your
heart, you will be miserable. You can
not be truly useful unless you have
To-
acter are but the pearls of suffering. II
your heart aches and sorrow dims your
eyes with tears and a great sorrow comes
into your life, you don't go to the fippant
person for comfort, but you go to the
one who has walked through the fires OF
pain with Jesus. You get the sweetest
and purest things from those who have
gone through the fires with Jesus.
DESTINY TO BE
DETERMINED.
Something else will be determined
your destiny. You are in school today
but next week you may be in the GENE
terry. Next week you may be measured
for your casket and tomorrow you may
be marked for death. II there Is no
Christ, there Is no heaven. No Christ, no
crown, and no Christ, no victory"
The Gypsy then assumed the attitude
Of lawyer defending a client In court
when he said, II want a verdict. l am
pleading for your souls just like a lawyer
pleads at the bar for a criminal. l want
verdict from the jury for Christ.
You can't get along without Jesus.
You cannot escape Him. You cannot hide
some place when He passes by because
He will come TO you. You admire the
flowers. He made them. 1 see Him in
the wing OF a sparrow as much as In the
wing Of an angel. I see Him as much In
an atom Of dust as I see Him in q noun
tain When 1 passed through the Rocky
Mountains a few weeks ago l saw God In
every valley and on every peak. 1 saw
HI mon every leaf, on every tree. When
you take up a piece of bread He is in it.
He fathers the rain.
what will you do with Jesus?
There is just one more question
what will Jesus do with me7 You de-
termine that by the way In which you
answer the question. The noblest thing
you can do is to give your life to Jesus.
1 know what am talking about, because
I did IL. There is no friend like Jesus.
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