Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-25
Gypsy FLAYS
CARD PLAYERS
IN GODS NAME
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When the time was up for the meet
ing to close, the evangelist had not ended
his sermon.
Il know the time is up, but shall I
stop?" he asked.
NO" was the reply shouted.
That's right" replied the evangelist.
Jesus did not count the time when He
hung on the cross"
The evangelist told of the remarks of
the Jews, white Christ hung on the
cross. "'You saved others, but you
could not save yourself They should
have changed that word couldn't to
wouldn't for Jesus would not save
Himself. He was here to save others"
1t was announced prior to the opening
of the meeting that through the kind
ness of the management of Keith's The
alter the noon meetings would continue
until the closing Of the revival meetings.
BEAUTIFUL GARMENTS"
A STIRRING THEME.
Gypsy Smith poised between two themes
at the Tabernacle last night, asked the
audience which 1t would have. received
it's choice and then scared into one of
the most beautiful discourses Indian
apolls has ever heard. 1t was as if the
evangelist were clothed with the power
and the poetry of the writers of the
psalms.
Two themes are struggling in my
mind for expression tonight" said he
"One is a talk about the Holy Spirit and
the other is about the beautiful gar
ments that the prophet talks Of. l won
der which you'd like o. said Gypsy.
The beautiful garments" came the
answer
He responded in a manner to bring
hundreds Of converts to put on the
beautiful garments Of the power, the
glory, the strength, the winsomeness, the
attractiveness. the purity of the Lord"
TELLS RELIGIOUS
TRAMPS" TO CHANGE.
Those who are church goers but not
true Christians he urged not to dress as
religious tramps any longer, but to put
aaside their rags and step forth In the
royal robes of Christ, the royal robes
He wants all his followers to wear, the
royal robes they cannot help but wear
when they really surrender their lives
to Him"
All OF Gypsy Smiths sermons in Indi-
annapolis have been rich In imagery and
beautiful in thought and language, but
Il was apparent from the start Of last
nights service that he was in a particu-
larly exalted mood and that something
more evident as he told how he had not
had five minutes to himself all day long.
Il have been preaching to people over
the telephone ever aimee before I had my
breakfast this morning" he said. and
added. with a smile. Il haven't had my
dinner yet and | don't even know 1t. All
day long it has been glorious"
He asked which Of the two themes the
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Mixed with the answers Of beautiful
garments" coming from all corners of
the tabernacle. there came one piping re-
spouse: Good buds"
Gypsy sTICKLER
FOR GOOD ENGLISH.
Il don't quite make out your quaint
American expressions" the evangelist,
who ia an EnGlishman. remarked
II like good English-the language
that Milton, the language that Bunyau
dreamed. the language that Shakespeare
dramatized. the language Wesley and
Whitfield preached and the language that
Webster Numbered. Good old EusIsh {
That's a glorious language when she's
spoken, The best In the world"
The crowd cheered
The text OF the sermon on beautiful
Garments" was taken from Isaiah 81. par
ticularIy from the lines whirl read {:
Awake, awake. and put on thy beaud-
ful garments. o Jerusalem"
He explained that God spoke these
words TO Israel after they had appealed
70 Him to deliver them from their bond
age. THE arm Of the Lord is not short
eued that It can not save The ear Of
the Lord is not covered that il cannot
hear said God to Israel. GIpsv related
DANISH HANDICAPS: BE
STRONG As MOUNTAIN.
shake yourself Shake yourself" said
the evangelist. Get rid OF the things
that handicap. Stand up and throw
them or.
1T is Gods will that people should
be strong in the power Of His might lie
doesn't want MS TO he sickly. He wants
US to he robust, as fresh as the mornnS
as strong as the mountain. He doesn't
want US to go through the world CON
quered at every turn by some habit. He
wants MS TO be more than conquererS
ourselves through the blood Of the lamb
How Is it that you are weak that
every temptation that comes along floors
you? II is because you do not appre-
ciate the maguldcance and the power and
the strength of God. All the omnipotence
OF the skies belongs TO you and but
waits for our appropriation. The river
OF God never ought to be weak The peo-
pie Of God never ought to be weak"
1t is sin that weakens, sin and unbe-
lief. unfaithfulness and wrongdoing that
undermine the strength, the evangelist
declared.
LORD OFFERS us
STRENGTH OF ARMY"
1--WE could be strong as an army. ter
rible as an army, If we would only take
this strength which the Lord offers
The Devil trembles when he sees the
weakest saint upon his knees. But"
and the speaker held up a warning hand.
HE must be a saint"
God wants you to be always ready
to have every equipment for service
nothing lacking. Oh, to put on the whole
armor, the whole armor! And l tell you
that when God gets his way with those
of us who profess to love Him we shall
be strong"
He spoke of the early Christians. re-
lating that every time they prayed some
thing happened. "Oh. what giants they
must have been" he said. I'm tell you
why they were. They believed in these
things. They sought and obtained them
and their faces shone like the sun and
their words famed with power divine.
We need that today. 10 you know that
all over this city men and women are
under conviction of sin? DO you know
that people are talking religion in the
stores. in the banks, in the offices, in the
factories, everywhere 2"
SEES EFFECT OF
TABERNACLE SERMONS
He told of going into the store of a
rich man this morning and of being told
that the business men of indianapolis
are behind the tabernacle meetings, that
they are realizing what an uplift is be-