The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-02


sent out a storm, and say didn't they
pray every man-but Jonah-he was
asleep. They ased him who he was,
what he did, etc, and now listen to
the fellow. He said I'm a Christian
and | love the Lord" He wasn't
much of a liar-say the Jonahs. Well,
they took him. fired him down in the
water and the Lord had prepared a
great fish to help out and had him
right on the job to swallow Jonah and
took him down to the bottom of the
sea. | knew a congregation at Lo-
gansport, Ind, who couldn't have a
rrayermeeting because the pastor
wasn't there-but Jonah. But Jonah
began to pray, and say, didn't that
fish get sick? He shot Jonah on dry
ground and he hit it running. Say,
don't you see it? Are you tied to the
dance. cards, show, etc? Begin to
cry out to God. Fire you out? Well,
you try it or they'll go.
Then the Lord came the second
time and Jonah-arose to flee? Not
him. He was afraid of another fish.
That man in Luke 16 who found him
self in hell was mighty anxious for
his five brothers at home. So will
others be after they see the awful
mistake they have made. But it will
be all off.
See Jonah going up one street and
down the other taking the word of
God against the sin of the people, and
one of the first to get it was the king
We have ministers who can't preach
OF hn in, -
home and they have members of the
same kind. it is like the people
like the priest" Some people want
to belong to church, as they call it.
where they don't have to do anything
But when a fellow gets salvation, he
discovers there are no sleepers OF
the gospel train. The king command
ed a fast-not to get a new hat, not
for lent and then mix up with the
devil on Monday night-but to get
from under the condemnation of sin.
You see, he didn't only believe about
God, but he believed God and His
word concerning his sin and say
didn't he become preacher? That's
what is the chief trouble today-they
don't believe the Bible. A wonder in.
deed the isms today who are playing
meeting. Convicted of sin and judg
ment to come. Well, l should say no.
Just left a place where a lot of pro
Tossing Christians in meeting one day
dance the neXt-the minister stands
fot it. Think of what such a bunch
gets >out of the lesson of Jonah.
Translate verse 9 of chapter l into
our United States talk and it will
read: | am a Christian and l love the
Lord. One has said, What you are
makes so much fuss that | can't hear
what you say" Or in other fords, he
was telling big lie. In chapter and
verse 6, 81 went down to the bottom.
s. # her bars were about me-" That
was the ribs of that big fish. The
next verse, MY soul tainted
then l prayer" l should say. Math.
7-21 Not all who say Lord. Lord,
shall enter" But Rom. 1913. "All who
call" Poor Jonah! God had to
drive him to make him a savior of
the great city. Then he thought more
of his reputation than he dis of Gods
love or the souls of all that people.
Say, but the Jonahs-what do they
care for you? It's the rules of their
church, doctrines, ETC.. He didn't say
lie jeremiah, in chapter 26 and verse
5, IF you will not hearken." Jonah
showed such a bad spirit in it all
that he doesn't tell us what became
of him. God couldn't use him any
more. God used Jonah to teach us
that the way to reach men is to go
to them. If we can't get there our
selves, then send the right tract with
a prayer. No sir, it is not possible to
imagine how glad our blessed and all
of heaven are that there are minis
tiers and people whose whole heart
and soul hunger for the salvation of
the lost. 1t is not their ism, rules,
ETC., but salvation of the lost. With
Paul they say, l am all things to all
men that by all means | may save
some. Such men and women are not
running after people to join church,
hut people are seeing such to learn
of Jesus. How, oh how often, that
come in touch with people.
Am writing this on train just
from a meeting where a few men and
women were blessedly fixed. Some
mcdowell l should say. When
went there they sure did have all
things in common, but they fell in
love with the Bible, the Savior and
His people and fell out with every
thing the devil had showed on them.
Oh, don't let the devil cheat you out
of the best. Are you a father. No
child is more worthy of Cody faith
er than yours are and don't let the
devil cheat them out of a Cody faith
err and mother.
The greatest man and woman in the
eye of another is the one who has
lead them to Christ. Can you lima
CINE all that means when it is the
fathor or TnOthar