The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-26
POETS CORNER

How the hungry souls gathered in
To hear the blessed word of God
And His condemnation OF sin.
Many songs were sung;
Songs of His love and grace,
That came from the depths OF the
And lit aglow the Christian face.
He tells of his own conversions:
How the Savior lifted him,
And he's continually praising God
And shouting His glory to men.
We thank God for a man like that
That will tell the world if they're
wrong;
That breaches as God commands
TO the weak and likewise the. strong.
He brings the message to us
SO that all may understand
That there's no hope for y sinner
But we must do as the Lord com
mands.
He preached on the ten command
ments
Carefully explaining every one,
Showing the many ways Of SHINING
Against the Beloved One
eve are SHINING to worship idols,
To love earthly things more than
Him."
And he showed by many examples
How we're committing this very sin.
"To take the name of the Lord in vain
Is almost an objectionable sin,"
Says Rev. James, the evangelist
Who breaches Gods word to men
He told how we are SHINING,
To work on the Sabbath day
And gather in worldly goods
While Jesus would have US pray.
Let us honor our father and mother
AS the Lord, our God, does command,
Let us abide by His commandments
And have JOY and peace in this land.
He explained the sixth commandment
BY showing the numerous ways
In which person may murder
And send innocent lives to their
graves.
Thou shalt not commit adultery;
'Tis the seventh commandment we
know,
And he explained it just as fully
Showing the suffering, the sin and
woe.
And now we come to stealing,
Stealing from man and from God
And you remember how he explain
And set forth the paths that many
trod.
"Thou shalt not bear false witness,
And this is what he said,
1T means thou shalt not gossip
Nor bring sin upon some innocent
head.
"TEou shalt not Cover,
Jesus will supply your needs
If you live close to Him always
And advance His cause by kindly
deeds"
He told of the birth of Jesus;
How in the nlanger He lay
AS there was no room in the inn
For the city was crowded that day.
"And on down through the years.
He goes on to say,
We've been crowding Jesus out
And pshing Him farther away"
And Oh the vivid picture
That came to the minds of everyone
As he told of the death of Jesus
And how for us on the cross He
hung.
And then we would not forget
Those Sun Rise Prayer meetings
For we felt Gods presence there
And His voice with each heart en-
treating.
Oh I have not words to express
Those wonderful meetings there
When so many opened their hearts
aAnd sought God in earnest prayer.
And then we came out together
Into the fragrant morning air
And everything seemed to mention
And His Willingness our burdens to
He preached on cards one night,
l was not present but still heard
That he told how degrading they
Showing the sins that from cards
have occurred.
He preached on the theater and dance
And many were convinced, l believe
That they are degrading, immodest
and immoral, !.
And through them many are deceived
And now his sermons change
And he pleads with each soul to be-
lieve
On Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior
Who is ever willing to receive.
And how he works and tolls
To bring the people Home
As he tells them of the Savior
And pleads that they no longer roam
You saw that pleasant sight
As many took their stand
And confessed their sins to Jesus
And prayed to live as He commands
cannot help but write
Some thoughts that to me come,
But they seem so very small
When, think Of all he's done.
And again I will say to you
l can't find words to tell
How he's toiled and worked for US
That all things might be we'll.
The meetings will soon be over:
He will 60 on preaching Gods word
And let us always trust the Savior
And thank Him for what we've heard
And we all do pray for him
In his work each future year
And we thank our dear Father above
For his blessed presence here.
VELVA BAILEY.