Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-28

Revelation is given that Gods child
ren may know His will about the
things that are, nd in the things
that are to come. Tomorrow nlghC l
want to present each person present
with a copy of the book of revelation
that you may study and read 1t IN
these next few days.
The term seven here means cycle,
and the seven churches mentioned
means the unfolding of Gods plan Tor
the church age, to me. We need
to understand how far down the line
we are and how far yet to the END.
The laodicean church is that formal
conventional popular democracy. we
are warned of the time of religious
declenSion There is a declenslon OF
love and christian fellowship. The OLD
time kind is about lost to us. What
does it mean to us who belong to the
church? We care nothing for their
good or welfare it seems. We get
into places where we fear to let 1t
be known that we are schildren OF the
Lord and we fall in line with those
who say there is no harm in this or
that. and we must do it because every
body else is doing it.
We are warned against this splrlCual
declension and age of spiritual tornl-
cation and adultery. The Laodlcean
church is the lasv OF the seven
churches. The Laodicean and the
Philadelphia church synchronlze To-
ward the end time of the church age.
MANY have come to the place where
their own opinions mean more 10
them than the word of God. In the
Laodicean church they are to chal-
lenge the word of God. They are
rich and have need of nothing, puO
God says because you are neither
hot or cold / will spew thee out OF
nv mouth Charles Sickle, one OF
the worlds greatest students OF
church conditions tells in an article
in the Worlds Work how the labor
ing man is turning from the churches.
The laboring man wants to stay
near his Jesus, but the Laodlcean
church wants to drive him away
We have not come here to put on
church joining campaign, DuG 10
have a revival. You have 10 "VlVe
before you can revive. It's the truth
of God we have to have IN tnls
Laodicean generation. Our opinions
stand out against the word OF Goo'
and every one wants to turn TO ms
own way. The churches do not neeo
good mixers" for pastors, but tney
need men who are real "seperators.
The evangelist gave humorous
description Of a stone brulse on -Ifle
heel of his ''stick horse" when ne was
a boy and the resultant outcome Wnen
the old doctor had to lance 1t. Like
that he said the corruption OF TINS
generation needs the lancet OF coos
word thrust into it, that the pooy
NAV be healed. This meeting Is noC
pitched on any ground OF compro-
mise with sin. We are here to turn
the light of Gods truth on, and let
the sword of His Spirit out. we are
rich but poor. When it comes 10 re-
ligion, it's way below par. There are
MANY good fellows who will go 10
hell. 1t takes the blood OF Jesus
to get YOU to heaven and there is no
other way but the way OF the cross.
The evangelist gave some very
striking examples of men in the
church unsaved who came and con-
fessed and got right with Coo. Meli
need to be warned not to let cnurcLi
membership stand between them ana
God Hear Christ'sN admon1tlon, Be
hold I stand at the door and knock"
.1,1dgment' is heaving in sight, and
the hour will soon come when every
soul must stand before Him.
Tonight Evangelist Winsett begins
series of ten sermons on the Sec
ond COMING of Christ. The whole
city is urged to hear this noted
evangelist.