Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 November 1907 — LIGHTNING FLASHES OFF THE LIVE WIRE [ARTICLE]

LIGHTNING FLASHES OFF THE LIVE WIRE

By Evangelist Loose.

Are you a “Ker-Pop” church member? Don’t stagnate—anything is Better than stagnation—stagnation means death. How will that do for an illustration of the difference between success and excess? -- What is your life? Success or excess? ~ 7 — — —r Life depends upon what vou take on —put off. If yonr grey matter won't grind out one idea in 24 hours for God's work, I feel sorry for you old chap. These song books belong to the committee, take care that one of the books don’t walk off with you. As long as we spend $500.00 annually for college education of our child and $5.00 for the religious developement of the entire family, and are not very particular as to whether they get - tjieir money’s worth at that, we may expect the child to conclude there is nothing in religion and become a worldling. If you want anything go after it, If you don’t want it send for it.

An evangelist is like a drummer in this far that he sells goods by samples. The church members be ing his samples, sometimes its hard to sell goods, too. You have a good town, good homes, good churches, live preachers, willing papers, use them for God. ' Push a good thing along. Don’t come to the Thanksgiving service! 0 a. m. Thursday expecting to be patted on the back because you bought a plate of ice cream at some church festival or you may get bumped. . ■' Its worth 25 cents a nightto come around and hear the chorus led by Prhf: Hill, sing bnt some of you folks will roost here every night and never drop a nickle into the basket. I will give you mine free-gratis for nothing, but 1 want a nickle occasionally for the singing of Prof. Hill. 22 ~~ Giving to the Lord is sorter like pulling a tooth, i. e. it hurts when youletgo but you feel so much better after its gone.