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Editorial
March 8, 1923
Southern Christian Advocate
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
A preacher delivers a series of witty, moralistic quips on sin's consequences, church hypocrisy, and modern analogies like automobiles, starting with the biblical text 'Be sure your sin will find you out.'
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As I am a preacher I must have a text. A text is a preacher's self-starter. A self-stopper hasn't been discovered yet.
"Be sure your sin will find you out." Sin is a traitor. It prompted Judas to betray Christ with a kiss and, before Jesus could forgive him, it haunted, hounded and hurried him to the hangman's noose and sent him to "the potter's field."
I do not care to know everything you know about everybody in town; but I would like to know what you know on yourself that hasn't got out yet.
Just being a church member does not make any difference, if you are a sinner.
There is no difference in a man who sins on the inside of the church and a man who sins on the outside of the church.
Some people, if they like a preacher, will support him; if they do not like him they will deport him.
A sinner will be more concerned about his soul than a Christian is for his soul.
Next to my wife, I think an automobile is the greatest institution in this country and very much like a wife when it gets out of fix; you have no idea what is the matter with it.
You don't know whether you had a blowout or a puncture.
As I am a preacher I must have a text. A text is a preacher's self-starter. A self-stopper hasn't been discovered yet.
"Be sure your sin will find you out." Sin is a traitor. It prompted Judas to betray Christ with a kiss and, before Jesus could forgive him, it haunted, hounded and hurried him to the hangman's noose and sent him to "the potter's field."
I do not care to know everything you know about everybody in town; but I would like to know what you know on yourself that hasn't got out yet.
Just being a church member does not make any difference, if you are a sinner.
There is no difference in a man who sins on the inside of the church and a man who sins on the outside of the church.
Some people, if they like a preacher, will support him; if they do not like him they will deport him.
A sinner will be more concerned about his soul than a Christian is for his soul.
Next to my wife, I think an automobile is the greatest institution in this country and very much like a wife when it gets out of fix; you have no idea what is the matter with it.
You don't know whether you had a blowout or a puncture.
What sub-type of article is it?
Moral Or Religious
Satire
What keywords are associated?
Sin
Preacher
Church Membership
Hypocrisy
Judas Betrayal
Automobile Analogy
What entities or persons were involved?
Judas
Christ
Preachers
Sinners
Church Members
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Sin's Inevitable Discovery And Church Hypocrisy
Stance / Tone
Humorous Moral Exhortation
Key Figures
Judas
Christ
Preachers
Sinners
Church Members
Key Arguments
Sin Acts As A Traitor And Will Find You Out
Church Membership Does Not Excuse Sin
Sinners Inside And Outside Church Are Equally Culpable
A Sinner's Concern For Their Soul Exceeds A Christian's
Preachers Face Support Or Deportation Based On Popularity