Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-02-16

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hall Its roof Is fretted with fire. Its
noor is tessellated with Gre. Its
chalices are chased with Gre. Its song
Is n song OF fire. Its walls are but,
treSses OF fire. solomon refers to Il
when he says, "Her guests are I'm the
depths OF hell"
Free Love Blight.
Our American communities are suf-
fering from the gospel of free lovism.
which, 80 years ago. was preached on
the platform and In some of the
churches Of this country. charge
upon free lovism that il has blighted
innumerable homes and that II has
sent mnumerable souls 10 ruin. Free
lovism is bcstiaL II is worse-it Is
Internal! Ii has furnished this land
with many thousands OF divorces an
nually. In one county i'm the state of
Indiana IL furnished II divorces in one
| day before dinner. Ii has reused up
Opponents north. south, east and west.
You can hardly take up n paper but
| you read of an elopement. AS far as
| can understand the doctrine of free
lovism IL is this: That every man
ought to have somebody else's wife
and every wife somebody else's hus-
band. They do not like our Christian
organization OF society. and wish
they would all elope. the wretches of
one sex taking the wretches OF the
other. and start tomorrow morning for
the great Sahara desert until the ST.
moon shall sweep seven feet of sand
ali over them and not one passing cara.
van for the next 500 years bring back
one miserable bone of their carcasses.
Free lovism! II is the double distill.
ed extract of nux vomica. ratsbane and
ndder's tongue. Never until society
goes back to the old Bible and hears
Its eulogy of purity and its anathema
pf uncleanness-never until then will
This evil be extirpated
Behold also in this giant of the text
4 and in the giant of our own century
that great physical power must crum.
bic and expire. The Samson of the
text long ago went away. He fought
the lion: he fought the Philistines; he
could fight anything. but death was
too much for him; he may have requir-
ed longer grave and a broader grave,
but the tomb nevertheless was his ter
minus.
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| go out of this world, where are we TO
80 to? This body and soul must soon
part. What shall be the destiny of the
former | know-dust to dust. But what
Shall be the destiny Of the latter? Shall
it rise into the companionship of the
white robed, whose sins Christ has
slain or will II go down among the un-
believing. who tried TO gain the world
and save their souls, but were swim
died out of both? Blessed be GodI
We have Championl He is so styled
In the Bible: \ Champion who has con-
quered death and hell. and he is ready
to fight all our battles from the FIRST TO
the last WHO is this that cometh I'D
from Edom with dyed garments from
Bozrah, mighty 10 saveY III we fol-
low in the wake OF that Champion.
death has no power and the grave no
victory. The worst man trusting in
him shall have his dying pangs allie
waited and his future illumincd.
Must Answer I'm Judgment.
In the light OF this subject I want 10
call your attention TO n fact which NAV
not have been rightly considered. aud
brought into judgment for the employ
ment OF our physical organism. Shout
DER, brain, hand, foot-we must answer
In Judgment for the use we have made
OF them. Have they been used for the
elevation of society or for it's dcprcs-
sionf In proportion as our arm Is
strong and our step elastic will our &C.
count Mt last be intensified Thou
sands OF sermons are preached TO inva-
lids. i preach this sermon TO stout
men and healthful women. We must
give TO God an account for the right
use OF this physical organism. These
invalids have comparatively little TO
account for perhaps. They could not
lift 20 pounds. They could not walk
half n mile without sitting down TO
rest Yet how much many OF them ac-
compilsh! Rising up In Judgment.
standing beside the men and women
who had only little physical energy
and yet consumed that energy i'm n
connagration OF religious enthusiasm.
how will we feel abashedi O men of
the strong arm and the stout heart
what use are you making OF your phys
lcal forcesr VIII you be able TO stand
the test OF that day when we must an |
swer for the use OF every talent, wheth-
or 1t were a physical energy or n men.
tai acumen or n spiritual power?
The day approaches, and see one |
who In this world was an Invalid, and |
as she stands before the throne of God |
to answer she says: "I was sick all NV |
days. l had but very little strength, |
but / did as well as could I'm being |
KIND TO those who were more sick and |
more suffering" And Christ will saw.
well done. faithful servant"
And then little child will stand be- |
FORE the throne, and she will say: ION |
earth i had curvature OF the spine.
ana was very weak, and | was very
ILL., but i used to gather flowers out OF |
the wildwood and bring them to my
SICK mother, and she was comforted
when she saw the sweet flowers ort
OF the wildwood. did not do much.
but did something" And Christ shall
say. as he takes her up in his arm and
Kisses her: We'll done, well done. faith
iui servant! Enter thou into the JOY
OF tiny Lord? What, then, VIII be said
10 us--we To whom the Lord gave phys
zeal strength and continuous health?
hark! III thunders again. The judg.
ment. the Judgment
said to an old Scotch minister. who
was one OF the best friends l ever mad
Doctor, did you ever know Robert
POLLOCK, the Scotch poet, who wrote
The Course OF TimeY" "Oh, yes" he
replied; Il knew him well. | was HIS
ciassmate." And then the doctor went
on 10 tell me how that the writing of
Inc Course OF Time exhausted the
heaitn or Pollock, and he ..pired. 1t
seems as If no man could have such n
glimpse OF the day for which all other
days were made as Robert Pollock had
and long survive that glimpse. In the
description OF that day he says, among
other things:
eesih the Woe ye woods. and tell IL to the dole