The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-03-31
SOLD, OUT
TO HELL.
A Sermon Preached by the
Rev. J. L. Nichols on
March p, 1902.

Isiah %: 15.-"Bccause ye have said
we have made II covenant with death
and with he'll are We at agreement whe,
the Overlooking sco'lrg" Shall pass
through it shall not come unto us; for We
| nave made his our refuge. and uudpl
tal>ehool have we hid ourselves"
| have in my hand the picture of a
Iyoung man. am going to sell that young
man ont soul and body by auction to.
night. lie is Il young man Of intelligence,
good health. good disposition, fair rduca-
! ton and good family; no bad habits and
fairly good prospects What do hear
offered for this young man. Give me- Il
! bid. DO | hear a voice? Yes; what is
the bid: domestic happiness peace
and satisfaction in Old age" That's n
good bid. Who gives it.: Oh. that is the
v"lr" Of the Son of God. 90 hear an
other bid: lik" the roar of him comcs
another offer for tnis soul. What is it:
This voic" says "l'll give yo,l nctoriely
and wealth: I'll give social preferm"nt
political power freedom from the unnrc-
rSSary cur" of that boy, quiet about the
nous" when you are at home. Give mo
the boy, must have HIM" Whose
| v"'c" is that so boldly demands my boy ::
! 1t Is that Of the Primo" Of Darkness.
Llvr m" another bid. Ar" thcr" no other
!
splendid young man:
AGAIN hear that first soft voice and 1t
'llI raise that hid. will make over
i'oi"fIt'y u good name; our wealth. char
meier over social rrcf"rmrui and pulit-
"aipnW"r ! wlI giv" You the confidence
ana l"'" nI all men: over the other
| 'hln-H n clear conscience. will also re-
! nln' Yen that til" hoy is mine because
nave gwen my oWn lil" blood for him. |
Il'd 4" prize" On Calvary and you have
Il" r'rh' To Sell him to another.
~ strong appeal ihis But hold"
SNft'N"d tn" voice from he'll, "hr is not
b'iG over YET and VIII give you more
."li, yea, will huild y0,i IL palace ana
/ I'm" it with gold; | viii make
men and women follow and ad
in't" YOU continually and death shall
not CON" to You until You are ready
l"I NM l'cN.!eS have huuuIl
'h1t boy. Where LnI you get the o,ru.
| Sh"hiI lidS> Of rum which you have had
All along Whor" did you got your lir"u.
'i"ri> pleasures Whrr" d,l yolr ret yonr
Victims To wee Where did YOU ;,rt the
IL s''l l"n =o'nr y"n have: Where did
you S"' your propensity for lyingr yav"
Fol these and u add NOR" throughout
f",'F i.'r, IN" boy j, mine. Who cur,
h.d higher" | am startled >hn.k,J
What shall say: ",iono to t the hirn'|i
hIl'!T, Sold to he'll. And the bargain
IS made rrs%rdr.s> Of tn" protests of Tho
son of Cod who 1r4.s to- redeem INN.
i'H say t''s IS A strange seen" picture
"H' an Uhhrhrd of thing to do: This
'''F hIh'1 ~ an auction AH," roe, ON
'N'IH dtF mat "" !v" ANA the traffic i,
'ihd"r h" good, the church and thc in
IlyIu0i '"' !"
..,I,. i""h "n"" IF th"S" institutions is l,t.r-
any making an H4ro"muni with hrlI
every d1N and every year of pur live,
any we >'"hI ny aud IIl,W this Ia =, on
h''ajl'" Ne hay" said. we hay" nIl4,.
- "N''"ht with death, and with h,!I ar,
W" h' agreement, Whon tn, uynrtlnwiur
Nr"HrEo shall pass thru,.h il ,l,,,- nnf
come NM" us f"r "" hlv" made him uur
ourselves. "''
ihr'" "rr ID" wor> onr LDl,i spoke
'N'ol=h hr faithful old prpllpu Thr..
words w"I" addressed tn ,hc rnlrr, N
> 1''n'"J~lti ivr truly th. war" 1,.,Ino A..
'h'Hsli thrE had mHtu "a cuyrunuI w,lh
"''lh ana an a@r""luou' with hul and
P7"ibs II 'h"lr "Wn hearts tAry had
','" naH' 'h"," agreements. They had
"''l away from COD and r"ru>o. 10
nUt NOR" t'''>t IN or lean on Ilj> eyer
'">iihG arm for h II ANA suupp,t and
n"" they sa.I "Wh"n th. oyrr,&nr;,,
''"il@" ~u"U rulu", that is where IN.
A. l''|,N 81 ~" 'n'tnW, which SHAH yer
l'h VI" IHHl stlhI come we shah l, fire.,
''Id 'H'l N n"aije" W. >hHiI lie tu tiu.n
dh' "'c'lN" Them - that they W5II ,ru.f
IL ana Z" away and then WHEN the ,Inn
-'r is pd>i W. shah -hal;, nT ,LD y,I.
o. o. h"n'Ia-" aud ho again q froc uar.nr
'"'> 'htN went on with tNrir v.rr.! and
>''> hih corruption. both ,u;r r.tu;I and
F"" 'AI ana trusted in the I.prI fu rurL
~ "' l''hlA sold oHi thru,rIy nII
",, ,'',In ~ h,1 l'' the temporal power
"n, wealth thai they mj4ht rniu".
i'"W "'jl III pictures our n,orai and
SmrIImI '"ndIfIuir to-day 4. a r,ti,,'
cbtIch aud individual, ~
~ ~ Il mHtl"n. hy uur actions We, orr
I1'I''F Sold "'l' lu he'll. Thpr, i II ,,v
gong NJ every day from uy,,rl class and |
'""'l'h "' in"h III uur hHipI Lrrau.n |
~ N'i' We" or rohlnlN that j., hc,n.s. nor. |
it'iht''I hS th"ar who ar. in aurl,,rty |
I.N IL 'Nau!nr SOM. Of tines. th;y...
'"'u' F"nIS AZ" t!!" mi. .$i0nar.r. NIn,r
"i ,Nut'i'> send ~ irr",@Il Hand, IN
pre-" me -">l"l IN oh"II"lr" ~ 'hr
: ''''"'''"ld "' hriN' found that as soon
a. ih'N hdd gotten u fuoihoh in ;,
strange country and established rrI,ti'n,
U" "'"n MAT country and our own. thr.
'"'H ""f' iium"dIHt"ly followed iy rrai-
''7 ~ 'N'Niii-li commerce and 1lup.t lI,n
'H HI'nW al trade that was .uut Vg,s
"L'' ana WIN this rum the trader NOT
"'iI\ lhdh III" work. done By lDr ms,
r"harS, hI' left III" Iunr h,n,hnn in II
,Ar worse CONDITION 1haH She url,>io,i,ry
,M''ihI h'n. The missionaries, rr MI
~ '-''"I 'Nlh'rI"> lr"t 'sfpi to ihr,r
!, Y,'II''''"'' with IN" result thai all The
Ul.Ni"iu nHtiun> U4 til" earth Lut ann
, ltllI
hr''t"n. Ih" unly nation thai refused io
n'' agreement was the .nIrrI Siatr, of /
America ana I'll" reason eA,, r,r,l.,,l v..
'''"''>' II large "h.sl,"A urm IN Ry,tur
was PAYING u Ialg" prir" Tor III" rrIilu u.,n
W' ''' L"NrfLni"ul wanted lnr money
! ~, H"'H lfIh III" price and the JuEtnd
>,.l'r Of America au,d ont ro he'll
me -'lI" question is treated TN. som,
way L"r" at home. Evrry year Gup 0la
l"M hrnIiNar,i> ar" mHdr. 100. .Doo old ones
IT," "rHLN'ldr graves ami are u,h,rri
,o,' neg, arid" from the hearts ami
htIu'N 'Iat ar" broken and Ihr. rhjl,lrru J
Il" '.lrl" bath phv-ic1Ily um! s,,rj,uuI
y MI MS Is dome in the rrr of Tho rnrt
.h1' nearly all I'll" women in tho land
".' I.'>I "i Iil" men are asking for de
,N"IIh'' llon III" lNlul cnrs,. of rum.
! !" u You say, "Why docs hi, thjur =,
~ hr'0IS" "l!r r"pr">'u 'utH1ivr> say.
we need money aud virtually hav" an
80. '"u 81 Io. The claim ot the ayorag"
,"..l'Hu il that W" must have the wis
"'S 'hj beer revenue, tu run the GOVERN.
M'nt onl they ar" Wiling Ia SrIl vnrlr
'"lh ""d nun" ana tn" soul and body Of
,.i''\ uah IN tine nation for III" money.
satan lrl ne the price. in cold gets the
."r-lIu and "" ar" So ont 10 hell.
fu the worst i vet Ia come Siurr nm
worthy nwullhrre hHv" found cnnurL
'uun"r II "nr good ui constitution +,
''ri"ll II AWAY over the Pacific urc,u I,
ihr lh.Ippin" Islands, "" have rounI sn.
.nI.od n"""--tty iu l",u," vice If the
'"-'rt fornD aud pm tiD" price Of ,on'.
mt" "ur national rnIf,r.. Since ,IIr