Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-06
Billy 5ss s'sasy: . Nuts For Skeptics to Crack

I'm France 100 years ago they were
SPENDING money and circulating liter
azure at the rate OF 900 pounds sterling
every year. The bible was suppressed,
God was denied, hell broke loose. and
half the children born in Paris were IL
legitimate, and in one night they fished
out of the mouths of the sewers Of
Paris as they dumped into the river
Seine. 10000 new born infants.
False Laws.
Don't you know that in the past elev-
en- years more people have died in
France than have been born, and in
1894, according to the statistics issued
by the French government. of all the
children born in France, one out Of ev-
cry six was illegitimate. In 1872 the
population Of France and Germany
was about eQual-36, 100000. Today
the population Of France is only 49,
100000, while that of. Germany Is co.
100000. Between December 1892, and
September, 1898, 1.223,533 people We're
stoned to death or beheaded. But on
it speeds with it's infamy today. "By
their fruits We shall know them"
Where in the world can you find that
more true than in the word of God :?
can see the false laws Of Strauss, and
Hume, and Tindall. and Huxley. and
Spencer, seeking to lure us from al
legiance to the word of God. but they
all go down in wreckage. What Is the
matter? You have never gone into the
bible to find out what beauty Is there
Do you love music? There is in the
bible music more beautiful than ever
came from the pen Of Wagner, or Mo-
Fart, or Beethoven, or any one that
ever lived or ever will live. There you
have it, from the dirge-like wall Of the
weeping prophet, Jeremiah. to the
grand 1mpassioned strain of Isaiah, UNI
TIL it seems to me that every reed and
pipe in Gods great organ of Nature
Is resounding.
DO you want counsel? There 1t Is.
Do you want to know how to con-
duct your business? There it is.
DO you want to know how to live
toward your neighbor? There it U.s.
"A good many of you are like friend
OF mine who was in Luray, Va. He
was told to go and see the under
ground cavern. The most beautiful
cavern in the United States is at Lu-
ray. My friend said, 81 will go to-
morrow So he went, accompanied by
guide, and when they came to the
opening of the cave and the guide slid
down the slippery steps and the cold
air belched, my friends teeth chartered
and he turned his coat collar up and
said, Excuse me, have changed NV
mind; Z won't go today" The guide
laughed at him and said, you are
like a good many of the tourists. Come
on" and he reached up and pushed an
electric button and instantly were to
be seen huge stalacites and the place
became a thing of beauty My friend
said, This is magnificent" Presently
he heard the gurgle of waters and the
guide reached up and handed him a
cup OF water, clear as crystal and cold
as ice. My friend thanked him and
they passed on. They stopped, and
at his feet was puddle of water and
the guide said, Reach your hand In"
My friend stopped down, reached in
and felt about. What do you feel ?"
asked the guide. "Just one-no, two
three pebbles" said my friend. mo"
said the guide. they are petrified
birds eggs. There were four. but one
was stolen. and my friend thought of
the poor little winged messenger of
other days. Little you knew you
were building for eyes not yet born to
look upon your work." They passed on
and came to what was known as the
bottomiess pit. The guide pushed an
electric button and lighted the lights,
and then iii addition lie lighted ii
match and reaching in box near by he
picked out a pine stick He lighted
., that and said, look" and he dropped
1t and 1t went down and down, swifter
and swifter, until it grew nebulous,
then disappeared. MY friend leaned
over, and there, imbedded in the lime
stone, he saw human skeleton. and he
thought, Poor fool, you thought to
tread the magic vale of this cavern
without a guide" Like lot of fell
lows are trying to live without Jesus
Christ and are leaving their manhood
and womanhood to rot and foster and
groan in hell because they would not
yield to God and Gods plan.
Wants You to Proceed.
They passed on and giant stalac-
title had blocked their ways. Another
had started to grow, reached it's prede-
cessor and folded it In it's cold en-
brace. They passed on and the guide
reached up behind a shelving rock and
raj graded scale Of stalactites and up
took down wand and struck a natu-
far he heard the hymn Rock Of Ages,
Cleft for Me" He dropped on his
knees and cried. my God, the half
was never told. What / would have
missed if I hadn't comet" That is
what is the matter with you. You
stand there. God wants you to walk
into christian life. God has beauties
TO snow you. marvellous things to
show you. You stand there In your in
f1delity. in your adultery, in your vile.
ness. No, sir that book doesn't mean
snap Of your finger to you. Until Won
nave decency enough to accept Jesus
CHRIST and turn from your sins. not
until then will you know whereof /
speak. Heaven and earth shall pass
away, but my word shall not pass
away" Why would you be doubt
err? Why want to be skeptic? T be-
lleve that no man disbelieves in Cod
unless he wants to lead bad life. l
believe no man disbelieves In the bible
unless he has a quarrel with purity.
and believe that no man disbelieves
IN nell unless he finds himself on the
way to hell and stands with his gar
aen hose and wants to flood and deluee
he'll. Why be an infidel? Why live in
sin with the, wrath of God abiding up-
on You?