Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-02-24
Weekly Sermon.
oy REV. z. X ODELL. Of ths
Msiho6si Church.

soul.
Commercial Scriptural Language.
Gods messages to man are couch
ed in various forms of language and
figures that all may understand. OF
all expressions this text is one of the
most famil ar to me OF today. for
this is pre- :minently a commercial
age.
Cheap Price for Heaven.
Judas sold heaven with the Lord.
all for thirty pieces of silver. This.
however. is a higher price than
some sell Christ and the Heavenly
Home today. Satan buys men
cheap because be deoeives them.
Were be to dsai openly aud honestly
with US he would have TO pay higher.
NV Price. # Deliberate.
Should satan stand before US in all
his hideous reality and seek to bar
gain with US for Cn.ist and our hope
of heaven az what would we put the
price in money. As the hope Of the
Joy beyond seemed TO DC slipping
from US forever would We not raLe
the price until. even If satan shoul
offer as as he did the Lord "Al the
<ingdoms of the world to tall down
md worship him; would We do l.2
4. Success without God as Pnee Of IN,
Soul.
! Out in Ohio = United States Sen
ator lay dying he had accu u
lated a snug fortune. had a happl
! nome with two grown sons. H'
aad always expected 20 become
Christian as soon as be had attend
20 other matters. He called ms Ia a
. ily and friends 10 his bedside an
said. You know my lite. Il na
% JrospeTed every way save one. ou
S ( sec now that one neglect has mao
all a failure" Taxing his sons
land he said. DO not make IN
,ame mistake. NV lite WiInout Go
lss failed" and ne died.
J. Worldliness as Prce of Soul.
X a young lady IN PortSmour
. vnom I met in a social way one {,
.ning told me voluntarily wnen 81
l. earned that was a minister this e
lcrience. Two years ago u
= aotner died. NV father died wns
( vas a child. / was then a hapE
ievout. consistent Christian ! can
acre 70 live with my relative
They urged me TO attend dances az
1 finally compromised on the sqaa
II lance. out was still true 70 II
,hurch though 1 began 20 lose int
est in il. SIX montns ago thi
urged me TO take waiting iessol
I saw that il was one or the oth
and gave up Christ and the chur
G and have not been INSIDE a chuT
- building since and you arc the Il
- Christian / have been with since
% Soooing. she begged me. StranC
l0 As was. 70 pray tnat she mignt ,
,a Jack 70 Christ and hsr moyne
church and God.
1t Appetite as Price OF Soul.
Not many mics tron William
ouTg oeome acquainted som: yv'
lei ago wiTn Young man anu MS vi
Il was happy nome. After a Z
years / returned 10 that LOCALITY a
~ learned that inc young man mad
dn gun TO drink. and consequently O,
lected MS store. Hss wItc mad Tax
20 the use or morphine. Aoout Fl
years and / returned the tnno u
lix Just before / arrive the young ~
an mad been found IN ms .oed WIN
empty bottle marked lau1aaul
by mis- side and note pinned 70 I
pillow covenng read. i am dyi
OF and going 10 n"
co WHAT is TOO Macn 70 Gave for LIT
II We could buy SaIvauon vi
- would men oe wliilng 10 pay tor
Would any prlce oe TOO nIgn2 Wo1
An any price seem too nucn as tn
looked back from inc 'GaEeS
,ix Glory"
:. The wages OF sin IS death.
the gift OF God isessrnal Lre tarou
our Lord Jesus CariSI~ Eve
sinner IS ssliiag as so1. 20 to- D.v
49, Wnst IS SATIN pay1og yoa tor ~
soulr Wn4t all you take tor "
Al hope OF HeavenS rars you ss.tl