The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-25

The effectiveness OF the gospel OF
God Is the adequacy OF its salvation
No region. no relationship, is too re-
mote. for its glad tidings OF Rood
things. There may be limitations IN
ifs ultimate round up, but ii Is illimi-
table in its proxsmate reach and
range. The keynote of the gospel OF
Peter and Paul is sounded in the
prophetic ''Whosoever shall call upon
The name Of the Lord shall he saved.
The whatsoever gospel may make
the doctrinaire squint and squirm'
TO storm driven, hail-pelted puhlicans
and sinners. So,
The prophetic note Shall be saved"
has been changed, since Pentecost,
into the present-perfect mas beeh
saved for those who are kept IN ms
life HAS been saved Involves inc
nossession Of salvation. Every saved
man or woman has salvation. saliva
fion is a real and reliable asset IN
tbe sntritual Kingdom. This asset Is
rot a thing to be bought with penny
or penance. Not an Idea TO ne taught
with ferule and fear Not a rank 10
he wrought with fingers or fumes.
reu. a mower to be sought without
money or price" The salvation OF
rhe Lord Is the power OF Goa. seek
We the Lord while he may be fouhd:
cau We upon him while he "a near
is the true evangel Of the Kingdom OF
Christ. .,.o
crowded the Christ in city and by
tsea-sIde were simply. though uncon~
ssciouslv. seekers after power. seek
.ers are searchers. In every search
shere are two elements-its object
and It's way, .,. ,-.....
the intent OF the soul lin search OF
salvation: for the secret or salvation
as found in him who is both lsord
and Christ He NAV be found at
Bethlehem, for the angel Of the ma
3svity said Of the Son OF Mary IN the
DAYS Of Augustus Caesar, Behold. 1
bring YOU good tidings Of great Joy,
which shall be to all people for unto
you is born this day in the city oi
David A Saviour. which Is Christ the
Lord" He must be- sought Beyond
tGethsemane. for this Is he OF whom
she angel OF the resurrection testnheo'
sHe is not here; for he is risen, as
she Lord lay" He ts not lost. He
may be found, for the two Marys IN
their sweet search heard his "All
hail and held him by the feet and
worshiped him" Thomas ofund him
IN the place of prayer and peace rs
he shouted triumphantly. MY Lord
and my God" Beyond Pentecost thai
Same Babe of Bethlehem was for
Peter and all the house of Israel
t--both Lord and Christ on the way
TO Damascus Saul of Tarsus, al mid
daS, found him for time and for eter-
nifty as he tremblngly propounded the
uuery to the despised Galilean. Lord.
what wilt thou have me TO doP'
This Lord who now speaks so magts-
tsrally 10 the impotent plenipoten-
lttAiy of priest and potentate is none
bother than the risen and reigning I'm
manuel IT is he who on the eve of
anis departure for throne of glory
Nhu ndered into the ear of PROSTATE
gMnd powerless humanity, AN power is
tE1ven unto me in heaven and In
earth" He is now the Prince of
glory He is now the Prince of power
being by the right hand Of God ex-
kalted and having received the power
rot promise. the assembled Son Of Mary
Is the source of all spiritual power
both now and forever. The impact
CT his power is upon the human soul.
This power has "A threefold effect
upon the sinful soul corresponding 10
the threefold condition of condemna-
ton, contamination and deterioration,
The power in salvation IL the power
of Precipitation that unlocks the prison
door for the guilty soul and sends out