The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-06
THE VIRGINIANS WEEKLY SERMON
SALVATION---ITS ESSENCE
BY REV. JOHN w. MosELfY. JR.

ldesspair. power that can neutralize
the virus of soul maladies. A power
that can supply every need of the soul
To the hungering soul it is the bread
of life. To the dry and parched soul
it is as rivers of living waters.
/ Again it is for all flesh. No bound
laries of race or region. Like the wild
wind OF this West, universal in its
sweep and sway. This salvation power
OF God is for Jew and Gentle. For
the nations of the earth. As Simeon
of old sang, "A light to tighten the
Gentiles, and the glory of thy peo-
lple. Israel" No depth Of degrada-
ton beyond its reach. No moral leper
too rotten to be hopeless. 1t is the
power of God unto salvation of all
sinners. while the lamp holds out
TO burn the vilest sinner may return"
is the song Of songs in this gospel of
salvation.
This Is true because 1t is the power
Eof God. There is wonder working in
the salvation of God. Gods ways are
derful. He tells us that The blood Of
Jesus Christ. His Son cieanaeth us
from all sin" That there is power in
the blood of Jeusu to revelationiZe the
human soul, however sunk in degra-
idation. The process Of eliminating the
tissues Of sin can not be understood.
But many things of God can not be
understood who can understand how
God can lodge in the molecules of
.glycerine and silica and explosive
power of dynamite. And yet He has
And how wonderful the power. Who
has not heard of. Hell Cater A
strait in East river just out of New
York formed by great projecting but
hidden rocks was a yeritable gate Of
k@f # "a fri wa q
the buryinE place. Of a thousand
banks and boats of the world, 1t was
a menace to the prosperity and pro-
grcss Of the American metropolis
Its removal affected and interested
every citizen of the great republic.
For centuries ii had been the terror
of navigation. But man was power
less in the contest with the silent
tons Of rock and the screaming tons
of river. But God was pot powerless.
He had hidden tn silica and nitre
and leaf-Iard the mighty forces that
would fling food rock reef out o." Hell
Gate and out Of the pathway of pro-
gress as easily as q child blows
soap bubble from the pipe Of clay.
The great government brought the
A"duuamis'' Of God 10 bear upon the
hidden rocks Of wreckage and ruin,
In the flash OF an electric spark the
arteries of trade and commerce were
forever freed from the great enemy.
In the blood OF Christ, wherein is the
salvation Of God, there is hidden the
almighty spiritual dynamite of God
which is able lnstantaneously to blow
every Hell Gate Of evil out OF the
human heart. No East River Of pas
sion and appetite, no food rock OF hate
and envy can withstand the omnipotent
salvation power of God. The salvation
power OF God wrought out in the pas
sion OF Calvary. To the saint Let IL be
said. as we stand In wonder on
/ tsolgotha's brow. Worthy Is the Lamb
that was slain to receive power and
riches and wisdom and strength and
/ honor and glory and blessing" For
Z this Is the song of the redeemed OF the
! Lord For this IL the paean or those
/ who have washed their robes in the
blood of the Lamb TO the sinner
struggling SO hopelessly I'm the straits
and narrows OF the sea CT life let il be
shouted, There is life for look at
+ the cruciAed one. there is life at this
moment for thee In conclusion let
the imperial inquiry be rung around
the world. Us any man ashamed or
Jesus - and may the response. Il am
not ashamed OF the Gospel Of Christ:
for It is the power Of God unto saliva
J ton" swell Ike a thousand anti
! pt1u+rt~s frt,tr1 every land and nation.