The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-31

towns, led in prayer. C. f. Hutchins
and Hugh Foss sang duet. Rev. DR..
Lyons, after being introduced by Rev.
Honeywell, who expressed his admira-
ton of and gratitude for the help he
had received from the Reid Memorial
pastor, explained his sons connec-
tion with a proposed dance, which had
been described in the Palladium.
Appreciates Parade.
Rev Honeywell took occasion again
to express his very great appreciation
OF the mems parade. You showed
your colors last night" he said, lin
magnificent way. One of your
downtown business men said to
friend of ours. All! You won't have
five hundred men in that pa
rade.' This morning that same bust
ness man went to our friend and sald,
Say. you fellows up there at the tab
ernacle surely have got the goat OF
Richmond OF course there are
lot of knockers who tried to make
out that there were only few hun.
dred. Say, there were two thousand
or more men in that parade! That
Just shows the kind Of eyesight of
those fellows who did the counting.
This is. magnificent audience.
he continued, for night like this.
Some Of you have been here night att
err night, and stood or sat in those
seats for Ave hours at a stretch. 1t
speaks mighty we'll for you.
In expressing his gratitude to the
Hill Floral company, Rev. Honeywell
said, That's right; l like to receive
my flowers while I'm living. AS
said in my first sermon, there are
lot of turkey-buzzards in every town
looking for slime, filth and obstacles,
but as for me, l prefer the hummlng-
bird"
What is Sin?
At $40 o'clock the evangelist be.
gan his sermon on THE Work OF
Christ" which was based on text
taken from | Peter iii Is. After ex
planning the context of the Scripture
passage, he said: What was the
great work that Jesus did for us? He
saved us from the penalty of our sins
Therefore, in order fully to understand
the work Of Christ we must first un
derstand the meaning of sin.
What Is sin? According to the
Word of God it is the transgresslor
of the law. There are many forms Of
sin. but at the bottom all spring from
one root and that is temper OF op
position to the laws of God. Tha
opposition is the root of every sin
1t is the motive power behind every
evil deed.
1T is not necessary to go back ant
look into the face of Nero to see VIVA
sin is You need only to look int
the countenance of a twelve-year-olt
boy who stands in rebellion to the vii
of his father The parent is in thu
same relation to that boy that Coz
is to you. Your sins are rebellion
against God just as that boys stub
bornness is rebellion against hi
fathers will.
Defines Transgressions.
1T is impossible to describe sin a
a mistake of a mere overflow of gOot
nature Every sin is a crime, Their
are no big sins, no little sins, no blacl
sin. no white sins Every sin is bi!
and is hideous. Not because of tn
size of the act, but because of tn
principle behind the act. Every sil
is crime because it is violation
of Gods law. Listen. If you will TO
low me now | will show to every hor
est person here the absolute impOs
sibiity of every man or every woma
ever entering Heaven without first az
cepting Jesus Christ.
1T is impossible for us to thin
OF crime but deserving punishment
Come on now, you Universalists an
disprove that. You can't find any NJ
ton that hopes to keep peace With
it's borders without inflicting punisl
ment for crime. Some of you sa.
yes, but if God is a God Of Love h
won't punish anybody. Oh. that
shallow thinking. You might argu
that if Uncle Sam has love for HI
citizens he wouldn't put any of thel
in the penitentiary. If you woul
only trot one-half as fair with Go
as you do with Uncle Sam, | woul
have no quarrel with you. Do 70
mean to tell me that | don't love m
precious boy if | punish him? God
kingdom is upheld by law just {
earthly kingdoms are; otherwise
would totter and fall. 1t is not
question as to whether or no God
love 1t is a question as to the ord'
of Gods kingdom. Over every 81