Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-12

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Tex, John iii. is: 'F'or God SO loved the
Nofld that lie gave His only begotten
eon. that whosoever belIeveth in Him
should not perish, but have everlasting
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The Bible is such a complete system
that IL this nation were governed by no
other laws than those found within It's
pages IL would be enough. II contains
everything needful to know or to be done
II affords copy for the king or for the
president. II affords also rules for the
subject counsel for the senate for the
governor or for the mayor; caution Tor
the witness. II requires an impartial ver-
dict to be rendered by a Jury. IL tells
children 20 honor their parents, i tells
parents to provoke not their children to
wrath; II gives directory for weddings'
II Is a guide for funerals; II teaches men
how TO set their house In order to make
His win supreme in their lives It APP
points n dowry for the wife; IL defends
the rights Of all and reveals vengeance to
the defamer.
"The Bible Is the first book II lie the
best book, the Oldest book In all the
world. Tc understand II and obey 1t is
70 be wise-to spurn II and reject 1t is to
me a fool.
"a famous German once said, When
German loves, he gives believe that
IL true OF all nationalities. We measure
love by our gifts. know of a man who
told people how much he loved his wife,
yet boasted that he made her wear the
same hat for 20 years That fellows love
wHs all In words-not deeds.
TITS the love that breathes Itself In
action that is genuine. Lincoln said at
Gettysburg, The world will little note or
long remember what we say here but Il
will never forget what we did here We
do not care for those who have ruled us,
but we viii never forget those who have
served us
1--WE never forget those men we love. 1t
does not matter who they are, we will rev
member those whose hearts are filed
with kindness and love. We never forget
those who served us we'll and were kind
20 us.
''And SO we'll never forget Abraham
Lincoln. They tried to hide him in a
cabin out In the wilderness, but the
angels sang and cheered him. and he
studied and grew so big and strong that
one day the logs fell down and he stepped
right out of that cabin and into the White
House, because he had seen men sold into
slavery and the love in his heart had
risen and he had cried. Tll smlte that
thing II ever get a chance
II once knew of a man who would come
to church regularly and tell how much
he loved the Lord, yet he would go out
and spend more for tobacco in one year
than he had given to the church or to
the Lords work in ten.
corners which breaches inhdelity tine
rured with anarchy. Their arguments are
very subtle. they evade the police; they
said II God gave His Son to die, then He's
murderer and not At to love, and that
the Bible Is not ht to be in the home.
that old father when the war broke out
and his son enlisted. or when the Spanish
American War broke out and another son
enlisted. that he did not love them he
cause he was willing for them to fight
and die for their, country-just tell that
old father that the sacrifice of his two
boys was no evidence of love-see what
he would say.
The Government penitentiary at Fort
1.eavenworth is as much evidence of the
love of our Government as the United
States Mint. II we had no law and no
penalties, life and virtue wouldn't be
worth the snap of your finger, You let
every man do as he pleases. anarchy
would prevail and we would have a red
nag instead of the stars and stripes.
IT have no interest In God who does
not smite; cannot understand all of
Gods methods OF dealing with us, I can
not harmonize all OF His laws with what
know in my soul to be His true nature,
but / am not fool enough to spurn Him
Just because of that.
why does man need saving? Because
sin surrounds us on all sides. We run
against sin every time we move. Sin
hurls us to the ground, 1t batters, 1t
bruises. II mangles. If we say We have
no sin we deceive ourselves and the
truth lis not In u.s. .-t
There are some who say that wrong
IL truth In disguise. that error is truth
viewed from the opposite side. that vice
is only another name for virtue. We
who believe the Bible. know there is a
difference between sin and salvation as
great and as broad as eternity. Sin is
. serpent salvation dove; sin is
devil salvation an angel; sin Is darkness
salvation is light: sin Is bitterness. sal
walton is sweetness; sin is disease. saliva
tion is health; sin Is pain, salvation is Joy
and harpiness.
when you can prove to me that there
is no difference between heaven and hell
then you can make me believe there is no
difference between sin and salvation. You
run against sin every time you move. You
have business relations with a man; he
makes statement you know to be false
II lying is not a sin. then telling the
truth Is not a virtue. We run against
sin walking down the street. see that
drunken man. staggering and muttering
along; II drunkenness Is not sin. then
sobrety Is not a virtue. We see sin
when we turn the corner and hear q
gang OF roughs pouring out their tor
rents OF profanity. II profanity is not
sin. then prayer is not virtue. We see
some one coveting your money, your.
jewelry. He enters and he murders; II
murder is not sin, then mercy is not
virtue
This old world for thousands OF years
has been. full OF lying. drunkenness.
adultery. profanity and murder There
fore. We say the world is fun OF sin
Prove to. us that these things do not
exist and we will believe there Is no sin.
''sin Is a terrible fact; the world Is
biighted stained, cursed. ruined by sin.
Bin "a the cause OF disappointment pain,
shame. degradation and sorrow; sin Is
Gods enemy; sin Is the great enemy of
the human race.
''yyhaf Il siuf It's viper which fastens
its fangs IN the soul and Nils II with
poison; II is q serpent that twists it's
alimy coils around the soul and erushes
out It's very life; it Is the whirlpool that
draws the soul out OF its course to
heaven and plunges IL down into hell; il
Is a ioathsome incuFable disease which
turns all moral beauty into rottenness ana
NTH Il IS a chain which the sinner forges
link by link It Is q sexton that digs
sfaFes for human souls; Il is stoker
that feeds and fires passion and hate; II
4 q siren Turing men into her embrace
and then leaps with them into the surging
aea Of ruin
-ain bliEhts the fairsst bloom OF youth;
Il breaks the heart OF the parent, brings
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