The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
READY TO MARCH

ness of character The longer a. man
lhaifs the weaker n character he be-
lcomes. Delays are dangerous and ex-
pensiye Every person has his OPP
,portunity II he takes it he is rich
and noble If he refuses he suffers
loss. There is nothing more pathetic
/ than 10 hear people talk OF the oppor-
tuuities they had and lost. They say.
1 Il intended 10 do SO and SO but l
waited too long, / put it on too long"
There are things which can be done
| tomorrow that will do as we'll Us II
done today. But these things which
have bound 10 them such issues tEat
must NOT and We dare not take the
| risk OF another day You have heard
the cali Of God and you have desired
!; 10 take your stand. but you have lack
] ed positive. definite decision for
| Christ. Nobody admires a wayward,
I indecisire person. The world loves
and admires decision. There have
been a great many books published
ON the will, how to develop VIII pow
er. how 10 escape the pain OF fndecis-
ion, how to surmount weak, vascllat-
ing. compromising disposition That
is what some Of you need You neea
10 develop will. decision courage IN
the face of odds
! Soul Insurance.
8 II well VIII lily SOdA- AAS%--
Won. say il is well with me. l am In
good faith l am strong physically
! / never felt better IN my life. am
bothered once in while with rheu-
matism. l have never been more
prosperous financially The financial
and the physical do not cover all OF
your life. You may be in the best OF
| health. You may be prosperous
financially. but is it we'll with your
4 90 x0f
/ losso II is hard TO understand how
men can take such precaution against
I fire and sickness and dea:h, against
dangers thar would mean financial
and physical loss and then refuse to
take wise precaution against that
| which will bring eternal calamity
/. You make sure that your fire and life
! insurance IS in a strong and safe
| company You see that your policy
does not expire. You are not wiiiing
j to take any chances on fire and
I cyclone You say these are days OF
peril. SO you look after your fire and
I life insurance policies But neither
of these are as important as the vel
fare of your soul. To have hre
without a policy might mean great
loss to you financially. and perhaps
cripple you for life. To de without
life insurance your friends might ne
in want. but for you to die without
your soul being insured in the great
insurance Of Jesus Christ VIII De 10
suffer the fires of he'll.
Is your soul insured against the
perils of death. the judgment and
he'll? A wealthy contractor IN New
York City failed in business ma-
lionaire heard OF his trouble he sent
for the contractor and told hum ne
had put IN the bank certain amount
of money to be at his disposal ne
said, Il want you to build house.
He furnished him the plans ana me
bIue prints It called for the pest
material. The contractor went to the
/ humber ward and selected a poor grade
of lumber When the house was com
pleted the contractor went 10 the
millionaire and handed him The keys
and said. The house is completed.
The yard and everything is in good
condition." He asked the millionaire
TO 20 and see it. He said, No. can
trust you" Just as the contractor
was about to pass out OF the door,
the millionaire said. You are paving
hiZa rent. know something about
yoI,r misfortune / have concluded
\ to present 20 you the house. The
contractor went away with Srantuoe
Int ashamed He said to a man, 80.
built il out of bad material Coo
has given you chance to build. He
has placed at your disposal material
to construct character that can
stand the tests OF time and eternftE-
II will not suffer loss. You can beas
him. you can decraud him You can
and may be building character that
may go down before the test OF God
Is your material good or bad? Are
I YOU building for heaven or for hell?
! The Price of a Man.
What will We give me?" Judas
raised the question when he knew
There were men bent on the life OF
) Jesus Christ He said to them. IF
IL betray Him into your hands what
!, will We give me-" They bargained
with him and said. we will give you
thirty pieces of silver" Judas be-
trayed him and got the price. Bar
gaining enters into every phase OF
life. Fhe question arises, What will
We give ne?" What will be my re-
ward il / do this or that? What profit
is there Il serve Christ? What profit
is there If / serve the devil? What
is my reward If I devote my life TO
him? People do things and are gov
erned in life by the reward OF money.
of position. honor. pleasures. tnno-
cent and wicked. qualification OF lust
and appetite, or because & will be
pleasing TO God. Esau sold his birth
right for a mess of pottage. Judas
sold the Christ for thirty pieces OF
silver What did you get when you
sold Christ? What has the devil bar
/ gained for your soul? Where has he
Caught you? On honors. money appe-
1 tite, pleasures. lust or position? A
young man had been feeling for some
! tine he ought TO be a Christian AS
I he walked along the street one day ne
,Io,ob+ came nowerfI1liy 10 him He