Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-16
MAN WHO COMMITS SUICIDE DOESN'T BELIEVE
IN HELL, SAYS REV. LEPREMTEUR, MISSIONARY

. tinl the priest here tonight. The boy
ran home with his news. The man
then was very sorry he had put If off
so long lie died in despair, The
next morning friend of this man
went to the priest and inquired or
where he was the night before, the
priest said he had been home all light
and did not hear the bell ring or
rap on the door They tried the bell
and il rang alright. The priest called
in all the servants and asked them II
they heard anyone ring or knock the
20 the door that night and they all
were sure they did not hear sound.
The boy who went to the priests
house was asked again, and he was
sure he had been there for he said
the voice came from a window, he
thought. At last the priest came to
the conclusion that the voice came
from God himself, because the man
had abused His Graccs too long and
he refused to permit the priest to hear
sound. SO, my dear brethren. don't
wait until tomorrow for tomorrow may
never come.
When the angels rebelled against
God there was no room for them in
heaven and they were cast out OF
heaven into hell. So it is with us on
earth, If we rebel we shall be cast in
10 Eel. Often men paid for their
sins in this world. Many times the
wicked are prosperous, while the
good fail. Yes. God will punish man
for one mortal sin
1 once knew a man that he dill
not believe in he'll tried all my
arguments within but of no use. He
was pay teller in a bank One morn
Ing this man went to the bank In a
hurry, and opened the vault, where a
large amount OF money was kept. He
had to 30 out OF the bank again. On
his way out he met his assistant, who
was a young fellow.
when he returned he found the as
s'stant waiting at the door The as.
sistant asked him what he did with
the money. He said it was not in the
vault The president told then ne was
sorry, hat they woull have to 20 homo
until an investigation could he made.
For weeks and weeks the pay teller
was suspcnsed and detectives finally
discovered that it was his assistant.
The pay teller was taken back and
given a raise. About week after.
wards | met him and | said You had
a very narrow escape, didn't you, he
admitted that he'd very narrow cs.
CAPE Said. suppose your assistant
was not found out and he went to
another town and enjoyed his ill.got.
ten goods, while you was in prison
work very hard, What would you do
with him when you met him. And he
answered. I would bury him in the
very depth Of hell Oh, said so you
do believe in hell and you would pun.
ish a man for just doing tone thing
or committing one sin. And you say
God will not punish US for one sin.
But when IT is against yourself you
would punish him and would not al.
low him to repent
If there were no he'll. The whole
bible would have to I've rewritten. You
will repen, when it is too late. After
God has said Depart yc cursed into
everlasting hell fire.
If you feared a robhcr was going
TO attack you TONIGHT or fire take
place at your home you would prepare
yourself
death may oyertlke you, so pre-.
pare yourself.
"Thos Moore was condemned for
his belief to death And while in pris-
on many of his friends came and ask
ed and begged him to change his
views, but he refused. At length his
wife came and begged and she re-
minded him OF all the happy years
they had spent together.
"When Thomas Moore asked her
how long would their happiness con.
tinue and she said well at our age for
twenty mere years, Thomas Moore
laughed and said that is nothing to
compare with the thousand years in
eternity.
"a tear now may often soften
Gods heart
80 before you leave the church
promise God that you are sorry for
your sins and that you will never
more offend Him"