The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-30
LEARN VALUE OF A SOUL
AND Be RELIEVED OF SIN
Rev. TX. y. Hartncss, Pastor of Den"
ny-Strect Methodist, breaches on
Mans Duty to Himself and God.
MANS SOUL Is PRICELESS
Value of Soul May he Measured by
the Immeasura bic Price of Its Re
dcmption, Which Was the Blood
Christ Shed on the Gross.

Disregarding the value of souls is
leading the world toa maelstrom OF
folly, mischief and wickedness was
pointed out last night in a sermon In
Denny Street Methodist church by
Rev. X. n. Hardness, from his text,
THE Value eof the Soul" He spoke
as follows:
For what is a man profited, If he
shall gain the whole world, and lose
his own soul? or what shall a man
give in exchange for his sou? p
Matthew 1926.
1t has been suggested that in all
the Bible there is not more weighty
sentence than this. Were 1t duly and
properly considered what a religious.
God serving and Christ loving world
this would become, But the disre-
gard of it makes this beautiful old
world the scene Of mischief, folly and
wicke dness, which We behold in all
places of earth's remotest bounds, In
order that these words shall he given
full force, We must remember whose
they are. They are the words OF Je-
! sus Christ. the inCarnate God, tho
Creator and upholder of the world.
And who is so able to determine that
the soul, is worth more than the
world. as He who made them both
He made the soul and lie made the
world: yea, the price He paid for the
redemption OF the soul was ms own
precious blood. Surely then He
knows the price or value of the soul.
Regard these words beseech YOU
my friend, teiioW traveller 10 the pa
OF Gods lnheNbte justice. as nun OF
truth. and truth of the greatest I'M
portaurp To Yourself And oh that
/ He who first spoke them to His dis
I ctples, NAV now speak them 10 our
hearts bT ms HOY spirit, that We
might heed tnfih as We shouId.
In the nrlef space altotted US TOT
the consideration OF TINS subject We
can only notice few OF the impor-
tant points.
Mans Soul Is Priceless.
!, Every ono has soul and that
soul is OF priceless value Goa mas
not told as so much about the soul
as to crafty our curiosity. but enough
TO assist our faith.
From the Blble alone DO We learn
anything that is satisfactory concern
. ing our souls; and there We ind That
the soul IS something distinct from
the BODY. thinking immortal sub
stance, ana capable OF living separate
: y from the body in another world
This appears from Matthew lo;2S.
where Jesus said to Hls disciples.
/ Fear not them which Kill the body
hut are not able to XII the soul; but
rather fear him which is aoic 10 de-
/ stroy both soul and body ia he'll In
IKE manner we learn from the par
aole o! owes and Lazarus that INC
soul OF the former was tormented IN
hell, while his body nay buried IN
earth. Jesus assured the penIten;
thief on the cross ina ne shou'd Dc
with Him that day IN Paradise, while
as we know the body OF Jesus was
I iald III the TOMB. tt - sara OF JuuaS
that he went to his own place, which
certainly was hell; but mis- Wretched
body was on earth 80. Fuhl declared
( that death would he gam 10 MN De
cause, when absent from the oodF'
; he would he present with the Lord
useful as ne was IN ne ehnrHh ana
happy in that usefulness, he rather
desired TO dle, 10 depart, To ne with
Christ, which was Tar better
Christs Blood Pric" OF soul
The worth or the soul IS ait"sted
! by the amazing price paid for us re-
! demption. For as much as We hno"
, that We were not redeemed with cor
/ ruptible things, as silver or gold. but
with the precious blood or Christ -
( Peter 1:1S-l9p. Surely, thea me
ransom price Oh tnt s"ut PeSp'"Nr ~
infinite value. q. That men every
where would learn to Value 'he''
souls in the light OF Heaven,
! Heaven and Christ and the HOY
Spirit invites us 10 come To- Goa put
( il is the business OF the devil 10 oe-
stroy the souls OF uen
! IL. Man may lose hrs sonlsaha 'hat
he is in danger Of DONG SO.
The soul Of man cannon pc ioSS
I by Ceasing TO he; Tor, being lmhot-
I tai that is impossible. no" Siao'H
would condemned soul cease 10 De
If il Were possible but Tor a SOU
4 to be lost is for IL to be lost 10 tna'
happiness, here and hereafter whloh
! is suited 10 its nature. II Is TO rose
all the present pleasures OF relig!on
the consolation that IS IN Chrls''
1.-The comfort OF love the peace that
passeth all understanding and the
joy of the Holy Ghost, winch Is uh-
speakabIe and full of glory.
Al HnEOnXRTttu
generate persons, all impenitent per
sons and all neglectors OF the gospel
will lose their souls eternally. See
/ Matt Ipln I,3l[a IL :