The Washington herald., 1918-01-24
EVENING SERMON.

behind my back. God says. ST will
cast them into the deepest depths OF
the sea"
Over near the friendly islands in the
Pacific ocean. they have lowered the
chain six and one-half miles and
haven't found the bottom yet. There
Is valley six and half miles deep,
q mountain peak higher than Mt.
Everett Of the Himalayas was, which
Is 5000 feet or 1--WE miles. God says,
II will cast them into the deepest
depth Of the seas"
Two miles OF water roll over the
Titanic. Out there It js six and one
half miles.
Oh. you can't see When there is six
and one-half miles rolling over. That
Is what becomes of my sins. God says,
II cast them behind my back. cast
them into the deepest depths of the
sea. will remember your transgres-
sions against you no more forever. T"
God passes an act of forgetfulness
and oblivion.
II there Is any man this side of hell
that ! absolutely despise with every
drop OF my blood. every molecule.
and brain nerve, IL there is any man
this side OF he'll that / absolutely de-
spise with every drop Of blood in nv
body, 1t Is the dirty. low-down degen-
crate OF hell. who throws 1t into our
race and reminds you or somebody
else OF something you used to do or
something you did once, when Won
are not doing that thing now. Such
dirty dogs Of hell can't bear to be
decent themselves and they don't want
anybody else to be decent, SO they
want to drag everybody down to their
own level.
God says. 'T don't give a rap now
what you have DONE" I don't give
rap what you have done. God does
not.
Christ Welcomes Penitent.
When a man takes his stand for
Christ, God never holds the past
against him. Never, never. never.
never! He forgets II. He blots II our
as with a cloud. He casts It into the
deepest depth Of the sea, casts 1t be-
hind his back. That Is what becomes
Of it. So don't try and cover 1t up.
you can't do that Don't try and
make yourself better, Just surrender
without one plea and Gods forgive
ness is yours.
Years ago, my friend, William Rey-
nolds, used to live in Peoria, Illinois.
Major McCleary, warden Of the pen
itentiary Of Joliet, sent for nv
friend Reynolds and said, william 1
want you to come up here and speak
to the prisoners next Sunday. Don't
you fail to come" .
This was along In the middle of
the week or latter part '.a
Don't you fail to come. There Is
an event that is going to happen on
Sunday that want you to see.''
Ny friend tried to beg off, but he
insisted and finally he went. After
he had talked to the prisoners, Major
McCleary stepped to the front. He
said,
Il have a pardon for one of the
men," (and 1t seemed that every man
there broke the rules). "sit up right,
fold your arms"
Every man unclasped his arms.
grabbed the back of the seat. leaned
forward. opened eyes, lips apart. Mr..
Cleary said. "I have a pardon, and it
is for life man.
My friend said he could pick out
every man that was or was not. Every
man that was not a life man, sat
back, folded his arms. said, 1T isn't
Tor me, l am not a life man." Every
life man remained leaning forward.
The major stopped. You could hear
the hearts beat of those life men.
MY friend got up and said, Major,
tell them quick, don't keep them
waiting. l think will die. / can go
down to that gate and say to the gate
keeper let me out and I can walk ont
here in the sight of the Commonwealth