The Washington herald., 1918-02-25
Famous Evangelist Tells Big Taber-
nacle Audience Jesus Christ Is the
Only Salvation and Hell Fire Is Just
AS Eternal and Certain for Sinners
AS Heaven Is for True Penitents.
EVENING SERMON
"How Shall We Escape?"


pathy with God I am receiving the
best there Is in the world.
Therefore, whenever 1 make any
reference to future punishment / am
always confronted with this difficulty.
l find class of people that want to
eliminate from the Bible that which
isn't pleasant for them to receive.
They imagine IL they say they don't
believe a thing, of course that settles
1t and that makes them immune from
any punishment for their unbelief.
Hell Is Hell.
Well, II doesn't make any difference
whether you believe there is a hell or
not, you go to hell anyway and that
don't shut the gate nor put the fire
out II hell Is not everlasting, neither
is heaven. God said, Eternal dam
nation" and he said, Eternal Joy
and the word OF God II the only
source Of information which We have
regarding the future. All I know
about heaven is what the Bible says,
the Bible says It is eternal. All I
know about hell is what the Bible
says. and it says it is eternal. I have
no information about heaven or hell
only as IT is in the Bible.
Upon what grounds do you say that
hell isn't eternal but heaven is? You
are a fool You can't determine
scriptural truth on ethical lines, or
the opinions Of people. You can't de-
ternine It on scientific lines.
A friend Of mine went to a SEM
mary to study. / said, That isn't
what 1 believe"
He says. That's what we believe
now. We don't know that we will
believe that a month from now" He
says. THAT Is our scientific conclu-
sion now."
By jinks, when jump in 1 want to
know where i am coming out, III tell
you that None Of that for your
Uncle Fuller.
Old Voltaire propounded eighty-two
scientific principles, every one Of
which he said proved the Bible full OF
sophistries, contradictions, errors and
falsehoods and today the French in
stitute, which Is infldel, has discarded
every one OF Voltaire's original eighty
two scientific principles as being un-
scientific.
Bible Ever Victorious.
That's the way with a lot Of stun
today which they say proves the Bible
full of falsehoods, in two or three
years from now they will be proved
to be old liars. But the Bible will
stand triumphant over all they say or
do
The man who .steals-he doesn't be-
lieve in policemen or prison. Bad
people disbelieve in hell, SO you can't
settle spiritual truth on any scientific
theory at all Whether or not there
is q hell is a question which the
church by virtue of its existence can
answer in but one way, HE that be-
lieveth shall be saved and he that be-
lieveth not shall be damned"
Never mind how he will be damned.
the Bible says he will be damned.
I meet three men Journeying toward
a cliff. say to the first fellow. THAT
is a dangerous road. take my advice
and turn"
He doesn't even thank me for my
warning. but looks at me and goes
heedlessly on with a sneer on his
face.
I meet a second man and I say,
That Is a dangerous road, I warn
you there Is a precipice."
He says to me, Have you seen the
precipice?"
mo. sir; but have seen those who
tell me they have and they are cred
ible witnesses"
He says, "You know more about it
than l." and he passes on.
I meet a third man and he says,
Yes, have been warned, but / don't
expect to continue until I reach it."
1 meet three men that represent the
three classes journeying from the era
die to the grave. and warn the first
class and say. That is a dangerous
road; it ends yonder in hell"
He doesn't thank me for my warn
ing. but damns me. Sneers because I
proclaimed Gods word to him and
told him there was danger at the end.
warn the second man and he says
to me, Have you ever seen hell?"
Devils Advice ON. G.5S
No, and wherever hell is and what
it is 1 have no disposition to test its
realities. but it must be an awful
place. If God loved me enough to
give me Jesus Christ on the cross
don't propose to live a life of de-
fiance and go to hell to find out IL the
first light is all God Almighty warns
me to keep away, 1t can't be a very
good place. it must be a bad place
or the devil wouldn't want me to go
there, for everything the devil does
here is bad. The devil wants me to
go there, so it is no good.
Never mind. 1 meet a third and
he says, "Yes, I have been warned
to believe it but I expect to die a
Christian. 1 don't expect to con-
tinue to live a life OF indifference and
carelessness until die and it is too
late"
To that class I wish to say what
have tonight.
haven't as much to say to you as
q doubter as I have to the man or
woman who admits that it is true
but up until now you haven't found
1t convenient to confess Jesus Christ
and turn from your sins. You are
hoping to find a more convenient
time and II this isn't a convenient
time, tell me when 1t is. II you can
resist all the influences that Gods
spirit has brought to bear upon this
old city and yet with all the evidences
il you can't steel your heart, God
pity you! Your doom is sealed, in
my opinion, IL you can resist all this.
There isn't rnuch hona that vo,, mill