The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-03
Look To Yourself
,rmcn Delivered by Rev Billy Sunday at City Auditorium,
Sunday Morning, March -

] IN NJ A.5xxsA ire4s u A16stsfKkC ~ y
AZ CAf1As N tasir savior. mace
noo n&ssA4s1x s@e@a ~ Assa ~ Ance
n1 te1ee1 the church taAt In All there
e ws31A CAsrtsttaa Afa.
- Z scholar might - wen sas
- - rrAtr4calatss that thAt 10 ali
& neo - 10 IN sducaticn
E% SApro II something more which
10 IVA BY way of Christian e1-
$50 ana then there Ia still som o.
1n1nw more which will come TO you
sUn1o yes stand In the rrcsenes OF
- wAom. having not seer. -en
- tsxt this moratnx Ia tn the sec
$50 Auise1s Of yohn and part OF
- nashth v~sSa Look to yourselves
d - - lose mot those things which
@U 1--we wrought. but thai we receive
sUe1m0 reward
- ths emphasis u - - placed
s1an - word ~fnil.~
sa#x JoAas seemed desircus of impress
- xMo followers of Jesus Christ with
- Nne& that there are rewards, and
49, nnnme to be worried and bGrdenec.
- ~ tnapsrs them with continued ac~
9101ey aAd ssal that they might re-
$3.50 the blessings Of God, he SAID
$3.50 % yogr~cives and thai you re-
aNo3xo full reward"
Hna't be satisfied with quarter
- you eau have dollar. don't ns
snN1annod with that when you can have
-
lack b yemrseiseA. that we lose
- those things which We nave
Wrsaghs Bot that va receive q fun re-
ward
- not SURPRISED to hear Peter say.
~ che nipeteenth chapter Of Matthew.
IM0nhctd we have feresaken all and
|1nowel thea what shall we have
EAsesforsr-
rsgAaps yes have found yourself
Enaoanrtrg over the same question.
Nnow i nave / have said, Lord, j
hAve made great sacrifices for you, L
nnSn been in the thick of the light.
EI nave been on the firing line / have
boa1 working in the barren spots OF
40 earth and / have bean isooring in
49, fields where there were little or
- prospects,"
ii isn't . COED thing to simply think
~ the reward. The man who ats
A0wn and thinks of the salary he 10 to
ssocelvs win be perfectly useless. but
S16u labor and toll because you believe
- arm Or the individual for whom
E3U1 work will be true 70 his or her
Dremise and that being true. ycn give
- your labor and your toll and skill
Dent you think you can trust GodF
Nhen ha has made you n promise you
In depend upon IL that 1t will not
/ read the other day where the sub
{ 1oCk OF crowns in itself Was very Ia
AarestinK study. The crown OF ivan
the Terrible of Russia had Sal Jewels
y II. The crown OF Peter the Great
haA SS7 jewels. The crown of Cath
artne OF Russia i7oa.> The crown of
Russia $500. The crown OF France
keeo tewelx anu yet | believe II Is
Doasible for the weakest saint 10 SO
nbor and toll that yon Will receive
inward which will surpass In bril-
fancy that ever worn by any poten-
s1nte OF this earth. when at last YOU
00r1t through The gales into the city.
AAd that / may be able TO hold bs-
1ueN you an incentive, listen 10 this:
James, l:i2- Blessed il the man
NAT endureth temptation: for when
- 10 tried. he shall receive The
ARUWn OF Life. which the Lord hAth
prcmised TO them that love htn-"
There n no promise In he Bible
that you viii not be tempted You
viii get 81 that s@u %ili De dear anu
dumb and blind 10 temptation, you
viii be dead to sir, but sin will not
- dad TO you There viii be con-
slant batterlng at your heart and a.
tampt 10 enter your mind and seduce
you from The path OF virtue 10 Jesus
Chr5st
think that promise must have
Aeeu especially dear To he early
{ church. You know the church has
never suffered through persecution.
the church has risen from the ashes
and flames OF all opposition. 1T was
only when she had grown rich snd
4 fnEreased her numbers. that she be-
0Akne Stolio and Indifferent
And the church OF God hasn't
Mnelled gun powder for tSa years
She q get rid OF "a r>ie' OF tAe baFaaci les
e.. "a. L. -
Zion, she'd get rid of The Parasites
and a lot OF the drugs II she would.
That 10 especially inspiring for the
man who lives a passive, Christi In
HE. | think there are muiutudes OF
A people who would ike 10 do more
Than they have done. There are null
tttudes who have opportunities but no
ssncitnations or disposition to do
th4sEs They consider that they have
discharged their obligation to God
when they condescended 10 look a
little more sober and drop into their
pew and Listen TO your sermon and
they win 60 home and count that
serving God.
sa@s They never do thing to try and
bring this world 10 Jesus Christ. and
/ Z believe IN The day OF judgment there
Will he muitiiudes-~we wiz all bs
there, 81 An'y sinner VIII be presetlt,
she Sinsler that He condemned The
SUatnt 10 be rewarded. Everybody will
i ~ present IN the judgment Some
will hear God Gay. Enter thou into
!. the Joy OF the Lord" hers. Depart
IRON me, ye cursed"
and they viii say, Lord, did very
II Mite for you. l had an aching head,
Il had 4 weak side, / was physically
B tncapacitAted for doing what may
heAFt would have led me 10 do.
xould have liked 10 have done null
A1tmde more th.ngs than ! did.
ssEeONidn't night j couldn't sing,
h coUidn't inspire by nag presence. ba.
sI could pray and / could give Of my
y noAna'
And God says. You win not hose
yonr reward.
M A friend of mine told me Chat when
k1He nrnapis1 the passionate ,ef ID CHURCH.
SA1xar he'd preached his first sermon.
EaAGtar the Installation, down The alsle
#nmo IN old m~n. nobbiln9 on the
witches OF decr1pirude. He said, II
f41n afraid yoa arc going to make \
Il n9lure out ut thlA You are tho FRS.
oang man that has ever been pa.,or
le The church
3he cid nan thought that the sue
&Anp Wnx tyrononiora with graz hair
FmnA failure win youfs. Hs sa.d "I
- gong 70 help you"
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