The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-03

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and would think was standing
In q sepulchre.
Years ago a friend OF mine wal
preaching IN New Jersey. That wal
when they had the great snow-storn
IN New York. in March. 1883. Snow
Piled, ~ strflyey .&qst; ~htgh on ieys
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was conducting . meeting. A youne
/ Fellow there. casRiers In = bank. made
get away from the meeting. He Knew
II he stayed he would ,ield to Christ
He was hours and hours eoing from
Union Square down to the old Aston
.HoNsesopposite the postofice--he was
hours and hours getting down there
! When he reached there he was trcmb-
ling. cold and wet to the skin. They
sent for the doctor. He took look
at him, felt his pulse. Are your
father and mother alive ?" he asked.
| Mother Il, fathers dead"
| Married? -
| YES"
''wifs alive.. He said: I'm send
for them.~
He looked At tho doctor and said:
He said: "Yss. r.. pneumonia !
don't think can help you
he said: II have missed it!'
! When pressed for an answer he
said: II had nothing to bring me.
l simply did Il 10 get away, and I
lied to do that Now you tell me
I have not even = fighting chance.
have missed IT."
II Have Missed TT
And bis wife and mother hurried
AZ soon as they could and went to
his side, and when he looked into
their faces he family said: IT have
missed II! have missed it!"
/ With tears running down 1heir
cheeks they urged and pleaded for
him to tell what he had missed. but
to every appeal he only family re-
He never finished y the sentence.
Never!
When the sun rises You come out
here, you look at the tabernacle, and
YOU will say: There's where they
held the meetings."
We are still in your presence, we
are holding the meetings, hut it
won't be long until these ventilators
will be closed and locked. the key
turned over to the Executive Com
mittee and the doors locked and this
won't be long.
And he said tomorrow"
l am afraid OF this for some Of
YOU. that you will close the door
or hope. II fs not necessary to com
NIT great Elm. Just neglect saliva
'fon. Let the sick man neglect 1t and
he will 70 to a premature grave.
The man In the boat coming to the
falls neglected to use his oars and
he plunged TO his death. Caesar had
a letter warning him against the plot
1crainRt HE 1ffa u-ht~k hA {A,,st
but went heedlessly on, and they
rafned their deadly strokes upon him.
He fell at the base OF Pompey's statue
He gaZed through the blood and he
saw Brutus with the gang of assas-
sins. Bru'us was hts protege. Brutus
owed TO Caesar all that ne was In the
kindcom. Looking up, he said:
What Thou too. Brutus?" II broke
bss heart ,Hs was warned, he didn't
Every man. in hell was warned.
but he didn't heed. And for weeks
I have been going the limit OF my
strength trying to help you. You
have not got money In your bank
vauFs TO hire me to work as hard
as ! have--not on your life. And
when I think that this is the last
service in this great EFFORT on the part
of God to win you. don't know.
~an't explain how feel. Think Of the
sermons-not simply the ones ! have
preached: they don't amount TO much
think OF the sours, think of tho
pleadings Of your wife OF your sister.
OF your mother, OF tho entreaties OF
your children and the hes~echinrs Of
your friends--tosatI Of which you have
turned deaf ear and said. NO"
By your act you have used the words
of my text. and you have said. TO-
morrow"
Think OF the ministers. think OF
the evangelists that have pleaded and
patted and fondied. and vet written
on your poor soul are the words.
Not served"
* My friend, s. Frank Smith, you've
heard me tell OF him. He was one
OF the few that got out of the war.
and he became q preacher and is
one yeti. was preaching In q town.
and there was . very wealthy man
whom he was trying 70 get to give
his heart to God, and he wouldn't
do II. Eight months later my friend
went back to the town. He inquired
about the man and was told that he
long. Some one said: go see him.
He always. had . great respect for
you..
NV friend went and ne raped on |
the door. The mans wife answered.
"oh. is II you, Mr.. Smith? Wen. |
am glad TO eee you.'' she said. land
know Charlie win be. Please don't
talk to him about dying. don't
think he h a. sick ~ the doctors
imagine
My friend stepped TO the bedside. |
He said: Charlie. you are very sick. |
I am not going to talk religion to |
you. But before I 10. I want The /
privilege Of praying. and my pray |
er ~ilI make the way 81 salvation |.
~ plain a. II talking. And X you |
make mp your mind 70 be 4 Chris |
tian Just squeeze my hand ana that |
VIII say Yes understand? 7"
He nodded. MY friend took his |
him hand In his and PRAYED. Then !,
he closed the prayer with: 'TIear w,
o God. for Jesus Christ's sake. |
Amen" and he waited for some re- |
sponse: kept his eyes closed. he count l
ed the TICKS Of the clock on the
mantle. Eight minutes went by and !
he was still waiting for responae. /
hut there was name. no rressure on !,
his hand. Then my friend saw the i
Fellow trying to speak. He said: |
Not tonight. Frank: tomorrow win |
think about IL"
That night at quarter past six