The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-12
THOUSANDS MOVED

Some OF you people are Just as niuch
damned As X you were In hell TO-
night"
God cannot save man aza'nst his
will, he declared III he could. he'd
choke salvation into some OF you
miserable old sinners.
oh, IFS no compliment 10 you old
reprohates TO sit out there and look
me in the face, and LAY. I'm not
Christian, and want YOU 20 know IL
old top. It's a compliment TO you TO
be able to say you don't believe IN
Sics and sin and inidulty and corrup-
lion and crooked politics but its no
complainant to you to sit there ana
say to me. Bill. I'm 10 Christian. NO,
stree! Not on your tin'ype' take II
Sunday numerically hayed the un-
believer.
III you are not a Christian; II you
don't believe in God and His truth.
why do -ou live In Christian COM
n,unity. why do you live in Chris
tian city. why do you tive among
Christ ian neighbors. perhaps under
the shadow OF q church, Why don't
you take your dirty. rotten carcass to
Russia, or some other Boishevism
soaked, God -forxaken place? tell
you why you don't 90 tt You know
your head IL safe on your shoulders
az long N you are among Christian
influences. A. long as you are under
the protecting shadow OF the church,
you miserable, covaydiy unbelierer.
The evangelist took another rap at
the Reds and at Bolshevisrr. The
sooner we 60 through our colleges
and other institutions and yank out
the fostering, corrupting influences
the anti-Christs. others who are
teaching and preaching bunk and
roppycnck and their, isrns and cisrns
and send them back where they be
long. the better II Will be for God and
for country"
Sunday says It is not hard to get
acquainted with God. TT is the
easiest thing IN the world to do ne
said. IF sin has come into your life. :"
he told bis hearers, st is because you
want II to. II righteousness has not
come into your life. IL is because you
do not want II to"
Sunday declared be could preach
Buddhaisn, without Buddha: Confuci-
usis,n without Consucius. Christian
Science without Old Mother Eddy.
but you, nor !. nor any one else can
preach Christianity without Jesus
Christ" Applause greeted this.
Sunday said one might as vel! ex-
peet n mummy TO speak ard bear chill
tren as TO 70 to heaven without Jesus
Christ when God says one thing and
a sinner Is q pro-devil. pro-heil. and
you can go to hell. or to Germany
.'.e two are synonymous---as far as /
AN rcncerned.
You say you go to church. so
does the devil. He is always Johnny
-the-spot. You say you pray. So
do q good many others sick
ness or grief or the black winged mes
senEer of death comes II you don't
pray, you will some day before YOU
die. IL it lie not until just before you
croak. You say you read the Bible.
So do some others when they feel
badly
oh. it's like dragging d. cat by lis
tail over a rag carpet 20 get some peo-
Pile to do anything for God and his
truth" he declared. "Oh, some OF
you disgust me." he said. with his
character 3tic vehemence. OH" and
he spat on the platform. oh. it makes
we sick, Rody,' turning to Rode
heavcr. When ] think OF It, get
hot"
needs" the evangelist declared. ''is
more OF the influence OF Jesus Christ
When We have more OF that, then the
for rent sign will be hung on every
saloon; every house Of !i!-faue viii
put UP the shutters and go out of husi.
ness; every den Of vice and iniquity
will gather cobwebs a-d mildew, red
light districts will cease t. "vist
Sunday told his hearers the: 'Ners
were two reasons why they would -
admit Christ to their hearts. ''one IA
some OF the things that now are ir
HfA vrfl1 - he
cause OF the things he win bring into
your life with him when he enter:
your heart.
| ''One reason is that some of 20,
! men and women are not willing t.
give up your cards OH" he cried
again going on on a tangent, '.if had
my way about II. every pack of cards
and every bottle ce booze would be ir
he'll before midnight. And I'm M
crank on the subject, either" ne ex
1 planned. a storm OF applause greeted
this.
Sunday told OF the man who sait
to him: "Biii. I don't like your man
nerisns and your voc abutary." II
YOU don't like them. then you had NJ
business inviting me to your city" hs
added. my mannerisms and my vo
cabulary are like my hair: they e
wherever GO
Inc evanSeIi6t declared ne neye!
calls names unless he can say some
thing good about those whose name,
he mentions. II have never yet bawl'
ed anyone out" he added. land Nv.
been at this twenty-five years"
| Whatever you gain when you ad
nit Christ TO your heart more thar
recompenses you for what you lose.
ne told his hearers II compliment
you on what you lose and compl!
nent you on what Won gain.
hut II you are willing to pay ths
price for living a Christless life. al
right. / can do nothing for you. Blu
think Of the price the murderer. TIT
gambler. the prostitute. the drunkard
pays and then tel! me whether lie
OF unrivSteousne6s pays"
Sunday admitted that he did not un
dcrstAnd tho wonderful truths o.
God" but he believes It.
In closing. sunday addressed him
self to God II don't know why 20,
have to work % hard. Lord. to gel
people 70 give their hearts to you" n
said. In extending his usual invitation
to trail-hitters and to church mem,
bers TO renew their. vows, the evange!.
Int tnpiorcd them to open their heart.
all the way. 'sYou young women. OLD
women, uniddle-aged women. you hus
bands and wtvea, inotheFs end fathers
yeu ysuA9 e1F19 e0gae - as9n AMI
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