The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-13

who he can trust ard who he can't
trust There are q thousands ard one
ssShingg that come TO thu average fner-
chant 10 tax has patience. Until the
mxn who can stand In the busy mart
of trade with decency ana honesty.
. II have big admiration for him.
Art OF SAtne Up
can engage your auctionrer IN
conversation, He can tell by the
arneunS Of money l arm willing to pay
for that automobile or piece of Jewell
Try whether j know anything about
the intrinsic value or whethet he can
string me.
can go down town and engage an
electrician In conversation. He can
! tell pretty quickly whether j know
ANYTHING about electricity.
can engage your lawyer in con-
versatien. He will tell quickly whether
IL know anything about the organize
ton and constitution OF laws and the
codes and the ordinanceA
Can engage your physician in con
versation; he can tell mighty quickly
whether / know anything about OBJ
stetrics. or therapeutics or medicine,
and all that
The Apostle paul wns on his third
missionary journey. Paul was n
lstoopahouidered dim-eyed wrinkled-
browed. whitehaired gospel veteran.
He had been on the firing line for
, Jesus Christ and he became bullet
,, meat for ell that the forces of hell
.. and darnnation and siasphemy can
. huri against the cross OF the Son OF
God. and he made the gospel ignorant
aip then colors to the cross OF Jesus
Christ
He vas on his third missionary
journey. My friend. Russell Calvert,
/ OF Philadelphia, says that he imagfnes
/. that man Paul talking with the inn
keeper and the company OF men over
iin one corner, gesticulating and going
f through lamentations like an Indian
medicine mar and making gyrattons
, like a Dutch windmill, and Paul said
"W no is that bunch over there?" or
words to that effect He replied:
, "Mombers of the church" We'll. sir,
: that's.a bum steer" he sad. Nothing
9 talk like that"
. He walked over to the crowd pretty
~. soon. and he came hack and said:
!. paul, 7 had II right" Paul walked
!. OYER ttlere and fastened to the CONVEX
!, sation and he said What would you
y call that guy7" He said. John the
& Baptist 4"
|, paul said. did you receive the
r Holy Grost - They said, We haven't
: 80 much as heard whether there viii
!, tie ary or not" Then Paul asked
p Under what were you haptized?" and
n they said, Johns baptism" "Oh,
v see now"
q The disciples had gone through tina
a country preaching about Jesus, preach
n ing. Repent, repent, repent oh,
a Paul says, you're behind the times
lThis Jesus that they preached ahou
" has been born; he has been crucified
q Jews and Gentiles have spit in Hi
70 face they nailed Him to the cross
m they put Him in the grave: but H
s. burst the bonds OF death. He rose IL
- eonauering majesty. to- stoop to dealt
% no more"
~ Something Coming To You-
4 Then Paul hr~athed upon him ant
IF said. Receive 50 the Holy Ghost III
re said, you've got something NOR
y corning to you.
T. So II is my purpose this nnornini
" no briefly show what the Holy Spiri
a try sstg 10 sass with as~~~la the HrRt PLACE
III IRE will conte to reveal God by IN
S. physical touch OF man through crea
a ion. IT'S nos difficult for you and
r to imagine God. We speak of Hin
az the Father, We who believe Il
IS Jesus Christ as an issue. do not be
:. neve in your doctrine of the universe
20 ,s,herhood OF God and tho universe
"a brotherhood of man. unless he IA
"a been born again by faith In Jes't
~ Christi is an internal lie.
"a You are a creature OF God, so
~ a COW eating grass In a pasture: yo'
, > are y creature OF Cfod-~you are no
"a a child of God unless you've bee
,e born again In repentance and fai.
), Ia Jesus Christ / don't believe i
your doctrine OF the fatherhood OF Go
L. and the brotherhood of man urfes
T. iyo,, are "a Chrlstian--don't believe j.
"a IL ! believe Il man is born not b
w rood works or philanthropy or char
W lily. hut by faith and repentance. faitl
q In Jesus Christ, and IL he isn't, h
In viii pa 70 hell. whether he lives in
lie mansion or In a stale beer joint.
rs Now we speak OF him as the Gre
T. sttor. We are the objects OF his crc5
?, tive genius and OF His power w
t. sneak of Him under he strife OF
Judge who will reward the righteou
as ard punish the wicked. and although
" we arc made in the image OF God
~ although nobody has seen God q
y. any time, there must be medium o
"a communication, there must be dark
ls ened glass that will soften the rays o
,,e the heavenly Sedazzlements. A
- Moses had to veil himself when, h
:. came from the Mount 30 the peopl
=, could look upon him, 40 there must be
~ nv friends. something that VII, bin
:. celestials TO terrdstriais in this world
"A As the moon reflects the glory OF tn
=. 1snn, 50 we are reflecting, my friends
!, the rower ~ God
e -lFfEd III Suftuoo pos pun aou op /
" cai coatract---uo, ifa''s the work o
y the ifoiy S,,irE The Holy Spirit ]
q the T'ether's voice seeking to win ant
v woo you from the paths Of sin, Z
4 those of righteousness and Of truth
it he is s1G aurora that shines to tifum
.. mate the pathway that God want
- yea to walk in. and he is the Father
W voice that makes you open your ear
ie and makes you responsive to the In
!" fuences that would bring you on youl
" knces.. He la the klass ana tho in
I cence that sweetens the atmosphere
d and pe-fumes your life: he is the low
o that woos with a smile; he Is the au
~ rora, say that shines to help you.
% Work Of Holy Spirit.
e do not ind God working with hi.
W hands like you work with your hands
Il or work with mine. When Got
u ~aated 10 build the universe wha
u did ne do? Oh, he spake and the Hol,
!, Spirit Cured out his plans. the Hob
spirit separated the lard from thu
If sea and ne put the mountains out or
u the frontiers OF the universe unit
% they looked like sentineis on pickle