The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-04

jumped up, ran his hand In his peck.
ct and took ont some loaded dice
and a pack Of cards and threw Their
on the platform. Now. can pray.
he said, II knew all along there
was something wrong with me-"
| Sure. there are things you have 60,
TO give up.
I was preaching In iowa and an.
other fellow came forward and
! struggled for light and didn't ge,
any light. and pretty soon he ran hi,
pants and pulled out a pint fiasl
s az r, a.. 'sssy sss -. es:b se~s 81
SURE. shsre are shsuss ynu VII
have IT, give rp. But what IL the
u" OF talking about the things yor
have to give NJ for they are worth.
less. mo good thing will He with.
hold from them that walk. uprightfy y
And II you want to keep what God
wants you to give up. you are fool
So with Jesu. Christ comes all the
good things In the world.
] was talking to fellow one day
who is a good fellow even II he Is
a Democrat. He is a bright ono,
One Of the brightest fellows IN con-
gress- ! stepped up to him and I
said. 'TIow do you do. Are you a
Christian
mo, sir"
You ought TO be-
"Yes"
why aren't you-~
- like TO do the things you preach
against"
II should hone to God you don't
d. all the things ! preach against
You ere a had egg II you do"
Well, not all
We'll. what is the troubles"
''Oh, just simply don't want to
give IN go many pleasures and things ="
There you are. Another poor silly
fool.
asked a young girl one time.
Are you a Christian ?"
mo. sir"
do you believe that Jesus died for
your''
Yes
'"Whv don't you be Christian p"
We'll, | will have TO give up so
much"
"what7"
We'll. I don't like 90 tell you"
Tibet can guess In ave guesses
First. you dance"
Guilty"
Look here! Do you believe that
God loves your"
Yes. He loved me well enough
to give Jesus Christ to save me-"
do you believe that God wants
to keep from. you anything that is
for your good?~
No.
Are you big enough fool to want
to- keep anything for your injury ?''
why. no."
We'll, then, give your heart to
Jesus. God wants you to give un
that which is not good for you. and
the Devil doesn't. And II you are
big enough fool to keep what God
wants 10 have you give up. you are
a fool"
II never heard IT put that way be-
fore and I am not fool. will give
You my hand"
mo good thing will ne withhold
fror' them that walk uprightIy"
There isn't anything worth while
getting unless you give up something
for IT.
A young man gives up years OF
study to get an education. He gives
up years OF apprenticeship to mas
ter trade. We do 1T in science, law
and medicine, why shouldn't we do
1t in religion.
Now suppose fellow is going with
girl, and she was one Of those fool
kind OF girls, one that put on every
thing and overdid everything and wore
great string of beads around heI
neck and brass earrings with glass
In them and she thought people ina.
gfned that they were diamonds and
rubles. and she put on all the ribbon,
and nlagree business. and this young
| fellow fell in love with her.
| He loves her but ne knows she IL
the laughing stock Of the town and
he says to her. Look here. every.
bory is making fun of you and your
old brass jewelry. Give II up"
| She says, Look here. love yor
and ! have demonstrated It by tho
fact that I have promised to be you,
wife. But II II comes to giving Ut
the tewelry for you. will just have
to give you up
and has brown leather box. ant
n string Of real pearls. and says
Throw away your old dough bead
ana. I win give you the real thing
And he takes a diamond ring from
another box and II is a beautiful one
with a Tiffany setting and he says
You must give up that old bras
ring and take this solitaire and put 1
on"
Would be hard for her to CIV
up the glass to get diamonds? No
indeed II would be easy.
Is 1t hard for you to give Ap TIM
Devil to get Jesus? Is II hard To-
| you to give up Hell to get Heaven
II II is hard, the Lord pity 20,
for you haven't got good sense wha
we give up is nothing TO what Jesu,
Christ gave up. Just think ahou
what ne gave up Do you think HI
whined about what he had 10 Civ.
up?
| He came into this old cursed worit
Of ours 70 be damned and spit upor
and crucifed. Think Of what Jeaul
Christ gave up 10 get you to Heaven
I am sick of hearing people talk Of
what they have to give UP.
! They will not come unto me tha1
they might have life"
| The Fear nj Men.
| Then here Is another excuse Ths
| fear of man keeps good many
away. Here In verse of scripture
that seems to me Ia especially writ
ten for some men and women "Ths
fear OF man bringeth a snare"
When the invitation Is given, yoy
will keep your seat. You are afriax
Of coming across for Jesus Christ
You are afraid to come out boldly
for God.
The first day of April is April