The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-16

the -QuArter pole. swAying mp and
down. and I walked mp and said.
Hello pard. you are not = Christian,
arc your" He said, How the devil
are half drunk. and Christianity and
red whiskey don't stay In the same
skin together. That's why"
He commenced to chew the RAG.
NOV" I said. 'the fellow that sold
enemy. am trying to help you and
| do you good. Cut II out and be q
man, wifi your" He said, "Pard. b.
gosh I'll go o n for luck any
way" ! said. "All right. come on."
He vent to the front and dropped
on his knees. / heard q woman on
the left scream and shout. I looked
and his mother. with her arms waving
and tears rolling down her cheeks,
kissed him again and again. She
had sown in tears. She reaped In
Joy. She reached the extremity. She
said that II that boy wasn't saved
| she believed she would die. Now! And
you will have power when you regard
the promises as checks on the Bank
Of Heaven.
A bank likes I honor q check for
Its full face value. II you'd give me
q check on one Of these banks and
I'd 60 down and they'd cay. We'll
have to discount 1t 20 per cent" I'd
| say the bank - ~insolvent. The value
| OF q check doesn't depend on the ink
or paper but the anne that are on il
I can give you q check ON n Of those
banks and you couldn't get . postage
stamp with 1t OF get shaved Why?
My name isn't any good. ! have no
money ON deposit Thsre are msn IN
l A. IA. -xA~ >n ~wAlkA AA~t~ ahAAk~
| on the banks for thousands and the
cashier wouldn't look at the sigma
lture twice. He'd give you tho money
\ Why? Their names are worth It
| Mine isn't worth . copper at any
bank here.
PROMISES ARE SURE
And tho promises are signed In the
blood Of Jesus Christ, and when ]
shove one Of them into the bank win
| dow OF Heaven. God will give me
back the bencdiction and the blesains
them In sinner. So throw your arma
around Jesus. Christ l don't care
II you have been q thief. I DOM
| care II you are an adulterer. don'i
| care II your hands are red with blood.
| Oh, that ID the thing that will movt
the arm that owe the world. Jesus
Christ. then. u the only name up IN
Heaven.
Themistocles entered Athens and
he went down to the King OF Mtletna
who was his bitteS enemy. The KNIT
ana Themistocles begged permission
TO remain. and urged the queen. moi
to turn him over to the Athenians, fc1
1t was q frame-up. She granted him
| permission to remain until h .
tnrn Of her husband. saying that .
much longer he would remain would
| depend on what he should decide
Themiatoclep and the kings littls boy
ware inseparahls companions during
the interval. And when the King r..
turned he wouldn't dare to venture
tho kings little boy in his arms, and
walking into the presence Of the mon
arch, he pleaded or the grounds OF hii
love for the boy and boys affec.
ton for him, and the king said, "Dt
you make this APPEAL purely on the
affection for my 1on?" Il do Hs
said. Now you me and ! VII
grant your petition"
He went In the name Of the boy. OK
In the name of Christ aud ses wha'
win come to you. Out In New HexiI
co in the American valley there m,
occasional spriuss. 80 valuable an
they TO the herdnmen Of that ark
land that to prevent the possibility o.
the cattle tramping them out. the.
built TWO semi-cjrcular wallis shapet
like h0fS1h0@tA6 open Ut ths
end. Otherwise, the cattle. cominl
! across the country forty miles ia
these springs to drink. in their Gag
erness for water. would trampls tbs
they built q wide deep tough and q
platform At IN angle OF about ter
dekreea and put the trough In thu
middle.
The cattle, driven by their thirst
would walk on this platform, and ths
helft Of their bodies would press dowT
the plungors and loosen q plug q
either end Of the trough: the watel
would rush In and tho cattle wers
watered automatically. and wher
their thirst was appeased. they woult
back of and whatever water was LEFT
In the trough would evAporafe.
And I can take this book-he
Word Of 0od-wtth its thousands Of
promises and lay them down and take
my stand BY God, and barriers an
burned away. obstacles nee, and thu
blessing Of God wslls up and noodl
my soul, and I CRY out with the sweet
singer Of old, my Cup Runneti
Over through faith in Jesus Christ
Wne0 ! 90 ma Will Vnoa yOo Wai
have power when God vi you ART
; Willing to overcome difaculties.
Oh. prayer, my friends, can move
God. And God can nov thingA- i
won't Be eAay 10 come out and pu'
on . badge and usher people: Il won
bs easy to come and sing In = choir
It won't b. eaay to 70 and pray: Il
won't b eAay to climb thee ofno>
/, buildings and invite the girls: 4. wou'
be eay to do that I have heard Of
stores that have made arrangement
{, to hire buOee 10 sand the girls fres
Of charge up to the central meeting
One Department store in town gfvel
the girls halt and hour each relay q
they can attend tho meetings and
get back.
I tell you Z sinner will look FOL
. dry spot before this old city vii
move for Christ. Do you know wha'
I think - I have tons up and dows
the land for twenty yearaf The,
look 70 me - though they ate tos
much and sleep too we'll over this ole
world Going 10 hell. There = IN ahso'
lute indifference - to, what the,
should b. Man should BE- an activ,
force; not 4 dead sea waiting to re
ceive . Jordan.
Many people WIN repeat theI
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