The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-19

Jesus Christ You can't ger FOUND it,
no matter who you are.
Skeptics--oh. they don't believer
They didn't believe In the telephone
and all that sort Of thing. They didn't
know enough about 1t. They won't
will. Then II you do that ii will re-
move the stumbling block.
A fellow said to me: ''Bill. ] would
do Gods will but there arc hypocrites
In the church"
o God, certainly there are hypo-
critics in the lodge. there are men that
are living in sin and keeping some
body on the side but that doesn't make
you go out and live In sin. Certainly
not. What is the use Of that? II a
hypocrite wants to go to hell. let him
gt ssas Y e reason .I,., xhy ESIl shoY i
Is traitor to his country that is no
reason why you should be traitor.
Just get your eye of that bunch. If
there Is anything / profess to be a past
master in 1t is skinning hypocrites.
Why, I can skin that crowd rub salt
in their hide, tack II up on barn door
to dry while you are puckering your
mouth to spit on your milestone to
sharpen your knife to begin the oper-
atom am all through.
| don't believe that the hypocrisy
OF any man or woman in the church
Is keeping any man or woman out OF
the church that honestly wants TO be
! n Christian don't believe that.
I can give you an easy way to get
. over that, you give your heart to
God and 1t will keep you busy look.
! ing out for yourself, old man. Sc
, then. you say to me. why. do yor
! fuss with them?" / fuss with them
/ because / know they are not right
and l want to disturb their conscience
and help them to come to God. AND
you are trying to hide behind them
I you are fussing with them because
! you want an excuse to go on in YOU
! cussedness. am trying to help then
and you are not. II you wait unti
, there are no hypocrites In the church
you will be in hell long before thai
happens.
SO / want to tell you right nov
that there is no hypocrite that STANDS
between me and the spot where
stand tonight on this platform, and
through the gates into the presence
of Jesus Christ.
The hypocrites are all going the
! other way and II you don't want Il
spend your eternity in hell with tht
hypocrites you'd better come into the
church where we've got few o.
them. In the day of judgment Goo
Almighty will say 10 the Aypocrites
step over on the left, your elevator
will be going down in few minutes
i Somebody says to me, "Biil.
would be Christian but ! am afr L
/ IL can't hold OUT
| Some OF you old sinners have helC
! out 40 long and you haven't any hail
| on your heads between you and hel
now. You've held out against tht
tears of your mothers. the pleadingi
! OF your wife. the prayers Of you
children, against the prayers OF YOU
/ preacher. You've hela out agains
every revival, against sery infiuenc,
that's beat against your old. hart
: hearts to get you 10 yield 10 Jesu,
/ Christ. You've stecied yourself unit
| Ii is like adabant. Afraid 1t can't hole
| out!
! am an ordained minister, hav'
never officiated at but one wedding il
my life and If the Lord will forgiv'
me Nr that will never do 1t again.
/ Wait a minute. maybe l ought t,
qualify. I was in a town one time ant
a fine looking fellow and girl came
! UP to where 1 was being entertained
and said:
| Mr.. Sunday, we want to get mar
J ried."
/ ] said. You do. do your
! lie said. VIII you tie the knott
| said. mo
| He said, You are ordained"
! I said. No. don't care 70 do It
let the preacher do It"
He said. We want you TO-"
Finally went in to him and said
! You go and marry them"
He said. You so. I'd rather hav,
you than anybody"
/ said, "Wiil you come and hell
! me do tho job SO l won't get ballet
up"
: He said, Eyes, I will help you"
He came up and I got through pref
tv good and the fellow gave me a ten
| spot and / gave it to the preacher an'
! said: Go buy your wife a hat" Sh'
was wearing q winter hat in the sum
rner time.
/ He had gone whining and oluboer
ing around that day saying that new
preachers come to town and take ou
weddings away. l felt like punching
him. | said: Lord, will never do i
again" So that liz why ! say j won
do It.
But, supposing | would agree anC
you'd come up and stand before me
Fine fellow, what Is your manner
Tom"
what rs your manner
Dorothy
TON. do you take Dorothy TO b.
your lawfully welded wife, promise
TO love. honor. cherish and obey un'
I'll death do You part?'
"EiU, l am afraid ] cant hold out
Do you know what a girl would Dc