The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-27


took his first drink. No. a onei Ton
can't fl q rHn today that intended
whom he var a boy to become drunk
ard, He bad no intentions Of b-,com.
ing one a all! Not at air.
Picture OF Devil.
Just then the door opened and An
old devil came staggering in cut of
the storm and the snow. He had
straw hat on. dirty and worn: he had
a torn shirt on, and old dirty shoes:
eyes h,ood-shot, corners OF his eyes
full OF matter, vermin wrigzlinv over
him. said: DO you see that poor
old devil? There was a time when he
stood where you stand with az good
job AS YOU have and as good a suit
of clothes as you have on. And you
GO up ana ask that old bum II he
ever INTENDED to be bum
When he started out he walked over
TO the bartender and said: Can
you give poor. old bum a drink Of
whisk eye" and the barkeeper poured
out glass of whiskey. and. shaking.
I he threw 1t down with a eu1p. He
shrugged his shoulders and headed
out into the storm. My friend laugh
/ ed at me because i called the matter
( % his attention Y
i One year later stood on the corr
ner of Madison and Clark streets. In
! front of where the Morrison hotel
stands now-it was a clothing store
then-giving out tickets inviting men
/ to come to Fargo hall to a meeting
down there. Down through the snow
came drunken fellow. eyes blood.
shot, face dirty. clothes greasy ana
ragged. I recognized my friend that d
gave me the ha ha. The year before
| he had lost his Job in the Chicago ana
Northwestern railroad general off1ces.
There he was, a common hobo. EO-
ing from place to place for handout
The devil doesn't allow you to stop
and think that every indulgence In
a sin weakens you power Of resistance.
sir.
Christian character oh. that's
your capitali That's what you dus.
business on. That's what enables q
man to go to a hank and borrow
money without somebody going ~
security on the note!
Christianity h character. There Is
big difference between character
and reputation. Your reputation H.
what people say about you and think.
but your character Is what God and
your wife and the angels know You ii,
be. Oh, there's many a man has .
) reputation for being a good. nobles.
uprfgh. sort OF a man. whose heart In
: as black as tar and whose character
> would make a black mark on \ lump
Of coal so there's big difference
between character and reputation,
Visit to the Vanilla
Years ago was out in Terre Haute,
Indiana was out there helping in
series OF meetings. and had OF
silver change. I was admirinE the
beauty OF the bank when was iif-s
troduced 20 the vice. resident, Mr.
Mccormick. They had a mosaic
floor, beautiful tapestry on the wallss
and the furniture was mahogany \,
fine as this in Chicago!'
He said. You don't tell nae. We
, are proud OF our vaults, too" he said.
haven't you seen them p
told him that I hadn't. and he
opened up the vaults and let me In.
n I wandered from one to another.
could have filled my pocket full OF
= $40 bills X I had wanted to- No.
body looked at me. why did they
, trust me in their bank vauits9 They
knew that was down there preach
, ing the gospel of Jesus Christ, and
any man that believes and lives the
] gospel Of Jesus Christ Is trustworthy
r wherever you will put him.
Y There was a time In my life when
man wouldn't trust met to hold =
yellow dog on a street corner tor
him.
: Wen. what are some men doing 20
( get ready for the Judgment? Res
s joice, OH young man. in your youth.
4 and let thy heart cheer thee In tho
I days OF thy youth"
. Go ahead. hit il up II you want %:
but know now that for all theoe
I things God will bring you Into tudg-
r ment!
], You say: TIN an old man. ready %
4 die. and don't believe In God.
e Well, you believe in that much 81
: II anyway, II Is appointed unto man
10 hNt thAft W
that's true. then the rest Of Il Is trties
o If that's lie. then the rest OF II IL
n a lie. You can't get around X by
d any logic. 1t is appointed unto man
! once to die And the Bible ~:
a l''but after death. Judgment. 80 you
have got to admit that that's tfne
L 100: that you stand ready for 1t when
il you leave the world.
n But what are some fellows doing
e to get ready for the Judgment Wen.
n I find there are some who are Twins
v only for money. Oh. there are nj
lows whose entire idea OF life Ia ous
a long continued. busy tangle FROM
it his souI for money. the saloenkespes
y sells his soul for money-Oh. the eirl
v will sell her virtue for ftfUa4y. Ann
Il the burglar will crack your no "
l steal what he didn't have the rnanhood
o or the grit or ambition TO earn, and
I the get-rich- quick fellow VIII doet fa&e
d mining stock to pick your p0ckees g
y money because the dirty dor c0ud
It rot earn II himself: or some feII0N
will forge . note to draw money -
e Of the bank because he can't MARe
II good under his own name. Ana ~ :
d girl. say. will sell Aer wcmanhe1s
l. and try and justiz, Me- Sns ~ I'M
T. grounds OF her needs.
\. Do you meas to say that any haAn.
/ needs are tantamount With any q
ID those tiS a<s1 Do you mean 70 -
ID the qualification OF his desires ~
IN suasamount to tho moral law ~
you mean to say that because ne ra9fS
1t suit Of clothes that that's tara.
q mount to sticking . gun under 800
~ nose:
ii Bible IAu6a Succe. e
The Bible hasn't one word ~ ~
~ against success. The Bible appaANd.
n success The Bible has No aua1ES
with success. The Btble - VI
n the man that Decent provtae to9 III
family IL worhc than an inAMa
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