The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-12
Secret of Failure
1non Preached by Rev Billy Sunday at City Auditorium,
- Afternoon Of February H.

plsasa1.zs VIII ,hscnne curses, It may
h5t T. znal. ydFi g vnAYS soa TENS yoa
NOT 10 10, btft lou may. nos do what
God tells you TO do, Your san may
act DO the sin of commission. but the
Ell mission Thou anal, mot
ateal, thou shalt not kin. thou shair
net BOAR tA|vo witness. nou snal, tsot
commit adultery" These are easy to
nnders and, These are The ones you
shall not do. But the law OF God
,aEiA y9u to do thls also: Lave ltae
Lord thy God with all Thy soul, with
2il thy mind, and thy neighhor an thy
self" All. That's The trouble. You're
not doing @hat God tells YOU TO do.
There ls no difference in doing what
God tells you not 10 do and In not do
ms what God tells you TO do. That
knocks he underpinninR out from
Under bunch of you.
Omission and Commission.
tn lay This before yon You Say.
i don't steal. don't lie. l never muir
dered.' All right DO you love tho
Lord thy God above all thlngs7 And
your neighbor as yourseif1 Do you
hate anybody Now you're up against
4. You refuse to apologize. You've
had fuss and you won't make az
up.
aiy friend. Campbell Morgan. told
sne that he WAS ia Town preachinG,
and woman came TO him and said.
four years ago" and he replied.
"BleEs God" She said: why do
you say that7" tie aaid: II didn't
say BLESS God because you had lost
ne JOS, but 6ecaubo yoa knew when
yon had lost H. If you know when
yos Lost it, you know why YOU lost
~" =" yes" sFe said. Il auarreieu ~,,a
ny oest friend four years ago. and
We 30 never spoken since" lie said:
"if You had died In the interim you'd
rave gone 10 hell" What shall /
CO.," she said. Go make Ii up"
But can't. Che lives 400 miles
away" Then write Il letter" One
year later he cala@ lack TO this town.
and the arat person he met was this
woman. Ifcr facs was lighted up
WIth toy. he said You've written
hat lstter2" SHE said. Yes. wrote
II hast night" bus there were ave
ye2sa or her life that didn't amount to
q at. e Of your finger.
/ Maybe you don't pay your debts.
MAVbr v0o neglect ytHar B.bte Mss e
VOC are stiAgy TO .re church of God
Maybe you're IA edward " hen Ii cornea
90 G'Fins testimony. and preacher
doesn't heas your voice In prayer
meeting from wear to year.
DcGinitiurs of SAN.
There are juss seven biblical de-
fiuisions IT ain, If sou can fsnd any
IN ere, tro1 en- out. Thure's lots OF
descriptions of sin but only seven
definitions, What Is sinf First, ''Sin
is q transgression OF the law: that's
the common definition whenever you
ask Inc question; second. Whatsoever
is not Of faAth lis SIR; third. To him
that knoweth TO do good and dcet IN
7 IL Hot 90 niut 4 - S4a fifrsH, Al
you have respect OF person. We commit
elm"
/ That gets bunch of you, that
gets you preachers, you men and wo-
u4en. I'm other words. Ii means to
show favorttism: Attn. Thought OF
foolishness liz sin; sixth. - high look
proud heart sins; seventh, "AI
unrig hteousness la sin. Trot out
someone who doesn't stand convicted
before one Of these, Now what are
YOU going 10 dor First. confess your
ala. Lay hold on this that the spirit
reveals tn YOU wrong la your life
he more pllabie TO hands of the spirit
The trouble with the church OF God
today is lot of you stand convicte
of your sins, but Won won't throw them
out. Name IT. Say. God. I've been
orldy. I've been proud. I've neg
iecte3 your gfts. I've sat In tudE'
ment on your servants" Admit that
you've got a miserable grouchy dis
position. We don't have to answer
10 God for others sins | don't SAY
I'm perfect. but when I'm through
and we're In heaven. God WON'T ask
you whether you like me or not
or NhatLar / like you or not. Every
man shall give answer for himself
Confess. BE humble and receive .
blessing. Second. renounce your sin
gel rid of 1t, throw 1t out Confes-
aion without remuneration doesn'
amount to that ,snaps his tingersl.
t Confess God Openly.
solomon said. ''Whosoever 10 con
vfcted OF his sIn shali not prosper, na
who confessed and forsakes hts sir
shall md mercy" You shall say
You may call me narrow. but I've
made up my mind never to read AMI
book that sneers AT Jesus Christ. Say
God. l won't 80 with that crowd.
The man or woman in earnest VIII
Gegtn ny taking the spirit into hi
or her life. You'll tell God you
-roubles. Not the public It's none
Of Inc pubiic's buaness You don
have to tell the public your Gins. so'
its none of the puoiics business,
You cay you can receive Him ir
private, live better lives. but Cox
says you must confess Him open
Third. do wha, God tells you to 40
Not only not do what He tells you no
10 do, but do what lie tells you TO do
These arc the two pillars that supper
The gospel. Say; Lord. win WRIT
that letter Of apology; / will ask par
don; 1 wlll give to me church: i wal
hav" family prayer; viii do what yo'
say Fourth and last. give yourself
up wholly. freely. mind. soul. per
sonaily. influence. irrevocably to God
Lay yourself on the altar and tAk,
your hands off You have been bough
with price You belong 10 Him.
This Is my coat. lean take Faf
of scissors and cut 1t up, If ] want to
II belongs 10 me. can take TIL
watch and throw 1t away and smaSl
ii up, II " ant to. Ii belongs TO me
/ belong To God. and He has rig
10 do what He pleases with me. AM
also with you. Lay all al your. sin
az the foot of the cross. and say
Nothing In my hand bring. simpl.
TO Thy cross ! cling And hear Hin
say; THY sins, which are many. ar
an forgiven thee. 60 In peace ant
sln no more"
Removing the AMOR.
Tell God you're beat. Say the devl
lis too much for YOU. tell Him tina