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

the Bible tellS you.
Brethren. n o man - 0vortnkan
= fault. let him alone; brethren II .
man be overtaken in . fault. give him
kick: brethren. don't speak 70 him:
brethren, II a man BE- 0vertaksn In =
vice. Brethren. get out show hand
bills and scatter them around tbs
streets: brethren gst II into The news
Papers and put II on the front page:
srrr1 q T-y t~71- ~ ~ r7 = 4 IN L. 4 /
IN a fanit, .ye whioh are mplrstuaL ~
store such an one In the spirit of
meekness: considering thyDelf. last
thou also be tempted"
And I say TO you, friends. TT Down
into the old Mother Book. Get into
tho old Book. read Il ~ newborn bA-s
bies desire the sincere milk Of the
word sincere, that 10 milk before
the cheese principle forms In It. De-
sire the sincere meaning Of the word.
What bread and meat y to your
body. what milk 10 to the baby. tho
Bible IL to a new convert when 4
baby is born. what DO you do with
It. put II In n refrigerator That's
= good place for dead chickens and
wheat and butter ana milk what do
you give = BABY 10 eat when Il 10
borns Grtstis ana meat and honef You
give = baby milk---As newborn babies
desire the sincere milk Of the word
that It may grow and the bible lvill
be to you spiritually what food q 70
you physically. Read tt! PrAys At
tend the church services. jain the
church. not = meeting housa, join the
church. not simply tAs praysr-sseeting.
not simply the Sunday morning service,
Join the church. Give your means and
God will wonderfully hicss you.
One OF the most prolific sources Of.
hscksliding n bottle-fed church.
Many preacher reminds me Of great.
big nursing bottle with 500 or q l,eee
rubber tubes running. ont into the
big l5o-pound babies in Christ with nip
pies in their mouths, sitting there
nursing ana sucking from the preacher
and SO preacher has to ba q wet nurse
to the whole crowd.
Hv and By some old sister ests the
amusement nipple In her mouth and
1t sours her old stomach. Up goes her
VA Ia! va! VA"
And ths preacher says. Sister. what
is the matter with you 49,
Yes. Brother Sunday said something
I didn't like
We'll. there. there. now. den't you
feel bad Brother Sunday didn't uean
you"
You bet your nfe. Brother SUNDAY
dfd mean you. you're giving her a |
bum steer. So. true eioouence means
that heart speaks to heart or mind
to mind through the heart. II ~ hard
FOR man 70 be eloquent to corn
stalks or rapiings Or wood and var
nish, go Join the church. Look 70 your
selves that ye receive a full reward
remember when our children v.r.
earning to walk. used to put a cloth /
inder their arms to hold them up. ~
1ont need to do that now. Gosh.
get tired watching them 60. But there /
vas time when they were weak and I
hey needed strength Now they have
become strong enough to take caro- Of I
themselves and help others and 80 -
hat are strong. bear the infirntties OF
he weak
therefore. we that are strong phyN-
ANY help others that are weak wei
hat are strong spiritually help sthc
elbow that is weak spiritually. |
friend OF mine told me when he
was out TO Pixies Peak. and he stood |
mere oashed in the. perfect sunlight |
~ perfect day. He said the clouds
beneath his feet were as dense as
adamant. You could hear the thun-
der roll and see the lightning fash. !
and the storm was sweeping down
over Colorado Springs, condensed and
thick. while where he stood It was
bright and beautiful
Finally he saw a black object fsht- |
ing and battling its way up through |
tho storm, when suddenly. with a |
scream of triumph, a mountain eagle |
burst out Of tho clouds. and every t
feather was wet with a raindrop. and !
every raindrop was glistening like a |
Jewel. and the old eagle lodged upon |
a ledge OF rock and shook himself. !
and then he turned his eyes towards /
The skies and with a scream Of tri-
umph he circled around and around, |
until he became nebulous and hid
himself In his chambers near the sun.
R-a- INC Burdens OF the Weak.
There was a time when that eaglet
had to be fed. II grew strong until
could battle against the clements
and soar beyond the point of vision.
So. therefore. we that are strong. bear
the inhrmfties OF the weak Eook to
that We receive full re-
ward
In Timothy---Y want this on my
tomostone--'r have fought the good
fght. have finished my course.
have kept the faith." That b an /
want; that's enough.
And 30, therefore. y have fc@ght
a good hght have finished my
course. have kept the faith. Hence
forth there 10 laid up for me . crown
Of Righteousness. which the Lord. the
righteous judge. shall give me at that
day: and not to mo only, but unto all
them also that love his appearing
II have fought . good Tight, I have
finished my course, have kept the
faith.
You win all agree that I am not =
crank. told you when I came here
the first afternoon that my creed
while I was here would b this. with
Jesus you are saved. without him you
are lost. and have tried to answer
four questions in every sermon: Arc
you going to heaven? Arc you going
to hell? Are you savedf Are you
lost? And I have tried to build them
around those things.
But It In the inspiration Of my ME:
Il is the secret Of my vehemenee that
some day Jesus Christ win come. I
am not a crank on It don't keep
harping on them. Man IL . sinner,
with Jesus. saved. without him, lost.
Never mind splitting hairs over . ios
OF Emergencies Of opinion. It's the
inspiration OF my life that some day
he will burst upon this earth.
1t may BE- At morn. when the day =
awaking, when the darkness and
shadow in breaking. that Jesus will
come in the fuilness Of glory to re-