The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-26


service, the immediate members OF
the family were present and a few
friends, The undertaken said, "All
that desire TO lock, come this way"
The friends went by and then the
husband came Looking in he said.
We'll. goodbye, mother. You made
life happy. We will miss you"
Then the sister came and she said,
Farewell, mother" She turned away
and then went back and she slipped
the glass back, not satisfied with the
ana again. ~ She said. Good6ya,,
mama. but we will all meet in the
resurrection"
And then tho boy that remained
at home came. He said, Farewell.
mama. We will all meet in the morn
ing"
Then this young fellow stood lean
ing against the wall. Ills eyes were
as dry as the desert Of Sahara. His
sister put her arms about him and
led him 10 the coffin and she said,
Edward. don't you want to look at
mother? ?"
lie looked at her moment and
sobbed as though his heart would
break. She said TO him, Edward
don't you feel 80 bad. You know
we will all see mother again"
My friend said she raised ono OF
the saddest faces he'd ever seen and
said. We'll. perhaps you will, but l
never expect to. I'm not going that
way. / don't believe that way"
Three days later they found his
body In the gutter, back OF stale
as he had lived. without hope in Jesus
Christ.
"Ali manner OF sim God says, he
will forgive
In his days OF ribaldry and Jest
Bob 1ngersol says. IF God can't for
give sin. he's not divine"
Terms OF Salvation.
God has a right to state the terms
upon which you can have salvation
and il you are not willing tu COM
ply with Gods terms, then go To he'll
but don't Try to throw it into the
teeth Of God and say he Is not low
ing.
God states the terms upon which
you can keep out Of hell and il you
are not willing to comply with it.
shut your mouth and GO on. Let God
alone. God can't stop you. but he's
doing all that he can In this old
world to do IL.
IAN manner OF sim God says he
will forgive, but 1t is conditioned upon
you doing something to have his
forgiveness. Surprising you are a
thief VIII God forgive a man for
theft Didn't he say to Zaccheus,
This day hath salvation come to this
house %
When my friend Mr.. wanamaker
was Post Master General Of the United
States, John said he received q
letter that read like this;
MY dear Sir:
Il am sending You today by the
Adams Express half bills to the
amount of fifteen hundred dollars 10
match the same In series and number
sent TO the treasurer OF the United
States by the same method of con-
veyance, the Adams Express. which
amount Fifteen hundred dollarsl
represents the interest and principal
OF which I defrauded the govern
ment when I was in its employ fit
teen years ago.
"I have found peace and pardon
with God through faith in Jesus
Christ and want to make the wrong
right Put II with the conscience
fYnd- All manner OF sin God says he
win forgive"
They tell me that when visitors go
to Paris that there are two places
they always so tome Is the Louvre,
the other Is the Tomb of Napoleon.
A friend OF mine some years ago was
walking through the Louvre He
gazed upon a painting Of Dore which
represented Mary Magdalene kneel-
ing at the foot of Jesus who had cast
the devil out OF her. He stood gag
transfixed by the beauty and power
depicted there. The guide tapped him
on the shoulder and said. Look at
the kneeling woman in the shadow"
Dropping his eyes he said the con-
trast both on the look of her face
and the face of the Savior startled
him. He had forgiven her much.
she loved him much
Dying In Her SIN.
Years ago a minister was sent for
in London to come to a house OF I'LL
fame to pray and talk with a girl
there. dying IN her sin. He talked
into her darkened mind Then he
prayed and in his prayer he quoted
Isaiah lis, Come now. let US reason
together, saith the Lord. Though
your sins be as scarlet thcy shall be
as white as snow"
She looked UP and smiling family
said. What is that in the Bible that
you said about scarlet sins?" She
said. VIII you pray again and put
that verse in!'
He started to pray and she said.
WAIT . minute Let me read 1t
first"
He turned to Isaiah 1918 and he
read 1t. She stopped him again and
said. Would you mind putting my
finger on It? think I'd feel bet
ter II could como that closely in
contact with Jesus"
He took her thin and transparent
finger. wasted by sin and disease. He
put It upon Isaiah 1918 and he prayed.
When he finished ne looked into her
face. and II lighted up like q halo Of
glory. She said. Thank you. I'm
so glad that God said scarlet SINS for
that meant mine"
"All manner OF sfns.~ Get mp and
tell me where you could improve on
Jesus Christ II you had the chance.
Wherein does he not come up to the
greatest mans greatest ideas Of the
greatest man? I'd like to find ont.
Somebody says MY hands are red
with blood" That doesn't make any
difference. All manner OF sin God
says he will forgive.
A friend OF mine was preaching IN
a town out In a western state, and =
man came and. said to him. II want