The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-04

hood In the red light district because
she didn't have the grit TO say mo"
And she is helping by her body TO
feed the lusts Of man.
I Oh! men win wrangle for reli-
gion, they win fight for II, and they
will die for It. but there Is many
fellow who hasn't the courage to 1.-Two
for It. Any old coward but religious
coward!
4 know OF nothing so contempti-
BILE rs the man-fearing spirit. Many
la fellow crouches and grovels in the
i nln e. Il S.a la so1 Il s sss. as
do that, He laughs at them. 6uch
a man is like the chameleon. He tn
4 ready to char r, his colors according
to the views ~ the people who are
with him. When he Ia with Re-
publican. he Is Republican. When he
is with a Democrat, he h Demo-
cratic. When he IL with sor'alist.
he Is Socialist Iydespise such poo
Many Of the chief rulers believed
on Him but they were afraid to con-
fess II.
! II takes the highest type Of man
hood and womanhood to live for Jesus
Christ. In this old God hating, whis-
key soaked. materiaiistic world that II
going to He'll so fast that she II
breaking all Speed limits. It takes
| grit.
Somebody says, ''Bm, am wait
| ing to be converted. am from
Missouri and when you show me then
I will come across"
You have been listening to me for
weeks and yet you will say. Just As
nrrrn
Christ is the Son Of God and the
Bible the word OF God I am going
to take my stand"
said to . fellow one time, do
you believe in Christ! :"
Well. don't believe the way You
believe"
What is there that believe that
you do not 20
Il believe everybody will be saw
ed, What would do II I were to
die right now?"
We'll. IL half of the things I have
heard about you are true. you win
be in He'll before midnight"
said. Look here! VIII you take
your stand on the side OF the will
OF God? Here Is the Bible. the OMIT
hook that is revelation to mankind
That book says. These things are
written that ye might believe that
Jesus Is the Christ Now are you
willing to take your stand on the
side Of rfrSt to follow It no mat
ter where 1t leads your"
II you were an officer and irving
to find prisoner and somebody
gave you a clue. you would run the
clue down to flnd out IL there were
anything in it.
If you are honestly seeking fight,
and somebody gives you information
and a clue. then II you are honest
Won will do It. and II you don't do II
you are not honest. Now. then, do
you believe that God answers pray
ers?
And great many viii say Il don't
know"
Found Through Prayer.
Jesus Christ Is my Saviour and I
found him through prayer. So get
down on your knees and pray and
you will find He is the Christ.
| A whole lot Of you are like fell
low that was walking along one day
/ IN June, when the sun was shining
and everything was beautiful and
green and a man was st1,lling on
his lawn and he said. isn't God
good? See how green everything is. :"
And he stopped and he said, We'll,
am not an infidel, but ! arm a
doubter and I do not owe a cent but
I would give all Il have II could
be convinced that Jesus il the Son
of Cod
DO you mean ftr'
Every word Of it,
'WeIl, then, come on in the house
with me and / will convince you"
So he took a pencil and PAPER and
he wrote the following: II believe
that there is an eternal difference
| hat rte
by take this stand on the right side.
II promise to make an honest effort
to and out II Jesus Christ b the
Son OF God. BY opening the Bible,
and II II reveals to me that He Is,
I hereby promise to accept Him and
honestly strive to please Him"
He handed the paper to the skep-
tic.
"That In about the fairest state
ment have ever SEEN"
Sign it,
| Il win have 10 tank II over with
my wife ..,+.... ..- -..... ...a. ,.a
Sign it,
There is time enough TO give you
i sign It. You are telling me tina,
you want to know n there h = God
and whether he answers prayer. Now
! have given you clue. Sign n and
i've II
But he never ala. There the light
Of God flashed into his mind and
heart but he was not honest for he
would not give God q ORANGE.
That IL Just the way With mufti-
tudes Of people today.
Suppose there b y man VINO does
hts duty toward an but ono. He II
good to hin wife ana neighbors. ets.
hut he treats his poor old mother
with contempt He WIN not buy iies
clothes or food She has to take In
was hing for living.
ron't come and talk 70 me about
1 what good man he II. when he
treats his pooe old mother with scorr
and contempt. because the fact that
he does that would undo every good
thing ever done by him.
Here is q man that b good and
generous 70 everybody hut ~ treats
Jesus Christ like a brute. Don't you
talk to me about that fellow beina
a good citizen. ] don't want 10 hear
a word about him. Treat Jesus
Christ IKE q brute-And think you
are decent7 No. sir.
These people are hypoerftes
There are hvpocrtses IN the church,
and II you wait until there are none
in the church. before you arc wil1ing