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

Moody was preaching one night Il
Farwell hall. He said: who 4
There here tonight anxious for oul
prayers and who want to be Chris
TAM"
The hand Of a man shot up. II,
took him by the hand. Glad to se,
your He tried to get him to prom
ise. he'd live for Jesus Christ, Ia
he said: mo. Moody, not now
But they took his name and ad
dress. The next time Moody heard
Of him, he was sick. Moody hur,
ried up on the North Side in Chicago
tta see xslyY, ThA, .fAilowARajAi yyVeM
'ias<, 6sA u ssssS1ssse ssSaF 80,
IN nae. but I wouldn't think Of doipS
TIT now. / wouldn't do IT when / am iii
what wouldn't do when I was well
Walt until am well. convalescing"
The next Moody heard Of the fell
low he was getting along very we'll
He said to him: Now ysu are get
ting well, settle It now
well, declare" be said. ~T dread
to say no, but will tell you. Moody
l bought fruit farm in Michigan
and when / get moved and settled
then I'll make new friends. and II !
want to Join the church then. I can
do so.s
Tho next Moody heard OF the fell
low he had suffered a relapse. He
went to the fellows ranch and ask
ed to see him. and when he saw Moody
he said: You're too late. This is the
twelfth hour and the clock has be-
gun to strike"
He said: MAY I .pray?-
| Yes. you may pray" he said.
Moody got down on his knees and
prayed with him. When he arose
he looked into his face and he was
trying to speak. He finally said:
'The harvest ie passed, the summer
Is ended. and am not saved
| Moody said: I'VE put him in a
Christless coffin and bore him to q
Christless grave. He went to a
| Christless eternity"
! You ought to choose now and lay
up treasures In heaven. Many have
much here, bot they will be paupers
over yonder.
William Reynolds Il wonder IL any
| of you ever heard OF him> lived in
/ Peoria. Ill. friend OF his invited
him out to his home. He owned
thousands OF acres out In the famous
corn belt have seen the house.
And his friend asked him to come
out ard take little vacation and rest.
He said: 'Tf you will come out here
and say nothing about religion, you'll
come out here and begin talking about
religion. He doesn't care about It:
he's making money--just forget reli-
gton." MY friend didn't say whether
he would or not.
I The second day they were there
he took my friend mp on top Of the
house II was an cld-fashioned sum-
mer house. wide haus and rooms on
either side. cupola on top. He said:
Now. t~ok away OF yonder in the
east: do you see the cattle on the
hill? Look away up here to the
nerth: do you see that town? The
cattle and the land where the town
stands are mine. can build a rail-
road right through there; l own those
three tall Buildings. Look away of
here to the south; do you see where
the sen and the air seem TO meetr
Thateis the southern boundry. Do
YOU see that water in the west; that's
the west houndry. I came here
years ago without cent" he said.
land IFS all paid for. II is cut up into
barn on each. am very rich"
And my friend put his hand on
hts shoulder ind asked: How much
have you got up yondery'' s~
II have feen 80 hEsys pfling II suu
here hat havtn't thought about
that. he said.
Three months later they laid his
body beneath the sod IT. Illinois and
for twenty years tho heirs quarrel
II was se:tied ty a tet ision of the Ap-
peIlste court
Nh Treasure beyond.
No .reasarr beyond. no thought
abou; Coz, or his truth. Three great
men all died en- TIE sames day. ri
an not roin:. 20 tell got this to suG-
ge<t anything relative to the char
acter cf III men. but 10 show You
that VIXEN ecatk knocks you will go.
no matter he w ,'c', YOU may be.
One YVES II. king CT Spain. one
States AMI tho cher William X Van
deroiit Tao ne~~rorer said: The
King OF Spain Is no more" The Vice
President has passed away will
i.a-, K. Vanderbilt ~ dead"
On the day of the Vanderbilt fun
efal thousands of people assembled
down Fifth avenue to watch the FUN 4
eral procession. At the church they
carried the body down the steps.
Across the street stood working
man.
WIZ &OAk WCtts Bat, ~ kAieA<
In that CONN they are
carrying down the steps7"
Eyes. SIR"
MANY a time have stood right
about here and have watched him
come down get into his carriage and
drive away to Wall Street with mill
lions and millions and didn't have
3 cent. Today he II coming down
without a cent In his pocket, and. by
gosh. I've. got two dollars!'
No matter who we are, when death
knocks. we have got to 20. Gods
giving us our chance In the world
now. The most wealthy have to 70.
A day. an hour. an. instant may be
fatal.
Centuries ago Chariemagne died,
and Europe as you see II today II
the broken fragments Of his king
Chariemagne died they
carried him into his sepulchre and
placed him on his throne Of ivory
and gold and precious stones. On
his head scintillated . crown with
Jewels. and In his hand the sceptYc. !
sym hoii0al OF hts power. On his |
lap a scroll chronicled his deeds |
About his body was tho purple robe |
Of royalty. And they sealed the |
Tomb of ChAriemaxne. and ages and |
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