The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-28

was at one of your banks this morn
ing and they gave me $@5 in gold.
supposiug would put nifty OF your
reputable citizens on this platform
and they would all substantiate what
say. and supposing l. would he au-
thorized by the bank to say that they
would give every man or woman that
stands in lire in front OF the bank at
= o'clock in the morning $25 in gold.
II bet my life could put hundreds OF
thousands Of people in front of that
bank .M,
New: & Z yQs VIII bslieys me about 'sg
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you are so slow about believing about
the Lord
Manhattan Isle upon which New York
city stands waa bought years ago from
the Indians for $25 worth Of beads,
and calico. Blu; / know something that
has that skinned.
have got salvation because OF my
faith in Jesus Christ and I wouldn't
trade it for cuitciaim deed to the
world
SO cad offers II as q gift. He gives
YOU salvation and n home
Let not your heart he troubled. In
my Fathers house are many mansions;
II IL were not so | would have told
you. ! 20 10 prepare a place for you.
Oh! how sad 1T Is not to be able to
see the light that would steer you into
the harbor of peace zimpiy because you
have lived without Jesus Christ.
And God has provided US home.
You may differ from me in religion. in
politics, in various other things, but
will strike Il responsive chord in your
hearts when I say that God offers us
salvation and a home In which to spend
1t. And he has promised all of that
for us.
Talk about eternal cities. Where
are You, old eternal city of Rome. We
know your seven hills upon which
you stood. We know all about your
grandeur. But they are all crumbled.
, Here we have homes and factories.
( They are all due to crumbie. Go
around this city and look at the pala-
tiai homes that are ali due to crum-
bic.
Fsnoch walked with God and was not,
for God took him. That rs a complete
biography of Enoch.
Elijah Waited to Heaven.
Elijah Was waited to heaven In a
chariot OF fire, and Elisha took up the
mantle of the prophet Elijah and smots
the Jordan and went back to the sem.
! mary where Elijah had taught and
told the people there and they would
not believe him. and they looked for
him. but they found him not.
Centuries later, it was the privilege
OF Peter. James and John In the com.
pany OF Jesus Christ, on the Mount OF
TRANSPORTATION. to look into the face
of that same Elijah who centuries BE-
fore had walked the hill tops and slain
$50 OF the prophets OF Baal.
Stephen. as they stoned him to death
his face lighted up and he saw Jesus
standing on the right hand OF God
the Father. the place where he had
designated before his crucifxion would
be his abiding place until the fulhll.
ment OF the time OF the Gentiles in
the world.
Among the last declarations of Jesus
is. '"In my Fathers house are many
mansions
what a comfort to the bereaved and
afflicted. Not only had God provided
salvation through faith in Jesus Christ
/ as gift from Gods outstretehed hand
but he provided a home In which you
can spend eternal life. He has pro-
vided n homo for you
Surely VIC. from the beginning from
the time John. on the island Of Pat
mos. saw let down by God out Of
heaven the new Jerusalem. have ample
proof that heaven Ia a real place.
And although we cannot see II wifi