The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-08
PRIVATE AND GENERAL
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Pharisees tagged on to the Savior the
stigma. He hsaleth on the Sabbath.
Sunday jumped into that 'hairbrain
gang" who would not step aside to give
a helping hand to a needy brother be-
cause II was the Sabbath day. and de-
ciared that he knew people who would
rather go to he'll than save people on
the Sabbath day.
GoA Gives Y~u Chance.
God gives you chance thu
evangelist declared to his hearers
! Opportunity knocks at your door.
God rapa, but he isn't going to knock
forever II you don't answer him" He
pointed out TO them that Just as the
man in the synagogue with the with
cred hand was hAmpered and could not
express himself. just SO In the church
, today everywhere are men and women
who fail to grasp the opportunities
about them because something has
caused . vital part Of their lives to
withsr and become useless.
Some people have had their hands
In their pockets 30 long they can't
take them out to drop few coins In
the collection plate" Mr.. Sunday
termed one group OF these persons. and
another class vas OF those women
who can see more through keyhole
four squares away than q good woman
David WAS not ono Of these. the
evangelist assured tho listeners. David q
life amounted to something. and no
one of his faculties were withered or
decadent. God said to Davir, Dave,
you're a man after nfy >.wn heart "
Sunday declared. and continued. God
likes to sec a man who can put 1t
over"
0eA-Glvsn ovpertunities.
How an opportunity can be grasped
and improved was made manifest In
the story Of Jesus feeding the 5000 with
few little fishes and = little bread.
''sardines and sinkers." as Sunday put
It, The followers Of Jesus didn't be-
heve II could be done, but he told them
to 80 on to work and they finally put
II over" God has given every man
and woman the same ability. the same
opportunity to help feed a hungering
world. and the evangelist pied with
them not to let the opportunity pass
them by UNDECIDED.
Other people are there. the revivaiist
declared. who have harmed themselves
in a more terrible way than the men
Of india who stand for days with their
lyxed. hoping In that way to rid them
selves OF ain. These people of today.
Mr.. Sunday pointed out. have held out
their hands 80 long for the forbidden
things Of the world. that they cannot
now walk down the aisle and ask some
sinful brother to forsAke evil and give
his heart
"And there arc other people, he
continued, who reach out their
hands and take y bride and then turn
around and associate somebody's
character because some black heart
ed degenerate paid them for doing
It. ! think the fellow who will do It
is lower down than the dirty dog
who paid him for doing 1t. think
that
How do I know but there are some
people sitting out there looking into
my face for whom God Almighty
would have made a name NJ imperish-
able as Florence Nightingale's or
Moody's or Ffnney's had you given
yourself God and not chosen the de-
vii. Oh! II is pitiable when you stop
to think OF IT,"
Something To Think About
The inspired parson gave Rich
mond church people something to
think about W n he paused and
asked them to listen to 4 little story
that las just occurred here In this
city. A very prominent Richmond
citizen. whose name the evangelist
will not divuige, came to the latter's
room in the hotel recently. tenrp