Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-11
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reached that depth of iniquity witbsS
out a struggle? No, he didn't. He
tried hard to beat Il back. Do
you mean to tell me that that glrl
that is selling her womanhood in
the dark. festered spots of the city,
reached that depth without a bat
tie? Not on your life! She had to
fight against her ideals Of woman
hood, of morality and OF virtue.
II Is for this reason that Jesus
Christ came into the world and
tasted death, to do for every man
what every fellow couldn't do for
himself That is why the bible
was written. Think on these
things"
The age-Iong cry OF the human
race has been for the revelation
of a personal savior that is able 70
forgive sin. From the days OF Job.
who said, "Oh that ] knew where
I might find Him" down until
now, man may personally know
whether Jesus Christ can give
peace for a troubled conscience OF
peace for LIES doubtful promises
or healing for LIES staggering
bonds
The world is chuck full OF men
and women vainly seeking every
where for peace and light except
at the cross of Jesus Christ. LONlE
at them as they chase down the
white way. Look at them as they
stagger in and out OF growing err
ror. Look at them as they creep
from the arms of infamy and as
they blaspheme.
1t is appointed unto men once to
die. You cant escape the iudg
ment Ir-my preaching gets too
hot, you can get up and leave. II
you don't like it, you don't need TO
i come.
( You can't escape the judgment.
Fellows, girls. boys. men, women.
deep down in your heart something
tells you that 1t is true. Belief IN
the judgment is women into the
wool and the warp Of our being
All heather nations believe in the
Judgment. That is the reason that
every one Of the nations have
tried 10 make a plan Of salvation
for themselves by which they hope
to Jppease the gods.
You can't save yourself. Wealth.
culture, these things that are com
mendable, don't save you. I am
not fool enough to preach against
them. No, that isn't IT, / am say
ing that these things without
Jesus won't save you. So, What
soever things are true, think of
these things"
/ am dead sure that there would
not be an unrepentent man IN this
audience or city that would con-
tinue to live "a hours longer in
sin, Indifferent to his souls saliva
ton, If he'd stop to think that ev-
cry time the sun rises and sets,
you are brought just that much
nearer the judgment.
Death Doesn't End All.
But. wait a minute! Death does
not end all. We are going to live
or forever somewhere, every one
Of us, and the way you live here
will determine your veal and woe
when you leave this world. There
isn't the slightest hope. my friends.
of a chance after death. As we
are going when we leave the
world. we will keep on going for.
ever. You will never have a chance
TO change if you don't change this
side of the coffin. never in the
world Il is true that there Is
heaven. the heaven where the re-
deemed go. place that is Gods,
especially prepared for those that
love Him. and God can make
mighty nice things when he starts
out TO do il. That is as sure as@.
you live.
Heaven will contain nothing but
the good. Heaven will contain
nothing but the blessed. Heaven
is shut against all sin. There Is
eternal quarantine between heay-
en- and the sinner. He can't get
in.
II is true there is a hell. The
bible teaches that there is a he'll
and that il is eternal. Jesus said
more about hell than he did about
heaven. Jesus gave us no de-
scription Of he'll, and if there had
been no endless damnatiOn for the
impenitent, Jesus never would
have said so. NJ there is no he'll.
then Jesus never would have said
so. II there is no hell, then Jesus
lied. and il he died He isn't a good
man. Jesus said. endless glory for
the saved, endless damnation FOR 4
the impenitent.
The amazing thing to me is thai
God permits men and women 10
choose whether they will be loyal
and true, or whether they will be
rebels. You can decide whether
you will be true patriot in these
days or whether you Will be "a
damnaable, black-heaTted traitor
II you are a traitor. you will have
the government of the United
States against you. If you are
friendly, all the power OF Uncle
Sam will back YOU up. You can
choose whether you will be loyal
to God or whether you will be a
rebel-it is UP to you.
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