The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-21


after death, and the false hope 10 heic
out, that OF q second chance
And God sends forth his preachers
70 preach salvation now. The devil
1sts zip and breaches to him. The holy
spirit says, To-day il you win hear his
voice, harden not your hearts. Take
heed lest there be an enemy OF ar
Evil heart OF unbelict, In departing
from tho living GOD. Comfort one
another daily lest you BIO hardened
through the deceitfulpess of sin. Those
Ehat seek me early shall hnd me- Re-
nember thy Creator In the days OF thy
youth.-
In sueh strains, does God urge upor
Nan the necessity OF choosing saliva
1son now. Jesus said. Hath mover
forgiveness. neither In this world. nor
- ths world to come. The smoke OF
AsiY torment Ascendeth forever and
pvey ana they shall 60 away into ever
laseaag punishment. sst the righteous
o1ts everlasting life. He that believeth
- the son shall have everlasting life
aA1 I give unto them etarnai itfe- No
nAn shall pluck them out Of my hand.
The wages of sin 10 death and the gin
~ 0od ~ eternal life"
wish would believe that there
- no hen and that all people would
s.ssnt. Nothing would make me hap
peor than to ses every man and wo-
6sAa on earth repent and be saved. bat
= men and women persist IN living IN
vtn and, persist IN rejecting Jesus
C1rist. us perfectly right and proper
and Just that there should be . he'll 10
which TO conane them. II people choose
stn instead OF salvation. II Is for the
good of the universe and the glory OF
God tina, ,hero should be, place OF
punishment u is right there should
BE 3atls and renitentiartes fo~ tire law
DreaAers. The man that deliberately
hYeats the law isn't entitled TO the
same consideration as the man who
Will keep the lau and II he wants to
break the law, let him take the pan
atty thai goes with H.
u a lrs0 wants 10 defy God, nobody
wN step hifn. hut please remember
you "ti' nave n take what goes with
%o"r ife nj defiance and your life OF
sir. %-ndlng the irnpenstent TO hell
demonstrates fiod's justice. and sooner
thai repoA' His law or suffer II TO be
srar7pl , ';~,..-r the foot Of man with
irnnHnttr ,ad gave hts son TO die to
open - "aN Whereby man might
escape sell. although he has violated
God ,aa.
Nou Arc Responsible
H'aae. yh-c rolls the esronsihiiity
Ter t-Nur - m nation on your shout-:
der f y g. T. 1f from Gods shout
Ger 4r'I puts II up to yc1 I wish
AZ 'aeH would repent and make hell
unN"cC ssars - far as the human race
Is concerned. wish everybody
woEl,. kocp 'bc law and make iaiIs
an6 penitontsarics unneces sary. L
viii everybody would live sober. and
then ther"'d be nc saloons nor brew
erie u~ diStliieries Wlsh every
bod, va virtuous: thcn here would
he TO b'Q-..s cf shame for wrecked
ma nNut'a and womanhood. ] wish,
r1$ friends. that every body would re-
reUt ans make nell unnecessary 80
far a. he RESI- OF the human race Is
concerned Those that haven't re-
peu'es ARD have gore there. their
case il settled, SO ] have no argu-
naert about THAT.
Now / don't want 20 Nelve and
preach lie. II you viii show mo
wher" anythine ! ever preach la s.
lie. viii apologize don't want TO
believc and preach liz Ia rather
believe snd preach an unpleasant
thu thar TO believe and preach a
plessan, lie.
"a The mar who stands four
squire o. the Rib and breaches Its
trut; without fcar or favot will be
rncere6 AZ and rocked and rallied
and ridtculad and called h.eoted and
D. pa lleG narrow. oh is the mar
who breaches 'ho gospel higcted2
Ne The devil that don't is the big
c:ed man. not the man that breaches
the truth. | am not the higotcd man.
I; IL the fellow that Jelts you the bible
isn't true. He is the higot, not me-
He Nas got Il wrong. No, sir:
Ard is the man who breaches the
truth narrow? No. sir, 7 have no
disposition 70 be more broad than
Icsus Christ And e the man cruel
that tells you the truth Is the doc
tor cruel when he tells you that your
baby has diphthcria? Ne. he Is kind.
rs the man cruel who tells you your
house Is aire? No, Is the person
cruel who warns you that II you eat
certain things or breathe certain at
mospherc. that you viii have disease?
No. sir. They are your friends. Ia
the preacher cruel who tells you
there Ia hell: No. sir, He Is your
friend. Tho miserable liar who tells
you there isn't one, he is.cour enemy.
not me, You cant blame rue. I am
your friend.
So, It is kindness TO point out the
DANCER That's the one that is kind.
So I'd rather be cruel because l arm
kind than to DO called kind because
am a liar.
know In these days Of new
thought so called IL makes me sick.
New thought and new theology. they
nave resolved lnip S'1fnNcienCtA aii ARK
icty about the fate of souls, and many
so-called preachers are flirpant and
! they say We will eat, drink and be
merry.
Transforms Himself
The devil. you know. transforms
himself into an angel or light 1t
doesn't always suit the purpose OF the
dcyi! 20 be painted UP black. He al
ways assumes The character in which
he can gain the greatest hold upon
people. And he transforms himself
into an angel OF light. aud In that dis.
Eaiss no fiees hts most effective work.
The plain devil in sight wouldn't.
tempt anybody and anybody would
be disguised 10 think they've ever
listened to him rs much as they have
ard so ,he devil don't do that. Now,
[ don't see how any sensible man or
woman ear believe in rewards with
OFT punishment You cant believe
IN summer vithout winter, you can't
bchepe in daylight W! hout darkness
ri al ard you csa't believe in pleasure
Without pain, you can', believe in
lrtyeu without a hell, and / believe
>, heaven 10 rct 10 and hell to
Ne r away from, and I believe In
1: fa "-iii So"sr The sinner II you
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