The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-03
rHE RIoHnoNp yrro1x1Ax-xoxpAY, rEBRuARr \ 1919

! What shall do then with Jesus
which is called the Christi
John pictures an angel that found
J q book seven seals upon t.. Unless
they could find somebody worthy to
break the seals and open the book. IL
meant the condemnation OF every
man on earth. He pictures this
strong angel searching the four cor
ners Of infnitude, trying to find
somebody. But nobody could be
found, until nineteen hundred years
ago,
Down from the shining seats above.
With joyful haste He ned; ,..... =
!s,,s,ss ,s-,c-rA a I ..fHel2s .-I4-sza~&'
And He dwelt among the dead.
Up from the grave He arose,
| And he lives forever with the saints
10 reign.
waive his blood stained handkerchief
and the kragJ orgensen and the
Mauscr bullets were singing their
death song back and forth One OF
his friends. a cowboy from Arizona
turned TO his colonel and said: Col
onel will go and save him"
! "Oh. Jack" said the colonel, you
I tpNibI ave Jul III iHhI SohN, U0
would get cut to pieces. ] guess he
is gone"
But presently they saw the wound
ed American soldier wave his blood
stained handkerchief He said:
| Look. he, Isn't gone. I will CO."
! And he threw down his KragJor-
gensen, and throwing his arms to Ms
face as If to protect him from the
! bullets he dashed out into the zone
But what protection would flesh and
bones be against steel bullets that
could go three miles and go through
thirty-two inches OF solid woods
! He ran out and grabbed his COM
I rade and dragged him over the brow
| Spanish sharp-shooter struck him
Just above the heart It wen,
! through him es il he were made o
papier- mache. He dropped his com.
rade and a crimson tide spurted from
his nose and eyes and lips. He said.
/ Tom. pard. am hit hard. It's al
up with me. wish you we'll" And
d, he reeled and fell dead.
The man crept back into the ranks
to tell the story.
! Oh, IL Jesus could come down here
/ I wouldn't let Him get all the way
! here. ! would jump from the plat
I form and go 10 meet him. He saved
me and my wife and children, and
i I'll go where He commands me to go
and I'll go where He wants me &c
I 90. We ought to do that for Him
because OF the sacrifice that He made
for US
Savonarola stood speaking in the
/ square at Florence and the people
! sursed around Gods lion hearted
preacher that told that gang OF &C.
l-Ys r,tf - -
head in. And he hurled the anathe.
mas of God al them until they incin-
Grated him to ashes because he dare
rebuke their crookedness and theii
infany. And Savonarola STOOD
preaching. He knew that these
were the questions urpermost In ths
minds OF the Italians. What sort
of government will emerge from al
this? VIII 1t be a republic form ol
will II continue the monarchy with
the king? The second question was
what will he our religion viii 4
he The Star and the Crescent OF I'll,
Mocha mmedsn or will IL ne the Cross
of jesus Chri.t7
Those were the questions. and a.
they all surged 10 hear him. h
climbed on top of his pulpit wher'
the great crowd could see him ant
cried out. "Jesu Christie. al noster'
efOo salvatore = Jesus Christ, on
King and our Saviour.
Down the streets OF Florence the,
suryed. Through every building an
every alley they met the oncomin
crowd and they caught the spiri
Out into the country they went nm
, I'll II seemed to leap as by magi
, from mountain peak to mourtai
, peak until all Italy rang with tn
, cry: Jesus Christ Is our King an
Savior" and tonight the cross o
Jesus Christ waves over Italy in
stead of the Star and Crescent Q
the Mohammedan.
. Oh. Jesus Christ waits TO be you
King. What is your answer Ar
you ready to crown Him? Are yo
ready To say: Christ IL ours or Will
. you dip the cross OF Jesus into tn
. forces of evil? What is your an
swer
How many will say: Christ is on
, King. Bill?''
Get UP and let RE look Mt you
: Come on whoever you arc. I dom
give a rap where you came from o
who you are in the world. Come on
Come on,
Don't sit down. come on. TO
wouldn't sit down II we played tn
"Star-Spangled Banner" Come on
The cross OF Jesus Christ is wavin
, over The crowd Come on, and Civ
, me your hand and stand with me.