The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-28
He Arose and Followed
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Afternoon of February 81

q tho prayers Of sfnnera 80 that proves
/. ~ me YOU are an old sinner because
tGod has never heard your prayer. ana
Z this man is not q sinner. What have
q you ever done TO provs to the work
- thar you were truly saved+ Untfl yov
r can stand w by the side Of Oh lis mar
{, ard not look like q plugged counter
. felt cent by the side Of a thousand
collar liberty bond. don't you say that
TIE way you got religion Is the only
night way
, He rose aud followed hfrn- Hs
, moved on instantly and that move
took him 10 Jesus Christ That's the
way that Matthew got right. and no
oae can say that ne didn't have as
clear case OF conversion as the Bible
has Tver recorded
Hs~y wam-
Matthew wAs business man He
vas tax collector. he worked for the
Roman government He had a Job tina
was soft snap, II gave him a big
chance for rakcofT II he didn't have
Any mora conscience than some of the
( polItlct MS ] know of he was takfns.
it. Matthew was at his place Of hnsi-
ness, looking out for number one. prob.
ably trying to think mp sorps way by
which he could yet even more gain.
And Jesus went IN as he went by.
He had something 10 Gay 10 Matthew.
/ wonder how many OF you have had
Jesus Christ come TO your place OF
business, speak TO you as he did TO
Matthew. or in your home, and you
made n decision Just as deliberat to
as Matthew made IL. Jesus went 10
your store, he went 60 your factory,
he went TO your office, he said.
Look here- You are not doing
business ON the square, you've got
weights and measures that shrtn X
> You are selling goods measured with
/ "a saw ed-off yard-sttck- there are only
thirty-two inches in that yard"
a salesman was selling goods when
. ne discovered 1t was only thtrty-four
| inches wide FITS boss said. Well,
we will stretch II two inches~
The salesman sad. The cloth may
stretch but my conscience won.
stretch two inches. You can have r1ly
resignation"
Jesus has gone TO your psnce Oh
business and said. Look hern- You
: aren't putting two thousand pounds
, in that ton. You haven't got q hun.
dred cents on that dollar In thai
proposition,
The day VOC do won't stand tbs
Z test or the Golden Rule and the Ser.
Z mon on the Mount, ard every doffa,
r that you've got for which You haven
4 given honest value has blood on It
( THAT fine house you live IN doemn'
- belong To you II you buift II out o.
money you swtndled other people GU
Of The devil is always a passenge,
. with You in your automobile If HI
Z furnished you the money with which
3, you bought It
t stood on tho streets OF n weStery
c1ty and | watched the ola hog -jowled
8 beeue~browed, weasel-eyed brewe
Z drive down the street In his lin
r. T
is passenger with you In your car
: &or he furnished every dirty dona
g That you used to buy the car with"
stood and watched n madam fron
e the red light. She pulls strings witt
| every Democrat and Republican
watched her ~ she rolled down Tn
street In her touring car, buried IL
2 her seaisEin, diam onaa seintiisafin,
o from her ears, displaying her wealth
y and / said TO her:
u "Ha! You old hagt The cevfl 1
= a passenger with you IL your car
y for he furnished every dirty doIla
mat you bought that sealskin win
. and those diamonds and that you pal,
fof that Limousine. Hes passenge
= with you"
There's blood on your hands IL 70
. rent your property for "A saloon
I there's blood on your hands If 70,
d rent II for prostitution
There's blood on y,,r hands If vyy
ara roebing God by the long hour
- and tho poor pay you may give you
n CLERKS and compel Them to live beiov
h the hanEsrA line Ga, there's blood O,
your hands you aold FAX
e mining stock and vou knrv
- tt was a darnea swindla when yo,
T. sold IL to the people There's bloc.
o on your hands II you've got rnone-
r thai you picked out Of the pockets O
other people There's blood on you
y hands
= Jesus has come 70 your paace q
I business and in "a still, amau volrr h,
says. Follow me Stop your wing
a stop your scheming, your decefvinp
r your drinking whiskey. cheating. pro
I tessAhG To be decent when you ar
Y keeping somebody on the aide Sto,
, al your fnfany and Gin Stop tina
u way OF living when you bought tha
Dress with your womanh o-od," ans
4 Inc salvation of your soul hangs OF
I Inc aechiion you are going to make
q irs not question Of Gods powe,
a TO save Mol GOD IN able to say,
- everybody Ii thay win only come
Its not question Of aod's power
> how long God will have mercy bu
me only question ia, What viii yor
= 90 It's up TO you. not up to God
/ NIou 40 apiet Sod Will have mercy
VIII you give him u chance to exer.
else his mercyr
] know that Matthew m,,st have de-
, Dated this question an you debate IL
, lie was business man He kept &C
counts l can see him thoughtfuIb
considering In one ear Jesus said
, Follow mes~ and I'm tho other eaI
the deyl said. NO hurryr~
think the devils held q ccnciave
and said. Look here. We've got 70
get busy here. There's something 20
ins on IN that tabernacle II we loss
Tins city we might as well hang crepe
on our door and rent hell; there's
no use trying TO run it,
SO. there's a nice young fellow who
works in the bank. The devil sayx
I've been trying TO get him TO steal
that money"
So he sends nice little frtzxie-
headed sissy down there with her
skirts up above her shoetops. all
doiled up. lie sends her on and he
says, TN get him now"
Hut be hears the fellow begin TO
sing Since Jesus Came Into My
Heart"
And he says. Wen. I'll be blank
ETY. blank"
So he Topped his old wings and