The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-12
# FOUR SERVICES AND TURNS OTHER THOUSANDS AWAY

mot MY will but thine be DONE
Oh, II costs too much, and yet that 10
the coin Of the kingdom. That ts the
reason why their spiritual batting av-
eraee IL only about fifteen. mot my
VIII but thine be done"
The curtain drops; not another
word Is mentioned. Not another
word ~eid of Judas EXCEPT that he
consistently snatstegpl to thtr& &C ri
betrayed Jesus. h went and threw
I the dirty money down ana ssid; II
don't want it." He went out and
com omitted suicide. Goodbye. poor
fool / feel sorry for YOU. Judas.
, What About Thcmr
What about the group? Not an
other word possible except Matthew.
/ What about Peter7 He preached
the sermon at Pentecost
What about John? He wrote the
gospel, the First. Second. Third Epis-
ties. the book of Revelations.
What about James? James wrote
the Epistles.
What about Jesus? AS long as the
world stands we will hear about Jesus
names upon the hearts OF the people
are those that go to church often, my
friend.
Say, papa. may I go with your"
asked little boy OF his father in the
South. A friend Of mine and the
family told me the incident.
Eyes. come on" he said. as he
: threw an axe over his shoulder and,
accornpa MED by q friend, he went into
sat resting upon the fallen monarch,
talking. and the little boy came back
and satd: PAPA. can ] 60 ana wade
IN the water In the lagoon p
The father said. Yes. but don't get
In the deep water; keep on the edge
near the bank"
SO h. went away and they heard
| Presently they heard him cali
Hurry, papa! Hurry, hurry"
The father leaped to his feet, in
sffn~tivefy seized the axe. and accom-
panied by his friend. they rushed to
the lagoon. There they saw the little
boy out In deep water. his arms out
stretched and a most horrible look OF
agony upon his face.
Hurry, para, hurry The alliga-
tor has got me,'
And the hiieous monster had been
ALTERNATING ali winter. came out lean,
lmnk. hungry. voracious. had seized
the little boy playing on the bank at
the edge of the wHter. and was car
rytng him away to his feeding ground
TO break his fast. And the little fell
low was struggling TO keep his head
above the water and was crying,
Hurry. papa Hurry, papa! Fast
err. faster."
He leaped into the lagoon, followed
by his friend. and they struggled
through The muddy. sluggish. turh'd
water. nearly to their arrnpits and
gained on the hfdeous monster. for
the little follow fought with all his
power. and the fa'her raised his arm
to sling the axe through the skull OF
tho hdeous anphibiour monster
when the alligator ehurned the water
with his tail like the screw OF an
ocean steamer. ard Jerking and pull
ing as he reached thu deep water, he
"kI-sh," and the little fellow said.
Hurry, hurry" and the blood -fiecked
foam told the story.
The father went and got men.
They returned. they Owed, and all
they ever took home to the mother
was the head Of the femur OF the
right leg and n piece OF the left hand
oh. when heard that. for days
could not eat, for nights could not
sleep. | said, lord what if that wac
my boy Or our children"
And yet ! say 10 you people that
there are Influences at work In this
sid city that are more destructive TO
tho virtue OF men and women than
the Jaws Of an alligator or crocodile.
and the church of God Ia 'ndolent. in
different, playing on the bank. max
ing cobwebs. And going down, girls
with :he dew Of youth on their hrows.
boys In their teens, and they are cry
ing to us, Hurry Hurry! Hurry,
Hurry Hurry Hurry: Faster Fast
err: Faster' Faster!'
Lord. Ia Il IT,