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

! men yard SLICK. You know 1t Is
wrong. Here II good thing for you.
God hos put a monitor In your
breast. that will not let you do wrong
and you not know about t.
Every man and woman knows what
II is that's keeping them away from
God and II you are not rejoicing IN
Gods love and forgiveness. You know
why. II you are not ~ pure ~ a
Enowflake. you know why. II you
are not az lovely AZ a sunklssed
mountain. you know why. II you arc
not az lovely as the spring morn
ing, you know why. why7 Give
your heart to Jesus Christ.
Go to Rcsa Surgeon.
Hep ,wijl sq T. the best surseen
Assesses that are soring ths.r way
towards your vitals. All right, kill
Il or II win kill you, no matter what
II may be.
It is not for me to tell you what
In wrong in your life. God has AL
ready done that through your con-
science. but my place As q preacher
IL to cry out Repent! REPENT Re-
pent! Repenti--and tear away the
screens behind which the sinners arc
hiding and back them against the
wall and cry out Repent; Repent!
Repent! That's my busincse AZ a
preacher. God commands all men
everywhere to repeat"
You say, 'fBili, never killed any
body" Yes. but you are damninG
other people by staying away from
Christ because they are staying away
because you DO. .
farm and a wedge Of gold. with
you II may be Illicit love, pride IND
dealing, I don't know what Il is. You
say. "Bill. that isn't easy
4 will admit II. 1t isn't easy to
dig out an eye or cut of q hand,
but II It has to be done to save your
SOUL ~ !: 10 . sasy, It tnt sssy to 60
anesthetic, but ii It IL the only way
to save your life, Il isn't hard. You
WIN DO It. won't your Surely you
win. II doctor tells mo I'd iose
both arms or log or I'd die, Td
go. II would be hard. but IA do It.
There n only one way to got out
OF Mammoth cave, and everybody
that's ever been lost In there that
ever did got out had 70 go out that
way. There in only one way to 60
to heaven and therefore. everybody
through faith in Jesus Christ.
The man who WIN keep on IN sin
isn't entitled to forgiveness. A pfis-
Oner In the penftentiary that WIN not
promise the board Of pafdons that
he will keep the law iRn.t entitled t.
a parole. II no would stand up there
and Damn the laws and damn the
president. damn the governor Of tho
state and say he wouldn't keep tho
laws IL he was out, then he doesn't
deserve TO be out. Ills pdaca 10 right
ftrnrn n ho IN that M 9{Nt
God is true to you and God 10 true
with you. God WIN not deceive you
and God won't let anybody deceive
you, never!
During the war there was one
command from the United States.
Throw down your arms and sur
render!'
aforementioned Sufren6e~!-
They were willing to do the thing
II they could have peace their way
They couldn't There was ono cons
Buckner at the battle OF vicksburgl
Unconditional surrender" waa
Grants message to Buckner at vicks-
burg.
SO. here the Confederate commits
sion came to Washington to see Lin
coin to make proposition to him,
which If he and the government
would accept. they would agree to
close the war In forty-eight hours.
Now listen! Here was the PROPOSE
ton the Confederate commission put
up to Lincoln. II was the old John
C. Calhoun, state sovereignty rights!
Let every state settle the slavery
question themselves. T.et the states
vote. II tho state votes to have
slaves. all right If they vote not
to have slaves. no.
All right, then say the govern
ment hasn't any right to the whiskey
business, to let each state or COM
munity settle. 1t is government
not the state. And the only reason
1t isn't settled, b beca use Of dirty,
sinking politics in the country.
I will tell the gang down at Wash
ington that's the reason they are
afraid. You are afraid. politics from
the White House on down, afraid.
That's one thing I have got against
them. will help them night with
all the power I have got, but when
they don't go square. I won't. r
win deal fair. But they are not do
ing what the people want
The Southern commission went to
Washington, and they said. III you
let each state settle this question,
we viii agree to stop the war I'm
forty-cixht houS."
Lincoln listened to them and said,
''Have you anything else to propose"
They said. Nothing. that's our ul-
timatum."
Abe Lincoln Jumped to his feet and
hit the table with HE fist and said:
by the eternal God the United
States win take al or she viii take
monet"
All or none. And they fought It
out on that line. All! Ali
All right. now listen. That's why
we had hard battles. Gettysburg. An
tietam. That's why rivers of blood
flowed. They wouldn't repent. they
wouldn't surrender, they wouldn't
give up. And when they did. then
we had peace.
Then we called them brothers.
Then we threw our arrns around them
and they around US. Then Grant
refused to take the sword down at
Then he said. Keep
your horses. you VIII need them for
spring plcwing."
When they said. I'VE will.~ 0rans
folded his arms ana fsxid tiA words
that are above his tomb. Let Us
have peace"
They yelled. All right
You come Gods way. and God wfll
shake hands with you. and Ray. Let