The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-15


tions to take with you great amounts
Of gold to purchase your luxuries to
which you are accustomed here?"
asked the Fool; Gold will not pur-
chase anything in the country where |
am going" replied the King; Are
you taking with you a retinue Of SER
wants to supply your wants then in
this strange country" asked the
Fool mo one will be permitted to
accompany me where am going" an
swered the king. 'Wal!" exclaimed
the Fool, surely you have some
friends there who will receive you
with kindness and love and they have
made reservations for. you.' mo-"
said the king, mo reservations have
been made. | know no one there.
mo rooms engaged, no. gold to take
with you No servants for your CON-
fort, no friends to receive you, no
preparation whatever for this trip you
know you must make! Take my staff
and cap and bells, for you are surely
a bigger fool than l." What greater
folly can there be than to neglect
preparation for death until 1t cannot
be made. He illustrated this fact
with many stories from lives of people
whom he had known personally.
There will be no peace In hell. Ev-
cry one in hell is the others enemy.
Billy Bray tells of dream wherein
he saw friends tormenting friends In
his dream of hell, and SO the friend
whom you loved here will be torment
ing you there, Jealous, foolish, kick
ing, quarreling Some families here
have such devils in their homes here.
God pity woman who has to live
with fussing, cussin' quarreling
man, and God pity the man who lives
in a hell here with jealous, fault.
finding, gossiping woman, Dives
proves the fact of this condition In
hell when he begged that Lazarus
might go tell his own sons the condi.
tions there. Your own friends don't
want you in hell, though they have to
go themselves.
What great folly than to neglect
preparation for death. Soon that
black emblem will swing from your
door, soon the hearse will back up
for your body. Oh, careless, fiippant
idle one, jesting with life, mocking OF
at the preacher or friend who urges
you to prepare, some morning you
wont go to the Office, the orange
grove or the bank. Some day you
wont prepare the meal or give or
ders for the same. Some day the doc
tor will be called for death Is on your
track Disease is abroad In the land
Prepare while you are In life for
death.
There are just two kinds of death. :
Righteous and wicked. Called few
years ago to the bedside of dying
saint he said, Il have not sent for you
to fix up any old feuds, pay up any
old debts, adjust any sins, am right
with God and He has helped me live
for rs years, just want you to pray
with me ere go to be with Him for
ever" Gathered around he bed
were a great family OF loved ones and
as the midnight hour approached he
asked for hymn and scripture with
prayer. Then saying. There are
some children and grandchildren here
who are unprepared for death, Preach
er, would you mind preaching here,
1t was strange but / said would be
glad to 90 SO and so taking a text
spoke for about forty minutes and
giving the invitation several of these
dear ones knelt about the bed of thai
old saint for an altar and were saved
making preparation to meet their God
In judgment. The old saint had no
tears, or sorrows but passed joyously
to God about a. M, praising his
Heavenly Father
Again was called to the bedside Of