The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-05
RIcHMoNp v1RaINIAN-w EpNEspAY FERRUARY 1913
SUNDAY SAYS WHAT AVERAGE PREACHER NEEDS IS

drunk. OF a man honest instead OF
liar? or man pure instead OF Inn
pure?
Jesus Christ saw the possibilities OF
everybody living the way they ought
to live. Sin married the world. Man
was created in the image of God. Bin
has destroyed that image. Jesus
Christ came into the world and NOT
only revealed man to the world. but
He came. to reveal God to man.
have q revelation of Gods relation 70
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Jesus Christ. That is what He came
into the world to do. So the only
way I will ever get any knowledge OF
! good. is through Jesus. and talk about
loving God and shaping Jesus Cnrise
in the face is nonsense.
Go back to Eden, when God created
man. what did He say: Let us make
man IN our image" and He didn't
make him In the image OF the devil
not at ALT What was the effect when
He saw the multitudes? l can't ana
lyze the vision the cross had upon
Jesus Cross. He saw the limitations
! man was placing upon himself be-
cause OF sin, when He went into the
Garden OF Eden and said Father. re-
f; move this cup from me"
That was the vision Of the cross
He said, There IL no other way to re-
deem this old world, my son."
"Your VIII BE Done"
And he said. All right. your will
be done, not mine"
Why - tho church doing so little ,
There y no compassion. no concern
for the salvation Of people. Minis
terz. q good many OF them. are inef-
ficient. What you see depends upon
your viewpoint. If you 1--we by faith
in the Son Of God, when you look into
this old world. you look from the
divine standpoint and II makes you
| want 10 Be q good man
Half Of this world has never been
converted. That Is the reason when
He saw the multitudes. He was moved
with compassion. Some people have
| their vision so low that they are thun-
der struck at the sight OF mountain.
You can't see very high with your eye
| looking at the bottom You can't see
! very high when you look at God
| through the bottom of champagne
glass Your vision is too low.
Compassion indicates suffering with
/ and for another. Like the sin OF the
Venetian woman. When she brought
her daughter she cried unto Him say
! ing, 20, Lord. thou son OF David. my
daughter Is grievously vexed with
devil" But He answered her not q
word
! And Hts disciples came and be-
sought Him, saying. Send her away:
for she crieth after u.s.
But He answered and said, II am
not sent but unto the lost sheep OF the
house Of Israel"
Than m mo abe nd uorsh ipreA Him
saying. Lord. help me-
! But He answered and said. TT il not
meet TO take the children's bread. and
to cast 1t to dogs
! And she said. Truth. Lord. yet the
dogs eat OF the crumbs which fall
from their masters table"
Then Jesus answered and said unto
her. 80, woman. great ts thy faith: be
1t unto thee even as thou wilt" And
/ h.r daughter was made whole from
that very hour.
1t Is great the way her daughter
was made whole and. what is com
passion! You let the church OF God
have n compassion to bring themselves
1 to .Iesus Christ and they will have to
build an addition to all the churches.
That is what they win have to do but
they haven't got II
i II Is like David when Absalorn re-
belled and Joab said. II will get his
goat, leave 1t to me-
And David said, '*Hold on, treat
him kindly. don't do that. Treat him
kindly"
| They went out to war. His hair
caught tn An oak and Joab came mp to
kill him. Then the runners went back
and David was pacing back and forth.
The Waterman was up on the root
| above the door, looking. He said
| sSyphn tg that fellrur7"
| Sent . Runner.
The watchman said. That is a Jew.
He is a good fellow. he Ii . friend of
mine.- He came running up there
(They didn't have wireless in those
and the king said. lis the young man
Absalom safer"
i The runner said, MAY all your en-
emies be like the young man--kili-
ed"
And David fen on HE face and said.
7 wish to God had died"
There, you've got it Do you want
to zee anybody saved. brought to
Jesus Christ That's what it means
crowd affect you? Have you got an
a ersion to the crowd! Do you want
to get away from it7 Or do you wash
your hands and say. 'tso to the DEVIL
Some church members haven't even
got to this tabernacle. and I have
been here some three weeks and they
haven't been near It Gish! haven
seen some Of the preachers even,
Compassion! Some people when they
see the crowds. see money. They say
Gosh! II had all they have
wouldn't be rich ?"
Some people say, ''Oh, II they'd al
trade with ma I'd mt an addition IL