The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-20

heaven, whether you arr from Rich
mond or Boston or Chicago, and that
Is through Jesus Christ"
( Sunday told the story OF Charlottc
Elliott and Of her composition OF the
now worldwide famous hymn. JUS
Az I Am" III has pulled thousands
out OF he'll and put them on the
streets of heaven he said. "Oh. 1t
makes me sick when n man or woman,
when he. or she has a little talent. Will
turn to the stage to make a little
money, instead OF dedicating their ahil-
ity to Gods cause" az Charlotte Ell
fiott did.
No sin Ia 70 large that It will keep
one out Of heaven II he repents, and
none is SO small that IT will keep a
man out OF hell II he doesn't accept
Sssl.r. a,.qs.-, '$4.z - = ~ - =.
doesn't go to neil because nc r. Il s.z
ner." he said. but because he won't
accept Jesus Christ
Relieves IN "Srniiing7 Religion.
Some OF YOU" he said. haven't
the manhood or the womanhood to
come out. clean out, one hundred per
cent, uncompromisingiy for Christ"
Sunday believes in a Smiling" re-
ligion. You don't need a face long
enough 10 make fire escape" he
said, ITO be a Christian. 7 have just
as much of the old pep and ginger and
tobasco sauce as | did thirty-o lone years
ago, when was serving the devil.
work Just as hard and enthusiastically
for God AZ did for the devil. / am
kind OF twin-six.~
He told Of a convert with an emo
tional nature at one OF his REVEALS
who, after taking seat upon the
mourner's bench. rolled of his seat
onto the ga ust-covered floor. Some
people. when they get religion. act as
IL they had the stomach ache" he
said.
The evangelist told his hearers to
'T1et God alone. Don't butt into tho
Lords business---the Lords part OF
and the Lord will do his--but you've
got TO lead the batting order"
Sunday declared ne was mot here
to preach any form OF baptism. I
have my views, but I don't express
them. My position as an evangelist
Is analogous to the recruiting officer.
get men to enlist"
Tells OF the Skeptic.
He told Of the skeptic on the noun
tain who def1ed God to strike him
down. when a gnat flew down his
windpipe and choked him to death.
God won't use fourteen-inch shells
on canary BIRDS" he said.
He declared that most OF us have
a little yellow In u.s."
'-Own up. old top" he cried. appar-
entity addressing one OF his hearers
Haven't you n little saffron in your
little corner of the Span
ish flag. a little yellow, a little cow
ardice? II all amounts TO the same
thing!'
Many Of you church members
merely wear a sickly grin when some
one tells a smutty story, when you
should walk up and paste him in the
face. God pity q religious coward"
There are more damnable schemes
to let people be saved and. at the
sane time. continue In their sins than
ever before In our history" he cried,
land I am here to tell the man who
breaches such bunk that he's a liar
whether he buttons his collar In the
front or in the back"
III I told you that was Mason
and had never been initiated. that
had never paid my dues, I'd be a liar.
II you say you are a Christian when
you have never accepted Christ---you
are liar. an anarchist. a Bolshevist,
and all you need is whiskers."
Going to church doesn't make a man
a Christian any more than going to
garage makes man An automobile,
or going to a stable makes him horse,
Sunday declared. But have more
uso for the man who goes to church
with an open mind than / have III the
four-flusher who doesn't and yet blows
that he knows 1t ALL
The evangelist, In beginning his
prayer. cried; Jesus. will you let me
go home tontght7" Turning So that
he faced, although his eyes were shut.
DR.. Russell Cecil, who occupied a seat
just behind the press box, he said: "Dr.
Cecil, let me go homer" A vigorous.
mol! from DR.. Cecil IT don't know
what more can do" Billy concluded
As the choir began to sing Just AS
Am" the trafl-hitting began.