The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-03


mes or misery, rightecuSne69 ~
God or the Devil. heaven 0f IA,
ponds on your decision.
/ Do II Now.
Nov. hold on q ninuse---Whmx
you do? Not what have yous
No! Not what will you do wlyeN a.
are going to die. what will 20
now. don't care anything -
the other. Let's settle II rieAt
you can do and there are e&
+ a "a, M ni Witt + t; yJa 1ssa :
You can say He was an imt,00l1
many did It in His day, many vi
ing 1t now. Oh, some went 80 ar
to say He was devil some satd he&
had devil in Him. Tou say, &0y
wouldn't do that. Very wen. &n6
not asking you to do it. I am Simply
suggesting several courses You n1aHES
pursue. You can deny that you nep1
a Savior, you can say you have no.
soul. you can say there Is no h4tes
after. YOU can say that death b AtGfs
nal sleep. you can pretend that 49,
haven't sinned, you can say there inN
no Judgment TO come. Thousands
did II in His day. thousands ars o.
ing it today.
i don't say you may: am suesg \
ing a course. Do you want to take
iAHHt CVuF@c sssxsE
What shall do?" lie. me heips
YOU to decide. Do you want that?
You can openly defect Him X y0u
choose. Many did 1t in His dAy,
J many are doing II today instead o9 \
taking Him to their hearts, they sent
Him to the Cross.
Look at that blood thirsty mob. cee
them tear His hair frorn His NICE
and from His head. See them spit.
/ hear rHefP maths oh thar r.rN
Barraoas-do you. Do You prsfers
|; drink to Jesus? Do you prefer Vice
to jesus? DO you prefer lust to
Jesus?
You say; Hold on, Bill: hold on
Bill, am not what ought 10 ~. \
but am not that low down. don't
want TO trim with that gang
. ! don't say you do, arm suggesting !
= 1t to you--that's all. Do you want
, to take that course? You can pre-.
tend 70 accept Him, you can eAil
: Yourself by His name. while ycur
many are doing il.
Why call you me. Lord. Lard. and
do not the things 7 say
!, You say: Hold on Bill. won.s be
: hypocrite or four nusher. win ~
t out and out for Him or against Kim
won't pretend TO be for Him ana
/ then put it over on Him"
am not asking you to do II, ri
am making a suggestion. that's an:
let me help you to decide II. You
can treat the matter with fndffYeT- i
/, ence If you wish. There was h, eja0
IN Jerusalem. my friends. on ths vsr1
day that He hung on the crUea they
. took no notice of Him, they openeA
their stores they went on with their
4 business, they bought and sold. n1Ax-
, ried ard gave In marriage. rAey
3 had feasts and went 20 their gamss
= and amusements, while Jesus va
. hanging on the cross. They all did
: that. You say: mo. / wouldn't do
$ that
4 Well. you can do it il you wAeh---
I'm not asking you to. You can be
e 'rimmcr-how would you like 70 DO
! that? You can play the co~afd'A
{ part, old PLATE did. Yes. he was for
: IL he had saved Jesus he would hxvs
s lost the friendship Of that other
9 crowd
81 Parcnthetically. many people syns-
: nathize with old plate. They know
what is right but they are afraid cf
! Him. hut II they did. they know thew
would damage their standing With
others that have no use for Jesue.
Then let them go to the deviil Why
{ should you sacrifice your soul f1r
fear Of displeaxing? Anybody Tint
you QispicaSe ny Delng a Shffstian ~
? a iow-down pup don't care whoshe
2 is--in my opinion. II to be Chris-
tan you displease somebody. God 6H
= praised that you have found out that
their friendship isn't worth three
; vhoops this side OF perdition.
$ What shall do with Jesusf" Tou
: can be a trimmer. Wait minute
II didn't pay for old PLATE to trim.
e and + want 70 warn you before ron
t make that decision. II you 40, Il
Il won't pay for you TO. PLATE wass.A
G trimmer and he afterward lost the
0 favor OF Caesar. He was driven
0 from his position He lost his reA,-
r son and died at the hand OF a suicide.
a That was the end of PLATE. He trims
D med the proposition. It won't pay
for you: il didn't pay for him.
3 You can do as Judas did. You can
$ betray Him. you can sell Him Judas
Y got thirty pieces OF s!lver-sis.s3.
: What did you get?
: Did you get that automobile yaU
q drove up hers tonight? 4@s Ss
e Did you get tina. suit of clothes yen
are wearing
= one M
y tilIate from your ears Oh. whns
: did YOU get"
Did you get raise in salary
: Did you get enough money 70 buy:
4 that house?
n You can do just as Judas did---y0a
h ran sell Him Some people sell Hinas
@ and give their virtue: they sell thar
II manhood their womanhood. their
: honesty. ! am not asking you to do
q if--theN did. You may do the sarAe
d thing II you wish. 4xs
!, What Them
what shall do then? That u
}, describing some future time and bf-s
tween the choice OF one or two
y things. II l hold something in thf~
g hand and something in this hand. IL
S you reject this you accept thai -hsl
:. subversion. What shall, / do then
d You can repute His divinity X fpu
9 want, hut you have got the warfl.
glowing historical Christ on hand
C let with yon. Go ahead. what 4Nfll
you do, You can't write the history
e of this world and leave Jesus cuts o&s
n /, any more than you an write tia
: history OF Rome and leave out JULIUS
n Caesar or Mark Anthony. or ypp pAn