The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-08
lLYSJNDAY breaches ON OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY

would give them to my Saviour.
To his win ia gladly bow
Must I 40. and empty handed.
Must ] meet my Saviour so?
Not one soul with which to greet
him.
Must I enp.y-handed EoY-
Gave Him q Chance.
Ne. not unless yeu want to, be-
cause ther are souls. BUT Jegus gave.
,n,s man : cnanre. l'fae lwtstt1s<>. TnSSs
-.sse sEtsagcge. on SABBATH day ard
found this fellow with a withered
hand. and ne said to him. stretch
forth thy hand"
And all the time the Pharisees were
Sabbath day" That old harping
gang of crooks, He health on the
Sabbath day."
Jesus said. what 70 ths matter
with you. You iobsteru9 HE said:
Don't you lead your horse to water
on the Sabbath dAyr" And he said:
IT your OF fell into the pit on the
Sabbath day. wouldn't you get him
outr' He said: isn't a man better
a fellow that needs somethsng. I am
going TO give It to him. whether II
In the Sabbath or any other day
And no said: ''sssrctch forth your
hand
30 there are eums people who
would rather 10 to hell than to save
people on the Sabbath day. have
known them for twenty ye1xH that
~ame crowd. but they don't call them
3 chance. He said stretch forth
thy hand"
He might have chosen to refuse to
20 1t and stiii have a withercd hand.
| bat he did not.
so. with this great meeting. God
has given you all q chance to be re-
made, Stretch forth tAy handl You
say; 7 have never tried to speak in
stretch forth thy hand. God wifi
give you strength and pry open your
lips. You have the spiritual lockjaw.
You say: Il have never tried to win a
soul to Christi
You say: Il have never tried TO
pray In pubic"
90 ahead ana God win give you
strength to 10 It. Never given "a
testimony
Ing. you get mp and give q testimony.
| You say: IT don't have family al
tar" when you go home tonight,
| you let your children hear you pray
before you go to bed.
/ You say: Il never asked n blessing
Mt the table, Before you ca, a
morsel OF food at the table tonight.
you thank God for H.
| Some OF you are tying about your
nei shbors or grunbli-.g and growl-
ing and you haven't any power for
God.
You get no jcy out OF your religion.
Saul missed his chance. poor fellowi
His hand withered and dropped the
scepter.
God Strengthened David.
| David didn't rniB his chance God
| strengthened David and when David
threw down the shepherds crook. he
picked up the sccptcr, and when the
/ crown fen from old Ssufs head. Da-
| vid picked II up and put II on his
brow and God said, David. you are
you"
Judas had chance Here he
stood with Peter. James and John.
Along came this gang that had no
nne for Jesus and they said, I'VE will
give you thirty pieces of silver II you
win betray Him"
JUDAS said. II win take It"
He was put in hell. He had his
chance. he took the dirty money. took
the bribe--withercd You speak his
name today with hatred.
PLATE had his chance when n
stood out before that bowling moi
and ne said. Il and no fault in him
but they took him and crucined him
II he had said, "Jesus Christ Ii or
the square and II you pull out ont
hair you will have to walk over my
I A. 90 AZ he No. hGS
blessed forever.
Benedict Arnold had his chance. o
the miserable traitor. sold his coun'
try, and you speak his name with
scorn. He had his chance to stand
with Washington and Nathanie
Greene, and with Anthony Wayne
No. sir. he wouldn't do II. He hAt
20 wre.ched man. with . wisheret
In q house where jesus taugh.
looked with pity Of deepest kind.
For down In my heart. I thought
What useless life was his. indeed.
Then my own came In review.
And fen ON my face. for. q.
Ny right hand vathersd. too.
Year after war had passive stood
A wreck and WORTHLESS thing.
Scarcely N much a. momen
thought
0avo I to the sunsfinE
unul Jesm into my life has come.
, Now. I - and understand
How 1esB than little. used to b.
, When hAA . wathsred hand.
80 come 30 charge you In yomus
name,
To ses that your hands arv strong.
, Does the rich. rcd blood cours.
readily.
, Ar they nervsd 10 strike dow,
wrOngf
Arc they eager to life the fallen an
Some lowing service do,
Look web, look we'll. look wen.
For your hand may be withercd too
Had Wifhesc0 HIND
, He found this fellow with n with
} cred hand. He founE him In tn
> synagogue. not In the saloon. not TIT
: house OF ill-fame. He found him 1,
the synagogue, In church.
Say, just walk through you
, churches and $50 how many mem
bers you've rot that are no earthly
good. All they are At for - to hell
The preacher count one mora WhS,