The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-25

reports last year that not one men,
Der Joined this year on confession o.
faith. What's the matter? Dead.
Dead! Dead, That's all. it's dead
They've drawn their breath and their
, salary. Dead!
Now. Jesus said. Go ye into all the
world and preach the gospel to every
cree ture.'
!, Everybody that's accepted Jesus
as their Saviour has responsibility
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My, it's a wonderful privilege to
work for God Almighty, to be CO.
iaborer with the Lord! There are a
/; good many departments to this.
Listen! The Lord always had a quick
eve for things that needed to be done.
One day he passed by Matthew. the
Publican, who was sitting In the seat
of custom in the temple, and he saw
an opportunity to turn a multitude
from sin by winning Matthew. an OPP
portunity that perhaps not one of his
disciples saw or figured; they'd over
looked it. Peter might have said !:
There is no use of paying any attcn-
ton to that miserable old Publican;
he can't see anything but money, and
! for you to talk religion to him would
be like casting pearls before swine"
John might have said: Matthew'S
/ a thief and n robber and I'd like to
tell him 20 if had time to talk with
| him"
James might have said: ere isn't a
good time to talk religion to a fellow
when he's busy. he'd resent the inter-
ruption. I'd wait until some day
/ when you find him alone. and then it
! can be done"
! Matthew might never have been in
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that dav.
| There are men and women In this
! city in n frame OF mind toward God
/ and Christ and the Church at this
meeting that have never been in that
| attitude before since they were born,
and IL you don't win them to Jesus
/ Christ now you never will. God AL
/ mighty is throwing before the Church
OF this city the greatest opportunity
/ and privilege you ever had 20 bridge
| the chasm between the man and the
i dinner bucket He thinks you don't
give whoop for him. Show hum
/ that he's wrong; that you're interest
ed in his soul. See what God will do.
He win ill your old icehousas chuck.
fun with life. my friends, throbbing
humanity, IL you viii get ont and win
the men that are to be won, and they
are usceptibIe, but you can't do it
! through the indifference OF the people
toward IL.
and so, whether you buy or whether
you cell. whether you pray. whether
you write. whether you print, whether
you teach, whether you are doctor,
whether you are 4 laborer, all along
lifc's highway you find men and wo-
} men that don't know Jesus Christ in
} your circle.
You Must Win Him.
No matter how much you may have
| or how little Won have, there is some
|. body you know that isn't a Christian.
: You are the person TO win that person
, TO the Lord. There are many pro-
: Yesicrs whC think that job belongs to
/ the minister. Wei. If | thought for
one minute that you ina gined that l
was going 10 do all This work ia pack
: my trunk and 60 home 80 Quick tina,
, II would make your head swim
, ! didn't ask Tor the privilege Of com
ing 10 this city. They Begged US "a
, come. They have been askink me to
: come They have been asking me &c
; sponsc to the appeal OF the preachers
> and the church and the people tha,
want to heneht their fellowmen and
, fellow-women with tho gospel of Jesus
= Christ. That's why VIC are hNre! / arr
:. here 10 do my part and l guess hay,
= been here long enough for YOU to know
{ that I Will not sh'rk It. l viii go tn.
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n do the same. I have got just az much
[ right to expect you to do your beat as
II YOU have got right to expect me &c
j do my best. And wifi do e. but
You must do yours
J And SO many think that once they've
:, made public confession Of their faith
= then their hope OF eternal life il Sc.
y cure: there's nothing for them to do
' The church members are "a target fol
c the world. IT'S not enough To hav,
. the love OF God In your heart, but tina
o love must express itself in words ant
9 In deeds.
d what would happen IL the farme,
1 LEFT all Of his grain in the granar,
and never planted any OF 1t? Ycu't
n never have any crop---never in tn,
q world.
g And so, don't leave religion in you
& heart, but let II wc-'l- ITSELF out. Touc,
c Others II YOU are goius, 10 be a bene
= dtcton and blessing. You haye go
r to be careful OF your behavior Til,
!, Lords hand Is not so short that h,
y cannot save: neither is his ear So dea
y that he cannot hear. but your sins hav,
= separated you and your God. and ge
), your face away from him and you will
= not hear God says, "You cannot serv.
u God and Mammon."
Just as God has said. n bird canno
fly without wings, you cannot see
without eyes. you cannot hear withou
cars, you cannot breathe without
lungs, you cannot serve God and Nam
> kInon- You can't be partakers OF tn,
D. table of the Lord and the devil too
You can't please God and the devil
( You can't live half n day with one mar
: and the other half day with anothe,
} and then please your husband. That.
right now! You can't do 1t.
, You cannot serve God and Mammon
German soldier couldn't fight m,
, friends. under the German flag and
then switch over and fight under q
British Jack In the afternoon. No mar
can be loyal soldier in two differ
ent armies. You can't serve God ant
Mammon. You can't please the Lore
, land the devil So make up your mine
THAT II you are going to please the
ldevil You will have to slap God In
the face and tell him to go: and Il
you are going to please God. then tel
the devil to 20, and show your col
ors! You can't let me know who you
want, the devil or God. heaven or hell
Want to BE Decent.
/ think I know the American people
4 we'll enough to know that about 99s
OF them out of 1000 want to be de-
ieent. We have got some that don't
i give picayune; they make a lot OF