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

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the sermon, from John. The seotDd
chapter and eighth verse.
The preachers sermon was Al that
the text implied and the evangeHst em-
phastsed, the word fun IN the te.s
and brought out that many OF US are
content to receive partial share OF
the reward and not the full amount.
De Your Best.
~All of you should do your best work
for the Lord and not let any one SUR
pass you"
Following this statement Sunday
pointed out that in this world every
man tried to be the master OF his own
particular line OF work and laoored TO
surpass all others.
WHY Is It not go with the word of
God? Don't let anyone surpass you
in your work for the Lord. I DO not
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ing for God II was content TO 40
lust enough ard satS bs- with At would
mt preach four times in one day ana
ofYer to deliver the ffth SERMON. NO.
sir. no one ever will surpaas me in
working for the Lord IL can help IT.
In discussing the full amount the
evangelist compared church with nve
hundred members to that OF thousand,
The smaller number can accomplish as
much for the Lord as the larger, pro-
vided they are the right sort OF mem
bcrS
Here the evangelist stated that there
we're a large number of persons who
looked upon faith In God as means
NJ entering heaven and compared THIS
method to an insurance poifcy. Goo
word merely was being filed away IN
as n means of entering the Kingdom OF
God"
/ mo one can enter the kingdom OF
! God as an underwater" stated inc
evangelist,
"There will be great many people
| in heaven who Just did enough 10 .sct
there and that was all.
Riuy began discussion Of the crift-
cisn1 sIung at him by certain classes OF
/ peop1e II have never aspfred 10 be
c,assed as an intellectual preacher
90 after the devil with the truth and
! q hook in the end Of II, as circus
man would go after an eiephant TAKE
/ an e,enhant trainer. you would not sca
| him soft -soaping an elephant NO SIT
j he uses a prong with a hook on the enc
| Of IT, ana my methods of attsckfnE anu
F, fighting the devil are like his
! CrffIcises Conservatism.
| Conservative methods OF churchcs
! ana MINISTER'S again WE'RE St$Sh $500
criticism by the evangelist,
"These methods of bringing people
into the church OF God may he all right
but II they fail. do not stick to theM
| and continue along in the same old rut-
! If conservative methods fail 70 bring
souls to the altar of God then change
YOUR methods II IL LIS necessary TO
pun of your coat In the pulpit in order
=, to inject religion into some or your
congregation then prll II OF, and the
| evangelist shed his coat IL II Is neces-
sary to pull OF your cellar, then pun
, that on. too. Here the audience Sasped
i and thought the evangelist was going
to take his collar or. too. but he ala
not
The sincere word OF God was con-
pared with milk and what milk does
for a baby the word of God does tor
those not converted 4 baby is not
thrown into n snowbank when IT IL
born. but given milk to strengthen It;
so il is with you, you need the milk
OF the word Of God"
Here the evangelist referred to some
Of the modern churches. He iikened
the preacher to 4 big nursing bottle
for his congregation with hundreds OF
tubes running from him and all that
some of the members did was TO come
| ana listen to the preaching and teach
| ings Of the preacher. On numerous oc-
castons II WAS pointed out that some
of the members happened to go astray
and threw up their hands and then the
preacher had to run around and pat
them on the back. patting alleged
evangelist
! Help One Aa~tAef.
| Importing Of religious strength from
those who are Christians to those who
are not was brought out forcibly.
/ When your children began to walk
ne
physical strength In teaching them. ]
know did. took towel In my
hands and placed II under the arms OF
my child and trafled along behind HIM.
here the evangelist walked across the
pulpit and In so doing staggered from
! one side to the other as he az when
forced to trail his kids. Now all OF
! them are running In high.
> 80 II IN with religion Ton who
ara church members do something for
the person by you: impart your knowi-
/ edge. OF the word Of God 10 HIM"
| Billy prior to his sermon announced
that he had received a numhsk Of nice
| presents from the people OF Richmond
Recently he received a wardrobe trunk
from Miller 4 Rhoads and = set of
harness from Tom Paiamaiary. the
harness maker.
| IT have = couple Of teams OF horses
on nay farm. and when l. drive their
around hitched to my pillow I viii think
! Of dear old Richmond and It's many
charmA~
Before the coslection Of the free-wsfi
Offering for Mr.. Sunday WAS taken,
! Choir Director walter Mercer came for
ward and asked that the choir be al
lowed to deposit their collection nrBt.
{. The collection was contained In ono
of the envelopes used for the free-wfii
/ Offering. but II was In the form of a
check which amounted to $l.75o.
| Again there was large number ~
/, trAt1-hitters. fully 4 hundred and Afty
came forward at the invitation.
! DEATH NOTICE.