The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-01

fool enough to preach against them.
NO, that isn't 1t. / am saying that
these things without Jesus won't save
YOU SO. Whatsoever things are
true, think on these things.
] am dead sure that there wouldn't
be an unrepentant man in this audi
enee &C city that would continue TO
live twcnty-feur hours longer IN sin.
Indifferent to his souls salvation. II
he'd step to think that every time the
sun rises and sets, you are brought
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Years ago, Captain ArkwrfeHit was
climbing the Alps in Switzerland, and
he lost his hold and fell and Was
buried in the snow and the glacier. OF
course. search was made for him. but
they didn't find him. Thirty years
afterwards. they found the body OF
Captain Arkwright as ne had fallen
down in the ice and snow of the great
crevasse. There his body hadn't de-
cayed His clothing hadn't rotted. His
watch was still in his pocket, his
money and his knife. Everything was
Just as he had fallen thirty wears ago
in the ice and the snow of the crevasse
in the great glacier In the Aims SO,
my friends. at the day OF judgment.
everything will be revealed. al
though Il may be hidden from human
eyes. Nothing is hidden from the eyes
of God when we stand before the Lord
But wait a minute Death doesn't
end all. We are going to live-on for
ever somewhere, every one OF us, and
the way you live here will determin
your veal and woe when you leave this
world There isn't the slightest hope
my friends, of chance after death. As
We are going when we leave the world
we viii keep on going forever. You
will never have a chance TO change
II you don't change this side Of the
coffin, never in the world. 1t II true
that there il heaven. the heaven
where the redeemed go. place that is
Gods, especially prepared for those
that love him. and God can make
mighty nice things when ne starts ont
to do It. That Is as sure az YOU live
Heaven will contain nothing but the
good. Heaven viii contain nothing hut
the blessed. Heaven liz shut against all
sin. There is An eternal quarantine be-
tween heaven and the sinner. He can't
get in,
There is II Hell.
1t Is true there is he'll. The Bible
teaches that there is hell and that il
is eternal. Jesus said more about hell
than he did about heaven. Jesus gave
US no description of heaven at all. but
he gave US graphic description OF
hell. and II there had been no endless
de mnation for the impenitent, Jesus
never would have said so, If there Is
no hell. then Jesus never would have
said so. II there Is no hell. then Jesus
lied. and II he died, he isn't good
man. IL you make him purely n man
Jesus said. endless glory for the saved
endless darnnation for the impenitent
Whatsoever things are true. think
on these things" II is true that there
is a heaven. true that there is hell
wait a minute we enter into this
world. we are borg. / had nothing tc
say about coming into this world, but
have everything to say about the kind
of fellow that l will be now that
arm in ii. I have everything to say
about where I am going out and how
viii 20 out.
hear lot Of people talking about
where we came from. am not con
cerned about that What l am inter
ested in is where we are going. Thai
is the thing we are up against. Never
mind where you come from. You are
here. That is settled. That is done.
We develop into young men. youne
women, men, women, old age. decrepi-
! tude. We go on and finally we all fal
! into the grave that opens across ou1
| path. | don't know how long II will
take you 10 reach yours ! don't know
/ how long IL will take me 70 reach mine
/ but somewhere In this country. there I
one waiting. and some time, I don
| know how soon, IL will take me. II
some things. I can take circuitou:
route. I can go around and around tina
chair. but J can't get around the grave
| I wish 1t could be done.
Now. wait minute We have all go
! to fall into the grave some time
. don't know how long tt will take 20,
1 to get TO IT, / hope TO God some o.
/ you don't reach It In the condition yot