The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-24
Luke 22::44
srmon Preached by Rev. Billy Sunday at City Auditorium
Sunday Morning, February 23)

ing, Tar xser rog, .se crOwd shst h
'f~hur 71ffss rrrY 'rs.-s,aeftaasss w-es*~R 49,
cliidren.''
So I learn another Lesson / learn
tire power Of prayer. Every man and
woman that God AIN lightly has ever
used to light mp the fostering spots OF
this God hating. Slaspheniing. old
world that Sneers su& mocks at God.
have been men and women OF prayer.
From all denominations and in Nil
ages l'ey have been men and WON en-
OF Hrayer Martin Luther used to asay,
THIS will be ar excee DINGHY busy day
and / can't think OF assuming Its re-
sponsfoilItfes without at least three
hours of prayer" and he leaped from
his bed and fell on his knees ana
rayed the night through and IN ths
day 4awred be wakencd his vita and
said; 1T has come, IL has GOMEZ
A Mater OF HLstory.
ana II IN matter OF htsto~y glsAs
tf,st day King Cbariex " granted re-
lis sous tolerance to the People Of Ger
r.s.oy.
They say Chat Queen Mary feared
the prayers of John Knox moro than
she did an invading army. and John
I-nox rushed fror, his horne into the
back yard fell on his face beneath the
tress. ~rithsd and groaned in agony.
He said. 20 God. give me Scott AZ q
or / Will diet" And God gavs him
Scotland and threw England in tor
good ne l5ure.
preached that wonderful sermon Of
his entitled, Sinners In the hands Of
an angry Cod.' foE days he hadn't
t4sted food. for nights he hadn't slept
Surrounded by godly men and women
they praynd ard 80 marvellous was tho
mower OF Cod that strong. stubborn
Old sinners oh! 10y grabbed tse back
3f tie seats In frons OF them Other y
hrew their arms around the pillars
81 he church while others fell On
! the 1ocr and they cried out. go Mr.
Edwards. spare ust Spare usi" as be
held those old sinneres over the pit
or hell sro iet them smell the sulphur
fumes As II vomited from the inferno
! of eternal dam nation below.
I learn the power Of prayer. I
! knew Of IA ir"d.L / didn't know
him personally. who prided himself on
t defeating every So -guTnent IN favor OF
elision ana "A Cody Baptist heard
! Of T. and no and his wife wen. GA
! their knees at o'clock and they
! prayed until three in the morning.
: = aitched UP has team and drove to
( this inhae!'s blacksmith shop. He
Z
"a onid us@ to convince him that Jesus
( as The Christ -rl he walked into
! he prose- re of the man snd tear
/ ricFled cown mis- checks ana hL
arguments took winga-
! He sot into The carriage and drovs
back Hons aDd his viii came rush
ing gu aad SAL. What sssaIti'' Hs
said:
ma6s "a FOOL cut of myself He
| - ANT Tn, ,,Y ~ff sat-
do WAS to say I'm praying for you
ny vile and l prayed ali night
/ A Ses Argument
! He badnt bet gone long nnttf the
intdel went in ~ his wtfe and said
I've met now argument IN fave,
OF religion"
She said. What was it,
lit wasn't in words, IL was in tears
Re came and stood there and told IN
ne WAS praying for me. I never ha,
anybody ray that before"
He went back ana tried 70 wor,
and tha picture OF that mans fac,
and tears troubled him, ae said
Wife. perhaps ! s4n ong after ali.
She said. w u. nobody il better
able to help you than tho deacon. lett
go and zee"
He locked ~ HIS shop and The.
drove three niies to his horne and tn,
deacon talked with him and IN q lit
Us willie they had him ON his knee
acknowledging Jesus Christ ~ hi
personal Savior.
knew OF rncehsr who had tw,
wayward. Goo ,a=ss c<.cuettish sort O
daughters ana they wouldn't com
near the meeting. rhey didn't Xix,
the crude preaching. That wasn't tn
.rouoie, 81 was their cuSseane tina
was getting knocked In the head. the
didn't Ike, and tney were trying {,
n MAKE '"ssegsYiea 'Y4eii@s~t It "WaH IN,
: preacher instead 81 their own rctteI
be. -
fynca ypu hear sonshcay knock
ing IN. ca~nchar you can bet your III,
the preacher Is ali -rht ard that the,
n-e ~ wrong 10 r 7 were you an'
Si2n't like WHIST i say. / wouldn't xa,
anything about It. then You won't cal
! attention to anybody else that yo,
are rotten
They wouldn't come near and sh.
said one morning, Girls. mn
ashamed I ever gave you birth ant
that you nurYed At my breast he
Cause hers are people that never -
M with y3u one ntyht In your i'll
ness. here are peopis thst never aide
yen In any way and yet you win d.
more to please them shan you vii
10 please your .notb-r. Why Ant
yet you profess TO lows ma Eht
ssio, See here. this r. the last tina,
an going to ssk you am gnirg ir
; that closet ard / am going TO pray I'M
Til you mako up your minds thai yos
vii, so with me and give your hear,
10 Christ / dent xnow that / viii
ever come opt alive"
4 Wrestlett and PRAYED.
i Eae vent In that closet and shu
the docr and f1r nvo hours sh.
wrestled and prayed ana groanet
~ ith God whan ~~~ heard 4 ran cr
the door and she said. Gone In"
And one OF her daughters walk et
in and fen on her kne~s and threw
her arms around her mother. Eh,
said. Mother. yoU needn't pray an,
more for me, l a>cept Jesus Chris
as my SAVIOUR
Ana as 'be smn went down over tn.
Western hills they heard = rap. The,
| threw apesc, the, esaor and The o$hel
daughter fsll or her knsss by tn,
side OF her mother and both girl
| were saved but 4 took her nine houu
F., 20 bring them into the kingdom.
was the best DAYS work she ever cit
- her life.
learned Of ne power OF prayer
Ia being true wiz, the individual
AND II the church OF God only hat
the burden for the salvation OF PEG
pie. where there are on thcusant
you'd see tens OF Thousands coz. Ina