The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-21

THE RICHMOND Y
meetings. knowing they are sinners
as well as they know their names, as
we'll as they know they live. as well
as they know the street they live on,
and yet they won't repent, they
pity them, my friend! And they re-
fuse to accept Jesus Christ
Then first make the wrongs in your
life right start by faith in Jesus,
that's the thing for you to do.
Now repen lance Is not feeling
sorry that you have done wrong. 4
don't believe there Is a mar or wo-
man ever lived that did wrong that
didn't feei sorry for II, especially II
they got caught know when 7 was
little boy, and disobeyed my moth
er, oh, gee. how sorry i felt when I
saw her going out with a knife to
4 r>,y 4 yr--.tsts y 1y9r7H ~7svy2l~s + Va
] had been as&Aorry about II before.
/ never would have done the thinG
and she wouldn't have to so and
do that
that goes wrong that doesn't fee,
mean about II when they are alone
and think 1t all over. thank God
that He has 50 ordained that no man
or woman on earth can do wrong
ana find happiness In wrong doing.
There is no peace. saith God. to the
wicked. So. there is no happiness
to q sinner. thank God that He
has ordained that we can't find hap
do 1t. no matter where. You never
could and Won never will
Sorry They Have Done Wrong.
i So another thing. many people are
cory they have done wrong. but they
go right on In their gin. That's the
way with q drunkard. That's ths
way with a thief That's the way
with a deceiver. That'r the way
with a man In n quarrel with his wife.
have never spoken IN prisons--and
! have spoken In prisons from Sing
Sing to St Quensin-w'thout seeing
evidences Of sorrow in the rren. They
seem to break down, weep ard pray.
but when liberated. oh. so many OF
them 60 back to the Same old gang.
the same old haunts. Why don't yc
repent and keep away from the
crowd and keep away from them
They were convicted. but they didnt
keep away from the influences that
nut them there. knowing they would
In beautiful church In a Western
city some years ago. a wedding march
wss being played and q bride twenty
one years OF age. beautiful girl.
came smiling ard bowling down the
aisle. The onlookers envied her She
was gowned In the latest creation OF
faedfv7. the Parisaan 9ownmaker.
n rope OF pearls on. She was m AIRY
ting a wealthy banker. several years
her senior And people were envyina
her. her gown and her Jewels and
the life OF sffluence and ease they
save would be hers. and she became
the bride OF the man that waited for
her a. The altar.
AS they stood there waiting, a
woman with her face heavily yelled
over on the left arose and hurrying
70 the rail. where they stood. lead
the rand. and hftinr the veil she
said. Here Is your child, have kept
him for three years. now you are 20
ba m arried. you can keep him the
rest of the time" and drew the veil
over her face and hurried out
The briedto-be screamed and
tainted The music stopped. the au-
| dtence gasped. and the minister
stumbled and then staggered back as
brow. The eyes Of the bridegroom :
to-be were biood-shot and bis lips. my
friends. were dry and his face ane-
mic. The audience fed as II from
| pes;tenre anu nobody was left
but the little boy crying for his
mother. and the paiefaced. tremb-
ling banker. oh. convicted. yesl
There are people SC convicted thai
they can't sleep. In the world.
~ 9r
are afraid to come to this ta bernacfe
They are afraid TO put themselves
under this atmosphere. and under
the influence OF these meetings be.
cause as "A friend Of mine asked q
very prominent man. Won't you
come up to the tabernacle ?" he said
Gosh. re like to. but Billy VIII
get ma II 20"
Isn't II horriblef Can you imagine
any respectable man or any man with
good brains not wanting to be recen'
or n Cnrtstianr l can't conceive IL
No sir!
God Commands.
God commands all men every.
where TO repent" Repentance ism,
prom, ls,ng that Won will do better
. oh good many will promise they
That's Reforming. Reformation I.
not regeneration. What you need |.
not restrafHed natsrs, s;t ner
. nature. That which is flesh no mat
ter whether I. If white flesh. r.cf
flesh. poor flesh, sober or drunk. wha
.. you need is - he born again. q,
the deeds OF he law shall no fesi
be Justified In His sight
So. yon promised to do better. and
.. do II I say reform. The devil let
you promise to do better every Ia,
. II you want TO. II I'd ask the audi
! ence right now. How many Of yo,
people want TO do better I win bet
my friends. that everybody her,
wound stand up, preachers and all
lEvervhody would get up
Hold on, wait q minute! Then lei
met ask this: How many OF you will
tKfve your hearts to Jesus Christ and
turn your back on your sins and by
the grace of God you will live life
OF faith In Chris; from nav on?'
4 How many would respond to that!
Come on. that's repentance. The