The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-05

four to eight feet thick. Do you know
what would DOT would sell the
coal privilege. and that would care
for my wife, my children and myself.
then would 80 up and down the land
and on the street corners and in
places Of public concourse and I
would stand and plead with people
to be reconctled to God and turn from
their sins. That's what I would do"
/ You fail to realize that without
Jesus Christ they are lost. Every
&C 80 <l-.-,.s.t.
to come
Sometimes you might think people
don't .-re 10 talk about religion. Now
you listen! Where you will find one
man or one woman that will treat you
disrespectfully. you will find one hun
dred that will listen to you and thank
you becAuoo you came.
! Then lot tho one 20 to he'll and try
to get the one hundred. II a man Ia
90 low down and good for nothing and
God-forsaken that he would treat you
Unexpectedly II you would 20 and
talk to him about Jesus Christ have
no patience with him.
You viii and some Drained
people Just like that. but there are
sd minority that they arc scarcely
worthy Of passing attention.
| But believe people win be dfsap-
pointed II You don't talk to them. You
must have your eyes in the back Of
your head n you can't eee that Gods
spirit Ia sweeping over Richmond a
you never saw 4 bsforA Ton have
never seen the time when it was
saster to talk religion ehan II b today.
into any store, into any office. Tia
converMtion VIM open and Immediate
y switch and they win 60 to talking
religion.
Every town has . few leaning posts
moral and immoral. Every town has
few men. and whatever they do the
town win do. II they 30 to heli the
town win 30. and the trouble Is, with
. good many towns. that the wrong
SO God win have to wait untf he
can get them and their offspring out
OF the way before he can do much.
How He won Man IN Inlldea Town.
was at one time in q town In
Nebraska and the people kept telling
him about one man there.
| I can take you to section Of that
country that 10 ~ rotten as hell-the
Republic valley In Nebraska II was
settled By inndeis from Portage Juno
ton down to the Maurice river and
the lower end Of It. Nebraska City
and thar Republic valley IL rotten with
The wrong crowd got there nrst.
Wen, Waa In Q town In Nebraska
and they sAid: There II one mar
hero; II you got him no h good fos
100 men for Christ"
I Aid: WHO 10 hsr
John champeney. He is mo NM
Isaid 70 lxr. Preston. who vas then
= minister: Have you bean 10 80
him!
No"
/ asked another minister II he had
been to see the fellow, and he said
no. I asked the United Presbyterian
preacher (they have . college ont
there. you know ana he said no. he
hadn't been around to zee him"
/ said: Well I suess TN 60 around
to see him."
found the fellow seated 10 . chail
ling.
i ! said: -Ts this Mr.. champensy1"
4 Yes. SIR: that's my name" He gos
up and took me by tha hand.
said: MY name II Sunday. TN
down at the church preaching. A soot
many have bean taking to me abou
you and came down to sec you and
ask you to give your heart to Cod"
He looked at me. walked to . cup
board opened the door. took out 4
ihalf-pfnt Of whiRkey and threw It on,
on pile OF stones. He then turned
around, took me by the hand, and a
tears rolled down his cheeks, ne said
Il have lived IN this town nineteen
years and you axs the flrHt man thai
has ever asked me to b = Christian
He said: They point their finger a,
-
They don't want my wife around with
their wives becauss her husband 10 .
Idrunkard. Their children won't play
with our babies They 70 by my
house To Sunday school ana church
but they never aak ~ - 70. They
Ipass US BY.
u member Of the lodge. I am . Nasor
land went to the church eleven years
but Two never been back and AZ
II never would Co."
i I said: ''You don't want 10 treat IN
tchurch that way. GOD tsn't to blame
10 her
NO.
the church snt to blame. ts ft.'
4 NO.
i Christ isn't 70 dinner
4 mo"
/ ~You wouldn-t think much Of m,
lif would walk up and dap your Wit.
because you kept . dog I didn't me
would you ?"
Then don't saap God IN tho Inc,
because there are some hypocrftAe Il
the church that You don't like. and
who arc treating you bGa,ly. God d
ian right He never treated You bad
~. Come mp and hear me preach
iwfll you, Johnf"
| Yea I'll coma H0nf9Afo
said. "AII right, the Lord bies
you. and win pray for you.-
Cleaned Up Tswn Fer Sesus CArsss
He came: the seats wsrs all nIled
and they crowded him down the sid,
aisle. can see him now, standin,
) there. with his hat In his hand. lean
Ing against the wall. looking 1t me
He never took his eyss or ma
when I got through ana 1AvS N,
invitation he never waited for then
Ito let him out: he walked over tn
, backs OF the seats. took HIS stand 70
} Jesus Christ, and In tess than \ wssl
scvsnty-eight men followed him int
. the kingdom Of God
They elected that man chairman .
the civic federation. ana he cleans
the town up for Jesus Christ, ana In
led the hoata Of PiRhAAnesannn. <p,,,,