The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-25
SUNDAY SAYS
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IL mind of the individual Personal
work In the business OF every minis
tee and deacon and every member of
IL church and you ought TO begin at
homo among your own friends and
vU1r own family, too.
Let IL Gene Out
%DCA't leave religion In your heart.
hut let 1t work itself cut Touch 9TH
erA. TX you are going TO be a henedic
tfeH and q blessing. You have got TO
be careful of your behavior. The
Lofd's hand Is not 80 short that he
cannot save: neither is his ear SO deaf
that he cannot hear. But your sins
have separated you and God. and when
Four fAce II away from his, you can
net hear. God says. You cannot serve
6oa And FnAmmon.'
n I stand here and preach the
NUeA and you sit there and reject it.
- ~ - 70 hell. that's MP to you.
nm not mp 10 me At all. What
Ds0AoA 10 the truth ard you reject it
SAo0 God win damn you! II II isn't
- truth then God will damn me. You
0o0o a1d chow me that what I preach
onmA the truth. not from the stand
Dolne Of eosne old theological beI,weth-
- eat the word OF God. Come and
q1sw ~ that what ! preach hasn't
IL VIVID Of God hack of it The
CAsisttaa people. think, are respon-
oto1s that Thousands OF people pass out
1N1o AATknese and are lost The cp-
Il Dott1nity to DO something for Jesus
Christ 10 never absent. l will be per-
maAAA ] am not going TO he theorsst,
teo; therc 10 too much theorixing and
not enough practice In the church to-
day. Debating over this or that dogma
vim never give spiritual life or power
--Asver---And real effective results are
obtained by personal contact. When
voA ask an individual, meet the indi-
yiAual ana speak with that indi-
vidual 1hAte whore the great work
il 10 Be done. SO many OF them do
accomplishing more: they are do
ing nothing at all; they arc dead
snes."
IT'S III. Business. 81
Sunday declared he likes to Ind
people who Are afraid ne will talk re-
ligfcn to them. That's my business.
sou know. Yes" as IL some Of his
- sssrer' might not be aware of the
Most churches have the wrong
idea pf winning souls for Christ and
han truth he said They have two
weeks work for the unsaved and fifty
for Christians, each year.
How many OF you have talked re-
li9ion since these meeting started he
asked. y don't mean discussed mt
maybe you have left the dis or. too.
Ton talk about the war. and the sign
1 iu4 a. the armistice and the 'fu,' but
nsvsr about religion.
SAnd, yet, you wonder why so many
peeoaA are out of the church. The
rAnneh IN to blame In two-thirds of
TIE caseA Millions OF people would
- 81 S~A a.1x nrkr n
them to 20. You bang your hair and
pC1der up and go to church. but never
th1Mk to ask your ncighbors to go.
81 3eeaigion Is like disease. If a man
- religion. he win communicate II
31Esether14, BY the same token. IL he
s1fAo ~ will communicate II to his fell
1oW.mAn- Some people don't think OF
ss1ieion untn the undertaken is ready
~ pump them full OF embalming nufd.
Yun don't argue that you don't need
~aWoq, that yon don't need lungs: so
zNA0 osYus that you don't need re-
s1lolo11 n You %. You are fool.
VI On. am disguseted with the pea
-hAAAed NUTS who argue that we
- n00d revfvals. And ] don't call
49, Indignation RELATIONSHIPS Just
2D3n9n getting hot under the collar. you
- tAks II from me.
Great Opportunity.
~ every Methodist minister IN this
4GUu0eSy would win one soul to Christ
s&1T2 years time they would add 40. :
S&lo pargons TO the church rolls IF
;14Ugy Baptist minister would win one
'SG60on 20 God. they would account for
nmw&Aer $4,000, and II every minister,
a04 avery denomination. would each win
- eDul to the kingdom OF God each
sy0Axs the church rosters would be
Wetled BY 100000 names. And this
- net take into account what the
hzr a
Oh he cried. we need not expect
t& Mold the returning soldiers unless
~ A0afeA Of God gets some life in It,
&hotAg TO church nowadays is too much
Zfne 9ofng TO funeral--that's the
|4oon more people don't attend
1S3c ye unto all the world and
nch, the gospel does not apply to
n164ers alone II meaAs every one
S1af1Aed with the church" said tho
Aeelist.
II " revival In to religion what the
1f vas to patriotism. Some people
NM1Mk Il deyolves upon the minister 10
Z IN M the soul-winning All right.
SXE3 ND to the general TO DO all tho
IN TO the admiral 70 do
k%4e4 Swapping People who prav
- 492 Lord to rave others when thsv
4 80 lasy to go out themselves and
DMo them are fools and don't deserve
e&4Ao GhAfY prayers answered
20 may say 1t doesn't hurt you 10
~ bArdk TO GO 10 the theater or 70
1oa but you have more respect for
AAA my preaching because Won
m I don't do either, BE on the
<60: ~ II doesn't hur, you 10 do
~ thtugs. then tx heavens name
y Il for the sake OF others whom II
An-t. II you are not willing 10
4h4es then 70 and have your name
- devil will let you pack a