The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-31

They say, I'VE will call the I'M
dertaker."
The proprietor says. mo. you
can't bring a coffin in here. There'd
! be an exodus of the guests
| They waited until twilight and
then put him in a wicker basket and
| covered It over with soiled linen,
! and a couple pulling and pushing.
they dragged 1t around the hallway
into the freight elevator loaded with
dress cases and trunks. They low
- sst.s.:s ~ssa2. s ass = e4 ssse
him to a home that cost millions of
dollars. On the wall hung tapes
! try and there were pictures worth
their weight In gold. There were
bric-a-brac and everything OF art
which the connoisseurs had ransack-
ed the market to find and put under
that roof A fountain spurted per
furned water. When they brought
him In his wife wrung her hands and
cried and said, 20, God. I'd give it
all, IL could have him back and we
could be lovers like we once were!"
Oh, in the day of Judgment. walk
up and ask that multi-miIlionaire IL
| 1t paid!
Did you go to Chicago. to the
Worlds fair? Did you go into Tiff
fanys exhibit? Did you see that
magnificent diamond on the top of
that cone-Shaped stand covered with
plushy He bought that and gave It
to her for . wedding present AJAX
if it paid. Ask II 1t paid. Sure they
will find you ont
Rotten Character Worse
don't believe q rotten body Is
sin will rot your body and character
and blight you from every angle.
1t will find you out in your con-
science. From whatever else you may
hide that. you can't hide 1t from
yourself.
We are so constituted that we are
sinners and that means self-con-
demnation.
Oh. how many people suffer I'M
told agony. oh. and the bitter con-
seriousness of sins which no one
seems to know, There is no physi-
cal suffering that can equal the tor
ment Of an accusing conscience.
And all the accusing consciences.
my friends. that are on this earth
No prosperity. no love. no mirth, no
joy. no music. no revelry, no fun, no
assuage the anguish which comes as
a result of knowing that you have
sinned. Sinned. God has so con-
stituted us that we know we are sin
ners and that means self condemna
ton, that leads to Christ.
I preached in a town in Iowa,
There was a young fellow there. a
German. He had married a girl
over in Berlin. and borrowed money
from a friend, to come to America to
his new home to win A fortune. They
had saved out of their meager earn
ings a little bit which they put in
cHa al eli
get the amount to send it back to
their benefactor who made it posi-
BILE for the INTO come to their new
chosen home.
They had $50 saved in that cham
OILS skin bag in a drawer. He came
BILE for them TO come to their new
with his wife. and Some one who evi.
IDENTIFY knew about it. went into the
/ house and took nothing but that
chamois skin bag. showing that
somebody familiar with the house
and things. did it.
They were in deep anguish. He
could hardly work he was so dis
tressed. and they went around with
n subscription 10. get money. I gave
some and announced to help them.
They held receptions and took up
collections.
| They were poor. hard working. but
honest and noble. They kept the
basket hanging out under the porch,
in which she kept the butter and
bacon. He had to go to work at
7 o'clock. SO she went out one morn
ing early to take down the basket to
cut Off a piece of bacon. And in
this basket on the butter they found
this channels skin bag and attached
TO it was note which said. II re-
turn you all your money. T haven't
taken one cent. I have been down
to the tabernacle to hear that man
Sunday. and l don't want to go to
hell, and ! know / will II / don't
bring your money back"
So. we are so constituted that we
know we have sinned. and that means
self-condemnation. That turns us
to God, to take us right with the
Lord.
/ preached in a town out in Iowa
and hundreds and hundreds Of peo-
pie were converted and every engi-
neer that pulls the fast trains on
that road from Chicago down (for
1t is a division potnt), both freight
and passenger, every engineer that
pulls them. from the fast mail to the
,, fast overland trains, were convert
ed in that meeting. Every man that
pubs a throttle today is a Christian
man. And hundreds of fellows that
work in the ONCE and shops were
converted.
One day a big. husky fellow that
worked in the machine shop went up
to the master mechanic and said.
II have been up to the tabernacle
and been converted, and hundreds Of
the boys are and we are going to
cut ont the booze and live right.
haven't been doing right down here,
have been taking some OF the too6
ont of the shop~
He WAS a mechanic. He said. Il
want to bring the mback."
The master mechanic said, Jack,
am mighty glad you have como and
told me. ! wouldn't have Suspicion
ed that you are thief. but think
more OF you that you have told me.
should hate to think that you went
to the tabernacle and then didn't
tell me that you were stealing. II
I had found It out afterwards, I
wouldn't have had much fAith tn
you. Your Job II secure I arm sur
prised. here's my hand though. I
will help you. Yes bring back what
you have taken"
He said. Can borrow . wheel
barrow?"
He brought back three whecibar-
row loads OF finc tools that they
used in the machine shop Of q rail-