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

You bet your life! It win show. you
will zee 1t.
Pray, not for the crowd--no.
Jesus never did pray for the crowd.
Understand. He never did IL lie
said. IL pray. not for the world" He
never did either. He said. Il pray
for those who win believe on me
through your words. / pray that you
may DO kept from the evil that Ia In
the world" but He never prayed for
the world.
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Pray---what forg That God will
send laborers into the harvest. That
t. what He wants. The harvest is
there but you can't get It without
; laborers. That is what God Almighty
needs in here. Oh. this meeting needs
ten thousand men and women that
will work and pray ana weep and
PLEAD with men to come to Christ.
That Is what II needs. You will re-
write history, II you do. You've got
the chance that you never had. Never
will have II again, not while you are
alive God send somebody. but
am ready to go-sure.'
He said to the disciples. "Go, an
don't send me. But II you are honest
when you pray, then you say. God.
sver your own prayer
When your compassion moves you
to nray, then God will say. sGo.
answer your own prayer"
Your, prayers are worth no moro
in the sight Of God than You are
willing to work to redeem them there
no str!
This. and I am through. Freely
We have received. freely give.
What does that meanr II means
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the depths Of the blessing that God
has given to you, though your faith
in Jesus Christ. by that same stand
ard you can measure the depths or
your responsibility 70 60 ont and tell
other people to come to Christ ana
they can get what you've got Do
you get IT.
Freely ye havc received. freely
give" When you can measure the
depths OF the blessings OF God to you
through your faith in Jesus, by that
same standard you measure the
depths OF your responsibility to take
that message to other people. that the
they may receive the blessing that
you've got
Pass II On.
Freely we have received. freely
gle" To somebody else. Pass II on
And you are receiving az the measure
of your giving. Seer Az God gives.
you give up, and he wifi give in
proportion to your faith.
You say. MY. that would sift the
ranks Of our workers. God knows
they need It"
Yes, change the methods Of work.
No doubt Of it at ail--absoluteiy
none.
Every church ought to be An asy-
lum for the lost. a refuge for the
broken hearted. a home OF welcome
| for the wandered.
If knew of a box where the smiles
| were kept.
! No matter how large the key
/ Or strong the bolt. I'd my best
To open and set them free.
] Then on the land and sea broadcast
/ I'd scatter the smiles. and pray
That the children's faces might hold
Then strong, forever and day,
II / knew OF box that was large
enough
| To hold ali the frowns you meet.
I'd gather them all together
| From nursery and street.
Then quick as a fash ia fasten the
| locks
And turn the monster Key.
! And hire a giant to drop the box
Out In the midst of the sea.
You'd get rid Of q lot OF things
then. II you've no comp passion and IL
your com passion liz not strong enough
to overcome your sentimental. denom-
national prejudice, my friends, then
our spiritual life will ebb away In
rituaIisms and formal isms. o Lord.
h We mercy on us. We have wander
ed like sheep from our apaths.
Imagine a church where all the
members were born again. wouldn't
that be great? Imagine = church
were everybody smiled and every
body liked one another. Imagine a
church where everybody boosted the
preacher. Imagine . session that was
all smiles and always at prayer meet
ing Imagine a prudential committee
where all the men had religion. and
| the vestrymen. wouldn't that be
great7
| Imagine a church where all the
mem hars were born again. flled with
the Holy Ghost. not degenerating
into a third rate amusement bureau
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