The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-03

man IL he gain the whole world and
lose his own soul2''
What would 1t profit man IL he
saves his own soul and let's the rest
go to hell? What about that7 Switch
around and see how IL works--it
works both ways.
Thy kingdom comet" And in the
great day when jesus separates tho
sheep from the goats and he likcns
those that are Christians to the sheep
and those that are not TO the goats
arsd, IN Ihet ,Jax ~whep He sepsr9tes
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from the sinners. It will be found that
those on the right hand to whom He
says. Enter thou into the JOY OF the
Lord" prayed this prayer with their
head. with their heart. with their
eyes with their money. with their
vote. and with their influence: and
those on the left just prayed with
their lips and not with their life
So that brings me back to a state
ment I made the first day preached
here. that don't believe that half of
the church members have ever been
converted have ever been born again
i don't believe they have That's my
opinion after looking over twenty
years am taking the aggregate
that's what I'm talking about
Thy kingdom comet" And II we'd
pray this prayer and live IT as Jesus
meant II, the devil wouldn't own a
foot OF ground on the face Of this
earth. If we'd all pray this prayer
and live II as Jesus meant II, there
would not be saloon or . brothel or
a penitertiary or jail or An electric
chair or a scaffold or A thief or a
hold-up man or burglar or an inn
del or an atheist or q free-lover on
the face OF this old earth.
Peace WIN Re on Firth
When everybody lives this prayer
and prays 1t as Jesus meant and
taught II. you can beat your swords
into piowshares and your spears into
tie ships and you can disband your
armies and you can hang a For
Rent" sign in the window of every
brewery anc every distillery and every
ga loon. and the houses of all fame will
he turned into ahodes of Joy and
peace.
When this old world becomes what
God almighty wants II, the devil
won't be In the heart OF man or
W oman on the face Of the earth. There
viii be none of the things that damn
and curse and nfidsw when everybody
prsys and lives rs Jesus taught as to.
THY Kingdom Conner And another
thing. every prayer for the glory OF
God and the good OF man grows out
of the prayer. "Thy Kingdom come"
Z is not simply to mean the golden
streets and the Jasper wallis and the
gates OF pearl that make heaven, but IL
is glad obedience TO the will of God
Angels are angels only because they
do the will of God and when they re-
fuse they become devils Every devti
on earth and In hell was once an angel,
but they rehelied against God and God
hurled them over the battiements and
that's the reason they are not angels
today-bocause they rehelleds
Angels are angels only because they
do the will of God. Heaven Is heaven
only because everybod there does the
will of God. II everybody In heaven
did rebel. then heaven would be he'll
He'll Is hell because nobody In hell wilt
do the will Of God while they were on
earth and that's the reason they went
to hell.
This ola world would be like heaven
" everybody would do the will of God
This city would he vextibu,e OF
heaven II everybody here would do tho
will OF God, and the only reason every.
body here isn't ins-heaven la because
they won't do the will Of God That's
the only reason!
They all say. ''yes~ to Cod with their
upN. ana WHcn tnGy say " Win fNHfr
life then Gods kingdom win come and
their prayer will be heard. On, the
time viii come! Saving y prayer Is
one thing; doing Gods viii n another.
although they ought to be synonymous
Everybody who says a prayer doesn't
do Gods will. but everybody that does
Gods win does pray. There are multi
tudes Of them that pray that don't give
rap. Just because II happens 10 be
40 FnN wfu W
go around 20 church and live like tho
devil the rest OF the week.
Pray Right. Live Right.
when we pray right that we live right.
And IL Won viii do Gods will on ea ~.
II viii first be done In YOU SO don't
pray that Gods will shalt be done on
earth II II isn't done IN you. start with
yourself snd see what the Lord will
do in this world.
Jesus said. II have x'crined tree
on the earth" Religion has 10 do with
the streets my friends, OF This town
as wet, as the streets Of heaven.
y have giorta~d you Now listen.
II have slor'Hed thee on the earth, :"
said Jesus Religion has to do with
the cafionsed hand Of tho working man
as well rs the golden harp OF an angel,
II have ricrihed thee on the earth %
ReHgtOr ms TO 40 WIN your daily
bread rs well az the hr~Sd Of NE
II have giovihed thee on tho earth
Some men are no busy irving to NJ
sn<els they forget how to be men. and
that - why they don't win out. They
worry 50 much about ST Peters ledger
that they forse1 all about their gro
-e-vrnan's hocxE not balancing because
they haven't maid their hill. They worry
40 much about the golden pavement of
heaven that IN tire winter time they
forget 70 shovel the snow of their own
Sidewalks
II have gforin~5 thee on tbs earth
This means In vnrr home, In society
In business Religion has got to DO
with this earth as well as heaven. It's
got to DO with the way vou Tive down
here, it's rot 10 do with Monday, Tues
day, Wednesday. Thursday ana Fri
day and SATURDAY. as wei an the Sab
bath day. IT'S got 10 do with your con-
ttuct In society as wen as sitting in the
news on Sunday.
'-rhy k'nrhom Gomez" when all pray
this prayer II will settle all dtYtcu,ties
between canitaI and labor. there will
he m more strikes, there will be No
more tockouts. there will be no more
wanting. Capital and labor viii
shake bands ana sir. they viii live the
golden rule, ''whatsoever We would that
men should do to you, do 70 even 80
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