The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-07
SUNDAY EXTENDS
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the sooner inc great event VIII thAo
place. Every conversion he said would
enable tho Fastening of the milen-
MUM.
1T is not my word or my opinion
that l preach to you, but the law OF
God and I beseech of you to accept his
law instead of tradition"
viii Jesus Christ select all mem
bers of the church to go with him"
No. Some Of the biggest devils that
exist In the world today are upon the
books of tho church. but Jesus knows
those he desires in his company and
only those who have fitted themselves
during their lives and lead clean righ-
teous and upright lives will be chosen"
That this old world will awake some
missing was the opinion of the evange-
list. Souls OF Christians. who have
departed the worldly life will be taken
from the grave and tho sinners left.
i Those living when the great event oc-
ours and who have INDUCED in the
worst forms Of sin during their lives
will be left on earth. Christ will not
be fooled by the inscriptions on tomb
stones; no hand and chisel ever fooled
Jesus.
! Sunday begged OF his audience TO
forsake the path OF sin and iniquity
and set themselves right with God. No
! one can tell the time Of the coming
of Christ. Some of you at the time
may be aboard a train and the soul of
the engineer taken and you left behind
wondering why the engine has stopped
and why the cars fail to move.
"Jesus may burst upon the earth
| and carry me to heaven before the
undertaken can have chance to
back the hearse up to my door and
pump embalniing fluid through my
veins. / hope ne will"
Signers of the petition to relax the
Sabbath closing laws In this city were
again raked over the Goals by the
evangelist What duty God has laid
aside for me ! do not know, but 1
would like to have my Application
filed to preside over Richmond. There
would be no petitions to wreck the
law OF God. These advocates would
be placed In Jail in such heaps that
their feet would stick out of the win
dows."
i Amy and all forms Of Bolshevism
were severely criticised by the evan
gelist. He agreed with Senator Borah
that this dirty, Shiny. whiskey soaked
bunch should be wiped on the earth
and every time he has the chance to
aid In its destruction he will do so.
We will never stand for anything like
Bolshevtsm. They win run before
the boys OF Uncle Sam. There is but
one antidote for Bolshevism and that
, Is the simple gospel OF Jesus Christ.
, When Gods army has been taken
win begin and this old earth will be
! ruled by the devil and his dirty
bunch of thieves. Sunday character
lied this reign as being far worse
j. than any catastrophe that the world
has ever seen. How long this reign
, Of terror would last no one knows.
Sunday finished his sermon with an
lead . better life and to give their
hearts 20 God. to come forward. Al
first there was no response to the
: appeal but finally an American
/ biuejacket led the way up the
straight and narrow path and took
Christ az his saviour. He was fol-
, lowed by nearly a hundred others
~ Last night was set apart for shop
men and representatives from the
Tredegar Iron Works. Richmond
Structural Steel company, Southern
: Shops, and Union Trunk and Bag
company were present in large num-
bers. There also was 4 delegation
from the Union Theological Semi
merry.
Come on Old Tredegar lead the
way for your fellow workers" plead
, ed the evangelist and his appeal was
followed by several lines OF men.
|
, in all who hit the trail to Jesus
. Christ.
, Resolutions relating to the petitions
, proposing the relaxation OF the Sun
day laws were adopted by the Mems
Bible Glass association of this city
and read before the audience last
night. They were drawn by Judge
| Ernest Fl. Wells of the hustings court
! part II. and heartily disapprove OF
the petition and desire that Mr.. Sun
! day continue his tight against these
, papers.
The Bible class men rendered to
. Billy their thanks for the great work
, that he had done in publicly de-
' nouncing the petitions and the time.
|, ly interest he had taken In the well
9 fare of the city. The men pledged
( Sunday their undying support In his
E efforts to defeat the petitions.
/ BY unanimous vote the audience
arose and pledged itself TO supper,
0 the resolutions adopted by the Bible
, class men. In replying to the action
{ of the men. Billy remarked that
r Richmond had endeareds herself 10
I him more than ever.
II There will be a meeting of the
, Bible class leaders tonight NJ q
o'cinnk NJ the X. n. c. A.