The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-12

this old world. anyway lie said, as
he depiored the sin that has infested
the earth.
He gave the acceptance Of Christ a
little different turn, when he hkened
IL to life insurance. You insure your
life. not because you expect to die. |"
he said. but because you may die"
Then, he went on, to argue with the
man who does not admit Of the truths
of the Bible, but who win admit that
there might be a hell. We'll, then"
he asked, why don't you be on the
safe side. There may be hell"
Would Argue Hell Fire.
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onymous with may be only symbolic of
the greatest discomfort that can be
known to life. but Sunday declares
he's not going to throw down the
Eible and go to hell just to find out
whether the FIRE there " literal FIRE
or not!
Persons who have been led to the
auditorium somewhat through curios-
ity, and have failed to see Sunday go
through any of his reputed stunts"
were not disappointed last night. AL
most every cratic gesture in his roper
tofre was resorted to, and In the midst
OF his remarks he turned around and
said, "Give me a handkerchief. Rody--
l forgot mine" Rodeheaver handed
him handkerchief. and he wiped away
the perspiration that was running in
streams down his face.
Il don't believe there is any man
alive who works harder and eats and
sleeps less than I do the speaker de-
clared, and stated that he himself could
not understand how he could do as
much as he does and never break down.
He has been going at this speed for
twenty-four years and has never mise
a meeting, II can't explain II except
that the fulfllment of the prophecy has
come. when L will renew thy strength
ia coming true"
In Almost Exhausted.
At the end of his sermon he first
showed that exhaustion was creeping
in on him He spoke during the en-
tire address with his rapid-fire style.
never pausing to catch a breath. stamp
ing back and forth from one side of
the stage to the other. But as he fin
ished, and cried. Behold Jesus Christ
is here nc staggered to the rear of
his pulpit stand and grasping a water
bottle there. held 1t to his lips and
took dreep riraughts from it Then ne
stepped to the front again, and opened
his prayer.
We'll, Lord" he went on. II don.
know what more / can say. On judy
mert day I'll stand before them and
ask ii they were in this auditorium on
the night of February g And tell them
I've held up your bleeding form before
them four times today. Q. Jesus. what
shall the end be-" And he went on as
IL ne had forgotten that ne was pray
ing to God. and was turning his PRAYER
out onto the audience. Come on. girls:
come on, young men; come on aged.
decrepit infirm. Come on down. Wo-
men of refinement women OF wealth.
come on. To every age and class every
success and failure in life, God au-
thorlzes me to say that II you have
faith in Jesus Christ you may have sal
vation."
Then he lifted up his arms and asked
them to come on down and quit their
Gins. They came. the ushers leading.
and the evangelist WAS proud of them.
and OF the success the day had brought
his works
Rodeheaver's brother, Y. +. Rode
beaver, manager OF the Rodeheaver
Publishing House in Chicago, was
present last night. and sang with Rody
one ot their favorite hymns. Rodey
stated that his brother started him In
life as Il musician. They played to-
gether in a little village band back In
the mountains of Tennessee. and later
they had gone to the Spanish American
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