The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-03
4 lesson FROM
from Fifth Fage.,

exsre NJ unknown. IL you 9re
q don't care who you ares IL
honest although your hair Is
YOU are honest, although
5ce II pimpledfH II you are hon
Shongff your eeys are dim, II
- honest. although you're hob
<m the crutches of decrepitude.
56dy Is worn out. you've spent
2N9y 4Tefor uoGght sold out, body,
Ind soul Oh! what a folly.
sseSs t 4.,..sss rss1i ~ 'lsFs Nhas
.pp& ana sell oqt tor TIE
&s2 Spcu had the moral manhood
Ia mora wonanhood you'd stag
k of the hell of your trans
IT'S lSns and your wasted and fnis-
3ife and you'd Join with old
nm In saying. It's all vanity,
M AoAly a bubble. nothing TO IL
w 20 it,
- solomon tried it, so why play
&s1s a1hi I'd Ike 10 know Why not
kN kssen yourself ard walk Ike one
<s ho Besrs the marks OF the crimson
Nss0Ue of .IesuS Christi tell you.
sssxlR Mere made toe greater heights
N33Ai&8 sorne Of you have evsr climbed
&X60 were never made for the dust
SAsi6 the mire and the ruth and the
VI UNA and the ouagntres CT dea en-
y'Ata0n and infamy. Why lie there
and let he'll march over your Why
be 4 piaythtns, a football for the
and for f!ends, want To
u now when you can be a son OF
Md az q daughter OF God and face
sathe morning?
My spend your money for that
M NH h nor bread and labor for that
s&o5ch saiisfie6 mott And bread In
Tho rum Go down and ask ths poor
#xsSwtlg that have been feeding on IT,
ssusk the rum HOUNDS OF the Bovery,
~ the runlTuies, tiny friends OF al
asfxer, ask your own self as you sit
S.tisAre and listen TO me tonight
You haven got SO far b3wn but
EAhAt son eau wear a decent suit yet,
Elat. ASS yourself, Any food in the
3aooze r.
Bread for he saloon keeper. for
EfAe brewer and the distilier, but
EMbne for YOU
E%%s 4ofsie big fools are content 10 let
E0tAers feed ard fatten and german
E3iSe on the blood and bone aud Drawn
xkf. Their wife and children. II could
hApe my way every drop of alchol
sypuid be IN hell before midnight. Ia
Sasi1t~ IL In nc!l for you who arc alive.
9sId put Il IN he'll for The sake of the
|gttsen erAtions that are going TO be born.
sEur the darlnablc stuff will damn IL
k. raMatr or earth.
S. IA specistisi ~as called 10 see a child
Il &fNEn y cars of age that tried TO kill
M little sIs;er. They - id. lie liz con-
AtAptis trying 10 Kill somebody"
He said Yes, I want TO Kill some
tody
Willy do you want TO DO it,
.s- ras doctor turned 10 the father and
EAMSd. F'sTso you drink
II ana not a total ahstaiucr"
TO You drink .''
9Ss h Well I don't get drunk"
He yun drink? ?"
sss - MIR alwsys able to go 10 work"
uo gou drink p
sSSsssssNft - excess
To YOU drink ''
ss-IIe said YES. drink"
H ssid That BOY viii grow up:
ne VIII Kill somebody. and you will
be to oils me"
&s.sAnd IL God Almighty would let me
itft the curtin now. some of you men
would look down the avenue twerty
Years from where ycu sit and you'd
AEe w. fellow condemned 10 die In the
electric chair. Who is he? Tt's your
hoy that ynu Used to aen6 for beer. it's
yolr boy that used TO smell the booze
On your breath and. sir IL you'd he
honest oud be like a fellow in meet
tnE who jumped up. whose hair was
gray who said
Boys have served the devil afty
resrs settled UP with him tonight
and have nothing coming 10 me-.
Nnthing coming 10 ne"
Ss All rome OF YOU devils have sot 10
siae~ ft'r iftX ysoTs % walking tl1rcurn
this v Grid "Nhe; nroit N.fh q man
81 all IDS iabof which he t4keth under
Tie stif1 r..
Tsifa' does q fellow get? Why do
T0xl 10 ~
believe that God Almighty is tired
~ seeing men &r6 women scattered
IKE Sheer. hungry weary batter>,,l
eE1 bruised tet looking for better
things, Same having moments when
thes wase up 5nd would give Their
fsteast artn II il would only be "A dream
sfG ;ou frspisv Yourself when you
\ hessH 10 tAip4 end Ii 81 becomes q
feAlity
Won you please. beg Of you
u o9s %"p pea" giNc your poor soul
Ont chance Or carths Won't YOU give
~ the things that arc roDbtug you OF
roNr fH"nnood. and womanhood, won't
yoE Yet God speak 70 you and won't
you t1rn aud listen. Won't you turn
frora she things that are dcgcncrating
yo1s
III Wheeling. west Virginia. one
NtMist- GI. tns pJisGtnE vac pa, RGG
And there were cough people outside
n isark 8 again. /, TOOK eight police
u4er ~ get me IN through tie crowd
n the Gtlatforc,. when got in they
said: There ig a little girl here who
1890 sec you. Sht has been here
sG4Yl =
IL i2oged aud there vas little girl.
mad on a tsaiico dress ard had a fasci-
n1.ssrs ca a-d her ears ftuck through
sA Fcic sur! slga'e been co. b The rain.
SD Der clothes We're vat She had a
bundfe Il her arms am. she said
" hat f7hrisi's Power Does.
49,. Sun lay. am nine years old
sklae said, y rot a cake here ! Daked
&er yoAi all myself. They are going 20
IAke q collection for vou and 7 Amt
AEoi aAy money Ny papa was drunk
@Kd auo / wanted 70 give you some
k{ltfrt- necause we are so happy down
I'm euf house now and mama said
Seosild& bake ti1is cake for ycu"
" IL was a cocoanut cake ana d..
Npies cocosuut. but said: Yes. honey.
! vii Try some NJ It right now. Sure
1FwsIi"
She said: Papa went 10 hear YOU a
stfw weeks ago and now Ynarnas got
~ new dress and / got nep shoes and
l14Hs "a oeh,e gs ,sEs6, papa didn't have !
I8WSugf 70 buy rt n q 1cw pair. He