The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-28


are fool not TO believe man doesn't
know he's saved. Do you know she
, gave you BIRTH No. you don't remem-
Der. you couldn't remember. SO you
really don't know that she gave you
birth, but you believe It.
All right. You say. 1 know that the
woman ] call my mother is my mother
just as well as I know that God AL
mighty Is my father. and I know that
have been born again Just SIS we'll
faz4 ker-w I havs hfesa Sore physical :
NJ ga ss:.sss4 = ysSSx J, ssss
on 1t just the same as I believe that
woman Is my mother and you believe
that woman is your mother. You've got
you were taught
And so. the instant you yield you
are saved, Rising UP switched Mat
thew from following the devil to fol-
lowing Jesus. Therefore ne must
have counted the cost and balanced
his books. He put one side against
the other. All right: you can do II
Here Matthew wrote down:
Here's the life I'm living.
Here's the Job I've got
! Here's how much salary have
| Here are my friends.
Here are the things I can DO
Hero arc my prospects.
All OF that now for turning my
back on Jesus. He put everything
down. He balanced one aide against
the other. You can do it. Put an
your wealth. Eli your honor. all the
pleasure, all your delights which come
from living IN sfn--put those down;
and on the other side put Jesus
And Jesus outweighed all OF that
When he saw the balance turn and
[ the battle ended, Matthew the sin
rer died. and Matthew the saint Wits
born again right there That auickl
Because he jumped up and followed
| Jesus
! / believe one reason why the story
OF Matthew IN given liz TO show the
people that there can be a quick and
instant conversion and change a mans
| life that quick. I don't believe Il
needs to take ten years cr ten weeks,
sus came into his Hfe he wanted him
to come into his home He made a
supper and invited Jesus and a large
company OF his old crorie@ He
wanted all this bunch to meet Jesus
20 he took this way OF bringing Jesus
and his old crowd that he used to
twin with together. He knew how
much that gang needed Jee1a. and he
knew that that gang knew him and
he knew that Jesus knew him, so he
used his influence to take Jesus by
orc hand and his old crowd by the
other and bring them together
| Some OF you people spend barrels
OF money entertaining circles Of
friends. but how many of you have
ever made your social fifs count for
JesusT How many have ever done
anything to invite your goddess friends
TO meet somebody that Is god1y. that
they might get a new view of hfe7
How many have ever done It, Only
n rev OF you ever do n
Matthew was trained ~ a business
man He knew the drawing power Of
a good supper. He knew II he could
get under the vest OF that gang, IL
he could give them eoTue eats. he'd
have them coming. He had Welsh
rarebit and bruiled lobster and can
back ducks, stuffed green peppers,
stewed tomatoes without any bread
In them. coffee with whipped cream.
baked potatoes with apple sauce with
"A little nutmeg In IT He knewf He
took UP that
Influence and Money.
He used his influence and money 10
satisfy the curiosity OF that crowd.
They wanted to eee the fellow that
had wrought such a change In Mat
thew. II some OF ron folks have ever
had religious experience ron have
kept 1t to yourselves Matthew came
right out into the open and let that
crowd know right Off the bat that he
decided to change hts way of living.
) Matthew committed himself pub
/ iiciy Immediately. Oh, the man who
never shows his coiors for fear Of be-
ing shot at he won't even make a
good saloon keeper
> Another lesson is t1nia: There can
) De quiet conversion through and
= through and that conversion win en-
, rich tho world. Think of what the
cause of Righteousness gained whom
Matthew decided to leave his old Tot
and follow Jesus. Think OF what the
cause OF nghteousn eas would have
lost II he had preferred his Job tc
following Jes1si Matthew wrote the
first gospel Hs led Cots batting lis,
Matthew, Mark. f.uka John Mat.
thew wrote the first gospel IT'S the
best life of Jesus Christ ever written
Miss Saxe, who teaches som ethfns
about H. goes to Matthew for her pat
tern
) Cunningham, Earrsr, etaIkner
every man who has ever written a rife
OF Jesus Christ has gone to Matthew,
} gospel for their pattern It's the bes,
life of Jesus ever written In the
! world 1t contains the fullest ac-
count OF the Sermon on tho Mount
tho firth. sixth and seventh chapters
OF Matthew. II gives moro of the
i preaching Of Jesus than Mark, Luke
and John combined. Some OF the
most comforting words that ever fen
from the lips OF Jesus that wa have
any record Of were recorded By Mat
. thew
Come unto me an ~ Inst labor
. and are heavy laden and I WIN Efve
you rest"
Take my yuAe upon you for my
yoke ts easy and my burden n Ifx11t. =
Now, sir. you who dou't believe
mat an honest man or woman can
take the first step toward God tn
stantly whenever you read Matthews
gospel and II you md anything In
Matthews gospel that helps you,
please remember that gospel waa
written by a man who said "Yes~ ia
Jesus that quick. and he was con-
!. verified that quick. Jumped up. turned
back on his old life instantly.
There haven't been a dozen mon of
power in modern times, my friends,
whose conversion WASN'T as quiet "A
Matthew's. Look at Charles q. Fin
ney. whom regard ~ one Of the
greatest preachers in the. world. He
founded Overland COLLEGE Whenever