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

DORIS 90 or not. The Lord keeps tah
on how much you give as well as how
much you pray, Thy prayer and thy
aims have come UP as memorial
before me-"
Many an able-bodied man claims to
love his wife. yet he compels her to
manicure her fingers over "A wash
board TO get money to support his
family. don't give n rap about what
a man says In church IL ne doesn t
live decent No man can pray, Thy
AEv2 sx-~~Ase s'A.sc.A X AS-.
in the world.
II It's the real cry o: your soul it
will keep you busy all your life. Ii
will put hre in your bones, ii viii put
iron in our blood. Oh, you will be
so in earnest about Gods kingdom
that your friends will be afraid you
will wear yourself out and cut your
life short 1t will haunt you in your
dreams and I'LL your waking moments
with power; you will have enthusiasm
and zeal for Jesus Christ If you are
praying Thy Kingdom come" and
living 1t.
That Ia a prayer that can rise cniy
from heart that has been regcner-
ated by faith in Jesus Christ Thy
Kingdom come" to you because 1t has
come to me. and I want you TO have
the best in the world. because I've got
II, and I want you to have Il because
l know from experience what 1t Is,
No man will do much for the sal.
walton of others II he is not saved him
SELF. That being true and logical, that
explains to me and only proves true
what / said-that half the people in
the church are not converted. for they
are doing nothing for the salvation
OF others, because they have never
been saved themselves, And they
don't know anything about tt They
are not telling other people because
they have never experienced religion
and the faith OF Jesus Christ
And the man who has envy and ha-
tred ana covetousness in HIS heart
oh, he may talk very fine. but he
won't go without butter on his bread
to send the gospel to the heather.
he won't say, We viii cut out eat
ing meat twice q day"
whoever is doing Gods will will
near at the front door OF your heart
that rap; then you will hear the voice,
open and let me come into thy
heart!"
Open Do<w to Jersus.
Then you ought 20 open wide the
door and bid your royal guest, Jesus
Christ welcome, and don't say to
Him: SIT here In the parlor. will you.
Lord. and make a little passing cali
"nile l ring for q few light refresh
ments. You are welcome to he coffee
and tea and cake of religious senti-
ment. and when you are passing This
way you are welcome to come into this
room that is decorated with chang
ing emotions and carreted with reso-
lutions. but other parts of the house
are reserved. can, let you look into
the closet or the icebox You STAY
right out of the kitchen"
Say, that will never do. Jesus
christ will never sup with you. he
wiil never SIT down and break bread
unless he has first walked through
your home from the cellar to the gar.
re-. from the kitchen to the parlor.
and noticed how you treat the helo
mat cooked your food, scrubbed your
floors and washed your dirty buds
know OF firm in this country
"here the sign hangs out over the
store tand II Is one of the biggest
department stores in the United
Stateal. SO and So n Co.---the Com
pany of Cod
The former head Of that company.
when he was alive. every day for one
hour used to shut up hts once and
Withdraw and go and spend Il in
prayer. One hour every day. He IL
dead now. but his widow runs che
store. She runs 1t on the same reli-
g1oue principles that ne did She
own two hne looking homes down on
the shore OF a lake which would rent
Tor i've Thousand dollars \ year each.
She won't rent these homes unless
people will sign an agreement: we
VIII not drink or serve liquor in this
nouse. and we witt observe tho Sab
oath day and not have feats and sup
pers on the Sabbath day"
A man who said. Il will be glad TO
sign The lease except for the liquor.
or course. l never get drunk. but /
, drink. I'd Hike to have your house. "
never got It.
She said; They will Stand empty
nrst- l can AFFORD It."
Ana those empty houses, with the
doors closed and the wood over the
windows. are n silent preacher Of the
lact that uniess you are willing to live
Tor Jesus Christ and be decent you
cant live in those houses. She is
throwing away ten thousand dollars :.
year to stand by the principle OF the
| thing. -
| She said: " don't want the money
! can get along without II. you can,
nave my house unless you sign that
agreement" and there they stand
empty!
Thy Kingdom comet Don't YOU
see? That's putting the thing into
practice: that's concrete. | can see
mat: i can look at 1t; It's not haxy
IT'S not like a mirage--looks fine, but
nothing to 1t.
Thy kingdom comet" And you
| VIII have to go through Jesus, all
| through the house. Oh. it's rs neces-
sary for the soul to pray as II In for
the lungs to breathe Did you ever
| mink or IT. Just exactly'~ It is as
necessary, my friends, to ge, along
and prosper spiritually as It Ia physi-
| cally to eat, The best man on earth
| is the Christian man. the best woman
il the Christian woman
Won't Omit Preaching.
IL 20 De O. Christian meant TO be
| disre putable. wouldn't want you to
De Christian. ! wouldn't come down
and talk TO you the way I do. The
doctors tell me II will cut my life
short twenty years. but won't quit
preaching II l wanted to live A
selfish life ] could go out and not
preach. ] can earn enough money in
some other way.
I ! have refused twenty thousa n n