The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-28
DEAD MEN WALKING
AROUND N THE FLESH
Stirring Sermon at ST. James Metho~
dist on why WIN You Die?"

Their own personal and individual
responsibility for their SPIRITUAL and
eternal death. IL they persistentiy re-
fuse the overtures of divine mercy.
was put sauarely UP to the uncon-
verted in Rev. Il r. Lumpkfn's SER
mon at the St James revival The
text being why VIII You DER
The series OF stirring sermons has
strongly stressed the fact that
spiritual death and the penalty for
sin are not arbitrary infections of
punishment by God. but rather the
| logical result OF a sinners own choice
in refusing the salvation OF freely Of
fered. and provided at such u great
price to the divine heart.
| In calmly and with great earnest
ness and cleanliness considering the
text why will you die :" The
preacher said that all death physical
and spiritual is the result, OF sin.
though the text has 10 do with
spiritual deafh--non- relationship with
God and hanishment from his
presence
| He believed that there are dead
men walking around in the flesh,
men whose souIe are even row dead
because of their continued and presfs-
tent refusal to heed the spirit CALL
until he took his everlasting flight
| He called attention TO the many
| opportunities the sinner receives TO
give HIS heart TO God to live rather
than dia.-~r-<sssta's laNaag. call rings out
Through his spirits spleadings, through
his loving providence life's Affections
often tines The Bible. The ministry,
The church, The loving appeal Of
lfriends-ohl you can never say NO
one cared for my soul!' Every church
| in this city signifies soiicitudc for your
iMfe--un willingness for you to die God
cares. the ministry cares, the church
membership cares
| The Billy Sunday meeting was a
manifestation OF the church's interest
| in you, and these revivals now going
on are like testimonies, Wa don't
want you 10 die when you can Hvci
And don't you imagine that the
preachers never think of you except
when in their putpits. You little
know Of the hours they spend on their
knees In the qusetude of the night
impiorfng God to bring you to the
light that you may not choose 70 die
/ bat look and live
/ Note carefully the text why VIII
{ You Die T~ which clearly implies that
there Is no reason why you should
die If you choose to live! You don't
have to die, No body is forcing
YOU, What lis the sense OF dying
when you can live! why deliberately
choose saeaA away from God now and
| in eternity to life with HIM neTs anu
IthrouChout the ages of gloryT Why
barter life eternal for few fleetinS
day. OF qualification OF sense and
Ipicasurer
|, It's up 70 you. Tt's for you to decide
Even God himself cannot make you
live II YOU prefer 60 die The na.n:
isiry. the churchs' your kindred and
friends cannot force you to live
why not right now decide that you
will accept the loving offer OF heaven
to let your soul live throughout eter-
unity rather than experience the pangs
of eternal DEATH Why VIII You Die
At the climax of the fervent dis
Icourse the choir led the congregation
I in singing the classic OF Charles Yves
ley. Jesus Lover OF My Soul" and
the occasion was solemnly impressive
| The revival continues tonight