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

when her husband came home 10
luncheon a little bit later, she sait
wait little after luacheon." an
she put one arm about her husean
and tire other ABOUT her sixteen-year
ID boy and saie,
"f have not been the Christian
, ought to bave been and I have no
q szzx ~1x s7~a,s y s,sa,.1a havss beNphs M
? have nnt h.sT RE w2fher I,SFaIis
bags heen. woh.t ,ypu join In Ebrayel
{ the God Will forgive me?"
b And they felt upon their knees ant
all she could say was. 20. God. O. God
But God used It to break up tbs
her husband took his stand for Christ
and his wife said, why couldn't
win you before thatT'
lie said, II viii tell you. you used
10 say to ne, Go 10 prayer -fnretins
with me I'd go with you and you'd
say, Go To church with me this morn
ms I'd go, Go to church tonight I'd
20. 1 said to YOU, Go with me down
to So-a nd sos / would drink wine
and champagne and 80 would you
We'd go to the card parties and you'd
play bridge and win prizes and 10
would l. You did what did. I went
where you went, Where did you have
anything on mer'
SO. difference in position; ere group
r'ght here. near the edge of the gar
den. Another here; and Jesus over
tlero
But don't forget old JUDAS, one OF
the twelve, cut with the brewers and
the saiooa&s@ b ers and the thugs and
tho hiasphemers and enemies OF Jesus
Christ, uon't forget him out there train
ing with that dirty bunch, one of the
twelve.
Difference in esza Judas and the
mob ronf forget the difference In
size. The rabbi. eight, three, one, this
difference In size. The mob, eight,
three one.
Somebody said to Daniel Webster
going TO be wien you are "a macT'
lie said, "A lawyer"
They said. Better not try for that
the apro2es IN la cverrun already"
Ne said. there is plenty of room at
the top. viii 20 20 the top"
The most glorious exploits aor't al.
WAYS furnish us with the best index
into the vice or the virtue of a man
or woman. Sometimes n look or q
word, gesture, an act. your absence
your presence viii give me n clearer
insight into your manhood and into
your womanhood than come deed nj
bravery or act OF prowess-
i Cone VA. let's go talk with Jesus
a little ~IfIe. Jesus, how many dis
cipies have your
Il had twelve; I have a.sven now"
You pray alone: where are the
, eleven7''
''One has gone astray-Sudas."
Jud7 bought ticket to hell for
1852, and 1t was not a round rip
|, ticket. for he has not got back and
never will
You are selling Jeeas Christ for per
haps AZ little rs Judas did. Per-
haps you sold him for that dress you
have got on. Perhaps You sold him
Tor the money you've 81. in The hank.
You might have sold him Tor that au-
tomobile you ride in. l don't know
what you've gcs for selling Jesus
Christ. but | want 10 tell you it's a
dirty bargain. Anything that will
, come between you and the salvation
OF your soul Is the poorest bargain
, You ever made In the universe.
Where In Jssus?"
Don't know
. where is Peter, James and John ~
Don't know"
where Is Judass''
( ''or he tust went past here n iit,ie
' bit ago with the me bers OF the San.
hedrin, scrjbes and pharisees."
Did you see him %
, 20. yea"
/, "l.t he ses your'
, go. yes"
, He was looking for the Master
! Whist makes you think so?"
!, why. al the supper table he said
one of ,ls would be,ray him, and h.
{ gave the cop to Judaa.''
! Then you are suro Judas wa.
looking for him TO betray him7 lid
you try to stop him7"
NO"
Did not try TO stop him and di.
vert him from the miserabIo, bastard
, iy work.
mo"
Did he not stop and talk with
. you?"
No.
Don't you suppose he thought nc
would find the Master with your"
No. he never suspected IT."
"Why7"
Jesus had gone upon the Mount o,
> Transportation. He had taken with
= him Peter, James and John, mem
, Ders OF ta's second group here, and
= while he Vas gone a father whose
r boy was possessed of devil brough,
his boy to these disciples and ask ed
them tn cast the devil out, bu. they
! could not"
Bccnase OF the Dcvn.
j wonder II there liz a father here
this afternoon that never had an,
trouble with his boys. This father
~A6 "tlEAAcU oOWn WIN IJOuDtG, anC
all becaus of the devil. The devil ID
the cause c. sAame: he is the cause OF
trouble. he is the cause OF theft; he
, is the cause of adultery. Of murder
, he is the cause of every saloon, and
yet some people think l nm throwing
rocks at them when I talk against the
devil. and they are greatly disturbe'
and feel horribly shocked
They say, Well, the old devil pays
real we'll Let him stay
Oh, look at the moral wreckage be.
cause e lot OF good -for-nothing, Goa.
forsaken. whiskey soaked politicians
let him stay.
Look at the wreckage It leaves,
look at the murders. the moral assas-
sins. Look at the red light field
with the flower OF young manhood
and young womanhood today. Look
, g. them down in the hacnts OF sin
women that have not clothes enough
on thorn to make e. tail for kite or
flag for hand car, appealing to
the lustsnl desires of the men. l
want % tell you, the masculine degen-
GRAFTON will never stGp until the wo-
men OF America reform their dress.
), man can't go and sit and look at
you wi.h q rig like that on and have
PRAYER meeting thoughts very laur