Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-28
D ROAD IS DEVILS
HELPER, SAYS PREACHER
II Virginia Minister Declares
haotic Highways Arc Helping
TO Fill Up Hell.

haotic Highways Arc Helping
:. TO Fill Up Hell.
=. NK'S GROVE. ". VA, March %
BAD roads are the devils strongesr
To the church is still left tn,
= OF preparing 4 way for our Coo
lltsnake his approach TO the people
:. their approach 10 LIN as access.
VI, rs possible. We wonder If X WIZ
q. hccan~e OF nud."
), 'lese were the words OF the Eer
= ert Il. Hudson. local minister,
70 II lie delivered q sermon in BEHALF
good roads. The minister's dis
while directed At his own con
SwSation. was a clarion call 70 al
e., 20 lif: his handicap from The
q iiders OF the country chUrch.
g c points OUT tla; the rural churcll
= pie have been iirhtins . losing
: is have not only d~isheartencd the
y lwcrS Of Jesus Christ, but nave
{ them sway from the church ia
z winter months.
= No Wonder They Leave.
wonder the country preacher
: ,mcS discouraged anu deserts his
4 \. says the minister.
8 MS town is IN Monroe County.
20 the roads are impossible dur
:. the. winter. The Rev. Mr.. Had
u : sermon ~ an 1FpSit ~ III
3 en- p5ople OF the oi;ies 20 help
= r brethren OF the rural commIn-
Is tx, was taken from Isaiah
= Sd. rs follows:
= nor / am the Lord thy God. the
One Of Israel. Thy savior: J
; Esypt for thy ransom. Hihiopia
: Sena for thee.
8 since thou vast previous IN IL
> T.. thou hast been honorable and
: lvc loved thee: therefore, will
Z men Ior thee. and people TO-. thy
s Fca- not; Ter I a1n with thee;
2 iii BRING ;hy secd from III. East.
: gather thee from the West"
7 -" %heEinninE the inin.ster
r cEiur 10 brln- something o: COM
! ami ,Ho good hope TO Israel in
4 I.i,t,r days Of her desolaiion III
Z J,vr>aicm In Ruins
. ertse'em is a heal and Z ruin;
= low remain who had
) w I'll -,ory Of the HOLY ely ana
> hea IT Solomon's temple. Blu;
4 n. WITH ~prornctic eye. picrces the
( re. ANA secs that the days OF
= ;hr time drawe,h nea- when
= van VEL again cad his people
to the Holy Land.
1~ut jehovah does not propose 20
I,Itor his people what they can end
lid do FOR themselves.
. are stretches OF wilderness with
-oads. or their facilities for the
age az large bodies OF people-
Trrparc n Highway.
he prophet, Therefore, very paop-
Of a HIGHWAY for Jehovah. Prepar
the Wilderness the way OF Jc-
an make level in the dcser, a high,
Matted and every mountain and hill
be made low; and the uncvcn
he made level. and the rough
IS plain; and the glory Of Jehovah
bc revealed. and all flesh shall
1T together, For the mouth OF Jc-
IN hath spokcn IL
he highway called for. therefore:
TO facilitate Tho return of Israel
&c worship or Jehovah in the Holy
and the temples. which having
so long in ruin. We're TO be re-
ed by them FOR this purpose.
;ut Israel did not build the high
for which the prophet called, and
few OF her people ever returned TO
salem, The Jews hceded no, John
Baptist, nor prepared a way for
Lord through the wilderness OF tra-
Had Hond- ne,nrd Church.
n our, CONSIDERATION today, We
haNc h'tora us some constructions
are material in their nature thut
All Others. spiritual in their
SSs}}i, wn.sh are probably do;ps
ch In our rural sections as any
probably Susscd. OF our so-cailca
. tn anurch is sim left the task
r"r4rluc 4 way for our God. "a
t HIS tPproach 20 the people. and
%ppr..". 10 Him as accessible rs
mic W" wonder II IT viii fail bc
o. r.s t.-,,s,- .At ~
'ch should certainly make it's house
"o'SN'r access hle tn tho peonl.
. W" have n house dedicated. and
"S..'% ,hy our f~'thers 10 the wor.
,y'n VIII meet tho people Of mis-
Te"'t'on from Sabbath to Sabbath
'i'SS if"n. ii"-- we bring on,
Tmm '"l n@r'"9'" them to Johova h
hn''"rc His blessing upOn them
uhHn ne in rearing thorn in m.
Nrr ard a~dmoni'ion Of the Lord
rn"rn we expect Jehovah to
a. ~ 'orrr"s aud 80 maintain 4
g n.nS" for p~rotno'inc IN. nroc-
o. us NiN"d"m in tr.s
80 "c allow SuCh conditions IL
alfs,e ~ rsnd"r il a',"os, Impossible
R"nds rmrr.SHbie.
~ aHd have hccn FOR several
hnd are usually AZ this season
iutn " condition as to rcnder i,
PSI i~HoSsihl" for tho paon,c w =.
mis ~I"n,oTah 10 raly to His serv-
~ ','llN chnrCH 20 assemble hero q,
r"H'i'E "ronnc SO mad arc our
=, ei,h"r because 81 the deep mud
N" "N "od'nG ~TourhncsS caused ~
/lhtA mat occasionally we can
no service here al an on the s,f,.
'"nd wen such service IL held I,
'th'ed nv ONLY a small unrcen.s
o. NJ" congregation. The few who
c IN s0l'r Of the :crrihle road con-
ms ar" 50 out o! heart by raasnr
ne h7TdsNirS To man and beast 40
NOS '"s'rov that c~n'husinsm .nd
tAat should ~charactcri2c me sath-
:, ,oi N" concrngntion for Diyinr
>hin. Is "h"c, is. Therefore ~
- q da'n0e- ove- the whole SER
n"f - render Tho assembling ~
n"un'fUl propricty.
Wou.d seem 10 be trcretors. =,
~,ra'lF" Chrie'ian du;N TO huiid
l. pHssaDl" roads 10 tho cbDrch'
,r3"hlrF church NAV hni ourdens
I'm ard work enough to ru"ay. i.
vs. covers without spending ~
sy. and sapninr It's enthusiasm g.
vino aud rocks Of our ortIrar,
ltrY r"afs. ana r. simply c.nno,
H"' rrpper function while con.