The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-19


down through the vestibules where you
stand, go down the street. could stop
the automobiles, go through the haunts
of Sin and Vice and can pin one
or the other on the breast OF every
man or woman. Upon one would be
printed the word Lost" and on the
other Saved" and the cross of Jesus
Christ divides the people-nothing
else.
1t isn't intellectually, culture or any
thing else but religion. You are lost.
You are lost.
Narrates
Experience
l preached down at Ocean Grove
where there seems to be a peculiar
point projecting out where the wind
and the waves hit it terrifically and
some of them pounded until they have
washed the great driveways and torn
the beautiful palatial homes and rip
ped them and thrown them into the
sea, and now it seems designed to win
the battle even yet.
Years ago a friend of mine stood
down there at Seabright and looking
off he saw a Spanish bark going to
pieces upon the sandbar out there and
they launched the lifeboat, but the
wind and the waves beat them back.
Six times they tried it, but with no
success and then they saw a man as
the old ship would toss in the roll of
the sea until its masts would touch the
waves, they saw the wreckage come
in and bodies come in, and they saw
this man put the speaking trumpet
to his lips, above the roar of the
waves, and shout, Lost" Later one
OF the masts came washing in and his
body chung fast to it,
l wish I could make men and women
realize their position like the stand
ed sailor off Seabright You are lost
to good many things. First, you are
lost to happiness and out Of Jesus
Christ there is none.
l used to think there was, but
want to say this to you, I have been
a protesting Christian for thirty years
and five minutes knowing that my sins
were forgiven gave me more peace
than | ever found in all the years
served the devil You are lost
They say that John Ericsson who
invented the Monitor" and Ole Bull
were boys together. One became the
world famous musician and the other
the world-famous inventor. Years roll
ed on and Ole Bull came to America
to give some concerts.
Have Several
Regrets
have several regrets in my life
one of which is that I never heard
ole Bull play violin! Second, I new
er heard Charles Sturgeon preach {
sermon.
Well, Ole Bull sent word around
to his friend Ericsson and he said
John, here are some tickets. l wan
YOU to come down and hear me pla,
tonight. When I walk out on thu
stage tonight l will look and if yol
are not in your seat I will be disap
pointed"
Well, Ole Bull came out on tn,
stage and the audience arose ant
chered and cheered, and he locke
at the seats and they were vacant. I
unnerved him for minute then b
seemed to play with new pathos an,
a new tenderness and a new touch
| The next day he went to his friend an
said, John, you were not there las
night. I could hardly keep back tn
tears, but you must come and hea
me play. If you don't come and hea
me play, l will come down here an
Iplay for you"
John said, cole, don't you brini
your old fiddle here. l don't car
for music"
But Ole Bull was there and the
talked of tones, and semi-tones an
fibres and he said, John, 1 will shoI
YOU how il works.
| He frightened the strings and h
started to play and he could make
sing like a nightingale, make it wee
like a child, sob like a strong man i
distress and he started to play.
The men stopped the machiner.
dropped their tools, they had neve
heard such music. it sounded like a
angel choir, and they came and form
ed circles around the great musician
and Ole Bull played on, and present.
through the men until he stood direc
ly in front of Ole Bull and present.
Ole Bull stopped.
The men heaved a sigh of relief an
turned back to their work but Eric.
son stood still and the tears trickle
like rivers of water down his cheek
and he said to his friend.
"Ole, play On, play on, play on. pla
on. l never knew what l was missin
in my life before; 1t is music. Pla
on
You don't know what is missing OF
of your life, do you? You have &c
wealth and culture and position.
tell you what. l know what brings 20
here night after night. Why do yo
hurry in without your luncheon? VIII
do you elbow and crowd your way
Some of you stand. oh, it is the lac
of Jesus Christ.
Find Happiness
On Cross
You will never know the A, B,
Of which to write the word ''Happ
ness" until you find it down at III
cross of Jesus Christ, the Son {
Cod
Eternity - it means eternity wit