The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-23

had rebelled and Jesus Christ knew
where they were going. That's what
brought the whole thing from Him.
Don't be a careless professor an
other minute. If you can do nothing
more, smite on your breast and say,
God be merciful to me, a sinner
/ think there is something wrong
with the religion of the average man
or woman You seldom see tears
Icoursing down their cheeks. Did you
ever weep because you saw men and
women you knew would go to hell.
| Did you ever weep for the sins of
| the church, because you knew the
power of the church was being sap
:, ped by the worldliness in it? Did
you ever weep because of your own
sins?
Tells Her To
Weep For Children.
When they were leading Jesus out
to cruelty Hima the women followed
Him, weeping. He turned around
and said to them, Daughters of Je-
rusalem, weep not for Me, weep for
your children"
IF they do this in a green tree,
what will they do in a dry? If they
| are doing this to me, the Son of God
that don't deserve it, what do you
suppose that God Almighty will do
| to them that are dry, like dry wood?'
| And He said, "If they will do this
to one that is innocent, what do you
suppose God will do to them that are
ready for the fire"
He said, Il thank you for your
sympathy and love. but please stop
weeping for me, but you go weep for
those that are killing me, they are the
ones that need your tears. l don't
want your tars, you pray for the
crowd that is spurning what I am
preaching. You weep for the crowd
that is spurning my preaching. Weep
for your children"
So, learn another lesson. learn
the power of prayer. Every man
and woman that God Almighty has
ever used to light up the fostering
spots of this God-hating, blasphem-
ing, old world that sneers and mocks
at God, have been men and women
of prayer. From all denominations
and In all ages they have been men
and women of prayer. Martin Luther
used to say, This will be an. exceed
lneIy busy day and ! can't think of
! assuming Its responsibilities without
! at least three hours of prayer" and
he Ieaped from his bed and fell on
his knees and prayed the night
through and as the day dawned he
wakened his wife and said, at has
I come, it has come!"
4 And it is a matter of history that
that day King Charles V granted re-
ligious tolerance to the people of
Germany.
Feared Prayers
Of John Knox.
They say that Queen Mary feared
the prayers of John Knox more than
she did an invading army, and John
Knox rushed from his home into the
back yard, fell on his face beneath
the trees. writhed and groaned in
agony. He said, "Oh God, give me
4 Scotland or | will die! And God
gave him Scotland and threw Eng
land in for good measure.
And before Jonathan Edwards
preached that wonderful sermon OF
his entitled Sinners in the hands
. of an angry God" for days he had
i MT tasted food, for nights he hadn't
slept Surrounded by cody men and
women they prayed and SO marvellous
was the power of God that strong
, stubborn old sinners-oh! they grab
bed the back of the seats in front
of them. Others threw their arms
! around the pillars of the church while
others fell on the floor and they cried
out, 20, Mr.. Edwards, spare us! Spare
usi" as he held those old sinners
over the pit of hell and let them smell
. the sulphur fumes as it vomited from
tha inferno of eternal damnation be
low
t | learn the power of prayer.
knew of an infidel l didn't know
him personally, who prided himself
: on defeating every argument in ia
[ yor of religion and a Cody Baptist
J heard of it and he and his wife wen1
on their knees at eight o'clock and
, they prayed until three in the morn
ing He hitched up his team ant
) drove to this infidel's blacksmith
, shop. He framed in his mind the
arguments he would use to convince
) him that Jesus was the Christ ant
|, he walked into the presence of the
I man and tears trickled down his
! cheeks and his arguments took wings
I Tears Prevent
5 Talking.
! He got into the carriage and drove
, back home and his wife came rushing
5 out and said, What RESULT" He said
: 81 made a fool out of myself" He
: said, 81 went in there and all l coulc
t do was to say I'm praying for you
my wife and l prayed all night
: He hadn't been gone long until tht
/ infidel went in to his wife and said
: i've met a new argument in favor o
4 religion"
2 She said. What was it?"
t 1T wasn't in words, it was II
D tears. He came and stood there ant
D told me he was praying for me.
never had anybody say that before.
V He went back and tried to worl
1 | and the picture of that mans fac
i and tears troubled him. He said
1 wife, perhaps | am wrong after all.
Fl She said, well, nobody is bette
able to help you than the deacon
let's go and see"
He locked up his shop and the.
r drove three miles to his home and tn,
i | deacon talked with him and in lii
Ell tie while they had him on his knee
+ acknowledging Jesus Christ as hi
: personal Savior.
ri | knew of a mother who had tw,
: hayward, Goddess. coquettish sort o
: daughters and they wouldn't com
i near the meeting. They didn't Xix
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