The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-22

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1.-THE worm that never dies" and I
think the worm that never dies is
your memory. Your memory will be
as active in the world to come as it is
now and then you will know you had
the opportunity and you rejected it.
Plan of Salvation
Is Simple.
The other is, "Outer darkness" -
Ali these metaphors express what we
may receive The wonderful won
der is to me, the plan salvation.
1t is so wonderful that the greatest
mind the world has ever known has
never been able to grasp it. 1t is
SO plain and simple that child can
understand it.
Paul meant to teach the Hebrews.
1t is possible for man to know
what to do but never do it. 1t Is
possible to believe that Jesus was
the Christ and yet never accept him
as their personal Savior.
A steamer was crossing the Allan
tic years ago when they cried out,
Man overheard"
A man cried out, "a thousand dol
lars to any that will save him"
The sailors launched the life boat
anxious to save the life and secure
the reward. The man was powerful
physically. He kept himself afloat
but he was becoming exhausted as
the life boat reached him. They
brought him back and they threw the
rope over the side, fastened it beneath
his arms and started to lift him up
his skull was crushed and his brains
dashed out.
His body was swirled against the
prov of the ship and down he went.
He came within hairs breadth of
| being saved and l have seen men and
women come nearer than that to be-
| ing moved by the power of God. OH
| / have watched them turn pale.
have seen them wipe their eyes.
have seen men and women hurry out
/ lest if they stayed longer they would
! be saved. l know men in this town
that are afraid to come to this taber-
nacle for fear they'd yield to Jesus
Christ.
A man told me, II am afraid If
i go up, you'll get me-"
| Imagine it! A business man, man
that you all know, he told me that in
his private office. 81 am afraid to
go up for l am afraid If 1 do you'll
get me-"
Imagine it! Afraid to be decent
afraid to pray, afraid to live for
Jesus Christ, it's pitiable! To think
anybody would do that way.
You Can't Afford
To Be Negligent.
How shall we escape?" You car
afford to neglect everything better
than you can salvation. You car
afford to neglect your education and
grow up in ignorance, you can af
ford to neglect your health and &c
to premature grave, you can af
ford to neglect your business and be
i come bankrupt. If ship were sink
ing and the last lifeboat was putting
away, you could better neglect thai
opportunity to step into that lifeboat
Years ago when the Minneapolis
| Tribune Building burned, the people
| hurriedly fled to places of safety
The Associated Press dispatch rooms
were on the upper floor and the meT
| sat there, ticking off to the world the
progress of the flames, one after an
other, as the flames grew nearer
and hotter, closed their instruments
and fled to places of safety. l me
the last man Of the Associated Pres!
dispatch room. His name was Wells
He was, when l met him, editor O.
| the Revelry, in Red Wood Falls
Minnesota. He licked off the pro
gress, he shut his instrument, turned
to- his friend and said, Come on
jim! Come on" He laughed him II
scorn.
The fellow sat there ticking of
the progress and said, "All the op
orators have left, the flames ar,
bursting through the floor" and il
the middle Of an unfinished sentenc'
he was seen to run to the fire escap'
! it was red hot Then to the elevate
, but the flames shot up the elevate
shaft like Mount Vesuvius then t
the stairway but the flames crep
up. There was only one means o
escape left and that was to threa
his way across the alley to the roo
of the building.
Flames Burn
His Hands.
The flames had shot out and swir
ed around the wire and they burne
the flesh from his hands and whe
i in the middle of the alley, his strengt
. gave way and with a shrek of agon
he swirled and shot until he struc
; the street below. He had waited to
, long.
There are men In hell that neve
expected to be there, they waited to
. long. They neglected the opportun
, ty and means Of escape. Neglect
. not contempt it isn't open rebellio
f and scorn. Neglect is admission tina
it Is right, but you are not just read
to be decent and live the way Go
; wants you to live.
I If you neglect to take advantag
. OF a thing when you may, you hav
] no right to complain if that is re
] moved beyond your reach when 20
. want It. Let me illustrate. Suppos
{ you saw a man swimming and 20
: could tell by his struggles that h
! never could reach the bank alone. S
] you jump in a boat and row out t
the fellow and say, Il have bee
watching you from the bank and
have hired boat and come, get I'M"
mo sir, thank you, don't nee
. your aid l will reach it withou
: assistance"
"Come on in," pleads the man.
"No sir"
And he turns and rows back, an
: after he is gone, the man strugglin
~ +La u,otor discovers that he wa